Good bye 2013. Well Hellooooo 2014 ;)

2013 is almost at an end. Fire crackers are going off on all directions startling Frankie boy witless. There is festivity in the air nevertheles, Mother Dearest is all set with the little clay pot of milk to be boiled at midnight today. Tradition.

Took the day off today, spent half the day on the balcony and half the day in Mother Dearest's beautiful garden reading, Frankie boy nuzzling by my side. Felt good. Felt peaceful. There is no other way that I would have liked to spend the last day of 2013.   

Looking back, it was a good year. It was a neutral year, it was a bad year, all in all, a balanced year. An year of awakenings, disappointments, accomplishments. An year of new beginings, hope and new revelations. And here's to hoping that those beginings would bear copious fruit and other  new beginings would form in the coming year.

But who's to say that you need a new year for new beginings?

2014 dawns just like another year. The only thing that is of significance to me about it is that my leave cycle gets reset and I shall have more leave to take! :P  

2013 has also been an year of letting go. That is letting go in a positive sense, being carefree, letting go of worries and burdens that no longer serve me. I am determined to leave my baggage in 2013 and step onto 2014 as a light traveller.

Here's to travelling light, taking each day as it comes and standing up to new challenges. Here's to expanding horizons and grabbing a bit of knowledge whereever and whenever possible. Here's to being the best that I can be, for myself and for others.

Here's to a simple and grounded life. Here's to a life that will serve a purpose to the world and people living in it.

Here's to 2014. Whether it is just hanging up a new calendar on the wall or welcoming the New Year with fireworks, wild partying and getting wasted till dawn, it is still 2014.

Note to self - Get used to the digits. Else I'l be marking the date as 2013 till mid next year. Its funny isn't it? When finally you get used to the digits, its already the next year!

Happy New Year you beautiful people. May it be the best year of your lives yet! :)   

December

The sun is extra golden and the winds are crisp, cool and colourful. Is it Christmas or is it just December doing its thing?

What feels absolutely right at the moment is whipping up one of my weird combo cakes, pushing it into the oven & cuddling up on a couch to watch A Christmas Carol while it bakes, letting the smell of happiness and festivity waft right through the house. Such a beautiful feeling.

What I've realized of late is that I often associate happiness with food. Maybe its because a steaming stove and brightly lit windows of a house, for me, is the sign of a warm and happy, homely homestead. Or maybe, food just makes me happy. Oh I dunno. 

Tomorrow being a holday (yeey!) there is no feeling of lingering doom and gloom that is usually related to Sunday mornings. The plan for today is simple; eat, drink and chillax. Oh and do some grocery shopping. Just in case I'm hit with a bout of baking.

I'm writing at a rate. Certain things have become clearer to me since of late. Its frightening and refreshing when these things hit you, like the unexpected December rain. I suppose you go through life in a daze and suddenly, lo and behold, one beautiful sunny day you wake up. And you are startled by the reality that stares at your face. And you are not satisfied until you've done something about it.

Speaking of rain, the sky has suddenly clouded up. I suppose it'l rain soon. Bummer.

Does life consist of anything else rather than just fighting for survival? All that I hear these days is people running around looking for jobs that bring in the most amount of cash. What about an occupation that makes you happy? Does happiness count ANYWHERE in this weird equation that people have made out to be their life?

Maybe I have way too many ideals than are good for me. 

I have a dream. I don't know if its possible and most probably, its way too far fetched, but I'm glad I have a dream. And there's this certain restlessness associated with it. If this is madness, I'm glad that I'm mad. Its good to be able to wake up sometime, rather than being asleep your entire life.

And now that I'm awake, its time to get busy. With life.