Covid did it again (or us humans). We are back to red and lockdown is looming. I’m honestly tired and I just want to go asleep and wake up when this part of the pandemic is over. I just want to cry mostly because we don’t want another lockdown for our business but we also just got back into the swing of things with our gym routine. Tasting freedom and them taking it back. I don’t want to get into the blame game or the politics of things… I just want this whole thing to end. For people to do their parts, people that don’t believe in it to shut up and help the rest of us complying so we can just move on.
I started writing this post and two days later an emergency lockdown was announced. We have been living in an endless loop. My husband describes it as playing Mario on the original NES and he is in a middle of a level and his brother pushes the reset button every time and he can never finish that level. We are mentally exhausted and emotionally exhausted. This is the 3rd time we had to close our business and would be the 4th time to reopen. Each time we hit a sweet spot and can relax a bit the government comes knocking on our doors. I’m not anti-mask or anti-vaccine or anti-pandemic or a conspiracy theorist but a small business owner that’s tired and frustrated at the situation overall. If we didn’t own our own business I don’t think I would care as much and just go along with the program of the pandemic. Conspiracy people may be right but there’s nothing we can do about it – We have to follow the rules. It’s not that hard to just comply to try and beat this thing. You still get to eat, watch tv, zoom, call, order food, and go outside, but apparently, that’s not enough – I don’t think most people would survive a zombie apocalypse here in Canada or the states.
Luckily our community has been very supportive and encouraging to Game Knight. They always help us keep our spirits up. It only took one month this time around to get our numbers back up to normal. The only good thing is that they are trying to keep the schools open for a while but I’m pretty sure that will eventually end up with kids going back to online learning. I have no control so let’s shift my energy to things I can control.
I started walking 8k every day after our morning workout and my husband started to do the walks with me now since the gym is closed. Anything with Tristan is an adventure. On our first walk, I took a different route, and of course, we got lost and took us longer than when I do it by myself. I enjoy the walks with him, we talk the entire 80-90 minutes non-stop. At the first lockdown, we started doing the ice bath challenge and that lasted about 2 weeks. I come up with crazy ideas and he joins me in support. Seriously, get yourself a best friend that will encourage you in your madness.
Here is video if you are interested in the benefits or the science behind ice bath.
Let’s get back to my walks. On Good Friday I decided to do my normal 8k walk twice. For a total of 16k! So my husband joined me for the first 8k walk and then said “You are crazy, but go for it!”. I did my first 16k walk and took me 2 hours and 40 minutes. People may think it’s hard but it actually really easy to do. I listen to the entire Koffi Olomide album on Spotify. He is the African Michael Jackson/R. Kelly. His old music is amazing but the new music sucks because he is trying to cater to the new generation and the substance just isn’t there anymore. Or maybe I’m just old now and I like it better the old way, the way I was used to LOL. I say like R. Kelly because he allegedly likes to do the same criminal activities. I’m not saying that R. Kelly is innocent but I’m saying a lot of people should also be accountable, especially some parents. I don’t want to victim blame but some of these scenarios are just awful… like what did you EXPECT to happen? I’m all for this awakening and self-aware society but I’m hoping to get to a point where there is balance and due process. Yes, we live in a patriarchy and the rich get away with murder, the justice system is rigged, blahhhh. Anyways, that’s another topic altogether and you know how I love to get distracted. My first 16k walk was a breeze – I love the Nobless Oblige album. It took me back to my childhood. Koffi played a big part in my childhood. It was the first video album I saw. We would get excited, learn the songs and dance moves. So while I’m walking those videos are playing in my mind and I just remember happy memories and house parties we had at the house. African parties are the best. Music and food are the highlights. I talk to myself and time just flies away. I usually do the walk at 8 AM after the gym but this time we started at 1045 AM. I loved seeing people and families outside at the parks. Just remind me of downtown Toronto packed with people from morning to night in the street going places and energy of life. Tristan and I used to do 3 hours of walking a day when we lived downtown Toronto. We walked everywhere. I loved that and also being in nature. Being outside gives me life and rejuvenates me. The soles of my feet hurt but this is my new thing. I will still keep sprinting at night before bed to just keep moving. Movement is important for my mental health.
I also started Osteopathy (google it). I’m a gypsy (some people may call it witch stuff) but I love to try everything that involves natural stuff just once. April is my birth month so in our house, we call it Passy’s month. I don’t care for birthdays or birthday attention from people but I love that attention from my children and my husband. If you read my first post, I had goals that I wanted to achieve. I’m still haven’t mastered drinking five water bottles a day and my reading hasn’t advanced past the 19 pages. Since we started another lockdown I will make an effort to accomplish those goals.
Stay safe and life your best life.