Going commando and everything lockdown

We are in week 5 and self-quarantining is still the order of the day, this is what I have been doing for the past weeks.

BINGE WATCHING

I have binge watched on a lot of shows simultaneously, I recently finished Dynasty s3…love it. Fallon Carrington is my favourite probably because she was in The Victorious show which was also my favourite long back. I started on Good girls, dropped it on episode 3, not because l didn’t like it, its hilariously cool but I have so much to watch and I get confused on what to watch. I am going back to it. First week of lock down l watched The Prodigal Son, liked it! Watched and finished in 3 days the 8 episodes of The Stranger. I finished Queen Sono within 24 separated hours (Yup, that’s a thing). Currently watching The Agent, a South African series and it’s probably going to take me a long while to finish it because it’s not that cool, but I do want to finish it. Planning to start on a series, Black AF, which comes highly recommended. I usually watch these shows at night like from 10 till l drop, literally. One time I watched Dynasty till 4 a.m!

SLEEP

My sleeping patterns have changed. I now fail to sleep before 1a.m and the most productive thing I will be doing is move from one app to the other (Instagram, WhatsApp, Twitter, Facebook) or binge watch. Coolest thing about this is that I have nowhere to be the next morning, so I can sleep in. After doing a bit of work during the day (that is almost over by the way) I sleep for a bit.

EXERCISE

Lockdown made me do something I hadn’t done for over three years; working out. With lockdown upon us, I challenged myself to workout. Its over 35 days of lockdown and I am still at it. I had forgotten how painful it is, but it’s also fun. I probably sound like someone who knows what they’ll be doing, well I don’t. I probably still don’t know how to squat or do a bridge and I definitely do not know how to do Russian twists (I can do up to 30 twists and feel nothing, that tells me I was playing). I do cheat a lot, but I am working on it. It’s fun though and with self-isolation going on, so does working out.

SKIN CARE ROUTINE

I usually make time for my skin care routine, but now I have ALL the time. When life was still ‘normal,’ I set Fridays for my skin care routine which are usually, homemade masks and scrubs. Thank gods for Roller meal (mealie meal + lemon juice is my go-to facial scrub). What has been cool though is giving my skin a break. I am not a make-up person, 90% of the time, trust me to go out without a dash of anything that says makeup on my face. I do sometimes put on lipstick and a bit of mascara and eye-liner, I haven’t touched those since the lockdown began. I want to say this, I don’t do these facial routines because I obsess with beauty, I already am but I have the roughest skin and facial scrubs do the tricks in getting rid of dead skin. I don’t know about you, but a smooth skin is my confidence booster and it definitely makes me feel sexy…what makes you feel sexy? I am not comfortable with black and white heads doing twalatsa on my face!

G&T and SOME LOUD MUSIC

These are trying times for most if not all involved and a bit of self-isolation is probably making us want to scream the house down. But, instead of screaming and irritating my neighbours, I have a little (or maybe not so little) Gin. Music is therapeutic, playing it louder doubles it. On some days I dance. I’m not a great dancer, actually I can’t dance but it keeps entertained and sane. Whilst still on music, I have developed a liking to Sade. Her music is a fusion of soul and jazz, perfect for me time.

GOING COMMANDO

Saving the best for the last. I LOOOOVE this about lockdown. I have spent days without under garments (brassiere and panties). I am going this self-quarantine COMMANDO. I only put on panties when it is really necessary like when f*****g bloody Mary comes for a visit, going to the shops doesn’t count as necessary thank you. I genuinely enjoy life pantiless. It’s honestly liberating and fun. Wedgies (when the pantie gets in the ‘mga’) are a thing of the past. Bathing has also been fun because there are no undies to wash, time saving. I hate washing bras because they need too much attention (at the wire area) and I haven’t experienced that in the longest time. There are health reasons to it as well, chief medical officer for Planned Parenthood Federation of America Raegan McDonald-Mosley, M.D says, “This gives your vulva—the outside of your vag—time to breathe…” It is also beneficial to women who are prone to yeast infections. DID YOU KNOW THAT MEN CAN ALSO GO COMMANDO? Skipping undies has so much comfort, I am not so sure if it’s the same when stepping out the house for long hours like going to work or school BUT I will definitely give it a try. In the meantime, I continue to LIVE LIFE THE COMMANDO WAY.