Don’t let perfection be the enemy of good!
Don’t let perfection be the enemy of good! Dealing with the quarantine requires a new set of skills. Gone are the days when you could rely on the outside world to absorb some of this stress, distract the kids and provide a vibrant social backbone. In the mere few square feet of your home, you must now create a dynamic world that will stimulate your mind for months on end. Things sometimes don’t feel too different -with technology assisting you every step of the way, somehow the world seems to be carrying on. But then there are those times, when time feels abstract, and you don’t know how you will get from one day to the next. To solve this, I have come to adopt a motto: “Don’t let perfection be the enemy of good!” Mothers in a household have always been the command center of all activity. They are seasoned professionals at dealing with uncertainty, conflict, diplomacy, and resolutions. However, this ‘new normal’ unfairly burdens the mother, the wife, the daughter. Its as if the...