April

OMG!!! April started off soooo well!! I am a maasi now 😀 My sister gave birth to a cute little baby boy! I still can't believe she is a mom now :D Thanks to the COVID restrictions and my office being difficult with work from home options, I am not able to travel to her place. I miss them awfully! 😔

Another high was me winning a quiz at work. Although I have to admit, I am a tiny bit disappointed that there were no prizes 😕 And then the worst happened. I was almost completing my shift at work when I came down with fever. My throat felt itchy and I had a feeling that I had caught the most dreaded bug of our times. After struggling for many days, I could finally get a swab test done at home. Boom! I had tested COVID positive 😟

I am a needy patient. When am not well, I want people around me to comfort me and pamper me 😂 Unfortunately, I was all alone in the house since dad was in Mangalore. Being in home quarantine meant I couldn't meet anybody. The fever combined with weakness and loneliness played with my mind. Depressing thoughts occupied my mind re-enforcing the feeling that this is my fate. I am meant to be alone my whole life!

That is when God decided that it was time to stop me from being a drama queen ✋ My cousin's family was diagnosed with COVID too. Their house is under repair. So, they decided to come to my place to quarantine with me! 😆 Initially, I wasn't sure about this arrangement. I was used to living like a wildling by now. Will I be able to adjust to them and forego my privacy?

But I also love this family because they are so much fun! They are very much like how our family used to be. They eat together, watch TV together and have a lot of conversation. At the same time, they give each other space. I love having people around and them coming was like a wish come true. I got to be in the safe space of my house, snuggling into their warmth. We cook together, share chores, bask in the evening sun, watch movies until late night and gossip about everything in the world.

This is how I imagined my life to be. And this is probably the benchmark I will set for my future life 😇