~~ Happy New Year !! ~~

The last post of the blogathon (of course 2 posts short), the last post of this year and the decade as well ( Its a decade of blogging for me).. Hmmm...Though I wanted to write a long post highlighting quite a few things.. I finally decided to keep it short and simple. 

I'd like to thank Rixi, Sukalp, Jayalakshmi, Meenakshi, Rohini, Poorani, Balaiah, Vandhana, Hema, Madhangi, Dinesh, Jairam, Prabha, Bhagwath for being a constant support by reading and leaving comments on my posts whole of this month - Few of you almost on every single post. Your comments meant a lot to me in this month long journey.  Thank you so much :-) Also, Thank you all so much for speedy recovery wishes as well for my little one!!

The year has been a busy blur and the decade has been a mixed bag with lot of learnings. I am sure, all of you would have had your share of ups and downs. As we step into a new year in few hours, I wish for lots of peace and happiness for all of us in the upcoming year!! May all of us grow stronger and kinder in the coming years.  Wish you and your family a very wonderful prosperous year ahead. 

~~ Twenty for Twenty ~~

Yep, that’s what I am planning to call it.

If you haven’t guessed, I plan to aim for twenty goals for the year 2020 (and hence the name of the post). Yes, I am brave that way, even after failing miserably in few of my goals this year, I still want to go ahead and set up some goals for the year that’s to come. I do want to address the things that I couldn’t achieve this year. 20 is a huge number, yes, but the plan is to keep the goals as simple as possible. As I mentioned in my learnings of this year, I am also not going to be rigid about it, and if there’s a goal I am not enjoying enough, I am going to strike it off my list as I move forward.

I wanted to make sure I put it in writing here in this space, so that I am accountable to provide a regular status update.  I am going to be mindful to ensure that the goals are simple enough, doable without much fussing about required and doesn’t in itself add pressure or chaos to my already-busy-life. One of these past years –  I was too optimistic and had set myself up for a goal of reading 40 books a year and though I did complete it, towards the end, it turned out to be a chore due to other pressing responsibilities in life. I realized that year that I need to enjoy a goal I set, rather than doing it for the sake of doing it. And though I set manageable goals last year – it was still a miss on the most.  

I am doing something different for the coming year – I am segregating my goals into different categories – Health goals, Career goals, Personal goals, Vacation & Travel goals, Writing and Reading goals. I am also planning to ensure that I update here once a month on where I stand on these goals. It will help me reflect, be flexible and strike off/add goals as necessary.

How about you? Have you planned anything yet? Do you want to join me and list out your own Twenty for Twenty? If yes, then good time to start thinking about it and when you have clear set of goals, go ahead and post it on your own blog  Needless to mention, I’ll be happy if you let me know about it and I’ll be the happiest if you tag this post, so I know there’s one more soul like me who never gives up on setting up goals 

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~~ Old Post: Year 2013: The year that was ~~

Originally written on 07 January 2013.

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Year 2012 has been, by far, the most challenging of all the years in my life, both personally and professionally! I have always believed that every single thing or event in life happens for a reason and it always happens for our own good! This past year did justice to my belief & I have emerged out stronger, happier, peaceful & contented than I was ever before!  

 

I have just jotted down few important personal and professional events of each month which I would want to reminisce in future!

 

P.S (or can be considered a warning):- This may be not an interesting read as I haven’t detailed out any events! So please read at your own risk

 January 2012 – Dear God, Can’t this ML (maternity leave) go on forever!! (Of course with no LOP clause)

February 2012 – Dear God, thank you for ending the long separation (well, I should admit, those were the best few months I had spent with my parents) from my hubby!!  Thank you for bringing me to this world, well, you know my age,  years back and for letting me experience it as a daughter, a sister, a friend, a wife, a mother & I hope you do have plans to let me experience it as a granny too

March 2012  – Dear God, thank you for giving me the courage to be able to cancel my ML-LOP! (Believe me, handing over baby’s responsibility, even if its only from 9am-6pm, and getting back to work is the hardest thing a mom can ever think of & do) .

April 2012       - Dear God, thank you for giving me the opportunity to spend some more time with my baby (search for projects)

May 2012      - Dear God, thank you for the opportunity, it was way too difficult to do it & undergo the repercussions, but I had to do it and I had to let it go. However, at the end of it and during the process, I realized few important things & people in my life! Thank you for the revelation! I also understand now, why I was supposed to be in search all this while, thank you! Everything definitely happens for a reason!!

June 2012     – Dear God, thank you for blessing me with a healthy, beautiful baby and thank you for giving me the opportunity to celebrate it with the entire family!!

July 2012     - Dear God, thank you for this ray of hope through a sweet bro!!!

Many provided moral support at the time of my need, but Dani, a fellow blogger who is also a great friend and brother, stood along with tremendous support...I will be ever be grateful to you for being a pillar of support when I needed it the most... 

August 2012   – Dear God, thank you for this wonderful opportunity & I hope to make the best use of it!! (Major shift in my career path)

September 2012- Dear God, new place, new faces, new challenges, newer responsibilities, feels fresh, feels good! Thank you!!

October 2012 - Dear God, I now understand, the best is yet to come!!  

November 2012 – Dear God, and it has come! Thank you!!

December 2012 - Dear God, I had read somewhere that everything, everyone can change in the blink of an eye, but that God never blinks! Its sooo true!! Thanks to you, that today I believe, any situation, however good or bad, it will change, and it too will pass!!!!!

Well, if you are still reading, let me take this chance to wish you a very very happy new year!!! (I know am a week late, but better late than never is a phrase I have always believed in!!!)