I am tempted to start this newsletter with some exclamation of surprise or frustration, like “wow” or “argh.” Apparently, life can change suddenly, and some things we took for granted yesterday can be out of our reach today.
Imagine a band of microscopic viruses taking the global charts in just one hit and taking their world tour wherever and whenever they are unwelcome. And what do we need to do to bring this band down?... nothing... Nothing but staying home, washing our hands, and taking precautions whenever we should.
So under circumstances not by my own choice, the usual optimistic me decided i will stay at home yes but i will not do nothing. Today is day 1 of the second, 21 day lockdown in Uganda, imposed on the country by the Corona Virus - Covid-19. The first lockdown having lasted 14 full days, i was still doing something everyday but i missed recording in detail, perhaps because i initially thought the days would pass and end so quickly.
As a working mother and an MBA student, Life was starting to get out of hand until the band of little viruses made their grand entry into Uganda, enroute DXB International airport. Now don't judge me but i am actually thankful to God for Covid-19. Here's my 5 strong reasons why, in no particular order..
1. This time of the year is a particularly busy season for my workplace and i almost every time was failing to make time off work for school. Always the last person to enter class, everyday. If you ask me i don't even know half of my lecturer's names. So i can use this time to know who is really teaching me. Are they even worth my time? But seriously, now i can say i have some time to breathe.
2. Even busier is the MBA program. Not sure exactly how i survived semester 1 of my first year, this semester was starting to feel like the mountain i will only climb in my dreams. I mean do these people actually know that they teach all working students? Or maybe i am the busiest of them all and my classmates are all ok. But no way; the amount or retakes registered in the last semester can tell it all. One particular Course unit got over 100 students retaking which is not a good sign. At MBA level, i believe that None willingly registers for a course to fail it. So we were kinda forced to take a break, which gives me time to catch up with what i may have missed in class while i was busy at work.
3. My Daughter has such a strong memory. when you tell her something, it's as though you have proper written it down in her head. So since i told her about Corona Virus, it just cant get off her lips. From telling her friends not to touch her while playing, to actually praying, ' Lord we thank you for Corona Virus'. So yes i actually stole this from her. After listening to her prayers, i sat and thought- maybe there is actually reasons to thank God for Corona Virus. And my reason number three is the fact that i have, like Frozen's Elsa, for the first time in forever spent so much time with my daughter. Oh, what a joy!
4. Renewed Vitality. If you sometimes get busy as i do, you know there comes that season when you feel all energy is sapped out of you. You struggle to get out of bed to go to work, reach work and work with your eyes on the clock and then as if that is not enough, drag yourself to class after work, wondering when all this will be over. So i was at this point in my life. But now; yes i still have to work- but in the comfort of my home and with no effort made to look in a certain way.(yes, being a woman!) I feel new and i want this a little longer - If only it would people were not dying! :(
5. Creative rejuvenation. Believe it or not, everybody has their creative side on the inside. In the past two weeks, in my efforts to make sure my daughter stays off TV, the things i have made and engaged her in are incredible. I have made a kite out of a polythene bag, baked cupcakes in the microwave, made bird feeders to bring more birds to our garden, built toy houses and dolls and so on. Some of these have not exactly turned out so well (especially the baking) but i am so proud of being able to do it with my daughter, and off-course the opportunity to try again.
I thank you God for Corona Virus but please let your people not die.
In the next 21 days, i will try to write a daily update of how the day goes, not because i am a good writer but because i believe this is history worth writing.
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