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                                                                among our cousins in zoom app. We
               2). I started pursuing my passion of             had  an  all  cousins  call  with  all  my
               writing  blogs.  Writing  blogs  have            cousins  who  are  spread  across  the
               always  been  on  the  list  of  my  “to         world. It felt great to see all of them
               do”   items  but  I  changed  the  status        with  their  respective  families  all  at
               of  it  to  “In  progress”  now.  Also           one place.
               started trying out my hands in essay
               writing  competitions  as  I  am                 8).  One  of  my  husband‟s  cousins
               attempting this one.                             celebrated  her  daughter‟s  birthday
                                                                recently and we were invited to join
               3). Rediscovering the musical talent             in  “houseparty”  app.  Had  great fun
               in me. Exploring the Smule app and               attending      the    birthday      party
               practicing songs in it                           virtually.

               4).  Did  haircut  for  my  son  which  I        Lastly  I  am  able  to  sit  and  refresh
               would have never imagined doing in               my  memory  to  think  about  the
               my  life.  And  I  was  on  cloud  nine          lockdown  memories  and  coin  this
               when my son himself complimented                 essay.  I  don't  mean  to  say  all  this
               me  for  the  hairstyle  I  gave  him            was  possible  only  because  of
               which  is  higher  than  any  other              lockdown  but  these  became  a
               award.                                           priority  only  because  of  this
                                                                lockdown. Perhaps I like to phrase it
               5). Equipping myself technically by              like, this period has taught to value
               attending  online  courses  which  will          life,  to  value  people  around,  to
               aid me in my job.                                appreciate small things in life, to be
                                                                contented with what we have and so
               6). I again started listening to Hindi           on.  It  has,  in  fact,  changed  the
               songs  which  I  stopped  doing  after           perspective  of  life.  Definitely  life
               my  wedding  though  it  was  not                will  not  be  the  same  like  it  was
               intentional. Listening to the songs of           before.  I  feel  it  will  be  referred  as

               the  90s  brought  back  beautiful               “Life before corona” and “Life after
               memories  of  watching  films  like              corona”.
               Pardes, Kuch Kuch Hota Hai, Kabhi
               Kushi Kabhi Gham and so on along                 With  lockdown  being  extended  for
               with family and friends!                         two  more  weeks  and  private
                                                                companies planning to resume work,
               7).  Lockdown  indeed  has  made  us             the  chances  are  more  that  I  will  be
               use     technology      to    its    best.       one of the few to go to office on a
               Considering  we  are  a  huge  and               priority  basis.  With  these  memories
               closely  knitted  family  in  both  my           being  carved  out  of  a  situation  like
               parents side as well as my parents in            this, soon the “present” will become
               laws  side,  we  had  a  virtual  call




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