Living Alone: I Survived Day One, Almost!
August 20th, 2005 - Saturday
Housekeeping is not difficult. It is tedious and time-consuming, what more with my limited limb dexterity and poor postural balance. Today is the first time I prepared and cooked a complete meal by myself since becoming wheelchair-bound. In between that, I loaded the laundry into the washing machine and hung it up to dry later. Those were the easier chores. The cleaning up after in the kitchen is one task I find no pleasure in doing. Scrubbing the greasy wok was a messy affair when the sudsy water was splashing all over the place. This is something I will have to get used to. Still, so far so good. I am going to make it through the first day unscathed.
August 20th, 2005 at 22:20
you’re doing great, pal! keep it up and remmeber that you’ll alwix have support from friends here reading on your blog
August 20th, 2005 at 23:21
I admire your determination and perseverance.
I wish you the best in life.
August 21st, 2005 at 09:01
August 21st, 2005 at 13:15
don’t worry peter, once you get used to your new err..lifestyle, it’d all become very automated.
you know, when i first started living out (in penang) i found it initially tedious to wash my own clothes (by hand), get my own meals (mee magie!), etc. but as time went by, the going got easier and i found pleasure in doing these tasks.
August 21st, 2005 at 18:16
Peter, what pic is that? Mushroom.. ?
August 21st, 2005 at 21:45
Peter, you sure can do it and you’ll be fine. The picture of the rubber seed bring back the memories of my childhood.
August 21st, 2005 at 23:10
Happy to hear that you did it. One day at a time, yeah? One day at a time.
August 22nd, 2005 at 10:40
hey Peter, try simple cooking like steaming and you won’t need to wash the greasy wok.
August 22nd, 2005 at 16:53
sHee,
Thank you.
iesnek,
I would rather occupy my time trying than to mope about what I cannot do. Thanks.
hairy knee,
dave,
I hope so too. Thanks for the encouragement.
Kuzco,
That is the seed of a rubber tree.
pocka,
When I saw that for the first time after a long while, it brought back a lot of memories too.
Marita,
One day at a time…
domesticgoddess,
I am afraid steaming will be a problem because it will have difficulty removing it from the steamer right after. But thanks for the suggestion.
August 24th, 2005 at 17:08
try nonstick wok. don’t need to use so much oil when cooking… so washing is a breeze
August 24th, 2005 at 17:08
Peter, nowadays..can even steam in the microwave oven dee.. No need to jaga the fire, no need to worry ’bout everything drying up.. easy to remove frm the microwave oven later on.. *grin*
August 24th, 2005 at 17:09
or steam on top of rice cooker. just need to buy the extra steamer tray thingy.
September 2nd, 2005 at 13:49
lynnee,
I am not very fond of food cooked with a non-stick pan. And I ddo not cook enough rice to be able to put things on top of it for steaming.
YP,
I do not have a microwave oven. No place for it in my kitchen also.