Alhamdulillah, today is 3rd April 2020, and I'm still here, in Oxford. Alhamdulillah, alhamdulillah, alhamdulillah. Even though COVID-19 has hit the UK so badly, I'm grateful that Allah still allows me to breathe and live in this fantastic world.
Due to COVID19, all students were instructed to work from home to ensure we didn't contract with the virus. It is not easy, especially the fact that I have a baby. But I always told myself that I can't change my environment, but I can change my way of thinking and perspectives of working from home. This time, I'm happy to share with you what I'm doing to help me stay focus. Just remember, there are days that I'm not productive at all, but most of the time, I found myself more focus with all the steps taken.
1. I set up two desks for me to study; one desk in the bedroom and the other one is in the living room. When my son, Yusuf wakes up and playing, he will be with my husband in the living room, and I will be in the bedroom, studying. When Yusuf sleeps in the bedroom, I will be outside in the living room.
2. I set up and plan my daily activities. With the restricted movement, there are no other ways than I need to push myself to plan all my daily activities at home. To get used to it, I discuss with my husband to ensure that he also gets his own sweet time for himself (he's the one that taking care of Yusuf while I'm studying). Half-day in the morning, I will spend my time with him and Yusuf before start studying. I will take a break from any study activity starting from 5pm to 9 pm so that I can spend my time with Yusuf and allow my husband to take a break. Alhamdulillah, I'm grateful that my husband is a very understanding man :)
3. Motivational quotes/Duas at my desktop - with COVID19, I know that lots of people are in unstable emotion. One of the most important reasons is because we are not as productive as before. I do agree with that. But, I didn't expect myself to be as productive as before as I know the limit and the condition for my studying now is different than before. I try not to set any hardcore dateline that I can't even follow that can stress me out. I love to say that I just follow the flow. I do set up my target every day, but if I didn't achieve it, I will muhasabah diri and try again tomorrow. Every day is a new beginning, and I love the quote :)
4. Limit your time to hear the news - This doesn't mean that I don't follow any news at all. I do spend my lunchtime hearing the news for about one hour, and that's it. It is enough for me to know what is currently happening and what is Malaysian's government suggestions and plans. Most importantly, I only look up at few selected authorities to know specific plans and suggestions for students at oversea e.g fb Malaysian Embassy and also info from my employer, UKM.
5. Allah is the best planner - When I think about this, I know that I'm in good hands. No matter how details my plan are, I also try so hard to remind me that I'm not the ultimate planner. Ultimately, we all need to pray so hard so that ALLAH will help us to get through this difficult time. Allah is everything, HE owns everything. :) I love to end my post with this beautiful ayaah from Al Baqarah: 216
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