The 'what did you do today?' - Series

First day of 2021:

Every day of the first week of 2021:

Friday of first week of 2021:

Weekend after first week of 2021:

The Monday after:

Followed forever by:

Pearlo Wisdom

What a treasure this! :* 2021, one done, more pls!!

The Old, new-Old & new-New

After a certain age, on a daily basis, there are a thousand things to nudge & remind one about the ever increasing age. And then there's also some age beyond which you cease to care or you're oblivious to how old you actually are. Case in point - my in-laws, now well into their 70's-80's, who were discussing on how pension delivered home is a facility for the aged - not them! I havent got there yet.. I guess I'd have to be really lucky to get there. Im still figuring out the former state and it can be cruel at times - to say the very least! One such reminder came during one of those pesky family zoom calls (o man! things that the pandemic has done beyond its expected onslaught..), I was trying to be cheerful & crack a joke. No sooner had I said it than my first born rolled her eyes, slapped her forehead & walked away completely embarrassed by me! Made me realize how this defective gene was passed on from dad to me & how I used to be the one embarrased of him. Karma is a bitch! So anyway, as old makes way for the new-old & the new-new, Im trying to enjoy as much of the sunshine before my work is done. Atleast there's no pressure any more to look pretty :P Silver linings!

PC - Mom & PC -me She planted, I photographed

Heavy shoulders

Going crazy as I step in to do something someone taught me long ago! Those visuals keep flashing before my eyes every few minutes. I so desperately wish I could share this with you... I hope I dont let you down!

Weekend Jammin

So, officially kickstarted 2 days of working with communicator off... or may be 2 days of planning to do so ... to wake up to another guilty monday morning! Anyway, living it up with the latest track my kids & I have picked up. Die hard fans of AM! :D My ticket to feeling young... with the body of a 60 year old :S. I have certainly physically aged with all this sitting around. I'm ashamed of my lifestyle right now. I should do something about this. Will procrastinate this ... for 1 month to be precise, so I can draft a concrete set of 2021 resolutions... that will enable some more procrastination of course. Anyway here is whats on loop on my play list & in my head when Im not with Jabra.

"Look At Us Now What Have We Become? I Don’t Recognise Us Anymore"

Writers Block!

I don't think it right to call myself a writer but still... May be more appropriate to say what I faced was a 'bloggers block'!! Still feel quite numb inside like nothing excites me anymore.

Even binge watching stuff on OTT platforms has lost its charm. I keep contemplating going back to books... & I tried ... but - dead inside!

I was also sure that life had too much to offer to watch series. I always stuck to movies to get done with what I started. Even that changed... because - dead inside!

So anyway, caught up with a few remarkable series that explained patriarchy quite well. Queen's Gambit (because the in-laws couldn't stop raving about it) and now catching up with the Crown. Some of those dialogues in both these series have said it so effectively - like when Queen Elizabeth says "I would ask you to consider your response not that which my age and gender would suggest.. in light of the respect that my rank and my office deserve'. The Queen of all people had to say this!!!... and that too in the beginning of the 20th century. This dialog is still relevant and I believe every woman - even someone as common as me - can still use this!! Actually, truth be told, I never ever thought I would sympathize with the obstinacy of British royalty but I finally have begun to understand their side! I'm amazed at how every coin does have two sides after all.

Final Moments

Those significant moments in your life when you say to yourself - 'this is it' & you take in as much of the moment as you can ...because deep down you know that this is the last time you will encounter that familiarity that you're used to... be it a house, a city, a pet or a person that meant something to you. Those final moments before you lose them forever (deliberately or otherwise - even to death sometimes) carry the most pain!