A Dreadful Night and A Bustling Day

Do you wait for weekends? I for one dread those. Gone are the days when Saturday and Sundays were fun. Now I have all the domestic chores piled up for weekend.

So much so, my domestic help is at leave, and I am highly dependent on her in some chores that require physical exertion.

This reminds me of the dreadful night of 27th August...

At midnight, we were told that flash flood is expected in about two hours as few miles away from my place, a headworks collapsed. Major parts of the country were already badly affected and now it was our turn.

The news came as a shock. I never thought that I would have to deal with a natural calamity. The thought of my home in waters gave me chills down the spine. A small ray of hope was that we don't live on the ground floor. But what about the ones living below us?

^{Picture sent by a friend of neighboring city Nowshehra}

I couldn't sleep the whole night. I walked towards the window 2-3 times during the night to see if water was coming. I felt I was losing my mind and to top it all I am aquaphobic. I can't even bear half foot deep water.

With the morning prayers, an aerial inspection was done of the area, and we were told that fortunately water just missed us by 2km.

^{After effects of flood in sismandi}

When my helping lady came that day, she looked miserable. Her home is 4km away in a small town called sismandi which was submerged in water. Teary-eyed, she told me that she can't even see the door of her home. It's all in water. She was heartbroken because her daughter's wedding is due in two months, and she was keeping all the hard-earned wedding gifts/dowry in her home.

I felt so bad for her and for all the people who are in suffering.

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Coming back to my day... husband was home, so it was his turn to prepare breakfast while I helped the kids in freshening up. After enjoying a delicious breakfast, it was time for laundry.

^{Washing toys}

I had been ignoring it for the whole week but neglecting it more would only cause me more trouble. So, I turned on the first load which consisted of all the stuffed toys of kids. My toddler puts them in mouth, so I try to wash them frequently.

^{Making toy box}

While the load was on, my son dragged me to his room and handed over a cardboard box to me. He wanted me to make a toy box for him. It was nothing complicated, he just wanted me to wrap a sheet around the box. Therefore, I sat down to help him.

^{Mounting Shelves}

Meanwhile, husband was mounting some shelves in the kitchen. We rearranged the kitchen a bit due to which there was less counter space. We had some old shelves in the store, so we thought to install those.

Laundry, shelves, toy box.... so much was going on at the same time.

I finished the toy box and put the new load in washing machine and started preparing for lunch. Today's menu was mutton payee. I put everything in the pressure cooker and turned it on. It was time to relax, no way! I had to clean my bedroom too and the mess here and there because kids keep littering around.

I was dead tired after cleaning up. Lunch was ready by then and laundry was completed too.

I hurriedly came back to bedroom after winding up everything, turned on my laptop and started working on Steemit. I planned to sit through the evening as a lot of tasks were pending.

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Couple of hours later.... "dozed off on the spot".

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