Wow!I can’t believe February is almost over.
So in the last few days,I have turned a year older 🙂 I was going to write a Happy Birthday post to myself but was too busy having fun 😀
Ms.An and I ,went out for coffee after dropping Ms.A .She loves going to the coffee shop with mumma,loves ordering a babycino. Her joy was even doubled when she saw my friend N and her baby M.
This is what a coffee date with two kids looks like 😀
After the coffee date with N,we went to my friend R’s house,where I got spoiled even more. My friend S had come over with the most delish Macadamia pie and surprised me with this
I L.O.V.E plants and had been eyeing this one for the longest time and showed a picture to S,a couple of days before my birthday and she got this for me.
And then there was the wine and long stemmed roses and a watch from S. Another friend,J,walked into my work with my favourite Mocha and a potted plant.. I love it how I am thinking plants and gardens right now and my friends are so in tune with my thoughts.
Two days after my birthday,we were going somewhere and I just put my hair up in a bun,very casually and a sudden realisation hit me that I am not worried about my looks anymore. I’d be lying if I said I am not vain anymore.I am..but I am just much more comfortable in my skin.I think I am finally growing up and turning into one of those women I admired 🙂
I am still struggling with weight,but am consciously doing something to lose it.I have accepted it that all those years of neglect cannot be undone in one day..so,I am just working on chipping away slowly… a few 100gms every week,a few cms every week..every little bit helps.
In the week before my birthday,I got in touch with my school friends.I was in touch with some of them on facebook,you know in the random ‘like’ or comment on the photo kind of way,but this is a whatsapp group and its everyday chit-chat..morning to night and it is so much fun.I feel like a teenager again. And SP has a younger, chirpier wife .
Alright,I’ll stop here and hit the sack..more soon.
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I am trying something new- instead of flooding my Facebook timeline with random updates,I am just going to blog about it.
So today I am blogging from the deck,while I watch Ms.An’s swimming lesson. I am so proud of her for taking to the water like a fish. She fell into the water,on the first day while waiting for turn at the island. The instructor got to her in 10 secs and she came up with a big grin saying Mummy she saved my life..and then she was back to being the monkey that she is .
But, as I sit here watching her, I am missing my time with her in the pool. It could also be because of the mum& bub that’s running at the other end of the pool.
The class is nearly finished and I am going to hit publish before she comes out 😊 -
Finally at the gym!!Bikram, your turn now 👍👍👍 -
Yayy!My birthday month is here and I am excited! Can you tell? Can you tell?
Ms.A’s first day at school was really good and exciting. She was one of the two students picked to be the line monitor-she was excited about being picked and more excited because one of her classmates picked her. She is so serious about doing this job well.
My first day back at work was fun too. Its always lovely to go back after a break. I am well rested and as my regulars walked in, it was like a mini-reunion 🙂
Although I loved the holidays and the lazy days-that I had to fill up to entertain the brats, I am loving the routine even more.
This year, my plan is to be better organised with our meals, with our finances and with our life in general. My phone is full of reminders, but at least everything is in one place and I don’t double-book activities/events and then do the balancing act. The other thing that I am doing actively is, taking a back seat. I am learning to say ‘No’, instead of stretching myself too thin.
Speaking of thin, I still haven’t gone to the gym. Bik has made me responsible for his workouts too..Sorry Bik..hopefully next week will be better. B.U.T. I am eating healthy,so that’s a start.I need a favour from you lovely readers.If you know of anyone that has worked on their own backyard and turned it into an oasis (of sorts) please point me in their direction.We have a fairly good sized backyard and at the moment its just dirt and weeds and all I want to do is turn it into my zen space.All advice will be greatly appreciated.
Hope you are having a good weekend..more soon.
