“I got an award, I got an award” is the song humming in my head (and probably my hubby's as well, considering the gazillion times I made a mention about it all evening yesterday ) ever since I read Laksh's blog post passing the “You make my day” award to me and a couple of other bloggers. A wagon load of “Thank Yous” Laksh, it's the highlight of my weekend, and a milestone for my blog! Touched, honored, flattered and motivated are few of the adjectives that I would use to describe the way I feel upon receiving this award.

That being said, it's my turn to spread the happiness around. I would like to dedicate and pass this award to those of you that leave your footprint on this blog. While blogging is a hobby that I indulge in purely for personal pleasure, it thrills me every single time I see a LiveJournal comment email  sitting in my inbox (informing me who has commented and what the comment is). The extrinsic value for my blog comes from the comments that it receives from its readers. If you are someone who comments here often or even left a one-off comment in the past, please know that you truly make my day, and to all of you, I pass this, “You make me day” award. You are one of the reasons I want to write more. You are one of the reasons the blog is alive. Thank you!

 

Some tidbits from my world:

- I have been teaching my cubicle-mate to say "zh" in "tamizh". This exercise was initiated as he kept teasing me about my Indian accent. In return, I challenged him to say "vaazhai pazham". What a fun way to get back at him :-)

- November promises to be a happening month. Atul will turn two (why is this kid in such a hurry to grow up?) and we will have my Sil's family and my uncle visit us on two consecutive weekends. Yay!

- My eating habits are changing for the better. I am training myself to have a hearty breakfast, moderate lunch and light dinner. I wish I knew to enjoy good food and eat in moderation. In my case, the two are mutually exclusive. My caveman instincts are triggered when I see good food.

- Desperately trying to make time for workout. Why this sudden inspiration to eat right and exercise? I have always taken my health for granted but I am beginning to feel that I ought to treat it with respect before it bites me back.

- A couple of close friends moved out of Boston. I miss the comfort of dropping into somebody's house without having to make a phone call or worrying about ruining their plans. On a more cheerful note, I have made a couple of new friends and I look forward to getting to know them better (if time and energy permit).

- My emotional volatility has been particularly high this month. My next project is to learn to manage my emotions in a better manner. When I get upset, the entire household feels the pinch and that's not fair.

- Work got a bit boring a few days back and I was going through an identity crisis (at work). But now, I have enough things piled up to keep me from complaining. I am going to give myself some more time to learn all that I can from this job before considering a change. Gosh! change is scary. The human mind comes with all sorts of excuses.

- Tons of things to post on Atul. Hoping to make time for Atul update sometime this week.

Just want you folks to know that I am reading your posts regularly although I don't comment as much. Have a good week!