Me time!

You love your kids, your partner, your family, your friends, your work, your chores - but what about you? 


Of course there's only 24 hrs x 7 days x 4 weeks x an overcrowded 'to-do' list - but in that, make time for your own self. Don't keep everything for tomorrow - because it never comes! Time flies and before you know it, you will look back thinking "i wish i did...."


I am single - it's easy for me to find 'me time', but I constantly egg my married friends to create a little bubble for themselves every now and then - recharging the batteries - its not selfish it is essential to your well being and consequently to the ones around you! 

And when people say they don't have time I tell them about Mom!

You will read a lot about my Mom in my blogs - well she is one such woman - got married at 19 - left her studies - left the country - had her children - when i started school she went back to her studies - did her bachelors, then her masters, prepped for her PhD, wrote travelogues, acted in movies and theatre - cooked for the family every day (we didn't like anyone else' cooking you see - selfish us) - drove me to school when the driver wasn't there - looked after my grandfather - who was not the easiest person on the planet, made time for her parents, worked out, entertained, traveled and made time to play with me, vacation afternoons when I was a kid! Even today her infectious laughter lights up her eyes whenever she says or does anything! She taught me the importance of  'joie-de-vivre'  (of course she has an amazingly supportive husband to make matters a little easy) and taught me, keeping a little time for yourself is a great investment!


Do something that makes you happy to keep that spring in your step - it could be a block of chocolate - a new pedicure - that 15 min time window before the house wakes up when you sit in the balcony to have your first cuppa - or it could be those 20 surya namaskars - or a quick trip to your favorite store - that french lesson you wanted or those salsa classes - just do it ! Because tomorrow will be a long time coming!