More than a few of
my posts over the decade of blogging have been around the "missing hour", "not enough
time", "always running around" and of course the
"mysterious balance of work and home"
As we all charter
through these turbulent waters of "Covid-19" which for all intensive
purposes feels like a "pause on life", I sit on my couch which has
become my work from home table and ponder on what this means to me.
Firstly, THANK YOU
to all the professions deemed 'essential' and risking the unrelenting virus to
keep us safe, pantries stocked and above all as I sit and complain on
"slow internet" these people help patients every minute to go back
home. Their dedication, stories and perseverance is inspirational! So THANK YOU
Secondly, touch
wood, we are blessed. We have stayed self isolated,
connecting with friends and family over video calls, play board games with the
family, cleaning some closets, cooking a lot more and above all in the midst of
this realizing what a wonderful and supportive network of friends, family and
co-workers I have.
Work has been busy but no commute has helped the
productivity, more check-in calls with teams and definitely getting to know the
co-workers and their families since invariably we have some much needed
background levity with the group.
We are all staying
paused and positive. Its been an experience! We stocked up on groceries some
out of pure fright, some out of peer pressure and some out of "what
if". A friend reminded me I love being around people and this must be
weird for me. In a lot of ways it has been and in some ways, its been a breath of
fresh air also. I am connecting more to myself also in the process also.
Something that in my now not so recent Pitt trip I was chided for! It's also been more hair oil days, PJ days, home made face masks, reading, zoom virtual meet ups, video calls and
above all just being "chilled".
Kids have been
AMAZING. My gosh, I cant say that enough. Luckily their spring break coincided
with this self isolation order, so they have sort of gone with the flow. Of
course they miss their friends, there are occasional outbursts of "what
now" but they have built puzzles, learned cross stitch, caught up on their
worksheets, learning new "computer" skills and picking up chores as
much as possible! Our cousins universities shut down abruptly and the two of them are over adding fun to the stay-at-home party. They are such amazing influences on the kids. Above all the 6 of us are definitely making most of this. Coming week "e-school" begins and we will have to
establish "new schedules" again!
Life is
"Paused" and we continue to keep it "Positive". I miss my
massage place, my eyebrow place, my lazy evening with friends, the 'normal'
schedule, the endless chatter with friends, the dinners, the normalcy of life. But I HONESTLY am making the most of the
newly filled peace and quiet, the LAUGHTER and relaxed smiles of those around me!
How is your "Pause" been?
