Ten Day Challenge. Post 2- Nine Loves

This post is in continuation of the 10 day YOU challenge. Today's post is on 9 loves. But only 9?  I have so many. But here goes the first nine that come in my mind. (These are not in any particular order. You can not put hierarchy in love matters!)

1. Rishi

He is my world, my support. His presence make things fall into place and I am so glad to have him in my life. It's been the most amazing seven years of my life, with you in it!

2. Two sets of wonderful parents.

Just one word to describe this feeling- Blessed. 


3. Books

Yes I spend a lot on books but then you can't do much when your hobby becomes your love ;)

4. Chocolates

I sincerely wish I could eat chocolates without getting fat. I am happy, I eat chocolate to celebrate. I am sad, I eat chocolate to lift up the mood. I am angry, I eat chocolate to ensure I don't utter bitter words. Really.

5. Shuchi

By law, yes she is my sister (sis-in-law). But going by the love I have for her, she is my soul sister :)

6. Beaches

This picture was taken in Pattaya. There is a reason a beach vacation was chosen for my first trip after marriage. The reason has to be love (for beaches. Oh yesss, husband of course!).

7. Coffee

Anyone who knows me even faintly, would swear by my love for coffee. I like it strong, less milk and no sugar :) Ahhhh, the craving has just begun.

8. Rain

Everyone loves rain. I know. But I have a strong connection with rain. Everytime it rains, something in my life changes. It has always been like that. Enigmatic, I know but then, who doesn't like to dance in the rain?

9. Friends

It would call for a new post, may be a new blog to express my love for my friends. But you guys know it. Don't you?

Tomorrow's post would be on eight fears. I am counting!

© Written by Garima Mahajan

Ten Day Challenge. Post 1- Ten Secrets

Alright. I am sorry for not writing regularly for a long time now. :(  I am not going to give any excuses (job, home, personal turbulence etc etc etc). I apologise.

So to amend the mistake, I shall be doing some 'true- blogging'. Not that, I have not done that before, but this is going to be 'revealing myself over the blog' posts. I am starting '10 day YOU challenge'.

Day 1: 10 SECRETS

Of all the tasks ahead for the next 10 days, this one is surely the toughest. Who the hell wants to disclose their secrets? That too, when the Thursday Challenge is over!

But nevertheless, here goes the list:

1. I had a secret crush on my mom's student. And this was when I was in fifth standard. I kinda blackmailed him too to treat me with Campa Cola :D (those were the days!!). The guy apparently turned out to be virtuous and gave me a piece of mind. Tch Tch, poor me :P
2. I can't stand jealousy. It is okay and natural to be possessive of people you love, but to not let them be themselves, all in the name of love, is pure jealousy. My freedom is utmost important to me.  
3. I am obsessed with cleanliness and get edgy when I see dirt and dust around me.
4. I am very disdainful of men who abuse their wives and think it is manly of them to do so. Any form of abuse- physical, verbal or mental is sickening to me.
5. I am secretly pleased when people tell me I look younger than my age. And every time, one tells me this, I run to tell this to Rishi. I am a bit immature that ways ;)
6. Breaking a promise is the worst thing that you can do to me. I value people and their words. If they don't keep up to their words, I can never be the same with them.
7. No matter how much I crib about the maintenance of long hair, I want to grow my hair long! 
8. I understand the difference between self- centered and selfishness. And selfish people piss me off, big time. 
9. I hate lotus stem. And that is the only food item that I can neither eat, nor cook.
10. I have murdered many people- mentally! 

Quite a task this is. Honestly, what was I thinking before taking this plunge? But now that, I am in water, let me swim a bit more :) And ofcourse, a promise is a promise, is a promise and must never be broken.

Tomorrow, nine loves :)

© Written by Garima Mahajan

Wordless Post Part 12

The comfort of your situation depends, which side of the window you are at!

© Written by Garima Mahajan

As you go away

I wrote this poem last month. Letting go is the toughest thing in life. I am still learning the art. 

As I let you go
I see an incomplete self in me.
As you take that final bow
I feel an insatiable me.


As you bid the final goodbye
I feel an emptiness in me
As you are not with me 
The world suddenly gets scary.


As you promise to never love me
I look for ways to live on
As I finally let you go
I am yet not free.

© Written by Garima Mahajan

On Birthdays

Birthdays are always special. Specially if they are your own! Even with age catching up, there always is some excitement about birthdays. Since childhood, my favourite day has been 12th April. No prizes for guessing the reason :) I was so much in love with my birthday that my parents, out of my exasperation to celebrate, or may be out of sheer love, celebrated 12th of every month. Each 12th of 12 months was my birthday till I crossed my teens. (Yes, I had a pampered childhood ;))


But what's different this year is the rainfall in April. In my 28 years of existence, I have never seen such downpour in April. I have a strange belief- every time it rains, something in my life changes. It's been raining off and on for past two days. May be this rain is a signal Universe is giving me to value the gift of life. May be it is convincing me the best present is the presence of the loved ones in my life. 


On that note, Happy Birthday to me. Rishi has planned a small trip. Updates will be posted soon!

© Written by Garima Mahajan

CROSSROADS

I know this is not that serious but I do believe in certain 'totkas', which my friends call superstition. One of these totkas is whether to take left or right turn from a major traffic intersection while going to office. This is the story of how I developed my 'totka'.

Running errands like most mornings, I was certain that I would get late for work. Just before reaching one of the biggest intersections in Delhi, I asked myself- which way: right or left? Both will lead me to office. Left is free turn but is congested. Right would have too many traffic signals on the way. Which one- one part of me was asking the alter one.

Rationally speaking, both the routes were the same distance apart. So the distance factor did not matter really. I slowed down the car and told myself- 'If the signal is green, go right. Else, left. I got back to my normal speed. As luck had it, the signal was red. I smiled, looked right and true to my promise (to myself), I turned left. And despite running late, I managed to reach on time. And thus came this 'totka'.

Now everyday, the traffic signal tells me which way to go- left or right. Superstition, I know but sometimes I let the Universe decide the right way for me.

The connotation of reaching office could be any 'crossroad' situation of life. The traffic light could be the Universe giving answers. May be! After all, life is really all a matter of choices :)

© Written by Garima Mahajan

Wordless Post Part 11

I know, I was in invisible mode from blogging for a long time. But like that Raj Kapoor song, Jeena yahaan marna yahaan. Iske siwa jaana kahaan'. 




Sometimes, the options are more confusing than the question itself!

© Written by Garima Mahajan