WEAR ACTIVE. THERE ACTIVE. THERE CREEP.

The LLDD-Baby's school has started to return to in-person classes which means she's now out of the house most of the day meanwhile gyms remain closed which means the LLDD-Hyphen-L has to continue her workouts from home alone meanwhile I still work on skeleton-force rotation hours which means I get back from the office early many days which means I catch the LLDD-Hyphen-L in the middle of her workouts from home alone through the window which means I'm properly social distancing and staying fit by osmosis and not creepy at all no sir

  

I mean, see, I look happier and healthier already

LOCKDOWN UNDER: GO THE DISTANCE EDUCATION

It was tough sledding at first, but the LLDD-Baby is now comfortable and thriving in the whole school by Zoom thing. She logs on early, chats with friends during virtual homeroom, and whips through and finishes the day's online lesson plan well before "dismissal".       

for her own good, we disabled zoom's "raise hand for extra homework" function

We're just as happy that the kid's also taken to cyber-learning of physical and other activities you'd think could only be done in person.  She's killed gym with P.E. coach ng bayan Joe Wicks...

...kept up with all her dance classes -- jazz, contemporary and ballet...

...as well as, uh...online finishing school????

Most impressive to me, the LLDD-Baby was able to take violin lessons tag-teamed with the LLDD-Hyphen-L's workout-from-home regimen. 

And finally, thanks to the quick-learner tech skills of the LLDD-Hyphen-L and of the LLDD-Baby (none from me), we were able to stage Birthday Greetings and a Zoom Party for the kid and have her friends and classmates from the different groups above all sing her Happy Birthday.      

for the equivalent length of three hand washes

Zoom got this, girl.

LOCKDOWN UNDER: BUTT WHY (NUMBER TWO)

The Sydney TP shortage rages on, and the hoarders are getting more let-them-eat-cake about it...

  

It's come to this: ginugupit at hinihiwalay na namin ang bawat ply ng paper napkins na nakuha namin sa restaurant.

All we can do about the shortage is, erm...roll with it. The separation session above, for instance, also doubled as a study-from-home math/civics lesson: if each restaurant napkin folds out into 4 equal squares, and we cut up 50 napkins, how many napkins need to be cut up before the LLDD-Baby sues us for unfair labor practice?

But seriously, the kid's been making the most out of the situation. The cardboard tubes, in particular, have been upcycled into puppet/toy figures...

...decorative plant holders...

...rubber band holders...

...and, ah, battery powered routers? (amazon user rating pending)

And there have been some wins on the home supply front (bulk restaurant supplies store and small neighborhood 7-11, I love you)..

...as well as success in the suppression of office demand

 

That's right, we've installed bidets in the public bathrooms right next to our social media star tabo.  We're all in this together, ika nga.

LOCKDOWN UNDER: THE LLDD-HYPHEN-L'S STOCKPILED GROCERY EXERCISE REGIMEN HAS BEEN AN INSPIRATION TO ME AND MUST BE SHARED WITH THE WORLD

In fairness to Australia, it's not just toilet paper where demand has crazily overwhelmed supply. While other supplies essential to the madlang tao are still available if not fully accessible, it's actually quite flattering to the local lifestyle image that cities like Sydney have also run out of poshyal items as seeds and garden supplies, laptops and home printers, and -- most distressingly to the activewear movement -- gym and exercise equipment.

So what's a fitness buff to do? Why, if you're the LLDD-Hyphen-L, the shortages don't stop you. You grab what you got and you go get goddam quaran-toned! 

Let's do this.

Balikbayan Box Cat-Cow

Toy Bow Side Stretch

Disposable Umbrella Squat Raise

Floormat Balance Hinge Extension

(Red) Pasta Sauce Alt-Punch 

Almond Milk Static Crunch

Jasmine Ricep Curl

(White) Pasta Sauce Y-Raise Lunge

Kombucha Front to Side Lift 

Overhead Luggage Press


Vacuum Cleaner Calf Raise

Ice-T Round-the-World

Ice-T Wall Sit/Arm Raise

Ice-T Hip Bridge Chest Fly

(Heavy Wash) Detergent Sumo-Squat/High Row

(Delicate Wash) Detergent Triceps Kickback

Fabric Softener Shoulder Press

Reusable Cup Challenge????

Apricot Arm Rotation

Toilet Paper Plank Pull-Through

Kitchen Roll Muscle Roller 

Damn girl, now I feel pumped!! And strangely hungry!!

God bless LLDD-Hyphen-L and the workout that you do.