Elrine

loving life and living to love! Shared owner at TA! Tutoring and All @TATutoring and @GetAcceptedMag

[Elrine @elrineo]

We almost had freedom - I saw my husband staring out the window this morning with a deep longing in his eye and I realised, it’s day 21! The day we were supposed to regain our freedom. What three weeks ago, felt like a lifetime away. The last... https://t.co/KOKFI8hJNl

[Elrine @elrineo]

What I’ve learned so far. - Day 20 of official lockdown. Two weeks and six days. Only one day left on my initial 21-day habit-forming calendar I made for myself. I remember thinking when this all started that three weeks is a long time. But it... https://t.co/9pfr9CsNYQ

[Elrine @elrineo]

I think I’m getting bored - It took me a solid 45mins yesterday morning trying to decide what I could do that day. I came up with reading and having a picnic outside. The picnic lasted a full 10mins, however, as it got too hot for me. Luckily... https://t.co/6AMYyQ5x41

[Elrine @elrineo]

Religious holidays in lockdown. The effects and how we still feel connected. - April is jam-packed with religious holidays. Most of these holidays are generally celebrated with friends and family. Our current situation not being ideal for... https://t.co/u7tWcr1DP4

[Elrine @elrineo]

Sunday Lunch or Sunday brunch? - Call me old fashioned or traditional, but many of my favourite childhood memories revolve around my grandparent's dining table on Sunday afternoons. We had a big family Sunday roasts whenever we could all get... https://t.co/kyxabasJxA

[Elrine @elrineo]

How to find peace in this chaos. - News of the extension might not have caught many of us by surprise, but it would most definitely still have caused a reaction of some sort. Be it frustration, fear, anxiety or even anger. I suspect, whatever... https://t.co/PLpQy30jeh

[Elrine @elrineo]

How to combat “motivational pressure” in the lockdown - We have made it two weeks into our three-week lockdown, just to find out we have another three weeks left.  On that note, I do just want to say how thankful for and humbled I am by our... https://t.co/m5lT1AimP4

[Elrine @elrineo]

If humans take “cat naps” does cats take “human naps”? - First of all, let me start by saying that I am an expert in napping. Especially these last few months. Napping is something I’ve always loved but didn’t always have time for. With the... https://t.co/prKOCwvpsL

[Elrine @elrineo]

What I feel my husband does all day - My husband is a Scrum Master, and for those of you who are not familiar with the term, no he does not teach rugby players how to scrum. He is in IT. Which means, he teaches other people, how to work... https://t.co/kSB3xiTH79

[Elrine @elrineo]

I finally caught up with my laundry! - So, I need to give credit to my husband here. He normally does our laundry and washes bundles and bundles on weekends. I do the folding and packing away and stuff. Since we have both basically been living... https://t.co/ohbCYRcUrH

[Elrine @elrineo]

Wisdom to survive the second half. - We made it through 11 days of isolation. Firstly, let’s acknowledge that and let’s celebrate that. Well done! The first part of change is always the hardest. But we made it, we can now start to adapt and... https://t.co/hDiHfyT7pq

[Elrine @elrineo]

Will communication change after the lockdown? - This is quite an interesting thought. We not only communicate verbally but also non-verbally when we can see each other. I’ve noticed this last week, how the technology to manage face-to-face... https://t.co/rlHKg4e5Qw

[Elrine @elrineo]

The importance of care. - Change, especially sudden change, is always a little hard and we need some time to adjust. In those moments of transition, we get a little uncomfortable. We feel out of our comfort zones and we feel a little... https://t.co/aCGnSyNFQY

[Elrine @elrineo]

Explaining the world to the life inside me. - Today we left the house for the first time since lockdown. To say I was a little excited might be an understatement. I got all nervous and jittery. It took me a while to decide what to wear and... https://t.co/M2oNpGiJlp

[Elrine @elrineo]

I think the pigeon outside is mocking me. - We have this tiny indentation in the grass, right in the middle-ish of the garden. It looks like someone attempted to dig a hole and gave up after two scoops with their hands. For some reason, this... https://t.co/UCxhyMQ54C

[Elrine @elrineo]

Should coffee be a controlled substance? - There is a lot of science and studies out there that has documented the negative effects of caffeine. We all know that you can get a little addicted to caffeine and that going without the “normal... https://t.co/3RSkAfAP59

[Elrine @elrineo]

Unlearning the culture of doing. - I often find myself thinking of and using Alvin Toffer’s quote on the illiterate of the 21st Century: “The illiterate of the 21st century will not be those who cannot read and write, but those who cannot... https://t.co/AaL4zeXiQq

[Elrine @elrineo]

First Monday in lockdown. New meaning to Monday Blues? - Most of us are not super happy and excited to get back to work after a weekend. Monday Blues is a real thing. Weekends are for relaxing and having fun and not thinking about work. Many... https://t.co/UUuzRAFFNX

[Elrine @elrineo]

Remembering my new year’s resolutions. - When I got this title this morning, my first thought was, yay! Lockdown can be my formal excuses for not keeping most of my resolutions. Thank you Wilmarie- finally, I can justify myself. Then I decided... https://t.co/SD27mSAXyG

[Elrine @elrineo]

What my robot sees - Our house is fitted with carpets. I have allergies. A lot. So, we (my husband mostly) had to hoover the house every weekend to try and maintain my reactions. One day, he decided that enough is enough and got us an... https://t.co/lBpCWd3ByZ