What a lazy day looks like to me
This post is a part of Blogchatter Blog Hop.
Before I start writing anything, I would first like to
thank the team of BlogChatter for coming up with a lot of innovative prompts
with the help of which I can conquer my writing block. From this week’s #BlogChatterBlogHop,
I have selected the prompt “A blogger on a lazy day” for mainly
two reasons; First, I qualify to consider myself a blogger after blogging
for a decade. Second, I’ve been idling around for some time recently,
just being cozied up in my cocoon during these snowy Nordic winter days. I want
to slow down a bit and enjoy this process of my existence and evolution as my life
turned extremely hectic a few months ago.
Picking
up a day from one of my recent lazy days, I usually get up between 7:30 am and 8
am as it’s winter here in Finland and the sun rises around 8:40 am and before that,
it’s pitch-dark black all around. So, I can proudly say that I wake up before sunrise
or can I call it a Finnish Brahma Muhurta? Jokes apart! So, for me, a
lazy day essentially doesn’t exclude any work, but it includes moments to relax
mentally by not worrying much about my career or future or giving time to
activities that I enjoy doing. Note: A married woman’s life can’t be devoid
of any work, there’s always a schedule of household chores to perform. After
performing some usual household chores like cleaning, setting up the rooms, and
cooking, I sit on the armchair in my favorite spot in the drawing room with a cup
of hot chocolate and a book. I also watch some movies or videos on YouTube for
entertainment. I enjoy reading eBooks on my iPad where I also take notes. These
days, I’ve been learning to play the Ukulele, so I’m trying my hand at Ukulele.
I experiment with this stringed instrument which I have yearned to play for a
long time. I try to get the chords for some Bollywood songs by hit and trials and
note them down in a notebook which I refer to while recording the songs. I upload
these recordings in my quite-recently-created-Instagram-Account; swar_symphony. I also
collaborate with singers all over the world on Smule app. I feel that anything
that one creates makes her happy and confident. I would sometimes surf for different
contents or invitations for writing on different prompts to keep my blog alive.
I
wonder what life without any work would look like. After crossing the carefree
stage of life that of a student, I am into the next phase of life; that’s
married life which comes with some T&C and some responsibilities. I can
never think of getting rid of the repetitive household chores as it has taught
me to be more disciplined and gain control over the mind which always gives me numerous
excuses not to do it. At the end of the day, I feel content to reflect on my
day and feel grateful for my family and friends.
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Swati Sarangi
30.11.2023
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