Showing posts with label life lately. Show all posts
Showing posts with label life lately. Show all posts
August in doodles.
It's been absolute yonks since I last logged in and documented my random musings. These past few months were HECTIC. I've finally taken out some time for myself and gone back to the same old routine where I come up to my loft with a cup of tea and doodle away to music or a movie. Simple pleasures! There is a lot to be said when it comes to appreciating the smaller and finer details of everyday mundane. Our house is almost done but we are still drowning in to-do lists. So I've decided to slow down a bit, get my blogging mojo back and get rolling.
Here is August in doodles.
Thats me doing a wee bit of gardening while the mister does most of the sweat draining work.
Because paranoid is my surname. Worrying about anything and everything.
Most of August evenings were spent either working on our garden or going to garden centres. Bought more plants than I would ever need. My kind of BONG.
Bake a cake they said. Its therapeutic they said. *Rolls eyes*
We walked through a giant of a park one sunny evening and took in all the calm serenity.
LAUGHS. LOTS OF IT.
This is home.
After almost a year of searching, over 42 house visits, a receding hairline and empty bank balance later; we have finally bought our very first home! This is a milestone in our relationship and words cannot describe the emotions and adrenaline running through our veins at the moment. Such high!
Lately
It's been almost a month since I last posted. Travel, daily life shenanigans and other random stuff kept me out of it. I need to get a hang of this blogging malarkey again. So here goes.
Mid-day epiphany
I'm in a coffee shop sipping on a cup of caramel latte. I see people. People with different stories. I see a lady engrossed in a book and lost in the world of letters and words, a new mother trying to comfort a delirious baby, three teenagers in deep discussion; probably about boys and movies, a bespectacled guy sitting in a cozy corner typing away on his laptop like there is no tomorrow.
A five year journal
I had my eye on this since last year. But spending a tenner for a journal seemed like a far-fetched idea at the time. I toyed over it for a long time and it comfortably stayed in my amazon wish list ;whilst secretly wishing someone would read my mind and gift this to me. I'm weird like that.
Things 2014 taught me.
♥ A whole year can get over in the blink of an eye and the snap of a finger. Don't forget to LIVE. 2014 has been the hardest year. I'm glad its over.
♥ Being misunderstood and being falsely accused hurts like hell. It can give you sleepless nights, an aching heart and a restless mind.
♥ Realising that there is only a handful of people I actually trust and who genuinely care for me, has been an eye opener.
Midnight musings
Its so close to christmas; my most favourite festive seasons. Its almost midnight and I'm in bed trying to clear my laptop off unwanted pictures, documents and anything which irks a bad memory; almost as if I'm trying to clear my mind.
I found this photo of me from last year; taken around the same time. Things seemed a lot different back then. I was trying to find happiness in silly things, indulging in silly joys and just about keeping it together and putting on a brave face. For all i know; it did work. And I really was happy for all that it's worth.
Birthday shenanigans.
So, yesterday marked my 27th year on this earth. Twenty seven?!? Boy! do i feel like a granny!
With the monthly cycle not favouring my celebratory spirits, I spent the whole day on bed with the worst cramps ever. To add up to my already dampened spirits, it was pouring outside the whole day. To quote Chandler Bing "Could it BE more depressing?". He he.
Notes to self.
♥ You are NOT perfect. And thats ok. Everyone has dark circles, blemishes and/or some other issue. Real life doesn't come with an airbrush tool. Embrace the flaws because 'perfect' is boring!
♥ Its ok to cry. Let it out. As they say "The sooner you let yourself cry, the sooner you'll be able to smile again". Being strong for too long and taking it in silence just clutters your mind with anxiety and unwanted insecurities. Its fine to lash out your anger/frustration to whoever concerned; if they have let you down time over time.
Hello Autumn!
While the weather may not be at its spiffing best at the moment, I'm quite honestly looking forward to autumn and winter this year. We all do love a bit of sun and thankfully, UK has had its fair share of sunshine this year. But I do love sweater weather.
Impromptu visit to Caversham park
One thing I really like here in Reading is the serene lakeside parks. Im a one-with-the-nature kind of girl and I love anything lush and green. Since we have been getting quite a lot of consistent heat wave here in the UK(which is rare, may I add), everyone seems to be thoroughly enjoying and relishing it. It feels really good to relax near a riverside park, while soaking in the evening sun with the breeze caressing the face and cooling the sweatbeads off the forehead. Nothing like it!
Lately ...
CELEBRATING | sunshine and happiness to my hearts content.
LISTENING | to Nikki Phillipi's "Once in a lifetime" on repeat.
FEELING | blessed for all that I have.
FEELING | blessed for all that I have.
Two weeks of pure bliss
June 2nd, 2014. The day I was waiting, planning, dreaming and looking forward for almost four months. My family decided to cross the seas and spend two weeks with us in the UK. My parents had this trip long overdue. So they sorted their schedule out, pulled in my brother and family and planned out a mini vacation. And needless to say we were beyond excited to host them.
Lo and behold the day came after all the wait and our usually quiet house of two, filled with the laughs of six and the giggles of a toddler!
Finding joy in the ordinary
I don't know if it's just me, but do you ever wonder what your life would be like if you had done things differently? Where would you be now if you had chosen an alternate path when making a key decision? Life is just a crazy whirlwind of choices and decisions. You either rejoice over it or it destroys you.
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