@yvonne21-HOW THE CURRENT LOCKDOWN HAS AFFECTED MY LIFE.!

I greet you all Steemians in the name of Christ!
It is very unfortunate that the world was hit with this deadly pandemic, Covid19 that has claimed lives of many.
Due to the increased cases and death of many Ugandans, personally I’m one of the covid19 victim still recovering by God’s Grace. In Uganda, the President called for a total lockdown of 42days.
Six days down the road, full of so many challenges, but on the other hand it’s is helpful to many Ugandans.
This current lockdown has affected me both positively and negatively as I have shared below,

To start with a big challenge on the side of transport, given the fact that transport means were closed and only allowed to operate for specific people like to transport patients to hospitals, I walk everyday to reach to the main road that is miles away from home, yet before I would just board a motorcycle to the main road, there are so many things I miss and I can’t reach them because there is no transport for me, so sad, I miss the days I would sit in a bus back home from school, next to a window, admiring the beautiful scenery...

Besides, churches are not open. Before lockdown i used to go to church for fellowships and service every Sunday, that is Kabalagala Pentecostal church, but since lockdown no more physical fellowships, one has to pray online of which it’s not that I have data always. But that isn’t an excuse to draw away from God, for I can still pray personally everyday, God still listens.

Now schools and universities were closed, it is so sad that I will have to do my examinations online, I’m not so good at so many things concerning online exams, like I can’t scan work meaning after every paper I have to walk miles to the Internet cafe to help me scan and submit my work. Yet when it was physical exams we would just write and collect the work manually to the lecturers.

I miss hanging out with my friends, spending some precious time with them, I miss parties, lots of fun that I can’t have right now because of this total lockdown. The saddest part is that so many friends of mine have lost their loved ones and I can’t even be there physically to mourn with them in this challenging time because of the lockdown.

Most businesses are not operating and it is very challenging to our parents, my mom works at Nasser road in a graphics shop, arcade shops are closed as well and that means no work for her. I miss the days when mummy would come from work with various gifts, clothes and eats for us from the little money she earned daily. That is no more because she is not working..... Indeed we need God’s mercy, the situation is tough

However, “IT IS DIFFICULT TO CLOSE A BUSINESS FOR 42 DAYS, BUT ITS MORE DIFFICULT TO CLOSE A CASKET OF A LOVED ONE FOR AN ENTIRE LIFETIME.........!”
I think it is for our own good that we stay home and keep safe because it has somehow protected many from getting infected, imagine the president had just ignored the situation, who knows maybe all of us would have gotten infected with the virus.
This lockdown has helped me improve on my baking skills, I get enough time to try out baking so many things like cakes, cookies and just recently baked a pizza.
It is because of this that I thought of such a beautiful idea of trying it out, not only Pizza, I have managed to use this time to start up a small business of cooking groundnuts, soya beans and cookies that I pack and supply to the nearby shops. This has kept me quite busy.
Besides that, this lockdown has enabled us as a family to strengthen spiritually and I have gotten enough time to share with my little siblings the word of God, it has promoted togetherness among us as a family. I get to spend precious moments with my family as mummy plaits my hair oftenly now that she’s not working,
these are very precious and unforgettable moments that I have gotten to experience with her and it is because of this lockdown, otherwise she would be busy working 24/7 with no time to even plait my hair.
One of my greatest achievement in this lock down has been joining steemit, I just joined recently on 15th June 2021, I thank God that I get time to read through various inspiring stories, I also post freely with nothing on my mind after all I even don’t have classes to attend to. But that doesn’t mean that’s after lockdown I will leave steemit, No, I will continue in the same spirit to participate heartily on this platform. I’m happy to have joined steemit and if it weren’t for lockdown I wouldn’t have gotten this chance.
Besides mom, my little siblings and I spend happy moments together we play, take a lot of pictures, share our school experiences, so many loving moments that have come along as a result of this lockdown.
These little ones are my happiness, seeing them happy is my best feeling ever in this lockdown, they mean the world to me.

Furthermore, this lockdown has enabled me to improve greatly on my skill of plaiting hair, I get enough time to practice on my sister’s head. I’m very happy that I am perfecting my skill of plaiting hair and with time I will be able to open up a saloon of my own in the near by future.

Last but not least, I can’t just under-look the fact that this lockdown has brought a certain glow to my skin, I get enough time to look after my skin, i apply avocado to my face making it so smooth and even glow the most, scrub my face with face scrub every morning and at night before I go to bed. These are things I have been doing this lockdown, I had no time for things like my skin, but because of the idleness i get enough to look after it and indeed I can see the glow on it.

I thank the almighty God who has kept you safe and I thank God for seeing me through this covid19 illness that nearly claimed my life. By His stripes we were healed, I believe all those battling with this illness shall be healed and ‘.. with long life He shall satisfy us!’

Don’t forget to -stay home, keep safe, wear your mask, sanitize and observe a social distance.

With love and passion let me wish all a nice time and may God bless you all....