Week 3 of #my2015 #100happydaysagain

Day 21: 3rd May 2015

It’s been a relaxing day! Slept till 12, woke up, got ready and went to Gurudwara. Though, I was in a sombre mood, I tried to continue with the day. It felt like it was growing more melancholy every hour. So, I tried to get my mind to be busy with music and random thoughts. But on whole, I missed the fact that Sanchit and I won’t be meeting anymore when I come to Gurudwara. He is just a friend, but it felt like we bonded till the point jai and other nuisances came along. To be honest, I also get this feeling after all this – that he might be taking our friendship in a different manner. He isn’t the only one..I mean some of our common friends too thought that for a bit, even got me thinking on that. But see, that’s the thing – I have always been clear on something and that, is I want to be with a guy (regardless of age / religion / culture / backgrounds / interests) who is capable of being a true gentleman! 

Someone I can look up to (if not always, sometimes!), someone responsible / caring, someone who initiates interest in me, obviously mutual interest is required (but just someone who comes on his own! And not because I want it or others say so...) and even more, someone who isn’t entirely dependent on his family for all his needs! P.S. the guy has to be able to make me laugh! hehe

Looking at Sanchit, I knew from straight up – it was never gonna work the way I was being spoken to about him. Inspite of Ayushi trying to act as a matchmaker, I had no expectations and treated him like a friend. I did however, like how Sanchit and I were always honest in our communication & he used to make me laugh & there was a fair bit in common too! *Past tense*

Anyways, I am glad in a way I friend-zoned him. He was too much of a child with me and I don’t think I would have been comfortable with that in any other form of relation with him (other than simple friendship)!

I am sure, slowly that void is going to go away or get filled up with love and time. I need to be a bit more patient and kind with myself.

Anyways, enough of the rant! Something that I did today that made me happy has got to be able to go to the Gurudwara, calm myself down. I got an Ardas done, as my 5 puranmashi sukhna is on completion. So was nice!

Hey another happy moment of the day was – getting a call from Sid (Kalaa 4 Charity), asking me if I was keen on joining and praising me for last year’s performance! I felt really nice and appreciated for the work J I love it when people appreciate me for my effort / time / work.

Omg !! Another happy thing was catching up with a friend, Neil on Skype! Hahah this kid never fails to make me laugh on silly stuff!

P.S. the clouds looked amazzzzzzingg today !

My Gratitude List:

1. I am grateful for the room I have, the really warm bed and the electric blanket I use, that feels like heaven each time I get to rest on it ! It has been helping me ease my pain (back injury) and is quite comforting to sleep for long in this cold weather.
2. I am grateful and blessed for good skin, healthy hair & very pretty nails.. :) I am also really grateful for the money that comes in my life and great food, amenities and stuff that I can buy for myself. Living and being independent and an adult came with responsibilities of being able to support myself. I am grateful i can do that very well on my own. =)
3. I am grateful for these pretty clump of clouds I came across today ! Even more, i am grateful for the bus rides and public transport that gets me across to any place in Sydney. =) Feeling connected!

Day 20: 2nd May 2015
So it's been a pretty relaxed day...Slept alot, was nice to catchup with a family friend, great evening chatting with Mr.A (Names / Initials have been changed to protect the privacy) & an awesome catchup sesh with mum and with my bff too... :D
A pic speaks a thousand words..So here we go with the pics...

My Gratitude List:

1. I am grateful for the room I have, the really warm bed and the electric blanket I use, that feels like heaven each time I get to rest on it ! It has been helping me ease my pain (back injury) and is quite comforting to sleep for long in this cold weather.
2. I am grateful and blessed for good skin, healthy hair & very pretty nails.. :) I am also really grateful for the money that comes in my life and great food, amenities and stuff that I can buy for myself. Living and being independent and an adult came with responsibilities of being able to support myself. I am grateful i can do that very well on my own. =)

Day 19: 1st May 2015
I am happy I am doing all the things and making an effort to do everything that I used to do few weeks back. It brings much joy to my heart knowing I can always do things what I like to do, and that my happiness and contentment lies in my hands and control. I can be as happy as I wish to be or as sad as I wish to be. Lucky for me, I truly want to laugh and be happy and consciously make an effort and soon enough I believe this conscious effort will come effortlessly and naturally. :) So Hooorrraayy for that ! :D

This is exactly what i mean: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LQ2-sZjVepk

As a part of this month of May, I will be doing 'The Gratitude Project' i.e. to find ONE thing to be grateful for that is different every day this May. I will be keeping a gratitude list at end of each day's happy moment - this way I can ensure I remember to do it daily! #toomanychallenges #100happydayschallenge #thegratitudeproject   

ABOUT THIS PROJECT:
This is a beautiful collaboration initiated by The Light Family of Singapore and co-hosted by several holistic/spiritual practitioners not only here in Singapore, but worldwide.

 

My Gratitude List:

1. I am grateful for the room I have, the really warm bed and the electric blanket I use, that feels like heaven each time I get to rest on it ! It has been helping me ease my pain (back injury) and is quite comforting to sleep for long in this cold weather.

Day 18: 30th April 2015
Ohhkaayy...the most slow day ever & not such a good one tbh!!  But hey, I am glad one thing off my mind...i really have been desperately wanting to get away from Sydney and go on a holiday, and though this year the budget doesn't seem like I will be able to ! Having mum come soon was the perfect excuse to organize a get away together....and sooo...now, we both are going to Gold Coast...to Surfer's Paradise and I just can't wait for October to come asap !!
Today, 
- Planning done
- Flight tickets reserved & booked
- Accommodation reserved & booked
- Direct Debit Payment made to ******* awesome airways

To Do:
- Wait for confirmation of payment & itinerary from the airways
- Apply for friday and monday's leave @ work
- Get supppppeerrrr excited !! :D

Day 17: 29th April 2015
Continuing last night's messaging about mother's day gift with Mr.A (Names / Initials have been changed to protect the privacy) It's  interesting to other people's views and thoughts on something. Anyways, now he knows my mum is coming to Sydney for a month!! :D

It made me happy to see he respects his mother and her opinion on getting or not getting gifts.
I believe a person who is close to his family will be hopefully well mannered and know how to be family oriented.

So plans with Roshni got cancelled..but hey, I got to get a good back massage as my lower back was injured and needed healing..and I treated myself with Swiss Devil Chocolate <3

 Day 16: 28th April 2015
Just getting to talk to mom about all those pending discussions and getting to open my heart and speak about my feelings about certain things & all :) <<<<<<  makes me happy !! :D

Other than that, oh when i am not hooked onto esha deol's wedding video. There is this one I love too.. A CHARMING BLUFF - Gunita & Harry - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZHl3zjIQwPM

Also having plans to meetup with Rubi & Charlie to watch avengers @ event !! yaayyy  :D

Day 15: 27th April 2015
Jodhaa Akbar, the songs and the movie... :) 

Kehne ko Jashn-e-bahara hai
Ishq yeh dekhke hairaan hai 

Phool se khusboo khafa khafa hai gulshan mein
Chupa hai koi ranj fiza ki chilman mein
Sare sehmein nazare hain
Soye soye vaqt ke dhare hain
Aur dil mein koi khoye si baatein hain

Kaise kahen kya hai sitam
Sochte hai ab yeh hum
Koi kaise kahen woh hai ya nahi humare

Karte to hai saath safar
Faasle hain phir bhi magar
Jaise milte nahi kisi dariya ke do kinare

Damn those words...such good lyrics!
Anyways, can't wait to watch the movie again !
Jodhaa Akbar movie (2008) : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EEd6M-aA5hw

 

Week 2 of #my2015 #100happydaysagain

Day 14: 26th April 2015
Omg watching the cutest funniest ellen videos !! just tooo good hahah :D but yea i am having a great day..pretty relaxing and sleeping wayyyy too much. :)
After a week of hard work, this is awesome !!

Day 13: 25th April 2015
Omg !! This day...so much fun :D I woke up happy and smiling and excited...felt great !
Last night, I slept after watching over 50 videos from The Ellen Show - Comedy Playlist ... It made me so much happy and brought heaps of positivity in my day...I miss watching latest and old videos from the ellen show, jimmy fallon and jimmy kimmel show on daily basis. They are so much fun to watch!

My day comprised of me chilling out, going to get a print out, washing my super long hair n drying it out :p, just chilling pretty much, getting a surprise gift in my letter box...omg and the weather so good ! and hey i went out of my comfort zone and tagged along with heeral for watching the Lakshman, Dasun and Ming for the 11th Annual Sydney Comedy Festival !! It was so nice meeting yogi, rahm, jasper, sexy sakti, kavya, shravya and dhurka & even more fun times with heeral...we forgot to take photos ! :P but hey i have one !

Day 12 : 24th April 2015
Oh dear! so it was really hard yesterday trying to not check my phone that many times as i normally would do. But hey, the day passed. It was nice to have dinner with Roshni to start with at this lovely indian restaurant, Nilgiri's. I loveeedd the kofte and my butter naan !!! omnomnomnom :D and yes this morning I saw the weight gain too :P

Anyways, moving onto today - it's sunny and knowing I have worked over 35 hours already in this week (excluding today!) I feel I should be able to get off work on time today and get to do some of those chores that need my attention. Kinda happy I will be heading to get some waxing done tonight after work.

Other than keeping my schedule busy, this video of Esha Deol's wedding just makes me very happy. I love the music track and the home waali feeling this video gives... so yea..      LOVE Isha Deol's Wedding

Day 11 : 23rd April 2015
Slowly taking baby steps on learning to disconnect (to reconnect with my inner true self and happiness)!

 

Note to self : (Article to read later) http://slimsanity.com/2014/01/three-tips-disconnect-phone.html

Day 10 : 22nd April 2015
It's a gloomy day..thanks to the weather. But I am working from home today and that feels okay-ish ! :/
I dunno...this morning, I am not feeling much happy as such..Let's see what the day has in store.

Okayy so i started liking the fact that i could work from 8.30 - 5.30 and that had an advantage of sitting in a warm bed and working !! That made me happy!
Moving on I went out in the evening for a good thai massage to calm my nerves and relax. It was sooooooo good and nice! Bestest thing was being served dried bael fruit tea twice...I love it ! This is the only warm tea I can enjoy..truly..

Day 9 : 21st April 2015
Starting my day at work with a warm cup of mushroom soup, and listening to Abraham Hicks - this totally made me happy! :)
Here is the video of abe hicks : Youtube Link to Abe hicks video

Knowing that me and my workmates are going today to 5 points burger join for lunch today ! Yaayyyy :)
Also, I have dinner with Roshni & others tonight (not anymore...postponed this because of terrible weather & announcements by Premier Mike Baird !) :) 

Omg, my breaky and luncheon was me just eating mushrooms. Believe it or not, I googled this scientific proof...because my intuition said mushrooms are meant to make a person happy..isn't that true?
scientists-discover-that-shrooms-will-make-you-happier-cooler

 

Day 8: 20th April 2015
Waking up in a super warm, cosy bed in this super cold rainy morning! :)
Starting my week 2 of 100 happy days !! yaayyyy

As for something that made me chuckle was this email from my homie, Daniel !! It's an invite to a newly opened 5 points burger joint that has massive line outside it daily...
http://www.urbanspoon.com/r/70/1942355/restaurant/Sydney/Five-Points-Burgers-North-Sydney


Being able to workout a way to use up 8 opal trips in 2 days, so total travel cost for this week ends up being about $21 bucks

Week 1 of #my2015 #100happydaysagain

Day 7 - 19th April 2015
Waking up at 11ish to a lovely sunny morning, enjoying a biggg brunch wd family friends..so nice!!

Day 6 - 18th April
A good workout, call sesh with batra & mum, awesome brunch, watching a movie (the wedding ringer), getting all ready to partay, getting my desi swag on;)
heading to gurudwara for bday celebration & thank uuu's, meetup & drive with sanchit, drive & mini celebration with mamu, mami & aaina :) and now sleepover wd aaina - eating banana chips & clearly not sleeping ;)

Day 5 (2nd entry!) - 17th April 2015
Something that made me happy today has gotta be getting to enjoy time with just myself!! It felt like a 'date with me' kinda feeling..made sure I dressed up, got myself ready, excited, bought myself a pack of popcorns, a drink and a hoyts movie ticket...

Age of Adaline

followed by, the wedding ringer (half of it)

Day 5 - 17th April 2015
Middle of the night , deva & parkash messaging to see if i safely got home - something that made me smile and be happy.. deva and i had our first ever minor miscommunication incident and it seemed it was hard for me to deal with tbh. but i just ran out for a breather before it could get worse & getting home was hard from middle of nowhere. deva is like a little brother for me...so though usually his naughty, chirpy, chatty self is all good with me..but this time, karee (our common friend) had been stuck wd her family from overseas with a punctured tyre, and we were on our way to help her out. Which is when all this happened because the guy driving took the wrong turn and i asked deva to give me 2 mins of silence to think of this..i.e. how to make sure karee & her fam are safe n fine and getting help, deva and guys get home on time too and same for me (because now it was gng to take over an hour or more for me to get home)!
We both were probably right in the way to approach the situation but in the heat of the moment was hard to figure things out. anyways, all good wd everyone as for me, his text coming past 12 to make sure i safely got home!!!! & him showing genuine concern for my safety <<< priceless...i felt so touched and moved with his kindness!

Never going to be upset with him ever ! :)

Also, reading this article - http://restore-faith.diply.com/csfts/photo-stories-faith-restored/114423


Day 4 - 16th April 2015
So couple of things that have made me so much happy since i woke up..
1. Being able to finish knitting the 'Infinity Cowl Scarf' using a yarn for Shalenee <3

Aim to achieve a look like this: 

2. I used to listen to this youtube 1 hour long simran when I used to work earlier in my old department, but with new responsibilities and more attention needed I stopped listening to this. Yesterday, again i put this in background while working - It brought so much peace to my mind. So this morning, as soon as I started work - this is what I decided to listen to! (& though I pause or let it play while I discuss something with workmates, but each time I finish with them..I tune into my zone by putting my ear phones in my ears and this is what is playing...feel sooooo good !!!)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q8rN4VYfY4g&spfreload=1

Day 3 - 15th April 2015
This massiiiveeeee bigg GYG meal ! <3 hahah ... getting to enjoy a chicken burrito bowl with half jack cheese - omnomnomnom!! :D

Day 2 - 14th April 2015

Oh, past night wasn't an easy one to get away with...specially because of the weird sinking feeling I had related to couple of topics I have stressed myself for. But, with short amount of sleep, overly tired brain and eyes and even more not a proper diet for a day - I have managed to find myself something that I am truly happy for...I woke up early to a bright day and thought initially smiling was hard...but looking at the mini gift and bouquet of flowers I prepared last evening made me smile...thinking of all good times spent with VJ & JU & Karee.. The girls graduated today!!!

Managed to get to their pre-graduation meetup on time, got to meet the girls !! Luckily, all 3 (shal, parkash & myself - got a guest pass and so we were allowed to attend the ceremony too!) Even though, we all couldn't stay back till ceremony finished, it felt so good seeing them graduate and get their degrees successfully !

Day 1 - 13th April 2015

I am happy I finally had the courage to restart this challenge..I am also still buzzing with excitement and gratitude for my birthday celebration that we had on 11th April!! 

So my day 1's photo that makes me happy has gotta be this one...each time I look at it...it just is so perfect! Totally captured the moment..so well..thanks heaps to a dear friend, pradeep who got his camera specially for this!

Hellooooo

It's been a few months since i discontinued doing this challenge of happy days, and though i was not tracking this down everyday on my blog or in a diary.
I was on a conscious level doing all this before sleeping and during the day.

I think that is where i potentially slipped with regards to going on a not so much positive track.
However, i am just glad i consciously realized this sooner than later.

The point when I felt genuinely sad, disappointed and extremely hurt or a fair bit humiliated was on 1st April... and though i am trying to get over it completely. I feel it would be best for me now to take on this challenge again and to make a conscious effort of being happy (truly, genuinely in a cute content way) again...

This is something I need to remind myself when i get stuck with someone bringing me down!
Even a positive, happy person can attract a negative situation or vibe around them, specially when they are trying to run away from it. So leave whatever as it is...just whenever in doubt - ask yourself "So, What do you want?" and mostly the clarity that comes from asking this question is what will truly bring happiness or be the guided way :)

Reminder:


     


Oh and so I am going to redo 100 days starting from today i.e. 13th April..