tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8832167646646400368.post1922226490656063011..comments2024-03-27T13:33:37.513+05:30Comments on The Pensive: L for LockdownAfshan Shaikhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16254121368798290377noreply@blogger.comBlogger27125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8832167646646400368.post-22451588813113649312022-05-05T07:05:21.926+05:302022-05-05T07:05:21.926+05:30I was on lockdown for almost two months, but my hu...I was on lockdown for almost two months, but my husband still hasn't gone back to an office. Since he is the one home all the time, he is doing more of the household chores, but he is not the best maid in the world! At least he does the laundry and a lot of the cooking, but he doesn't vacuum or dust or clean bathrooms!Dyanne @ I Want Backsieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04946323852124525597noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8832167646646400368.post-11799954338447182492022-05-02T12:46:12.541+05:302022-05-02T12:46:12.541+05:30My parents are used to washing their own cups, spo...My parents are used to washing their own cups, spoons and plates since years regardless of having a maid or not and during Corona I realized how important a practice it is. I also liked the mini dustbin concept. True, little tips and tricks for making our life more manageable. And now with cases on the rise again, hopefully we are better prepared in case a lockdown like situation arises again! Hopefully not though! On the positive side, if only we do so much physical labour, maybe we will automatically come into shape and no extra gymming required! :D LOL, though it's easier said than done!<br /><br />Check out my 2022 A-Z at <a href="https://fictionpies.com/2022/04/2022-a-z-the-complete-works.html" rel="nofollow">FictionPies</a> <a href="https://fictionpies.com">Deepa from FictionPies</a>https://www.blogger.com/profile/08190726711949079567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8832167646646400368.post-47666682152707182052022-04-25T01:34:25.517+05:302022-04-25T01:34:25.517+05:30Could connect to so much in this! Could connect to so much in this! Prakash Hegadehttps://itsphblog.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8832167646646400368.post-27156490382754288082022-04-24T17:08:28.865+05:302022-04-24T17:08:28.865+05:30Maid for each other haha :D OTTs introduced watch ...Maid for each other haha :D OTTs introduced watch party I am not sure whether viewers are using it..Shadabhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15212355936710290036noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8832167646646400368.post-83155623545226477982022-04-24T17:00:25.681+05:302022-04-24T17:00:25.681+05:30ditto with our (Myself and Afshan) Momditto with our (Myself and Afshan) MomShadabhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15212355936710290036noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8832167646646400368.post-21542311575552135592022-04-18T17:43:07.158+05:302022-04-18T17:43:07.158+05:30I started off happier about the lockdown, but star...I started off happier about the lockdown, but started to fall apart within a few weeks. I think it might have been easier if my husband had been working from home, too, but his job is essential so they were never sent home. Danielle L Zecherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01492742250595537348noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8832167646646400368.post-2396530458744085822022-04-18T12:19:13.012+05:302022-04-18T12:19:13.012+05:30L for Lockdown and Learnings during Lockdown. Well...L for Lockdown and Learnings during Lockdown. Well said, Afshan. In our case, we were a joint family and the elders complain if we don't clean the house everyday. Though few months into that, they were like clean it alternatively and then three days in a week. I lost about 10-12 kgs during lockdown. And this was with the office work as well. Swati Guptahttp://deeptechwriter.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8832167646646400368.post-49703339967254068082022-04-16T03:18:34.534+05:302022-04-16T03:18:34.534+05:30Awesome tips. When my children were little I think...Awesome tips. When my children were little I think I needed 3 house maids.<br />Im glad things have eazed up.<br />moondustwriterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09848554806751678968noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8832167646646400368.post-90731313190041449272022-04-15T21:43:36.446+05:302022-04-15T21:43:36.446+05:30Such a time that we all experienced. I'm tired...Such a time that we all experienced. I'm tired of waiting for the other shoe to drop with some new variant that will terrorize us.Live and Learnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13493777474885053903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8832167646646400368.post-10540370510506669992022-04-15T15:46:44.830+05:302022-04-15T15:46:44.830+05:30A very relatable post from maids to dolgona coffee...A very relatable post from maids to dolgona coffee and might I add washing every vegetable including Dhaniya as we bought them. What time, we'll have such amazing stories to tell our grandchildren. Lovely(in)sane mindhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06739717709114125146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8832167646646400368.post-8665598510845012962022-04-15T06:57:42.332+05:302022-04-15T06:57:42.332+05:30I never accepted the lockdown but I did get used t...I never accepted the lockdown but I did get used to it. I missed seeing family and they missed seeing us so 6 weeks into it we decided to get together and if we got sick, we got sick (we all remained healthy). I took a job outside the house 6 weeks into the lockdown. It was an essential job. I enjoyed getting out of the house :) My husband is retired and cleans the house when I work so that was an added benefit :) (I cleaned for years when he was working and I was also working full time :) <br /><br />Let us hope we never have to experience another lockdown again.<br /><br />bettybettyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06323135450742337670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8832167646646400368.post-81714457313165486982022-04-15T04:30:30.940+05:302022-04-15T04:30:30.940+05:30Lacking in logic, the lockdowns were cruel and unn...Lacking in logic, the lockdowns were cruel and unnecessary for most of the population. Even those who didn't get sick suffered from isolation. Glad to have somehow survived.<br />I'm enjoying your daughter diaries ;-)diedre Knighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12772557495518846226noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8832167646646400368.post-12331578264808384452022-04-15T00:30:36.241+05:302022-04-15T00:30:36.241+05:30This may be the truest thing written about the cor...This may be the truest thing written about the coronavirus: "but Corona was not a sneaky cat to be shooed. It is a stealthy parasite that was as monstrous as the dementor, sucking the happiness out of us!"Liam Sullivanhttp://www.othemts.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8832167646646400368.post-64520169853014058182022-04-14T22:32:13.066+05:302022-04-14T22:32:13.066+05:30The pandemic has given me a newfound respect for s...The pandemic has given me a newfound respect for so many people in the service industry. It's not easy work, but we depend on it so much.James Paillyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06213113363979079375noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8832167646646400368.post-81325054553660109782022-04-14T22:11:54.284+05:302022-04-14T22:11:54.284+05:30The lockdown was a horrible phase on all fronts. J...The lockdown was a horrible phase on all fronts. Just like you I didn't get amused by online gimmicks. Even now the moment I read news about rising cases I become anxious.Sonia dograhttps://soniadogra.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8832167646646400368.post-59401354136149346252022-04-14T21:27:02.605+05:302022-04-14T21:27:02.605+05:30No i didn't get ;(No i didn't get ;(Afshan Shaikhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16254121368798290377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8832167646646400368.post-47971338188144450912022-04-14T21:18:14.525+05:302022-04-14T21:18:14.525+05:30Here in USA, there is no maid. You do your househ...Here in USA, there is no maid. You do your household chores yourself.SGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05790347071764332430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8832167646646400368.post-86764844025880204432022-04-14T21:11:19.797+05:302022-04-14T21:11:19.797+05:30I panicked upon hearing the word "lockdown&qu...I panicked upon hearing the word "lockdown" two years ago! It meant not going anywhere except the grocery, store, bank, post office or anywhere else that as essential. Boredom soon kicked in. Jamie Ghionehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06508410672881133235noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8832167646646400368.post-81057161513847986342022-04-14T20:56:55.626+05:302022-04-14T20:56:55.626+05:30What an interesting - and somewhat painful - journ...What an interesting - and somewhat painful - journey. And to think of that these were "only" first world problems. Some families have lost loved ones and jobs = income, some even their home.<br />So how are you enjoying and appreciating post pandemic times?Tamarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06945984135731336978noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8832167646646400368.post-70501423539882330962022-04-14T20:29:23.726+05:302022-04-14T20:29:23.726+05:30Lockdown and all the necessary accomodations we al...Lockdown and all the necessary accomodations we all had to make certainly proved how adaptable humans can be. I had to look up Dalgona coffee as I'd never heard of it. But you can bet I'll be trying it - it looks delicious.Deborah Weberhttps://deborah-weber.com/pointed-ponderings-l/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8832167646646400368.post-17043009664654788992022-04-14T19:43:34.181+05:302022-04-14T19:43:34.181+05:30Enjoyed this phase of life too. Nicely written.Enjoyed this phase of life too. Nicely written.Paromita Goswamihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15192801337353407368noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8832167646646400368.post-87643610501988786912022-04-14T17:43:35.761+05:302022-04-14T17:43:35.761+05:30Hope you got my comment. Hope you got my comment. Natashahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11774130321996391016noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8832167646646400368.post-69902992998779059282022-04-14T14:51:06.877+05:302022-04-14T14:51:06.877+05:30Nobody could have ever imagined the impact of coro...Nobody could have ever imagined the impact of corona then. Initially we were all glad to be working from home. But with so many issues to deal with, we started appreciating all the things we took for granted earlier, the maids work being one of them. I think many of us also learnt to adopt a minimalistic life style! Radhikahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01363888844068169967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8832167646646400368.post-77260991097477629322022-04-14T13:35:01.069+05:302022-04-14T13:35:01.069+05:30I'm not so sure it was Corona that sucked the ...I'm not so sure it was Corona that sucked the life out of us so much as inept governments around the world that mismanaged the pandemic. I can't help but feel it could have been done so much more effectively than it was, especially here in South Africa.Dinohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07769681950535697498noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8832167646646400368.post-64192674222767378312022-04-14T12:27:03.131+05:302022-04-14T12:27:03.131+05:30Gosh I'd forgotten all about Dalgona coffee :)...Gosh I'd forgotten all about Dalgona coffee :) <br />Good reminder. And yes, Corona is not a sneaky cat to be shoo'd away by banging steel plates together. Kalpanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02503951641129389045noreply@blogger.com