Joy of a First!

I just sent my first entry ever to a writing contest. The jubilation is not for having crafted a work of art and got all the editing and punctuation right. It is to celebrate the joy I am feeling for having been able to achieve this. Never mind if I managed to get only a couple of hours of time to write, edit and send on the day of the deadline. Like all feelings of firsts, this is unmatched. I could not have done it without my friend Shruthi's prompting. Thanks Girl!

Hooray!

I actually made it through a month of a blog post a day and have never loved writing more. What better way to celebrate it than the 100th post of this blog!

Going to keep the party going through February. And for all of you still reading this blog, thank you so much for sticking around!

To make it more interesting, I am going to blog through the four weeks of February with a theme each day of the week.

So look out for these during the next four weeks.

Memories on Mondays

Tales on Tuesdays

Worldly Wednesdays

Thoughts on Thursdays

Fiction Fridays


I will spare you all during the weekends. :)

The Perfect Blend

 It is amazing how two contrasting elements when put together can blend to make a beautiful final product, be it in art, music, culinary or science. The art of course is in perfecting the small nuances like quantity, timing, proportion, balance, etc.

A successful artist is the one who is not afraid to experiment with the changing demands to still get that perfect blend.

Cheers to a decade of the perfect blend!

Happy 2014

Back at another fresh start, a new beginning, a new calendar with a new year. The favorite line of many at this point is “Time flies”, yes it is a cliché but so true. If I have to give an account of the last 365 days, I would have to pause and wonder, “Really did 365 days just roll by?!?”

It has been hectic playing a Mom of two, to say the least. But I was the kind who would scorn at people who claimed they are very busy. Really how busy can a person get? There has to be some time they can make to write a few blogs in a month right? These thoughts would have been so me before I went about a whole year writing just 8 posts after claiming to write more  the very start of the year.

A year wiser I realized there are two ways to be busy, physically and mentally. And my case was a bit of both. There were many confusions up there through the year, clouding my thoughts. So much so that I’ve had movie scene like issues with writing. I was not tearing papers and making balls of them and tossing, but stared at empty word documents liberally using the delete key.

I found myself turning philosophical during the course of last year, and one of the biggest realization came just in time for the New Year. If you are doing a hundred things and you do great with 90 of those, don’t beat yourself about the 10 you didn’t do perfectly. Spend time enjoying the 90 you got right, your new confidence will set the rest of the 10 right too. Simple, but it took me a while to realize!

I will not start the year making big promises, but will take baby steps to get back into the groove of writing. The first step will be a month’s challenge of a post a day.  So here is to many days of happy writing!

Wishing everybody a happy, prosperous and fulfilling New Year!

Happy 2013

I have always been the kind, who would turn to a new sheet at school if I got stuck with something and start afresh. I have always loved new beginnings though I am the sentimental types and clutch onto things from the past. Needless to say I love the novelty a new year brings and leaves me all inspired.

My resolution for the year is simple, to reach out, communicate, open up, come out of my shell. But as simple as it sounds people who know me know how hard that is for me. So I am leaving it at that and adding nothing else. If I can achieve even a little and call myself a more social person at the end of 2013 I will be glad. So if it is not obvious enough the plan is to blog a lot and respond to every comment. :) So for all you people who want to help me in the process and comment regularly, thank you in advance.

Wishing everyone peace, health and happiness this year. And here is some inspiration with a few lines from a song from the musical Mame.

Open a new window,

Open a new door,

Travel a new highway,

That's never been tried before;

Before you find you're a dull fellow,

Punching the same clock,

Walking the same tight rope

As everyone on the block.

The fellow you ought to be is three dimensional,

Soaking up life down to your toes,

Whenever they say you're slightly unconventional,

Just put your thumb up to your nose.

And show 'em how to dance to a new rhythm,

Whistle a new song,

Toast with a new vintage,

The fizz doesn't fizz too long.

There's only one way to make the bubbles stay,

Simply travel a new high way,

Dance to a new rhythm,

Open a new window ev'ry day!