Recently, I have been bogged down with loads of academic and professional commitments.

With the changing season and this humongous workload, I have been feeling drained both
physically and emotionally.

Somehow, after a long screen time every single day, it has become impossible for me to
have a sound sleep at night even though I feel sleepy.
The day before yesterday, I could not get even a minute of sleep at night owing to
discomfort resulting from the screen exposure. My eyes were watery, and I kept on shifting
sides throughout the night.

My mother now makes sure that I at least take a short nap in the afternoon.

Honestly, that nap is the only time in the day that I rewind myself in.

Yesterday, I had back to back classes in the morning, and then a few meetings in the
evening. Basically, my schedule was tight.

During my first class, I found my phone constantly buzzing. I rarely give my number to
anybody. Neither do most of my relatives, nor my friends or classmates have my number.
Hence, the only calls I receive are from customer care, selling a specific scheme. I promptly
ignore them.

I got done with my first class and checked my phone.

“3 missed calls from Grandma”

The above line popped on my screen. I felt extremely guilty for not receiving her calls right
then and immediately called her back.