"Hey, I'm back!.... Bringing you stories you've never heard..." yes yes, my heart sings in true Karan Johar Broadway isthyle. If you don't get the reference, check the video.
I'm finally at my desk, writing a blog post after a gap of nearly 7-months. That's a really long writers block I had there.. But hey, a lot has happened and I just wasn't able to find my personal space and center.
To begin with, I quit my really exciting television job to follow my husband across the county, across seven states to be precise and a little more than 2500 Kms.
We bought a countryside home, on the banks of an almost-always still flowing river. Sometimes I wonder if it's really there, and just then, as if to banish my fears, this bright blue kingfisher living on the nearby coconut tree, swoops down for his daily catch, upsetting the stillness to create green circular ripples. Or a lone boatman rows by. Silently.
I was under the impression that when I finally traded the high pressure TV job to play full time missus and part time educator, voice over artist and stage show host (yeah I juggle well), I'd have more time to write.
How wrong was I!! A new house I discovered is like a just born, always crying for attention. The towel ring needs to be fixed, the door needs an extra latch, the tap needs a mesh, the fan needs fixing, and well... ufff.. the list could go on and on and on..
And if it wasn't the house, then it was one of the other jobs. A late night here, a voice test there, a meeting on one day and a seminar the next.
Plus, I have been entertaining. I really wasn't expecting to have so many friends over, but so far I've had Sydney, Chennai, Delhi, Kochi and Bangalore pay me a visit. And I'm waiting impatiently for the others to catch up.
It all looks rather busy, I know. But what I have also managed to do is keep my travel case packed all the time. At the slightest excuse, and sometimes with none, I have been on the road, meeting and making friends. Which also means, I have news to share, and this is just the start.
For now, I'll leave you with my first home pictures. The other stories will follow in random order.
I'm finally at my desk, writing a blog post after a gap of nearly 7-months. That's a really long writers block I had there.. But hey, a lot has happened and I just wasn't able to find my personal space and center.
To begin with, I quit my really exciting television job to follow my husband across the county, across seven states to be precise and a little more than 2500 Kms.
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| Still waters |
We bought a countryside home, on the banks of an almost-always still flowing river. Sometimes I wonder if it's really there, and just then, as if to banish my fears, this bright blue kingfisher living on the nearby coconut tree, swoops down for his daily catch, upsetting the stillness to create green circular ripples. Or a lone boatman rows by. Silently.
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| We have called our place 'Prarthana' which means, a prayer |
How wrong was I!! A new house I discovered is like a just born, always crying for attention. The towel ring needs to be fixed, the door needs an extra latch, the tap needs a mesh, the fan needs fixing, and well... ufff.. the list could go on and on and on..
And if it wasn't the house, then it was one of the other jobs. A late night here, a voice test there, a meeting on one day and a seminar the next.
Plus, I have been entertaining. I really wasn't expecting to have so many friends over, but so far I've had Sydney, Chennai, Delhi, Kochi and Bangalore pay me a visit. And I'm waiting impatiently for the others to catch up.
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| My often ignored writing desk |
It all looks rather busy, I know. But what I have also managed to do is keep my travel case packed all the time. At the slightest excuse, and sometimes with none, I have been on the road, meeting and making friends. Which also means, I have news to share, and this is just the start.
For now, I'll leave you with my first home pictures. The other stories will follow in random order.
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| Just around the corner, a road that makes me smile. |
