(This post is part of the A to Z Challenge. I am writing this month on activities that keep me refreshed during these depressing days. It's Day 8 today.)
Household activities are a good diversion from the regular office-related work. Now that the domestic help is staying at home because of the lockdown, there is plenty of work to do at home. It's not only a good distraction but also some vigorous exercise for my body.
Washing dishes is one of my favourites. That's something that I have been doing even in pre-COVID days. The entire work of getting the utensils absolutely clean makes me feel good.
The other work that I do now is mopping the floor. It needs to be done at least once in two days otherwise the floor tends to get dirty, mainly because of the dust. My niece sweeps and I follow that up with the mop. It's a good exercise as well.
In fact, I sometimes keep the mop aside and clean the floor by squatting down on the toes and stretching. It's much better for the body.
Another activity that has found a place in my daily routine is the visit to the nearby provision store. Earlier too I used to go, but not very often because of lack of time. We then used to order stuff online. But now it's the nearby stores that are our saviours. Amazon, Flipkart, Big Basket etc., who used to entice us with deep discounts, are now non-functional.
Washing dishes is one of my favourites. That's something that I have been doing even in pre-COVID days. The entire work of getting the utensils absolutely clean makes me feel good.
The other work that I do now is mopping the floor. It needs to be done at least once in two days otherwise the floor tends to get dirty, mainly because of the dust. My niece sweeps and I follow that up with the mop. It's a good exercise as well.
In fact, I sometimes keep the mop aside and clean the floor by squatting down on the toes and stretching. It's much better for the body.
Another activity that has found a place in my daily routine is the visit to the nearby provision store. Earlier too I used to go, but not very often because of lack of time. We then used to order stuff online. But now it's the nearby stores that are our saviours. Amazon, Flipkart, Big Basket etc., who used to entice us with deep discounts, are now non-functional.