{"id":20292,"date":"2020-03-27T08:30:00","date_gmt":"2020-03-27T00:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mywomanstuff.com\/?p=20292"},"modified":"2020-03-27T09:01:58","modified_gmt":"2020-03-27T01:01:58","slug":"stay-home-challenges","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mywomanstuff.com\/2020\/03\/stay-home-challenges\/","title":{"rendered":"What are some Challenges you’re facing while staying at home?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

As I write this, the concept of a country-wide lockdown, self-isolation, or movement control, is no longer an alien concept to most. We’re starting to see it roll out in many countries worldwide. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

It all started out as a bit of adventure didn’t it? <\/p>\n\n\n\n

For those who have been wanting to work from home (or work remotely) but their bosses or companies did not understand, it is quite fun at first. And a challenge, but mostly fun (here’s some tips I shared on how to tackle this work from home malarkey<\/a>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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But after a week (that’s how long it’s been here in Malaysia), the fun is beginning to pall, parents are going crazy with all their kids at home, and perhaps even couples or partners are starting to drive each other nuts LOL! It’s going to get even longer, so there is still a ways to go yet!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So, come on, share what your Stay-at-Home Challenges <\/strong>are. I’ll share mine \ud83d\ude09<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

Boredom<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

I realize how privileged it is to say this, but yes, I’m bored. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

There’s only so much of pottering, clearing or cleaning I can do about the house, and there’s only so much TV I can watch. After a while, everything begins to pall, and the days begin to blur into one another.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I’ve had people tell me to direct my energies to writing or ‘creating content’ for Instagram or my blog, but the truth is, I’m not really feeling it right now. I don’t quite feel that drive or push to take photos of beauty products or make videos or be creative. Might it be because I’ve never been that sort of blogger\/content producer? Perhaps. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I’m sorry if you were expecting more from me to distract you at this time, but I’m probably not the channel you’re looking for \ud83d\ude1b I don’t like being distracted, I prefer to deal with issues head-on, and that’s what you’re getting \ud83d\ude1b Of course, I will still have some beauty content, but it will be reflective of the situation, not in spite of it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I also realize that it isn’t very PC to say this, because it does show our privilege, and that is frowned upon. There are so many people out there who are working their butts off to keep everyone safe, or struggling to think of where their next meal is coming from, and here I am moaning about being bored. How privileged can you get?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But here’s to keeping it real. I’m bored, and I cannot deny it. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

How I’m combating it is by directing my energies to other pursuits. I’m cooking most of the meals at home, and playing a little game with myself that I call “How far can I go with as few ingredients as possible?”. It’s a little fun cooking challenge I pose to myself in an attempt to make things in the fridge and freezer last as long as possible so I don’t have to do a grocery run so often. I share my simple #MCOMeals on Instagram Stories<\/a>, more for my own amusement than anything else, and naturally, I salivate over what everyone else is eating! \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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