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Week 16 - Daily Diaries - Tassy is working out and working hard before a chilled evening

Edited BY


G P Kennedy


Tassy - karachi, Pakistan


 I woke up in the morning at 6 15 am, feeling rested. Before I get out of bed I usually spend a few minutes mentally going over the activities and chores that I had previously planned to do for the day. I got Mario out of my daughter’s room and took him out for a short stroll in the garden. Being a small dog- a Shih Tzu, and living in Karachi where walking outside the walls of your house is not the norm, a quick run for him around the garden usually suffices. 


 I drank my customary hot water with lemon and started with morning chores such as running the washing machine, planning meals for the day, and pottering in the kitchen. As normal I then rolled out my yoga mat and did my early morning practice of pranayama (yogic breathing exercises) and yoga. These days as I have fewer yoga students, I can enjoy the luxury of a longer yoga practice of my own. This sets the tone for my day, and energizes me.

By this time my husband was getting ready to go into his study for his first zoom work meeting of the day, so we chatted for a bit. I then had my first zoom yoga class of the day. Because of some electricity disruptions at my student’s house, the class took longer than normal as the connection kept getting interrupted. I always feel good after I have taught a lesson as I am connected with my student and I get to see and chat with another human being, which in these days is luxury for me. 


 After my class got over I squeezed in an hour of a HIIT workout. I miss not being able to go to my gym so instead I try out a different exercise routine on YouTube. While it is enjoyable as a replacement, the human interaction of fellow gym goers is what I miss the most. By 11 30 am my daughter who is visiting us from university finally made an appearance from her bedroom! 


 flash flood from the afternoon rains

 I got early lunch ready for her as she had her virtual Bharatanatyam class (Indian classical dance that she has been pursuing since the age of 5) starting soon after. I then sat and had lunch with my husband. We usually plan on eating lunch together based on a designated time in between his meetings. Then we both went off to do our respective work in our respective rooms. He went to his study, and I went to my yoga studio for my second class of the day.

 My daughter has a flight booked to return to Toronto in a few days, so we had a representative from a laboratory come in full PPE to do a COVID test for her. One of the requirements by airlines for travelers is a certificate saying the passenger is COVID free. It was quite surreal seeing a person enter my house dressed in full gear. Fortunately the nasal swab was painless and they were very efficient.

 By mid afternoon contrary to weather forecasts, we had a totally over cast sky and within minutes rain came crashing down. It rained for 6 hours straight. I have seen torrential showers living in Singapore, and this was pretty much comparable to that. From the security cameras in my house I could see the roads outside were totally flooded with water seeping into my driveway from under the gate. From my windows I could see the paved areas in my garden looking like a swimming pool!


 At about 5 pm I received a call from my student cancelling his class with me. I have one student who comes to me for an in person class every day, but today he was unable to get out of work as the roads were too flooded. Mario in the meanwhile thought he could go outside and play, and got totally alarmed when he jumped into the puddle and realized that he practically had to swim to get out of it!


A relaxing evening after a busy day
 The rain slowly petered down by about 8 pm. My daughter had called a few friends over for dinner. While the boys and girls sat in the living room, my husband and I put our feet up in our TV lounge, with tall drinks in our hands, candles lit, soft jazz playing in the background ready to unwind for the weekend.





 

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