Tuesday, June 22, 2010

Moment # 1

Finally after a long sabatical I realised that I had enough fulfulling moments over the past few months to write about. The process of introspecting and rediscovering myself through this period was sometimes fun, sometimes gruelling! But alls well that ends well.. I feel happy from within , content and satisfied with myself!
This i presume is a result of the so many wonderfully fulfilling moments that I have had , those that have given me immense pleasure and enriched my soul with glee.
So, here I present my most recent, fulfilling moment ....

Scene 1 :
My house is in utter chaos. Last few weeks have been mad hectic and I have had no time to clean. The kitchen sink is full of dishes,
The living room has papers strewn all over the place,
The bedroom.. I cannot even describe it -
Clothes lying in places I cannot imagine,
laundry waiting to be done for 3 weeks,
boxes around my bed &
a plate that once held my sandwhich lying in a corner!

Scene 2 :
A friend calls. He is coming over for the weekend!



Scene 3 :
I get frantic. I cannot be in such a non presentable mode. I decide to get the cleaning done
Give myself 2 hours .


Throw my laundry in the dryer - 30 min | meanwhile Dishes - 15 min &
Spray cleaner on the platform and wait - 10 min. | meanwhile pick up trash from the living room
Wipe off the platforms and mop the kitchen floor - 10 min &

Go pick up laundry from the washer and move it to the dryer - 45 min &
Meanwhile ,Pick up trash from my room - 15 min (yeah! That much trash) &
Clean the bathroom platform and throw out trash - 20 min
Vacuum my sleeping alcove - 10 min

Get my clothes from the dryer - fold and hang them -2o min
Vacuum my living area - 10 min

1 hour 50 min - ALL DONE!

Scene 4 :
The friend walks in. Compliments me for how well I maintain my house ..

I beam away happily - fulfilling moment after a 2 hour roller coaster ride!




Thursday, September 17, 2009

Fulfilling Moments!

I get up around 7:45 AM every morning, after snoozing my alarm for at least three times. Reluctantly, pulling myself out of my comforter's warmth I rush into the bathroom and thirty minutes later I am set for the day. Grabbing a quick breakfast , and thinking about all that needs to be done for the day, I leave my parking lot and the next minute I am full throttle on the 101 North. Twenty minutes later, I am at the parking lot of my office . With daily stand up meeting with the team at 11:30 , I brace myself for all the possible questions that can be asked and the rest of the day passes by in solving those questions. 6:00 PM , and I am back in the office's parking lot ready to drive back home. Driving back is accompanied by blaring music or chatting over the phone. Once home, I cook and clean and eat and simultaneously brood about all the things I was unable to finish during the day. Everyday is just, yet another day!

It is during those spare moments that I spend with myself , between phases of this schedule that I questions myself - Is this what life is all about? Will I be fulfilled and happy at the end? Do I really want to do this?

And alarmingly, the answer to this is No! I will never be happy with having a monotonous life. But with the career that I have chosen, having a very exciting, adventurous life is a far fetched thought.

With this conclusion, I have decided to find happiness and joy in some of the day to day things that I usually find cumbersome. Activities - which are not necessarily classified into some particular genre and yet bring a smile to my face and relax me. These are going to be my fulfilling moments :)