Been a long time….

"Its been a long time" , they say..
You never bother to call..
When will you be free, its been six months now …
Do you remember the last time we met/spoke..
You don’t seem to have time for us anymore?
What do you all day long?

Me says,
Phone calls are one of the last things I enjoy… and unfortunately enough, that hasn’t changed …
It hasn’t been JUST six months; it’s been four months of shuttling between three cities and two months of settling into a new home.
No, I don’t remember the last time we spoke or met, but whenever it was, hope the attention given was not any lesser than before..
Alas, I had a lot of free time before to accommodate more than what I had to do for everyone around..

What do I do all day?
Nothing much, I just wile away time ,
Screaming and scaring at a rat that was simply sniffing at my window and provoking it with a broom to jump right into my cooking vessels
Getting repaired stuff which were working fine and would suddenly konk off for no obvious reasons such as Scooter, Washing machine (whose wires I came learn later were chewed by THE rat) and right now its, the internet connection at mom’s place.
Buying groceries, which get depleted at different times and you can find me every other day at the nearby supermarket.
Keeping in mind the dates when payment has to be made for maintenance, milk man, domestic help, newspaper, electricity, rent, mobile connection, cable TV…
Trying to lose the SEVEN odd kilos I added to myself due to which I don’t fit into most of my clothes anymore
Holding on to a one month “off sweets” diet (please note : this does not include cakes and ice creams)

I haven’t included time spent on cooking, keeping in touch with parents and in laws, going to church, having jam packed work at office, trying to ensure that I am not exhausted since my dizziness resumed after I stopped my medication, and helping my husband to go about places in this city which is not friendly to non-native language speakers.

If you think someone/thing infuriated me off to rattle all this …Nothing of that sort, I am fine, Thank you..

Its just that I am tired….not of my roller coaster life.… but of being questioned about my “un”social skills…

They say “Never explain--your friends do not need it and your enemies will not believe you”

Well, it’s been a long time, since I met a friend……