Friday, April 22, 2016

Finger Chopping & week after


Mondays are in general tough after relaxing weekend. You don't want to make it even more tough by doing anything stupid.

That's exactly what I did, while chopping veggies for morning breakfast,with mind wavering somewhere ended up almost chopping for fore finger off. 

Wound was bad, lost lot of blood and had to visit doc. Taped up and holding my finger straight, unable to type & do simple things realized how each part of our body is equally important but we tend to realize only when its not working, else take it for granted. 

Recovery was slow & painful but progress was better each day,  so time is of essence. Give everything little bit of time and things work out.

Finally was back in kitchen yesterday & feel a lot better today. 

Its been 12 + weeks since I quit smoking, feels lot better just coz its right thing to do.

Have given away 8 books, old car covers unable to remove clutter more faster. 

Need to replace all plastic bottles with steel or glass soon.





Monday, March 28, 2016

Towards 10 week milestone.


It’s  been 9 weeks +  few days since I touched a cigarette. I was not tempted during quick get together with friends outside Bengaluru.

Have started exercising 15 minutes/day. Need to increase but want to do it for 2 weeks continuously before start upping the ante.

Target to get to 70 by year end. Should be achievable.

Helping mom in kitchen more  and more. Hopefully in some time will  work on my own in kitchen without bothering her.

Summer holidays are nearing, hopefully sis & nieces will come be here  for some time.   It’s  monotonous and boring as of now.

Finally gave away  the seat covers &  few books. Some pending old books were returned. Need to drive more & more simplicity moving forward.

Have to target to sell the Haveri site & Bengaluru flat by end of this year.

Consolidate the bank accounts if possible to 2-3  max.

Reduce clutter give away or sell watches soon.




Tuesday, March 22, 2016

Helluva smart act !


Maanvi – My younger niece who is in LKG, had not prepared for her oral tests. She could not recite any of the rhymes that were taught to her, 2-3 days prior the tests.

My sis tried her best to prep her but all to no avail & she gave up. 

Then this happened.

After Maanvi returned from tests, out of curiosity, sister asked how did she do in tests. Maanvi said, “ I did well”.

Astonished, sister asked “how could you do well as you could not recite single rhyme yesterday?”

“I listened to my classmates reciting rhymes and learnt them & recited when my turn came” Maanvi responds.

Confused. how could she have learnt rhymes during exams & Sister asked her to recite them. Boom!  

Maanvi recited all  rhymes as if she knew them all along.


Impressed, super impressed - loads of love Maanu..

Monday, March 21, 2016

Minimalism - Initiated..



Been reading about how you can become minimalist & lead a simpler life for few weeks now. 

De-clutter is the buzz word, keep only things that you use or need to live day to day life.

Give away or sell what you don’t  need.  So I started thinking what I don’t need. I found have fabric leather covers stashed away for last 4 years that I have no need for.

So put it up in couple of forums and someone responded. I was thrilled as it would be my first give away ( not in a true sense)  after deciding to become a minimalist.

Interesting stuff happened, while getting it out ,I found another leather bad stashed away which I have been looking for some days and in that bag I found a leather belt & my PAN card.

Moved 6 months back and I was about to buy a leather belt & apply for new PAN card.  Saved time & money on both those counts.  

Happy to give away more.

Have put few books in diff forums to give away, got responses.   Hopefully will reduce more & more. Plan is to get really simple  by end of 2016.  Give away some stuff or other each day/week is the mantra.


Thursday, March 3, 2016

Mistakes that I learnt from !


Another Friday, another week gone!

It's  4th week since I quit smoke. Feels good.

Need to adopt simple living and continue to learn about finance & how to make right investments  for future.

It's full week of being alone, am not getting desperate like I used after 2-3 days, earlier.

Thought it would be interesting to list down some glaring mistakes in past from which I  have learnt a lot.


  • Buying a super luxury bed ( for my standards) costing in excess of half lac, 6 years ago.
    • Do I get better sleep or has  my standard of sleep improved
      • Am not so sure 
  • Car Purchase - There was no need for a car that big. 
    • Waste of money, could have bought smaller vehicle & invested rest of money,
  • Purchase of House:
    • This is big one, bought this due to pressures from multiple angles.
    • Super waste of effort and time in maintaining it when am not living there
    • Planning to sell it soon.
  • Bigger rented houses:
    • For some reason, have been living in big rented houses  for some time now, even current one is far bigger than our needs. 
    • Need to reduce it when move to next one. Usually have lived in a place around 2.5 years on an average
    • Moving helps to reduce clutter.
  • Taking term insurance very very late
I think that's enough for you to get started with yours!








Friday, February 19, 2016

15 Days & going strong


It’s been 15 days since I quit smoke & it feels good. 

Immediate health benefits of quitting smoking per prominent medical journals.

•           20 minutes - your blood pressure and heart rate return to normal
•           Eight hours - blood levels of nicotine, oxygen and poisonous carbon monoxide begin to return to normal
•           Two days - lungs begin to clear and sense of taste and smell start returning
•           Three days - energy levels increase and breathing becomes easier
•           Two -12 weeks - blood circulation gets better and exercise gets easier
As I was not smoking a pack/day but more  of 1-2 sticks / day I can’t  make out these improvements.  

Here are immediate benefits that I see.

•           Am feeling good that I am able to stick to my plan.
•           Have 20-30 minutes extra for myself each day.
•           My tea consumption has reduced by 2 cups/day
•           Am saving 40 Rupees /day.

This is a minor milestone, which I would like to stretch and ensure it only grows each day.




Saturday, February 13, 2016

Quit...


Have been a smoker for years.. quit multiple times started it again at some weak moments, found it tough to quit for months.

I finally quit it on eventful day of Feb 5th. It's birthday of one of  few angels in my life which spurred the decision.

Had to quit anyway, am not getting any younger, don't want to suffer due to ill health & become burden on others at any point in life.

Changes are happening at home too. Big & significant changes with ability to alter your view about life completely.

Need to  be better prepared for it physically &  mentally. Healthier & fitter version of myself 2 years back gives me an inspiration to get back to that state..

2/5/2016
Bengaluru