Enough already ! I quit.

I quit playing silly games like farmville on FB

I quit cribbing.

I quit laziness.

I quit justifying "not doing anything"

If I don't make the most of the time that I have now...I am most certain I will regret it pretty soon.

 

In 2005, I went for a vacation with my parents to Kashmir. There I happened to come upon the now diminishing and rather shy community of "banjare"(nomads)...in temp shacks/homes...dwelling in deep lush green valleys of Kashmir. They move when the seasons change...and how I envied them then. I remember having wished rather desperately for such a life then.

I wished...I sighed...I wished...I sighed...

back from vacation and the banjare/nomads were forgotten.

Cut to 2009:- my husband is offered an opportunity which involved changing locations every 4 months...anywhere in the world but mostly in the USA. We are both excited.... travel, adventure...the stuff of dreams...we unsettle our somewhat settled life back in Bangalore, shelf some of our plans, pack our bags ( 2 each :-) ) and set forth on a 2 years long journey...

Cut to 2010:- we are in our second rotation. 5.5 months into our journey and I am full of complains. I have too much time and nothing much to do. Since we change locations, I cannot take up a job. Since we move into furnished apartments and have housekeeping come in every other week, I don't really have household work. So what do I do? I crib, crib and crib.

Until yesterday....

I was reminded about my wish...about the nomadic life I wanted so desperately once. My wish was granted ! I am leading a nomadic life...not in the valleys of Kashmir but in different states of USA...making temp homes and moving with the change of every season....and here I am cribbing and wishing for a settled life? Gosh, I must have confused the guy up there . No wonder he hesitates in granting our wishes. We don't know what we want form life.

My life right now is the stuff of dreams...no kids, no household chores, no worries, no boss, no deadlines, and most of all....I have TIME. Time to read, to write, to learn, to just be....without a care !!! will I have have this again..once this 2 yrs stint is over? Hell no !!!

And so....I quit cribbing.