NOTE: I did these monthly updates for the entire first year of my career break (December 2013 – November 2014) and then decided to abandon the format since I found I was feeling restricted by the format. Happy New Year! Here’s wishing you a wonderful 2015! When I look back to this time last year, I […]
Life Lessons
#11 – October 2014
Like every year, this year too began with a plan. The plan was this – I’d perfect my home, body, diet, sleeping patterns, relationships and pursue with perfection all the gazillion hobbies I could never get to while I worked. Looking back, the year couldn’t have been more imperfect. I’ve had a lot of fun […]
#10 – September 2014
I have terribly procrastinated writing these monthly updates and as a consequence I’m sitting here trying to hammer these posts out before the year ends and no one wants to talk about 2014 anymore. After that, I tell myself, I won’t delay any posts and will always write regularly and frequently – I am always […]
#9 – August 2014
Now that I’ve wrapped up my tales of travel I want to tell you what else went on in the month of August this year. It was mostly a month filled with travel or the anticipation of it but there were some things that happened this month that I feel I must document here. Where […]
#8 – July 2014
Summer in Chicago is SPECIAL. Given that most of the year we’re bundled up in multiple layers of clothing, the city knows how to make a summer count. This summer was memorable for me because for the first time ever I was able to be in the city for most of it. Namaste Every summer, […]
Fear-defying Acts
Last Sunday, Chicago was witness to two world records set by tightrope walker Nik Wallenda for his inclined walk across the Chicago River and the blindfolded one between the Marina Towers buildings. I had mixed feelings about this one when I first heard about this act – sure, its inspiring if he makes it alright […]
#7 – June 2014
I recently read this illuminating post on the blog Zen Habits about procrastination being rooted in a fear of some sort. I consider myself a habitual procrastinator so obviously I was quite intrigued when I stumbled upon the post. I’ve always been a procrastinator for as long as I can remember. In fact the story of […]