These last few days have
been a mixed bag. While I fret over a lot of things, there is plenty more that
make me feel blessed.
Every evening, while the
Boy and his parents take an evening stroll in the walking path nearby, I sit at
the neighborhood Starbucks and watch the world go by. No I am not lazy, I just
do my exercise with a therapist and this is what is advised for me for the rest
of the day. Did I tell you how much I love my therapist!?
I browse through my next
holiday plans while sipping on a decaf. You see, coffee after 5 p.m. gives me a
sleepless night. Wow, I sound like such a snob while writing this post - I
promise, I am not one!
Since the parents are
visiting, I cook every meal for them. The housework has increased probably by three times but I don’t really mind it. I cook, load the dishwasher, load the washing
machine, play good movies for them while their son is at work and just watch a
lot of election coverage with them. It is far from my usual lying-on-the-sofa-and-chilling-out life,
but my therapist is happy that I am
moving more.
Yes, I still love her. And no, I don't move less usually.
I came back from my girls-only trip three weeks back. While it was awesome of my besties to take on the task, I don’t think it’s
fair on both me and them to manage my comparatively lower energy levels with their
enthusiastic selves. The Boy has learnt his way with me, I don’t want anyone
else to compromise.
Anyway, I just wanted to
update while sipping on my cuppa. I am super duper happy that I am going to
travel next week. It is going to be amazing and I cannot wait. I will be
updating this blog with my travel stories from the last 3 years in the month of
July and August - the schools will be closed, all my friends will travel to their native land and the child-free me will be sweltering in this desert heat.
I don't think I will come to Starbucks then. I only like to sit outside and the weather would make it difficult to even breathe. So I would write from the comforts of my air-conditioned apartment or would sometimes go to the pool-side with ice-cold water to sip on while I type on my regular Asus laptop.
See you soon!