An epic trio : Lockdown, Laziness and Me

"So what's your today's plan?" my mom asked, half annoyed.

I thought about it and really couldn't come up with anything that would make sense. Even after four months of successful lockdown, I still woke up late, cranky, and all shades of insane. Since the day coronavirus knocked us out of our fantasies world, I have failed to put things, my life, and, most importantly, my sleep cycle in order.

I woke up and did my not so fair share of household chores- don't get shocked, I actually work...

I then switched to phone my so-called buddy in this pandemic. It took me only a week into the Lockdown to realize fully that my routine had been flipped. I struggled to find a suitable place to take my online classes, constantly battling the overpowering urge to sleep only to transform into an owl at night.

As the days passed, I was frequented by my old companion "overthinking" - whom many of you may be acquainted with-at night. We could chat about random movies, Google their plots, read lyrics and of course, fuss over not being able to sleep, only to get back to thinking about another topic, another comment passed to my best friend a long time ago and wondering if he's still remembered that or not.

The days become boring and exhausting every now and then. As people put up a certificate course from LinkedIn, I only had first-class in sweeping, cleaning and 'no dust in any corner' to boast about and really didn't feel like adding it to my professional profile.

All the conversation, quotes on being productive made me want to procrastinate even more.

That this article is mostly a personal rant should have been clear by now. But if you're still reading, can we just mutually agree that how much you can relate with me. 

And a round of applause for media and news channels that how they did their best to spread paranoia with their coronavirus updates. Even friends and colleagues somehow making the isolation worse (no offenses please).

I mean instead of self-introspection or the quality time everyone has been talking about, we are all just out there following one trend after another mindlessly. One day it's Dalgona coffee, the next day it's a pretty sari and next, it's black/white challenge.

While challenges are harmless and people are free to choose how they spend there time but the desire to show yourself in a certain way on social media, or the feeling of missing out on a challenge or trend, doesn't allow people to relax and rejuvenate.

A close friend shared how she lost a game with one of her friend. A simple loss annoyed her so much that she uninstalled the app. What had happened got nothing to do with the game, but everything to do with the frustration, annoyance, and stress that the virus brought with it.

Maybe I'm ranting a lot more, so let's get this over with a positive note that it's a good time to learn the art of being on one's own. Love yourself and at the end of the day, you will find yourself the longest commitment ever.