My 2020: Just a normal day: When I juggle between work and family

Hey y'all! When @anomadsoul mentioned about how "normal" my days be in 2020 my mind baffled for a moment, because to me this has become a "normal day", while for others it could be a little far fetched and unusual.

My typical mornings

Welcome to the typical capital city life in the morning, much like certain places in Los Angeles, there's traffic jam everywhere. even when I need to drive somewhere "outside" my usual work route, I would still end up encountering jam if I leave the house at 8am.

Getting at least not sloppy is now my target. Even though if I am suffered through the jam and arrived the gym later than I have planned, at least 15 minutes workout, 3 times a day is something I do my very best to achieve.

Ever since the Get Fit for Steemfest Challenge Started, I have begun to accustom myself with the treadmill rather than my usual favourite cross-trainer, as I have been blessed with slightly stronger knees the recent months and I tend to sweat a lot more than the cross trainer.

But if I have more time in my hands, I would do both.

Since Chinese New Year is around the corner, the whole gym is dolled up for the festive season!

My typical breakfast

For those who somewhat knew what happened to my dad and my recent Qurator's Monday Missions on New Year resolutions, eating clean in the morning for my family is starting to become a norm.

However there are days when I do not go to the gym (I don't do it everyday), I would whip up something fuller and fancier for my parents and myself, and usually it always has something to do with omelet and cheese.

My mom is specialised with Asian food, I like to add in a touch of Western easy one pan mix .

I must say, it took my parents a while to get use to that, but hey, they can sleep later while I prep the food and head of for work. That's a win-win for them.

My breakfast will always be around 10 - 11am as I have started practicing Intermittent Fasting; although there were a few times I broke them especially when there's Chinese New Year cookies too close for me to reach out.

And there will be times when I am so busy, a cup of un-sweetened coffee and half boil egg would pull me through for a good couple of hours.

Then there are extra rabbit trails of my normal day routine (which is getting more regular) is to visit the clinic / hospitals. That is unusual for many but it is a norm for me and my family.

At least this gives me content to share with you (and other Malaysians) which public hospitals are specialised for what treatement.

Fortunately because the hospitals are so close to my home and my work place, it is less hassle to tackle when there is a need for me to make and extra mile.

My favourite evenings

There are days when I get to go off early (especially this week) are my favourite days to look up. Thanks to @ackhoo that I often tend to look up in the evening for any interesting skies because our city is so close to each other but half of the time she gets way much more interesting scenery than mine.

And especially when I am stuck in a jam but I am blessed to see some spectacular show from the wind, my camera is definitely way up!

My normal weekends

This is now my privilege to take my parents for some fresh air and some smiling faces. Whenever I am not on the stage, I will be sitting way at the back of the church just clapping my hands away, singing along and finding it interesting to observe how they try to catch up with mordern songs over traditional hymns that they once heard when they were teens.

I guess this is it. That's how my normal day away from the computers / steemfest look like. Nothing fancy and nothing dramatic; but every moment worth savoring with thanksgiving that I am still alive, I have a pair of eyes that can still see, my body is still able to take me where I need to go and when I need to push, and I am still breathing and standing.

Any normal day like this is a magical day for me.