<div style="page-break-before:always; page-break-after:always"><p id="1">Thanks to Covid-19 and the lockdown, sleep had eluded me and would come over to embrace me only after a lot of tossing and turning boisterously in bed. The other day I woke up with a start hearing babbled voices talking in whispers late in the night when the whole world was asleep. I walked over to where the sounds were coming from and was shocked to see most of my organs sitting on the dining chair and were having a panel discussion. I peeped in and tried to eavesdrop on what they were saying in disgruntled words. &ldquo;I am fed up of her (that&rsquo;s me). She was a nice friendly soul till the virus hit. Now she has gone overboard on the workouts. It is spot jogging, Zumba one day and the other day it is Yoga and belly blasts and the next day it is belly dance gyrations. I huff and puff but she still doesn&rsquo;t heed. All sorts of online fitness workouts in a day to boot&rdquo; cried the overwhelmed heart. Next was the stomach to speak &ldquo;My plight is still worse. I have lost count of the types of herbs, powders, juices veggie soups coming inside which starts early morning notwithstanding the diet food on some days and cheat diet on the other. I shudder when her phone rings and a new recipe is born.</p><div style="page-break-before:always; page-break-after:always"><p id="2">I was used to a certain diet of hers and there she goes throwing consistency to the winds.&rdquo;Listening to this I cringe looking at my stomach. My eyes were next in line. &ldquo;Listen to my sorry tale. I am dazzled the whole day what with the array of movies she watches. It is either the Television or the Laptop or the mobile. She hops like a frog from one to another. As if suggestions for movies appearing on the TV is not enough she gets messages from all over to watch this or that and there she goes without a blink.</p><div style="page-break-before:always; page-break-after:always"><p id="2">I have lost my very close pal whose warmth would bring me rest and sweet dreams. I wonder why the virus chose to kidnap him. His name was sleep and I am still waiting for him.&rdquo; Hey! that&rsquo;s my face and hair in unison, &ldquo;Just look at us. We have never been plain and normal from the day the lockdown started. Veggies supposed to be in the fridge and in the food are smeared on us in the name of packs. Yew! The smell makes us want to puke. Why doesn&rsquo;t she let us be? We would enjoy the warm un rays on us during her morning walks and glow. The glow is now lost in the midst of so many packs.&rdquo; Angry tones came from my hands, &ldquo;She is torturing us with all those washing and cleaning, sanitisers et al. We refuse to do any more maid or no maid&rdquo;. My brain spoke vehemently, &ldquo;I have let the virus take away her sleep&rdquo;.</p><p>Now I could hear my whole body screaming, &ldquo;I am sick of her wearing the same old clothes day in and day out. Where have all her lovely drapes gone?&rdquo;.The last one to speak were my legs, &ldquo;I am the lucky one here. I am enjoying my siesta either on the couch or on the bed. How I wish this lockdown never ends!&rdquo;</p><div style="page-break-before:always; page-break-after:always"><p id="2">I couldn&rsquo;t bear hearing more and tried to close my ears only to be rudely awakened by the alarm. Whew! it was a dream! But was it really?&hellip;..But then some dreams are too close for comfort.</p><div style="page-break-before:always; page-break-after:always"><p id="2">Coming back to reality, how I wish we could hear our organs speak so that we do not overdo what we are doing through the lockdown and further. Whatsapp messages are flooded with self immunity home remedies which makes one want to try this or try that. Any home remedy for example, Turmeric which we have been using for a long long time in our kitchen is to be taken only in required quantities and not through the day. Ginger also is recommended for our stable digestion but then that too is not good when taken in overdose. Dearest readers, this article is neither a fantasy nor a fancy to just read and brush it off but a small alarm ring for all those who have become immunity freaks to just take every message with a pinch of salt.</p>

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