Up until now my lockdown days have been busy: filled
with parenting, work, cleaning, cooking, and schooling. I have mostly run from
one to another or sometimes tried to do two at once.
I have kept upbeat and have been happy at home,
feeling grateful that we are all now well and have enough of what we need to
get by. I have noticed in some of the local WhatsApp groups I am in, some
people have struggled with feeling lonely, depressed or have been struggling
with boredom.
During the last weekend, I took an extra day off and
ended up spending the time catching up on chores. It left me time to read and
rest properly. I was fine until about
Sunday afternoon, when I found myself restless.
There was nothing to do, clean, cook or tidy. I couldn’t concentrate on a book, I couldn’t bear
to watch anything online. I didn’t want to get my craft or jewellery making
materials out. I was just going round
the house in circles at a loss about what to do with myself and managing to
annoy my family, especially my younger son, who is my favourite person to annoy
(he is best at taking a joke).
In the end, my other half took me for a walk, I
managed to vent with him and get it out of my system, which is not really the
right way to do things but helped a lot. We are getting to the middle of the
week and I can feel the restlessness building again. This evening I have been
praying salawat (Durood Ibrahimi), because I find this always soothes me and
makes me feel blissed out.
I am looking forward to Ramadan and a new routine
and good intentions about good habits. Maybe
I need a big, exciting new project to keep me busy 😊
How have you been using you time? Have
you struggled with quarantine? Or are you too busy, or occupied to notice being
stuck indoors?
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