Her alarm buzzed at 6.30am, 6.45 &
7am only to be turned off and pull the blankets to cover her face, even without
blinking the eyes. She know there’s going to be more to jerk her out of bed and
promptly that rang at 7.30am.
Even without properly opening her eyes
she took her phone, changed to silent mode (the notification sound irritates
her in the morning) and connected to WIFI to scan through the messages. As usual the WriteTribe group is fully active
with more than 100 messages, she thinks while keeping her phone aside.
After turning, tossing and stretching
she takes herself out of the bed to the washroom after the morning prayers, grabbing
the book on her bed stand.
Once out of washroom with a “Chechi Kaapi” scream she slammed her room shut and within 20 minutes she’s
out of her home with another scream, “Amma Bye. Breakfast
venda.”
Once at work, her time flies with the
daily to-do list and works. But once in a while she feels that a 9-5 job was much easier to heart and brains than
the own ventures as there’s no pressure except for deadlines.
But the freedom one enjoys, and the
excitement and adrenaline rush to do something new and the happiness when good things happen is
immense. At that moment for her every ounce of pressure feels really small.
By afternoon one thing she feels grateful for
is a home and mom, where a warm lunch will be waiting for her everyday even at 4pm.
The break time is usually hooked up
with blogging, reading or TV time.
After break, work resumes by 6pm which
can extend till 10-11pm depending upon the scenario.
Once back home and done with the day, after a quick dinner, either she slobs onto her favorite corner of the couch
with a movie running or she retires to bed with a book until every drop of
energy is oozed out. Her daily life is a routine. Sometimes it freaks her out fearing its monotonous, making her forget that it's OK to meltdown. But most of the days, there's something good in a routine to look forward.
And that's Sleep!
I am taking part in The Write Tribe Festival of Words #6
Lol the write tribe whatsapp messages;)
ReplyDeleteSeems like a fun productive day:)
At times it's the most unproductive. :)
DeleteAww.. I miss my mom now. Such a sweet tale,Sheethal :)
ReplyDeleteThanks Shalini :)
DeleteFull day. Interesting touch writing in third person. Also, a nine-to-five isn't always nirvana.
ReplyDeleteThank you. Atleast you don't have to worry about the finance nah?
DeleteAs a kid, we used to look forward to running out of the house and heading off to meet her friends. Growing up, we look forward to the sleep.
ReplyDeleteSo true. Sleeping time is the best time these days.
DeleteWhew, hectic daily routine! But you're right, nothing like working hard and coming home to a lovingly prepared hot lunch!
ReplyDeleteI would work through break if Mom and home isn't there.
DeleteThat's a busy day for you! But as long as you are happy with how you spend the day, that's all that matters, isn't it?
ReplyDeleteAbsolutely. Thank you :)
DeleteHe he...this lovely thing called Sleep.
ReplyDeleteSuch a beautiful thing, nah?
Deletehehe.. well said! indeed, these days the highlight of our routines is SLEEP!
ReplyDeleteMom thinks I live just to sleep. :)
DeleteNice , busy and productive day
ReplyDeleteThank you. :)
Deletecoming back home is the best part of the day :D I too love this lovely thing called sleep :D
ReplyDeleteSuch a tension free time it is.
DeleteI find that the routines are comforting. Any deviation from the same makes us yearn for our same old routine!
ReplyDeleteThat's true. Sometimes I crave for a break, but after two days I get bored.
DeleteYour morning routine is so similar to mine. My first alarm is at 545, then 6 and then 7..... ;-)
ReplyDeleteLol! If it was not for snooze options ...
DeleteYour morning routine is so similar to mine. My first alarm goes off at 545 , then 6 and then 7...... ;-)
ReplyDeleteOnly 100+ messages? :-P Must have been a slow day at Write Tribe. ;-)
ReplyDeleteBut yes, coffee, and sleep. blissful.... :-D
Total Bliss!
DeleteYou have a nice routine.. :)
ReplyDeleteThank you Payal for commenting. :)
DeleteSnoozing of the alaram! I think the whole world can be united with this thread! "Snooze Alarm Tribe", sounds good right???
ReplyDeleteVery flowing recount of the day!
- Anagha From Team MocktailMommies
https://mocktailmommies.blogspot.com
Hahah ... that tribe sounds cool.
DeleteI'm really happy, that you are doing what you love. Also, I feel that there's comfort in routine. 😊
ReplyDeleteThank you Apeksha :)
DeleteI saw reflections of myself. Beautifully written.
ReplyDeleteThanks Ramya :)
DeleteA very honest post, Sheethal. In the midst of the monotony, we do love that time with family or writing the blog or reading the book, don't we? I think it's the magic of these things we love that helps us move forward.
ReplyDeleteAt times I feel we live for just happy times.
DeleteThat is one hectic routine! I do sometimes tend to check my phone half asleep in the morning, could completely relate to that.
ReplyDeleteThe mention about writetribe notifications was a classic!