I'm on my 11th day of quarantine now. Just 3 more days to go. I should be looking forward to the day I can finally hug my kids, hubby and Coco, of course I am!.... If I have to be completely honest, I am also slightly sad that it will be the end of my freedom (from mama role) which is super ironic. I should be celebrating my freedom instead of mourning the loss of it. How many moms have absolute freedom from their kids unless they can afford to send them off to a sleep-away camp or a boarding school?
In 3 days, I have to say "yes!!!!" when Tayden yells out "Mommy" like every 10 minutes.
In 3 days, I will have no excuse to not run errands for the house. In 3 days, I will have no excuse to not drive my kids to places. In 3 days, I can't write down every mundane and even banal thoughts that lights up my brain. In 3 days, I'll be a mom again.
Right now, I even have time to measure my weight, and it just so happens that the scale is in my room. I was a bit surprised to find that I lost about 4 pounds during quarantine. I mean, I ate 3 meals a day, ate 2-3 portions of fruit, nuts, beef jerky (leftover airplane snacks)... I guess it's because I don't have access to the kitchen? Do you remember the blog about me scrounging through my snack bag, but there was not much to be found? I guess this is the power of no snack = no fat! I could have asked for the junk food.. but I have been refraining myself. It was sort of an experiment of how much control I can have over not eating junk food. I am certainly feeling better and lighter. Although I suspect I will gain it back immediately once I have access to the pantry.
Most of my friends have been complaining of weight gain during the quarantine. I guess quarantining in your home vs. your room make a difference, a few pounds of it! I realized this is only possible because in HK we have a helper. But in an ideal world, every mom should have an annual "mom quarantine" where they have the absolute freedom to do what they darn well please without attending to the "Mommy!" calling every 10 minutes. You get to kill two birds with one stone! You get a well deserved break and you get to diet! No need diet la, just need quarantine la!
I say every country should mandate a two week mommy quarantine a year in addition to vacation days (in an ideal world)! Because we moms know that a vacation with kids is not a real vacation. We joke after a family vacation, "I need a REAL vacation!" I think even my 13 yo teenagers who've been very good at ignoring me for the past 7 weeks finally misses me. She throws paper towels from another room when I tried to peek out my door as a sign of affection, and asks me when I can come out of my room.
Another fabulously good reason for a mommy quarantine: your kids actually miss you!
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