Summer is here! No, I am not rejoicing about the relentless sun, neither am I by the pool getting a tan. You will never catch me doing that. We Indians are blessed with a wheatish tone and I do NOT intend on getting any wheat-ier. So yeah, summer is here! Bringing along with it my summer vacations :) Yes, I do get that privilege because I work in schools. So when you see more cars on the road jamming the already unbearable traffic, a sudden increase in the number of visitors at the malls and movie theaters, you know it is SUMMER.
So here I am, on the first day of my official vacation from work. It felt so good last night when I knew that for the first time, my husband will be getting out of bed and going to work while I lie under the warmth of my comforter with no hurry or urgency of getting to work in time. Bliss! I have already planned a dozen things to do. The list includes trying out new recipes, going to the gym (hah!), exploring the city with my camera in tow, shopping (I don't really need a holiday for that); but the first thing on my to-do list was, DOING NOTHING. I thought of the countless hours I have spent these last 8 months running away after kids, working day and night to complete reports, attending meetings going as long as 3 hours, and I decided, I could do with doing a little NOTHING.
Blame it on the routine of waking up at 6:30 am everyday, my eyes opened at 3 intervals- 6:15 am, 7:00 am, and then 8:00 am. I forced myself to go back to sleep the first two times, but the third time I could not fight it anymore. Well, maybe another day, I said to myself; I still have plenty of time to sleep in till late and not do anything. So I got out of bed, filled my bowl up to the brim with the tasty chocolate cereal I had just purchased yesterday, and plopped myself on the couch in front of the TV. Heard the phrase couch potato? I was totally going to personify that today. I did not want to go crazy doing stuff and then look back at the summer and regret not having spent one single day just doing "NOTHING". Okay I have said that a lot haven't I.
9:00 am. That's it? I have been sitting here watching the news and some random cooking show for so long and it's only been barely an hour? I picked up the phone and called home. Talking to my mom always makes me feel good, and we end up having long conversations so that would probably help this day speed up it's pace. I got off the phone, finished breakfast, and sat at the window on the ledge, gazing at the gorgeous city in front of me. It was the perfect day- cloudy, foggy, cool, just the way I like it.
10:00 am. I got onto my laptop, chatted up a few friends on gtalk, went crazy posting pins to my boards on pinterest, checked facebook, and then, believe it or not, I signed into my work email. Why? Nobody will expect me to reply to any emails leave alone check them, considering that I am officially on leave. But no, I did sign in. Sent an email regarding Summer School (which comes up two weeks from now), and then signed out, more so to prove to my colleagues who are still working that I in fact DO have a life.
10:30 am. The lady on my television tells me to order TrendyTop to say goodbye to muffin tops. I feel guilty and keep away the chocolate bar in my hand which I was going to devour next. How did she know of my increasing waistline so as to appear at the exact time I was going to bite into my Hershey's bar? Ruthless I tell you.
11:00 am. I clean up the kitchen, sweep the floors, clean up the bathroom.
12:00 pm. Oh wow look! It's almost lunch time! I browse through the contents of my refrigerator, the cabinets, and find that I have no leftovers or some ready-to-eat stuff that I can just throw into the microwave and get to eating. Every bone in my body wants to get onto the couch, watch TV and probably even catch a nap in the afternoon. No way was I going to cook anything right now. Maggi? Sounds good. I look through the vessels and I see the one I usually make Maggi in, lying in the dishwasher, greasy, all ready to be washed. Hand wash it and use it? Not so much. Maggi is out. After about an hour, I finally settle for a cheese and paprika sandwich and some cherries to go with it. Lazy? You bet. Tasty? Heck yeah!
1:00 pm. The beginning of a 3 hour Grey's Anatomy marathon. There you go! I found some way to spend my time!
4:00 pm. Being alone at home may be fun. Not always though. I just realized how I was craving company. Someone to talk to. Or just being around people. I go down for a quick walk and come back feeling all refreshed.
5:00 pm. Grocery shopping! Time to cook some Chicken Biryani for the love of my life, who will be home in about an hour. That was the most looked-forward to moment of the day!
7:00 pm. Done cooking the Biryani. Looks delicious. Smells delicious. Hope it tastes as good.
At the end of this day, I realized that as much as I love doing NOTHING, I kind of can't stay away from doing SOMETHING. There is this urge in me which constantly motivates me to get off my rear and do something useful. Something productive. Restless? No, I don't think so. Well, maybe.. a little. Antsy? That doesn't sound very nice. Unstable? No way. That term is just disturbing. Let's call me Active. There you go. Now that's a word that sounds good.
So here I am, on the first day of my official vacation from work. It felt so good last night when I knew that for the first time, my husband will be getting out of bed and going to work while I lie under the warmth of my comforter with no hurry or urgency of getting to work in time. Bliss! I have already planned a dozen things to do. The list includes trying out new recipes, going to the gym (hah!), exploring the city with my camera in tow, shopping (I don't really need a holiday for that); but the first thing on my to-do list was, DOING NOTHING. I thought of the countless hours I have spent these last 8 months running away after kids, working day and night to complete reports, attending meetings going as long as 3 hours, and I decided, I could do with doing a little NOTHING.
Blame it on the routine of waking up at 6:30 am everyday, my eyes opened at 3 intervals- 6:15 am, 7:00 am, and then 8:00 am. I forced myself to go back to sleep the first two times, but the third time I could not fight it anymore. Well, maybe another day, I said to myself; I still have plenty of time to sleep in till late and not do anything. So I got out of bed, filled my bowl up to the brim with the tasty chocolate cereal I had just purchased yesterday, and plopped myself on the couch in front of the TV. Heard the phrase couch potato? I was totally going to personify that today. I did not want to go crazy doing stuff and then look back at the summer and regret not having spent one single day just doing "NOTHING". Okay I have said that a lot haven't I.
9:00 am. That's it? I have been sitting here watching the news and some random cooking show for so long and it's only been barely an hour? I picked up the phone and called home. Talking to my mom always makes me feel good, and we end up having long conversations so that would probably help this day speed up it's pace. I got off the phone, finished breakfast, and sat at the window on the ledge, gazing at the gorgeous city in front of me. It was the perfect day- cloudy, foggy, cool, just the way I like it.
10:00 am. I got onto my laptop, chatted up a few friends on gtalk, went crazy posting pins to my boards on pinterest, checked facebook, and then, believe it or not, I signed into my work email. Why? Nobody will expect me to reply to any emails leave alone check them, considering that I am officially on leave. But no, I did sign in. Sent an email regarding Summer School (which comes up two weeks from now), and then signed out, more so to prove to my colleagues who are still working that I in fact DO have a life.
10:30 am. The lady on my television tells me to order TrendyTop to say goodbye to muffin tops. I feel guilty and keep away the chocolate bar in my hand which I was going to devour next. How did she know of my increasing waistline so as to appear at the exact time I was going to bite into my Hershey's bar? Ruthless I tell you.
11:00 am. I clean up the kitchen, sweep the floors, clean up the bathroom.
12:00 pm. Oh wow look! It's almost lunch time! I browse through the contents of my refrigerator, the cabinets, and find that I have no leftovers or some ready-to-eat stuff that I can just throw into the microwave and get to eating. Every bone in my body wants to get onto the couch, watch TV and probably even catch a nap in the afternoon. No way was I going to cook anything right now. Maggi? Sounds good. I look through the vessels and I see the one I usually make Maggi in, lying in the dishwasher, greasy, all ready to be washed. Hand wash it and use it? Not so much. Maggi is out. After about an hour, I finally settle for a cheese and paprika sandwich and some cherries to go with it. Lazy? You bet. Tasty? Heck yeah!
1:00 pm. The beginning of a 3 hour Grey's Anatomy marathon. There you go! I found some way to spend my time!
4:00 pm. Being alone at home may be fun. Not always though. I just realized how I was craving company. Someone to talk to. Or just being around people. I go down for a quick walk and come back feeling all refreshed.
5:00 pm. Grocery shopping! Time to cook some Chicken Biryani for the love of my life, who will be home in about an hour. That was the most looked-forward to moment of the day!
7:00 pm. Done cooking the Biryani. Looks delicious. Smells delicious. Hope it tastes as good.
At the end of this day, I realized that as much as I love doing NOTHING, I kind of can't stay away from doing SOMETHING. There is this urge in me which constantly motivates me to get off my rear and do something useful. Something productive. Restless? No, I don't think so. Well, maybe.. a little. Antsy? That doesn't sound very nice. Unstable? No way. That term is just disturbing. Let's call me Active. There you go. Now that's a word that sounds good.
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