I want a home

is done with this entire campus living thing and room mates. I want to move to a place that I can call home.

Feeling delicate today...

Neither happy nor sad... just like the delicate stillness of the water in a glass... Ripples, not invited!

IGNORE!!

Dont let it affect you... For, none of this is gonna last...
Dont, my sweetheart!

It's shameful to get disturbed over such and other petty things...
Darling, forget and move on.
You are certainly bigger than this.

Helpless

Wants to go to Chicago badly. :(
To hell with the interviews... to hell with the job...

Pain

I understand I can be a pain
My moods and tantrums- all insane.

But you chose to love me..
"Not my love, you are, but pain
You are my pain!
You are my pain!"

It's not like I enjoy being a pain...

Words of Wisdom

This is one of the most awesome forwards that I have received in my mail box. Each sentence makes so much sense. Extremely simple and yet so full of wisdom! Sharing it on this space for my readers’ benefit… J

Written by Regina Brett, 90 years old, of The Plain Dealer, Cleveland, Ohio

"To celebrate growing older, I once wrote the 45 lessons life taught me. It is the most-requested column I've ever written.

My odometer rolled over to 90 in August, so here is the column once more:

1. Life isn't fair, but it's still good.

2. When in doubt, just take the next small step.

3. Life is too short to waste time hating anyone....

4. Your job won't take care of you when you are sick. Your friends and parents will. Stay in touch.

5. Pay off your credit cards every month.

6. You don't have to win every argument. Agree to disagree.

7. Cry with someone. It's more healing than crying alone.

8. It's OK to get angry with God. He can take it.

9. Save for retirement starting with your first pay check.

10. When it comes to chocolate, resistance is futile.

11. Make peace with your past so it won't screw up the present.

12. It's OK to let your children see you cry.

13. Don't compare your life to others. You have no idea what their journey is all about.

14. If a relationship has to be a secret, you shouldn't be in it.

15. Everything can change in the blink of an eye. But don't worry; God never blinks.

16. Take a deep breath. It calms the mind.

17. Get rid of anything that isn't useful, beautiful or joyful.

18. Whatever doesn't kill you really does make you stronger.

19. It's never too late to have a happy childhood. But the second one is up to you and no one else.

20. When it comes to going after what you love in life, don't take no for an answer.

21. Burn the candles, use the nice sheets, wear the fancy lingerie. Don't save it for a special occasion. Today is special.

22. Over prepare, then go with the flow.

23. Be eccentric now. Don't wait for old age to wear purple.

24. The most important sex organ is the brain.

25. No one is in charge of your happiness but you.

26. Frame every so-called disaster with these words 'In five years, will this matter?'

27. Always choose life.

28. Forgive everyone everything.

29. What other people think of you is none of your business.

30. Time heals almost everything. Give time.

31. However good or bad a situation is, it will change.

32. Don't take yourself so seriously. No one else does.

33. Believe in miracles.

34. God loves you because of who God is, not because of anything you did or didn't do.

35. Don't audit life. Show up and make the most of it now. =0 D

36. Growing old beats the alternative -- dying young.

37. Your children get only one childhood.

38. All that truly matters in the end is that you loved.

39. Get outside every day. Miracles are waiting everywhere.

40. If we all threw our problems in a pile and saw everyone else's, we'd grab ours back.

41. Envy is a waste of time. You already have all you need.

42. The best is yet to come.

43. No matter how you feel, get up, dress up and show up.

44. Yield.

45. Life isn't tied with a bow, but it's still a gift."

I am not sure if Regina Brett exists. But if she is somewhere- Thank you lady, for these wonderful words of wisdom. :)

Realizations … post- apartment shifting!

I shifted apartments over the last week. With all the vacating and cleaning, it was a hellish experience if I were to describe it in one word. It came as no surprise that the roomie decided to turn her back from doing her share of the tasks but then I have sore muscles and aching bones now after all that work. Anyways… coming to the real point of this post - realizations after shifting apartments!

1. I have a fetish for socks

Mind you! I am not saying smelly socks here. Just that I keep buying socks from anywhere and everywhere and have at least a couple of dozen unopened pairs lying around all over my wardrobe. I have white socks, black socks, beige socks, pink socks and red socks. I have socks with polka dots, small and big butterflies, with striped zebra pattern in weirdest of color combinations. And no I am not proud of my collection, if I sound so. I am just coming to terms with this new realization. :)

2. No greed policy!

I am not going to buy anymore body creams/lotions/butters/sprays until each one of the ones that I already possess is used up or disposed off. I know this is ‘just like a girl’ but No, I do not have the space to fit 2 boxes full of just these. This is going to be a difficult resolution to keep with Bath and Body Works and Victoria’s secrets luring me with their amazing offers. But I have made up my mind. At least for now!

3. Zymurgy’s law of Volunteer Labor – People are always available for work in the past tense. !!!

4. Gossip- the new way of life!

I felt I was on the reality show ‘Big Boss’ after moving into the new apartment. The only thing people did here was gossip, gossip and some more gossip… First sentence in the morning was a gossip and so was the last one before calling it a day. Huh! Such a draining experience!
It was a shocking realization how much negative surroundings can affect your peace. And another one- “People will believe anything if you whisper it.” You really need no facts to convince someone of something.

All in all- The move has taught me a lot of important lessons.. about myself and about others! Its a good experience to have. Everyone should seek it sometime :)