La Vie est Bien

So clearly the 100-to-dos-a-day-abiding off-springs find themselves as 'Confused as a Gazelle', thanks to #SocialDistancing i.e. #ForcedHomeArrest! For they can SEE THE Garden but CANNOT PLAY in it; It's #SummerTime AND their friends and them are all 'home', yet aren't allowed to get together on play-dates! So what has the 2-3+ weeks in Quarantine taught some of us parents: There's a reason Indian Mythology put Teacher (Guru) before God (Daivam) - How and we mean HHHOWWWW do these (super) women manage 25-40-50-70 of the species which share characteristics similar to those of our off-springs all at the same time! With just 2-in-tow, in 24*7*16, the increase in voice decibels and the number of such episodes per day seem threatening and injurious to the health of the people at home and those of our neighbors too! And not to forget the endless reams of school work that remain untouched.. "Oh Amma, we have the rest of the summer break to finish th...

So clearly, the restless, kinda-lost, forever-on-the-move souls like me, absolutely find ourselves like a fish out of water, thanks to #SocialDistancing i.e. #ForcedHomeArrest!  Even our favorite phrase on the phone, “Hey I got to run, Catch you later” seems out of place, for there's nowhere to run! And now that I have (mostly) achieved maniac level scores on the 1 st of my OCDs i.e. deep cleaning the corners of the home, I have now decided to do what I reckon is the next best thing I do - Write it out! So what has the one week in quarantine (and 11 days of no household help) taught some of us: You Cope & Adapt – You cope, no matter what life throws at you, like a rock star! 7 straight days of not even having stepped out on errands, for a person that spends 10+ hours a day outside home and you are still not talking to inanimate objects (as yet)! And who would have ever guessed you'll be OK with, and actually make plans to keep yourself occupied for another...