2013 was a whiff as far as I remember !! I would say been one of the quickest year to pass by under my nose . This year has been different ,challenging and fun in many ways . To list a few , here they are :
- Moved to the US ; Cincinnati , OH on January 24th from Bangalore India .
- Moved into our apartment in the US in February .
- Handling the snow, cold and numbness for the fist time .
- Figuring out the "Indian "grocers in town to feed our food cravings .
- Wine tasting on Fridays , meeting Judy and learning about wines .
- Driving on US roads ( remember , no honking and follow the lanes !)
- Dealing with the whole new definition of "Me time "with Neo at home .
- Starting a new social life from scratch .
- Living with Sachin more than the hours spend in Bangalore .
- Traveled to New York , New jersey and San Jose .
- Traveled to Alaska . The best treat nature has to offer .
- Hosting dinners for Indian festivals and gathering .
- Traveled to India , was a quick trip by to see everyone .
- Seeing Bruno the dane change into the lamb he is and see him living the life he deserves .
- Now in Oxford , UK to spend Christmas and New Year's eve.
This year has been a challenge emotionally too . Aslan's death was a blow we never expected . It was not his time to go . Not the way he went . It took me a while to make peace with his death . I was angry and pissed at multiple people including myself for choosing and insisting to move to the US . I know that none of our pets will be taken care off the way we do , which doesn't mean that our folks don't take care enough , its just that the perspective is never the same .
Iam still not over Deepu being away . It is currently fueled more when I see Gigu , Sachin and Sandy together . I is not about being jealous , just feeling miserable about the fact that I miss my brother . It is honestly a very terrible feeling when you know you had the green days and now you don't no matter how much you crave for even a few hours in a day . This is something I need to work on . I feel Iam bottling up too much and it is definitely affecting me . I can feel it .
There are a couple of things I need to get back / work on for the coming year .
- Work out and exercise . Fitness needs to notch up and be maintained .
- Join work and get back to the working mode . My idle mind is surely turning out to be the devil's workshop.
- Give back more , to nature , to society and to animals .
- Get CPR certified and if possible become an instructor .
- Get a deep sea diving certification .
- Learn pottery and make my chai cup.
- Experiment more on screen printing .
- Read more books and blog a small note about it .
Cheers !!
- Moved to the US ; Cincinnati , OH on January 24th from Bangalore India .
- Moved into our apartment in the US in February .
- Handling the snow, cold and numbness for the fist time .
- Figuring out the "Indian "grocers in town to feed our food cravings .
- Wine tasting on Fridays , meeting Judy and learning about wines .
- Driving on US roads ( remember , no honking and follow the lanes !)
- Dealing with the whole new definition of "Me time "with Neo at home .
- Starting a new social life from scratch .
- Living with Sachin more than the hours spend in Bangalore .
- Traveled to New York , New jersey and San Jose .
- Traveled to Alaska . The best treat nature has to offer .
- Hosting dinners for Indian festivals and gathering .
- Traveled to India , was a quick trip by to see everyone .
- Seeing Bruno the dane change into the lamb he is and see him living the life he deserves .
- Now in Oxford , UK to spend Christmas and New Year's eve.
This year has been a challenge emotionally too . Aslan's death was a blow we never expected . It was not his time to go . Not the way he went . It took me a while to make peace with his death . I was angry and pissed at multiple people including myself for choosing and insisting to move to the US . I know that none of our pets will be taken care off the way we do , which doesn't mean that our folks don't take care enough , its just that the perspective is never the same .
Iam still not over Deepu being away . It is currently fueled more when I see Gigu , Sachin and Sandy together . I is not about being jealous , just feeling miserable about the fact that I miss my brother . It is honestly a very terrible feeling when you know you had the green days and now you don't no matter how much you crave for even a few hours in a day . This is something I need to work on . I feel Iam bottling up too much and it is definitely affecting me . I can feel it .
There are a couple of things I need to get back / work on for the coming year .
- Work out and exercise . Fitness needs to notch up and be maintained .
- Join work and get back to the working mode . My idle mind is surely turning out to be the devil's workshop.
- Give back more , to nature , to society and to animals .
- Get CPR certified and if possible become an instructor .
- Get a deep sea diving certification .
- Learn pottery and make my chai cup.
- Experiment more on screen printing .
- Read more books and blog a small note about it .
Cheers !!
Nice work Divi. Keep writing.
ReplyDeleteLike your to-do list. Esp. the chai cup :-) Simple and sweet wish.
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ReplyDeleteZoom... That fast. And we miss one of the most endearing couple in our lives. That's quite a lot you achieved in one year. I am especially jealous of your Alaskan sojourn.
ReplyDeleteI can only empathize with your pain of losing your brother. The depth you'd know. My heart reaches out to consol you.
I like your looking ahead and plans for the year to come! Wish you the best there. I got few plans of my own, one of which includes traveling with you both to an exotic locale. :)