2016, have you been funny? Or a
little weird, no you have been a Roller coaster ride for me. Adventurous in
short! They say, ‘Life is a Roller coaster, full of twists and turns’ and you
have been just that.
You haven’t given me a lazy
moment, good or bad, I have been on my toes. I could have reached out to Ekta
Kapoor and I am sure, she would have made another serial, ‘Kahani 2016 ki’ or ‘2016- Ek
Anokhi kahaani’.
But as they say everything
happens for a reason, 2016 you have been a great teacher. You have been like a
Bollywood movie, where one half may differ from the second, but in the end,
they live happily ever after.
So here I go about, sharing the
life changing experiences 2016 gave me…
1st Jan 2016: We woke up at 4 am (no it wasn’t
for a Yoga class), we were off to Kutch.
What a start to the new year, a place so beautiful, so refreshing. A dream
location! The white desert, the traditional Rogan Art, yummy food, the cozy bhungas, the beautiful sea, the lavish
palaces, the best smiles and happiness all around. 3 days in Kutch and you
rejuvenate.
Well holidays end, and then you
land in office. Well it wasn’t bad at all, as I moved in a new profile, the profile I had wanted to handle.
New role, an awesome boss and the profile you always eyed, what else do you
want?
While New year resolutions get
made in December, they come to life (well sometimes they don’t) a few months
later. In February 2016, the weight loss tamasha started.
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Step 1: Get a weighing scale (get shocked and
depressed)
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Step 2: Decide a workout routine (I opted for
brisk morning walk)
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Step 3: Counting calories (download app)
It worked for me, 3 months of
dedication and 9 kg weight loss J
(Only to put on 6 by the end of the year)
May 2016: Last year, I had started writing a blog, but I wanted a
platform that would appreciate my words and connect me with like-minded souls.
I came across Siyawoman and that’s what gave wings to my writing dreams. I
wrote my first article for Siyawoman
and though I haven’t been regular, I feel proud of myself. Resolution No. 2-
Check.
Weekends were for myself. I
started again with a hobby I had forgotten in the race of being a super woman- painting and DIY, a big stress
buster for me, I painted, made jewellery boxes, vases, learnt decoupage and
lots of other stuff.
June 2016: Just when you feel happy, be prepared for a
twist. Destiny (read Ekta Kapoor) decides to separate Husband and wife and move hubby dear to Kolkata.
Well, it wasn’t easy and we were not sure how we will manage. It’s not that we
haven’t been like this earlier, but after 6 years of marriage, you don’t want
to stay apart. And then frequent
trips between Mumbai and Kolkata started. I am sure many people would
have been in this situation, for those who haven’t, this drains you
financially, physically and mentally.
September 2016: Amidst this, I got to know of the #AtypicalWomanWritesE02 contest by
SiyaWoman. My dear friend and I participated in that and won the first prize. The
happiness that came with this, was a big change from the mess in personal life,
I was going through.
About 10 trips in 3 months along
with other work related travel, put me under lot of stress and I fell ill. For the first time, I took 12 sick leaves in a month and
experienced frequent Hospital trips, hubby not being around and mommy dear
travelling to be with me. Stress does this to you.
October 2016: In between this I turned 30. I had my hubby and mommy with me, who made it
so much better and pleasing for me, despite the health issues going on. Just
another day, that felt much special.
But 2016, You have been kind, you
were back on track- Hubby got an
awesome job and moved to Delhi.
I needed a big change from the monotonous work at office and opted for a sabbatical to pursue my passion- Writing and learn new things in the Art and Craft world.
December 2016: So finally, I have taken a break and joined my
family, who have stood with me, through thick and thin. I am trying to locate a
few missing pieces of the jigsaw puzzle of my life by learning a few more
things. As they say, you live only once, so live on your terms.
I leant a few mantras in this journey, that I carry
with me for life:
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One step at a time.
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This too shall pass.
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It’s not important to win a point, it is
important to win the game.
Dear 2016, If I plot you on a
graph, you look like normal ECG, which tells me you have been just right. A
balanced, straight line would have been so boring.
Looking forward to excellent
2017. Stay high!
