Tested Covid +ve means isolation and suspending all household chores, social commitments and routine activities for 7 days unless tested negative sooner. Earlier during the infection period I slept quite a fair bit because the fever, scratchy throat, cough and fatigue makes the body weak.
As the infection wears on and a bit of strength is regained I began to think how to preoccupy myself, alternating between listlessness and freedom. Relieved of all responsibilities and commitments I experience a sense of Real freedom, a free individual.
I started to recall my chores I suspended and appointments cancelled for the week. Cleaning the house, marketing, cooking dinner, gardening plus giving the cat an aloe vera rub, afternoon swim, lunch appointment with friends, facial massage appointment and group taichi.
Now I start to analyse how much of these activities I really like. Out goes household chores and cooking dinner. Taichi and swimming are activities to keep healthy and defer unwelcomed illnesses. So it isn't a choice, it's almost a duty to oneself. I don't particularly enjoy facial massage but has to keep up with this so called maintenance routine and out of obligation to the saloon which I have patronised for decades. So what I truly enjoy is interaction with friends and my cat as well as gardening.
This pandemic has deprived me of volunteer activities engaging with children. Pre pandemic days I can still fit in such activities with the routine and mundane ones mentioned above. Though a bit stretched I complained less of the boring chores because they are balanced with other more enjoyable activities.
The Covid isolation or "freedom" has made me rethink how to plan the days ahead. It has also reminded me illnesses like a bolt can come out of the blue and we have to treasure the freedom offered by good health.
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