Dear Pachchai tagged me a couple of days back to write 8 interesting facts about myself and my life! So, here goes:A year back, I got booted from the oh-so-nice 20's into the 30's and had a minor 'mid-life' crisis. My husband convinced me that 'middle age' starts at 30 (!), and then I went through the exercise of 'what am I doing, what have I done so far, what I want to do' thinking ...this blog is an indirect result of my misplaced panic and unexpected wisdom of 'middle age'! ;-)
I thrive on multi-tasking! I NEED to have multiple things to do at a time or occupy my mind space. This also means that I haven't been able to achieve much success at learning meditation! My brain just doesn't sit still!
I am not much of a cook and had so far avoided stepping inside a kitchen [leaving it to the cook - yes, one of the minor luxuries you can afford in India!]. Since the time we built our home, I wanted to do something in the kitchen designed by me! So, started some bit of cooking - more of unique fare than regular dishes. My husband and I have a rating system for each dish I cook, and so far I must say that I have fared between 7 to 10 on the rating scale of 10 :-)
I ran a crazy credit card bill shopping for clothes when we went to Malaysia. The reason being that that was the one country where I could pick up clothes off the shelf in the regular sections! Yes, I am petite, petite with a capital P!
I am quite good with anything on wheels! From cars to bikes. My secret desire is to participate in the Trans-Himalayan car rally one day
My husband and I were the best of buddies for a year or so before we headed in the direction we did. I had the privilege of attending my best friend's wedding as the bride! :-)
I love dancing and as a kid have learnt Kathak - an Indian classical dance formDid I mention wheels somewhere? - Well, I also have 'wheels on my feet' (literal translation from a Hindi proverb) and love traveling. That's the reason why you see the 'Travel and vacation' category on a design blog! We do a lot of weekend driving trips, and I am always on the lookout for interesting places and boutique resorts to visit. Next year, I am hoping that we are able to take the time out to do a 'Leh-Ladakh' trip and a Europe cross country trip
Phew!
Hope you enjoyed a glimpse into my life! Thank you Pachchai for giving me an opportunity to wax eloquent about myself!
A lot of my blogger friends have already been tagged, hence I will not tag them again. But I do want to tag Stan and KUS from Home Rejuvenation :-)
9 years ago
17 comments:
Hi Bhavna,
Nice to know you :-)
Welcome to the 30's gang...well I can vouch for the fact that life only gets better:-)
Same pinch on being bitten by the travel bug...
Arch
True Arch - I am quite enjoying the 30's so far! :)
You forgot one - you are a record breaker when it comes to faux pas! ;-)
Dvya
Aha! Yes, I am quite a champ at verbal faux pas! Working on this one though... ;-)
As far as I know, we were best of buddies for almost 3 years before taking the 'right' turn. But as I said middle age does have its impact on memory among other things.
Hey Bhavna.... great to know you... u seem quite the adventurous type..
thanks for sharing...
very interesting... :)
this short list paints such a beautiful picture of your life. And it's awesome that you married your best bud!
So fun to learn about you!!! Um...can't say that I'm all that great with wheels, and I should be cause we have racecar drivers in my family...I was spoiled living abroad and got used to the cook thing too, and all I can say is thank god for Trader Joes :) That is so great about you and your husband, you really do need them to be your bestfriend :)
~Kate
My dearest Shaking head aka' Pranav - :-P !!
Thanks Pachchai, it was a good refresher of sorts while writing this post!
Thanks Gee :)
Hello Kate! So true..thank God for small mercies in the form of takeaways and ready to eat food!... :-)
Yes, it sure is a lot of fun living with your best friend :-D
You have absolutely gotto checck out http://bluepalace.gr/bluepalace/frontend/index.jsp?page=1
There are some good interior ideas but the place is gorgeous.
Divya
It's great to get to know just a little bit more about you!
Well thank goodness for your midlife crisis or we wouldn't be able to know and read this wonderful blog!
I would love to see you in the Trans-Himalayan car rally! sexy!
Thanks for sharing Bhavna!
Jenn~
Hello Jo! :-)
Jenn, yes, the 'crisis' was a blessing in disguise ;-)
Ooo...the car rally IS sexy! More than the racing bit, I am excited about the places and terrain it crosses. But first, I need to change my city car to an SUV!
Thank-you for sharing about yourself. But I would not classify 30 as middle age it is more like 50 is middle age, after all we are all living up to 100 or more. You are still a babe.
I also shared about myself see:
http://patriciagrayinc.blogspot.com/2007/08/okay-ive-been-tagged-by-joni-cote-de.html
:-D I think this is my favorite comment so far - It has been some time since some one called me a babe ;-)...Thanks Patricia!
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