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Lockdown living

By Melissa Martin wearing you to the office is
OHIO, U.S. — The world is taboo. We’ll still be together
reopening and I need to on the weekends. Slouchy
return to social norms and clothes, don’t be jealous of
hygiene habits prior to CO- formal attire. Back to wear-
VID-19. Life after lockdown ing a bra in public places.
requires diligence to return My pajamas retired them-
to previous routines and selves because I put too
schedules. many daytime miles on
them.
First, I want to make a con-
fession and come clean— The days of wearing a ball
soapy clean. Daily bathing cap to hide my gray hair is
during the shutdown didn’t over. It’s been cut, colored,
happen until May when the and styled by my hairdress-
weather warmed. No com- er. Woo hoo! What a relief.
mute to the office allowed And just who dubbed hair
for less showering. My hub- salons a non-essential busi-
by and I stocked up on ness? Probably, a bald guy
food and hunkered down or Miley Cyrus. But, the problem will be outside the home is a no-
with no visitors and no out- keeping her off a new no.
ings. Why on earth should a Yes, I became hooked on couch. Ugh.
human shower every day if YouTube gardening videos. But, I reworked my flower
she’s not going anywhere So much so—that I planted I thought about baking beds, planted a pollina-
to be exposed to the virus? asparagus. By the way, it a cake, but my spouse tor paradise for butterflies,
takes 3 years to harvest the laughed so hard he almost bees, and beneficial bugs,
Shaving took a dive during first crop of this green veg- wet his pants. It’s been and repainted my water-
the quarantine—including etable. Who knew? boocoo years since I home- ing cans and pots. And
the tiny hairs under my nose made a yummy treat. The scooped the dog poo from
and above my top lip. And Don’t judge me. I binge- feeling soon passed. My the backyard. I planted ex-
the rogue hair that lives on watched all the episodes new cooking title is “Crock- tra tomato and green pep-
the edge of my chin. Back of the Schitt’s Creek series. pot Queen.” Not to be con- per plants in order to do-
to the razor. Argh! I took a vacation from the fused with crackpot. nate to local food pantries.
news in June. And I slacked The sunflower seeds will be
“I’ve been so lonely!” my on cleaning the house. I saved money by not harvested and stored to
deodorant cried. Sorry wearing makeup during feed winter birds.
armpits, but I didn’t need Bad habit. I allowed my 120 the lockdown. My perfume
my antiperspirant during pound canine to lounge on took a sabbatical as well. I’m wondering, is this what Melissa Martin, Ph.D., is
the pandemic isolation. the end of the couch. My Looking good and smelling retirement will look like for an author, columnist,
rationale—it’s an old ratty good is back in style as the me? Hmmm.q educator, and therapist.
Yoga pants, I love you, but sofa that needs replaced. world reopens. Body odor She lives in U.S.

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