The refrigerator breathed its last on 4.6.2021 evening 7.30 pm. Our life came to a halt. The contents in the refrigerator had to be moved. They had to find a space in the already crowded kitchen counter.

As it was the lockdown period, we had to wait for a week to get it replaced with a new refrigerator. So, the food had to change . Idli – the staple breakfast was done away with – as there was no refrigerator to store the batter. Milk had to be consumed – added to tea, mixed with coffee, boiled with turmeric – huge glasses – so that it need not be wasted. Vegetables and fruits which were otherwise lying in the refrigerator, for days on end – was consumed fresh.

Chocolates, fruit juices were bought less and consumed less. In short, junk food was not ordered and stored.

Wow! The choice of eating healthy was no longer an option but a necessity . So, now I am thinking should I give a weekly off to my new refrigerator every month? What do you say?