I am here for self-isolation, social distancing and quarantining. But what I am not here for is house chores every 20 minutes but I am definitely not here for cooking every 5 minutes. As a result, I have been lifehacking.
Timeline
Last month I bought a mini all in one vacuum cleaner. This new addition to my sole immediate family unit is one of the best additions I have ever made. I deep clean only once a week now and the vacuum helps me with the in-between management. My house isn’t as dirty as normal because I don’t leave my house and I do more regular in-between cleans than normal. Rule of thumb, if I use it, spill it or mess it up, I have to deal with it right there and then. This way I deal with anthills at a time instead of one big mountain at the end of the week.
This month I have been working on and practicing my meal prepping. Fun fact about me I hate cooking. But this does not mean I don’t know how to cook, I just don’t like it! Last week I made a Thai, vegetable coconut curry and this week I made Chana masala, aka chickpea masala curry. Those were my big cooking fetes. My smaller fetes were beyond meat burgers and this week pizza and dumplings.
Ingredients
For those who don’t know, I’ve been vegan for 6-7 years now. So my shopping list always has fresh fruits and veggies, plant-based milk for smoothies and granola. Then for variety, I’ll experiment with a plant-based meat alternative. I love seitan and the beyond meat mince was ok. It didn’t look too appetizing when I first defrosted it but a lot of spice and liquid smoke made me a believer.
Plan
The plan is to enjoy my time at home and to listen to myself. One of my 2020 goals was to enjoy the best parts of me, which is all of me. And coronavirus has just made easier for me. And I don’t want house chores and taking care of myself (because cooking and cleaning are ways of taking care of ourselves too) make me hate the different essential processes of taking care of myself.
And to make sure that I continue to take care of myself and enjoy the best parts of me I meal prep, vacuum clean in between the week and deep clean once a week. How are you enjoying this lockdown time?
