This lockdown has been difficult on everyone. It’s been a major roller-coaster of emotions for me right from feeling super-ambitious to super lousy, waking up with positive vibes to feeling like not moving from the bed from hours together. Excitement, rage, patience, anger, gratitude, love, it’s like a woolen ball being untied into a thread of wool, all in a span of 2 months. Here’s penning down a few thoughts about it which all of us can relate to and hoping for better days to come by soon.
50 days… of boredom
49 zoom calls… where I’d rather have met face to face
48 books… contemplated being read
47 salutations… given to the maid each day
46 curses… uttered for China each day
45 times… been awake till 4 am
44 times… opened Instagram each day
43 wishes… that this is just a bad dream
42 times… wondered whether 42 really is the answer to the universe
41 recipes… for cooking Maggi in different ways
40 Tiktok videos watched… yes, downloaded the app for real
39 Dalgona coffee attempts… ended up in thick cold coffee
38 Ludo games… to discover that green is definitely my lucky colour!
37 times… suppressed a craving for pani puri
36 imaginations… of how the day the lockdown ends would be
35 new songs… discovered
34 dreams… of sitting in a bar and sipping on a glass of chilled, brewed beer
33 credits… given to Karma daily
32 Maggi packets… consumed
31 mornings… missing breakfast due to waking up late
30 dress-ups… for grocery store visits
29 times… felt new found respect for influencers keeping our spirits up
28 videos… watched of people doing the #DontRush Challenge
27 afternoon naps
26 rehearsals (in my head)… about what I will wear when I first head out of the house
25 weird dreams… featuring people close to me
24 times… cursed the government after reading a shocking piece of news
23 times… uploaded a #throwback post on Instagram while dreaming about a vacation
22 phone conversations with friends… about experiments in the kitchen and their outcomes
21 shop visits… in search of Cocoa Powder
20 times… missed my daily home workout
19 times… rearranged my cupboard
18 elaborate discussions with friends… about an imaginary vacation this year
17 sleepless nights
16 amazing new recipes created in the kitchen
15 realizations about the arrangement of things in the kitchen, which I had no clue about before
14 hair-cut proposals to dad… leading to one final successful attempt
13 car drives… along my favourite places around the neighbourhood
12 days… of being snappy and grumpy throughout the day
11 hours… of non-stop sleeping on some days
10 intellectual conversations… with mom about life, relationships and everything under the sun
9 minutes… at 9 pm because we’re all puppets of this wonderful government
8 times… the lockdown gave me a reason to be happy
7 epic… corona anthems discovered
6 packs… the number of abs I wanted to have by mid-2020
5 (failed) attempts… at drawing a sketch
4 hours… of scrolling through LinkedIn each day, networking with potential clients
3 times… contemplated becoming an influencer
2 hours… of sleep on some days
1 day at a time… living in the hope of normalcy and happy times!