There is nothing more bitter-sweet during the quarantine of the epidemic than spending more time with your family doing more simple things that you don't normally do, and enjoying the joys that come with a simple life.
"The house is rented, but life is not." This statement has become the belief that supports my isolated life at home.
At first I had a hard time adjusting to being homebound. Not only did I have to complete my regular work every day, but I also had to cook my own meals, and order a takeout and have to go to the door of my neighborhood to get it.
Most importantly, the home office leader will have a new requirement - on-call, information returned in seconds. This invariably adds to my workload.
Originally, in the company's two-hour lunch break at noon is not disturbed, but after the home office, the leadership began regardless of the time of the "call", the requirements of the on-call.
The mood at that time was intermittent irritability and persistent depression.
Later, I was at home on a weekend watching a movie, and perhaps touched by one of the movie's plot points, I decided to live my life a little. Looking around the rental house, the inspiration to renovate the small balcony by the window suddenly appeared when my eyes settled on a small wildflower.
Instead of the dead air in the dozens of square feet of rental housing, why not renovate a small garden to add a life to their home life. I didn't expect.
This "hidden corner" has become the place that brings me the most joy in my home life.
It is my deepest impression that after cleaning the balcony, I wanted to give up at one point, the feeling that everything is difficult at the beginning. But then I thought of the little garden with the coffee chairs and jumped back in.
I bought some nice potted plants online, and while looking for tips from all the major platforms, I asked my grandmother and my mother for advice from people who had experience with flowers.
In this way, I, who had never had any experience in keeping flowers, began the road of renovating my garden and keeping flowers.
Now I'm used to seeing these "little creatures" first thing in the morning.
To see if the soil in the pot is dry, if the budding flowers have bloomed, and if the sunlight is good or not ......
These questions may seem to add things to my plate, but in fact, they make my life more interesting.
Most importantly, it gives me a set schedule every day to allocate my energy and time wisely.
Without this little garden, I would just sit in front of my computer in the morning and work without washing my head or combing my face.
With them, I see the flowers blooming and full of life every day, my mood will become better, and when my mood is better, my work efficiency will be increased invisibly.
With that comes the fact that after finishing work early, I can have plenty of time to cook, bathe, and pamper myself ......