2013 Introspection - Blogathon 2014 Post 2

Gosh! I am almost writing in the tomorrow, going by IST that is. But finally, am home and here goes my post. The theme is 2013 introspection and I must say I did some of it in my mad-dash of a post, see here.

2013 was a kind of see-saw year, either up or down, never letting up. No equilibrium of a kind. It taught me patience, to live out situations and with people not within my control. It taught me to put my head down and do what I had to do, on a daily basis. It did make me more withdrawn and anxious and even on a short fuse, maybe as a result of this. And that was also when I broke my self-imposed also made me break my chocolate ban, taking it to an addiction stage. The weight gain too.

Good things that happened were writing - regularly on my blog, with Parentous, Indian Moms Connect, and couple of just helping out friends with a deadline. Also starting to drive. Keeping busy made me feel good. And it is exactly what I need, like all the time. Ok, so shifting houses and town was something totally out of my comfort zone, and something which I resisted. I've gone endlessly about it and even wondered incredulously at my own reaction, wondering how bad it could be. Just put it down as immigrant inconveniences.

In the midst of all this highlighted cribbing, there was good stuff too. Only that mostly I am one to state that glass is half empty. And there have been so many - husband who must be credited for his patience and good humour with me and vice versa, parents - they don't have a choice really, my two little snugbugs and their heartwarming smiles and acceptance of a grumpy mommy - when I've been minimalistic at times. Friends, also blog pals - the few I've made, random acts of  kindness of neighbours, acquaintances....to the small, mostly inconsequentia, maybe totally incidental ones  but definitely to be acknowledged like the walnut tree in the house we live in, the two hens at the end of the garden, a library stocked with fewer but books in English language, a view of the star-lit sky from an uncurtained window, ok, now I am going to end this jabberwockery drift...Or rather exercise in being thankful.

Day 2 of New Year and one thing I ought to be is more ORGANISED.

Here are two links on New Year Resolutions that I want to share -
1.http://www.forbes.com/sites/davidkwilliams/2013/12/31/the-first-7-weeks-of-2014-could-change-your-life-the-choice-is-yours-3/
2. http://edition.cnn.com/2013/12/30/health/new-years-resolutions-different/index.html?sr=sharebar_twitter