Quarantine Realizations

The Philippines is under Quarantine because of the COVID-19 health crisis , Metro Manila is now under 2 months of Enhanced Community Quarantine.

In my 2 months of being at home and working from home, have I really done something good about myself? my family? and my community?

These were the goals that I've put into my mini notebook:

1. Lose some weight
2. Read a book
3. Learn a new skill
4. Declutter
5. Better Financial Planning

Did I achieve any of it? I'd like to say it's in progress.

1. I did lose some pounds but I got it all back because of the 3 day of feasting (because of Mother's day).

I tried "Intermittent Fasting" I started with 14 hours fast, then gradually became a 48 hour fast. My longest fasting hour was 85 hours of water fasting though my goal is to complete 10 days of water fasting, it's still some progress.

I lost 3 lines on my weighing scale, but I gained it all back because we had a lot of food last Sunday for Mother's day, and as I am writing this I am regretting every food I've eaten these past days.

I am looking forward to starting again.

2. I read a book but I am in no way halfway in finishing it, there were a number of distractions. I got a Netflix subscription, YouTube is one click away, I am working from home, I also have a Spotify subscription, all of this hinders me in finishing it. I would read a couple of pages then I would check my phone again, the next thing I knew I am watching indie films on YouTube or watching a film or series on Netflix.

So I've changed my goal to I will finish a book or two this year, instead of finishing books during the quarantine.

3. Learn a new skill. I seriously have not learned a new skill, my starchy potato ass is lazy. I have signed up on TESDA online courses and I wasn't able to finish any. 

4. I have not fully decluttered my things, as I also don't understand why I have got a lot of things in my room, and it made me more anxious and stressed that I started playing with my phone again.

5. Amidst this quarantine period, most of my money went to adding shit to cart and have it delivered in our house.So this is also one of the reasons why I have so much junk in my room.

Now,

I haven't been productive this quarantine period, made me think I have been a lazy potato all throughout. 

These are the realizations I've had during this time:

1. The little things matter, a stroll at the mall, a sip of a cup of milk tea, a quick break sitting in Legazpi park to destress from work, the office aircon, the annoying team mates, the long queue lines in the office Restroom and elevator. I missed those simple things that sometimes I get annoyed with. 

It also made me realized that not everyone can go to the mall, even before the quarantine. Made me grateful enough to be able to do what I do.

2. I spend a lot of time at work than at home. One because the transportation system is fucked up and Metro Manila is congested, two I wasn't as close to my family as everyone else. A thing I regret up to this day. Now this quarantine I'm still not close to them, I don't live with my parents, I live with my grandmother whom I am also not fond of, and having to work from home is not doing me any good.

I think I should open a little bit more to them, gradually.

3. I spend money on things that I don't need. I've been computing my transportation allowance, and food allowance I really need to plan everything from now on, and I will try to cook meals at home once I'm back to working in the office. Honestly, I've been eating out or buying ready made food near the office because I have no time to prepare my "baon". And I blame it again to the transportation and traveling time I spend in a day.

4. I think I don't have the proper mindset to be a better version of myself, and this quarantine season slapped me hard on the face. But the good thing is we can always start again.

What about you? How was your Enhanced Community Quarantine experience? or Lockdown Experience? or Quarantine Experience? Did you learn a new skill? Did you lose some weight? and How did you do that, mind sharing?