Squeezed in the midst of a Weekend and a public holiday is best holiday ever. The long weekend! The much awaited and a deeply desired long weekend. The rainy long weekend in Mumbai

What did I do? All that I normally do and all that I normally don’t do.

Nights & days of reading an intriguing book till I doze off. Wake up to find that to get back to the story, which I am a part of now.

Mornings of aqua exercises with the people I Love starting my day with. Start of the day with fitness and laughter is a high. Try it someday. This high intensity workout in water is a perfect start for swimmer and non-swimmers. Our natural buoyant body adapts to the workout regime with absolute ease or is it the trainer who makes it feel like a cake walk. Check out her page on fb https://www.facebook.com/aquafunnfitness/ It surely is my morning boost of energy and fuel for the rest of the day.

I feel like popping in a question to all of you here. What do you do to fuel up the rest of the day?

I did some catching up too

With that cousin who stayed 4 km away but I have never met her. That cousin about whom I have just heard about. Our grandparents were related, then the moms connected and became friends.

With that friend, who shifted to my country and is in love with this city. The last time I met her, she mentioned to me that may be she will be living here the next time we meet. Is it surprising? Or is it plain simple power of intentions.

With that batchmate who has been around since the time I started my post grad’s first day. Our families consider each other family

With that friend, whom I bumped into after 17 years. Yes of course, Facebook keeps us glued on to what the other is doing. But still bumping into each other in an unassuming place has its own charm

With the friends who are like family. We got together, played Uno. Uno in a pub. Hysterical laughs when rules were not followed. Fought, won, played and had a good time. Btw, I simply love the vibe of this place Madeira & Mime. This is a peppy extension of it fine dine main restaurant Mirchi & Mime. This food chain is employing all hearing and speech impaired staff. Pleasant and absolutely charming staff. I love the service and love it how the conversations between the staff and us are with a connect. We look into the eyes and communicate. Truly love the vibes.

In my mind.

At work.

In my though process.

In my action plan.

It’s the closures I am chasing. The to-do list which keeps running to pages and my tick marks don’t seem to end. There was a need for me to slow down. Pause. Rest and then move ahead. I knew it but didn’t do it.

This weekend let me pause, look around, connect.

The long weekend is still on and now I am looking forward to some more of that book, after my morning aqua workout. The day will move slowly into a celebration. Yes it is the Indian Independence Day and it is also my mother’s birthday. She is churning out some magic from her kitchen as always.

Take that time out for yourself, do what you love doing. Meet the people who bring in happiness. Relax, rejuvenate and take on the world full on. #spreadthehappiness

Is there anything that you did this long weekend that made you happy? Tell me here in the comment.

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