Jet lag and stomach bug behind me, I feel like I can get back to normal. New normal, that is...with more apps, shorter nap time for my kids and much more dust than I remember from 6 months ago.
People often ask what my daily life is like. Well, today I had an extra-productive homemaker kind of day (again, calibrated to my new normal standards).
Today I:
1) checked out a new crossfit gym. My weight in kgs always makes me happier than in pounds.
2) procured sausage, bacon and pork roast from the pork shop. Yes, they butcher it on a stump. Yes, we saw a "really cool beetle" (cockroach) outside the door. Yes, I had to walk behind my children single-file on a concrete plank spanning the 3-foot-deep gutter to get to the shop. But I take pride in the fact that they have refrigerators.
3) ordered (and was delivered!) chicken from a new app called "licious". No, I do not like the name. But the chicken came in a cooler! (and yes, this deserves exclamation).
4) washed a bushel's worth of fruit and veggies. Bleach + filtered water = no worms!
5) laundered 4 loads of clothes (although, my washing machine is tiny so it's like 1.5 loads in an American front-loader).
6) installed a new ceiling fan. Ok. I watched the electrician install it. But I cleaned the blades (oh. my. so much dust!) and responded to "Madam?" 13 times while home-schooling. "Yes, I see the fan is a little slower." "No, sweetie. Start from the dotted line and then make a loop." "So, the fan works now?" "Right. Good. No...wait a second. Your "b" is backwards."
7) hired a new house-helper. In this culture, you have a helper to mop, wash dishes and occasionally make chai for 20 people. It's incredibly...well, helpful. In broken English and Hindi, Saraswarthi and I embarked on a what could be a beautiful friendship!
Absent are the keeping-the-children-alive things, cooking wholesome meals and living to blog about it. But I am back to what normal life for me is here. See that (brought over in my suitcase) candle there? It's "home sweet home" scent. I'm feeling it, apps and all.
People often ask what my daily life is like. Well, today I had an extra-productive homemaker kind of day (again, calibrated to my new normal standards).
Today I: 1) checked out a new crossfit gym. My weight in kgs always makes me happier than in pounds.
2) procured sausage, bacon and pork roast from the pork shop. Yes, they butcher it on a stump. Yes, we saw a "really cool beetle" (cockroach) outside the door. Yes, I had to walk behind my children single-file on a concrete plank spanning the 3-foot-deep gutter to get to the shop. But I take pride in the fact that they have refrigerators.
3) ordered (and was delivered!) chicken from a new app called "licious". No, I do not like the name. But the chicken came in a cooler! (and yes, this deserves exclamation).
4) washed a bushel's worth of fruit and veggies. Bleach + filtered water = no worms!
5) laundered 4 loads of clothes (although, my washing machine is tiny so it's like 1.5 loads in an American front-loader).
6) installed a new ceiling fan. Ok. I watched the electrician install it. But I cleaned the blades (oh. my. so much dust!) and responded to "Madam?" 13 times while home-schooling. "Yes, I see the fan is a little slower." "No, sweetie. Start from the dotted line and then make a loop." "So, the fan works now?" "Right. Good. No...wait a second. Your "b" is backwards."
7) hired a new house-helper. In this culture, you have a helper to mop, wash dishes and occasionally make chai for 20 people. It's incredibly...well, helpful. In broken English and Hindi, Saraswarthi and I embarked on a what could be a beautiful friendship!
Absent are the keeping-the-children-alive things, cooking wholesome meals and living to blog about it. But I am back to what normal life for me is here. See that (brought over in my suitcase) candle there? It's "home sweet home" scent. I'm feeling it, apps and all.
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