Day 42: 22-10-2021 Cricket practice ended with some new friends in the society. Pandemic n motherwood had kept me within the 4 walls. Exploring out is giving the much needed breadth of fresh air. Feel positive to meet n talk to people. After practice chit chats after Long long time felt heaven n took me back to school days . Day 43: 23-10-2021 . The early morning wake up, finishing mommy duties,rushing to the ground, doing warm up, playing cricket and winning the match - nothing can beat this happiness. Just a friendly match for Upcoming Karnataka day celebrations.but there was so much Josh which I felt I was missing from so long in my life. It opened a new fitness chapter with some new friends looking forward to it.. @Thyagarajan Sir, thanks for checking. Our team won the match by 1run.. It was a great fight by the opponent... We had a "chaK de india" Moment...
Day 44: 24-10-2021 I was able to stick to 80-85% of new schedule which I put. Need improvement but I'm getting there.
Day 45: 25-10-2021 Started a new fitness journey. I'm planning my day well and in addition to the morning walk I have decided to dedicate 40mins to play cricket/volleyball/throwball. Thanks to the recent cricket match. It gave me friends who are interested in playing a sport. So we started with playing throw ball and hoping to continue the same. Day 46: 26-10-2021 Our Diwali contribution drive touched the first milestone of crossing 1L. Our target is 1.5L to buy sweets, water bottle and dry fruits to all the housekeeping staff in the housing society . So happy about our target.
Day 47: 27-10-2021 The fitness journey is all coming together. We have planned 3 days/week to dedicate it to some sort of sports . Wednesday was dedicated to cricket and we went back to cricket practice. Day 48: 28-10-2021 Achieved a personal milestone in my work. Lots of scope for improvement. But I'm getting better. Day 29-10-2021 My girl went early to bed by 8 pm what a great positive thing it is for me. I got solid 2 3 hrs to just relax n watch TV.I have been working around her schedule. But so unsuccessful. So it gave me so much happiness to see her go early to bed.
Day 50: 30-10-2021 first milestone in this series. Completed 50 days. I was doubting if I'll be able to finish. Okay half way done. Half way to go. Saturday dedicated to running in the fitness routine. First 5k post delivery. And I could complete it with lot of difficulty. But then did it.
Finally, I found the owner of the dog that appeared in our driveway. It made my day! The poor little dog appeared on our driveway and I was not sure what I could do. He appeared very friendly, but confused. So, we gave him food and shelter and decided to search for his owner. If I couldn't, I thought of handing him over to the local animal shelter. We posted ads in local groups, created posters, kept notes in all the nearby mail boxes, and asked everyone on the way about it. During this process, I noticed an old man from a nearby neighborhood searching for something, and to my surprise, came to know that he was the one. He was so happy and didn't know how to express his gratitude. He came to our home and collected his dear 'Tucker'. Both of them appeared super excited about being back home! I was so happy to find his master and came to know that somehow he had gotten out of their fence. I am overjoyed for them..
Day 51: 31-10-2021. A good friend's birthday and there were a lot of surprises planned for her from her husband. One was he invited all her close friends including me. So glad she enjoyed the surprise. : ) Day 52: 01-11-2021 Completed an important task which was Pending since Long. So glad finally I could finish it .
Day 53: 02-11-2021 Our Diwali collection drive - we managed to collect around 1.6L. We brought dry fruits, fruits, jute bag, steel water bottles, chocolates , mask and some namkeen for all the housekeeping staff and handed over to them today before they all go on diwali holidays. They smiled and were happy. That made our day. Happy to have volunteered for this in our housing society.
Day 54 : 03-11-2021 This was one bad day at work. Nothing worked as per plan. The day also went in having arguments with husband. But I didn't give up. Spent a lot of time introspecting my mistake at work. Maybe that was one positive I could look at. Day 55 : 04-11-2021 A happy happy Diwali it was. Usual festival rituals followed. Met friends in the evening for crackers bursting session. Enjoyed the day. Day 56 : 05-11-2021: One more day of festival. It was movie time at the theatre after 2 years probably.. enjoyed the movie outing .
After making we wait all spring and summer, my rajnigandha decided to give me a late autumn gift weeks before the onset of frost. They didn’t bloom last year and I was bracing for disappointment this year as well. But they put out four delicate stalks that are now starting to bloom. Sultry, seductive, intoxicating, I don’t have the words to describe the fragrance around them. Sitting on the back porch steps in the late evenings to smell the flowers is my favorite 15 minutes of the day.