We are now GCQ so we can now get out if we need something. No more travel pass needed if you are just going within your city. So here I am trying to get some fresh air.
We went to All Home to get some supplies but the store still so hot. The elevator was not turned on and it was hard for me to breath. I can’t stand longer so I need to go back to the car.
It was so humid and hot that day that made it so uncomfortable going out. Some restaurants are still close, so no where for me to go but go back home.
Xavier is so sweet. He loves cuddles before bedtime. Lately, he’s so emotional. He keeps on telling me that he wanted me to grow old so we will be together longer. He don’t want me to die. This somehow made me feel that I should take care of my health because I want to be with my family longer.
That is the sweetest message of Xavier and I feel so blessed to have a baby like him.
When the ECQ was implemented in Rizal, I was so worried. I have so many things to consider and I’m glad that somehow I overcome my anxieties.
So how I prepared myself?
Well, first I slept a lot. I think there were times that I slept 12 hours straight. It somehow feels me good. My mind is more alert and I am not so emotional anymore.
Then, we have plans everyday on what to eat. Hubby watched YouTube videos about the food we want to cook. So somehow it help us focus on something.
Then, I read a lot of books. I think I finished around 5 books already and I still have more to read.
I am also into paint by numbers, when my mind is so stressed out and I want to go out but I know that I can’t, I just take my paintings out and start working on it. I finished 2 paintings already and I am currently working on that horse painting. When I only got 1 painting to do, I panicked, so I checked online but nothing interests me. The sizes are too small for me but I realized that I should order or else I don’t have extra paintings to do. So, I ordered but it seems a lot this time… hahaha I got 11 sets of paint by numbers waiting for me. My goodness, it will definitely last me for 2 years of quarantine. LOL
So anyway, that’s how I cope. Before this pandemic happened I’m not a fan of KDrama or Korean Drama but now I am already a fan. I watched around 4 Series of KDrama already from Netflix and Viu. Somehow, this quarantine help me understand that I should focus on things that I can control and let go of those things that I can’t. Most of all, I spend a lot of time with the kids. I printed some online workbook for them for practices and I have more bonding time with them. Gareth downloaded a lot of stories in his iPad and he loves reading it everyday. He is also swimming everyday in our inflatable pool so he can consumed his energy so he can sleep early.
I think I’ve make it easy… but at first it was really hard. Most importantly, I keep myself healthy and everyone around me. That is want matters most this time. So taking vitamin C is so essential.
Sobrang init ngayon.. at ang mga kids gustong gusto na talagang lumabas ng bahay. Ayon nilabas na ang inflatable pool so the kids can use it.
I am also craving for Japanese food, particularly California Maki, sushi and this kani salad. But I can’t find anything earlier on, I checked online pero hindi ako umorder kasi medyo masilan ang tyan ko, so worry ako sa linis ng food lalo na sa sushi and maki. I waited a restaurant to open, hubby contacted them pero close pa sila but later on they informed that their delivery will resume soon… so we waited..
Kaya happy ako na finally nakaorder na kami ng maki, kani salad, sushi and tempura. The tempura was so fresh and the sushi.
Our homemade Pizza. Saves me kapag gutom na gutom na ako. Kaya ayan…
My goodness talaga… parang sobrang daming nangyayari lately. Minsan nakakadepress na talaga. Minsan parang hindi mo na alam kung ano pa ang dapat gawin ng mga tao para lang maging maayos at maging matino pa rin tayo. When I checked the news in the other countries grabe ang gulo na din, may patayan at gutom na. Dito naman sa atin lahat ng lang pinapansin, kahit pa may magandang ginagawa na ang mga Government parang may mga nasasabi pa rin. No one is prepared for this pandemic. No one is exactly know of what to do. Lahat tayo natatakot at hindi din alam kung paano harapin to. Maraming businesses ang nagsara at marami din ang nawalan ng trabaho. Sobrang hirap ng economy natin ngayon. Yong iba nagugutom na. Wala ng makain at wala pang babalikan na trabaho…
Our economy is really affecting and so the Government is now trying to let us go back to work but with some changes. This is going to be our new normal. Madaming mga dapat baguhin sa atin ngayon.. madami din tayong dapat i-adjust sa mga nangyayari sa paligid natin.
So instead na mag reklamo tayo, dapat sumunod na lang muna tayo.
Alex the mother of all our cats gave birth another kitten and then Yani also gave birth to 2 kittens. So here they are. They are a little bit bigger this time after I think a month of just sleeping behind our sofa. We put some comfy beds for them but now they are finally roaming around the house. We are also training them to go to litter box para walang kalat. Bawal silang magdumi sa loob ng bahay kaya habang babies pa sila dapat natrain na talaga. I don’t want to smell their thing inside the house so we make sure to clean the litter box twice a day. So far wala naman silang amoy. They are not also allowed inside our rooms. They can sleep anywhere but not in our room. I am allergic to their furs so they are not allowed in our bed. We bought them beds so they can sleep comfortably but they still prefer sleeping in our kitchen chairs, sofas and in the floor. Because it’s Summer now, they like to sleep on the floor. Our new three kittens names are Bela, Fujiko and Maggie.
I am amazed when I saw this paper with Gareth’s name on it. Without me knowing, he is practicing to write on his own. I was surprised and I am glad that he is now trying to write. Gareth can read, do research, use youtube and other apps but he’s so lazy to write. I’ve been teaching him but he just throw the pencil because he’s not interested.
Then… .
Finally we have this buttered shrimp. I was craving for it for sometime and I’m glad hubby got it. I love seafood but I am allergic to it so I need to take antihistamine before digging in.
I was craving for Chorizo and I’ve been looking for it online but my suki don’t have stocks anymore. So I tried in FB Marketplace and luckily I found one. When it was delivered, we tested it and to my surprise it tastes like the original.
I am so excited when my yeezys are finally here. I ordered it before the pandemic happened, hoping to wear it on my travels. The problem when travelling is so much walking particularly in the airports. There are huge airports that sometimes I need to ran to get to the right gates. So having a comfortable shoes is really essential for me. I remember when I was new in travelling, I didn’t wear a comfortable shoes and it just made me so grumpy. I learn from that mistake and since then I make sure that I bring with me a comfortable shoes. When I found out about Yeezy, I was hesitant at first but when I tried it for the first time, I got addicted to it. I find it so comfortable… when running around the airport and of course during the tour itself. It is also stylish, I can wear with dress, shorts, jeans and so on… When my orders arrived, I was so happy but quite sad. I can’t use it due to pandemic. All my travel plans for this year is cancelled. So I have to wait when will this pandemic will be over. But you know what… during this time, everything seems so unsure. We don’t know what comes next. The anxiety and stress it brought us is really overwhelming. While waiting for my order somehow made me excited again and not thinking of the stress that is going around me. It made me feel better and happy.
This is my home office. I like it that way.. I have everything in my table. This is also my makeup space if I am preparing for going out. I am in this place almost everyday, at least 8 hours a day.
I am still working during this pandemic. I monitor my team and of course dong my other businesses at home. Nothing much has changed because I am working at home since 2007 and I am used to stay in the house but for two months that we are under quarantined, I miss going out. I miss travelling. There are some travel plans that have been cancelled due to pandemic. Now that it is summer already, I miss going to the beach, I miss the sunset in the beach.
Oh well… this is the first summer that I just stay at home. Though I find it hard, believe me.. there are days that I have anxiety or I just feel sad because of the situation but I really can’t do anything. All I can do is just pray that this pandemic will be over soon. I know that God is in control of everything. I hope there will be no more second wave now that almost everyone is going back to work.
Rizal is now under general community quarantine. So a lot of people are now going out to work and I think it is still not time to let our guard down. We should be more careful this time and if not needed we should just stay at home.
I miss going to the gym, I know I am not that skinny type but I just miss the activities in the gym. But since the gym is still close and of course I know that I can’t go out even if the gym will be open so I though of purchasing this stepper. My favorite exercise machine is this stepper way back when I was started going to the gym, in the year 2004. Since then, I always wanted to own a stepper and finally they have this machine that is actually easy to mobilize and handy. The boys are getting bored and I know how they feel right now. Sometimes they just have tantrums that it is hard to deal with. Sometimes Gareth will just stay in his room and of course I worry a lot, so I make sure to spend more time with them and we do some activity together. But nothing beats the gadgets. I let them use it everyday but with a minimal time.
I am actually thinking about them in going back to school. Xavier’s school is now sending us online way of enrolling them and I am okay with it. I don’t want to risk them of going to school while there is still no vaccines available. I’d rather let them stay at home than going to school without any safety. Lately, I don’t have so much cravings. All I want is to be active again. That’s why I bought the stepper. I also do some exercise for my tummy. But then, I think having arrabiata pasta is nice, I just miss it. Good thing is we have the sauce we needed.
