Monday Blues Vs New mom

 Has anyone else felt the same?!

Like at the same moment... I need to write the blog... As I have not updated since long.

Also I need to plan a new photography for my toddler.. Wait.. What's the time.. Okay 1 hour to go for next meeting. I need 45mins max.. Any new pins for kids nook?! Where is this Pinterest? Nope all old pins.

Checking insta for any new stories came..

Oh its almost 2 hours baby has slept. She may wake up now. Have to finish everything before that. Wait. Where is the food routine I prepared for her... What she will have for dinner today. She dint like suji halwa yesterday. What shall I try today? Egg may be. Or banana pancake. But evening time can't give banana to her.

Oh I had to order shorts for Amit. Wait what's his waist size these days...?!

What happened to my order details in Amazon?!

What!!! 2254 new cases reported!!!! This Corona yaar!!

Why the laptop gets locked in every 2mins...ufff!! 

And why I look shabby. 

Haven't done brows since a month may be.. But how does it matter... It matters.. Because all I want is to give a new post in gram.. And no filter can hide this. 

Oops 40 more mins. Did the baby wake up...???!! 

During the call, 

Once my call is over.. At 8, I will speak to mom, mother in law. Chachi and Bhaiya. What if anyone got cold or something... No no. That won't happen. I spoke to them two days back. Everything was good there! Why these Dev people take so much to explain..this is stand up call guys.. Finish it fast! Wait what! I totally forgot to click the pic of my plant blooming with its first flower! Like seriously! Crap. Its night also. I hv to take a pic of it. No matter what! 

"Pragyan, you there??" 

"Yeah Hi , sorry I was speaking on mute. Yeah, So today's update is... "

Hey! Happy Monday Guys! 🤗

Winter : my warmest of memories!

When the rest of the world is turning fog 

out of boiling water with polar vertex challenge, 

I am amused by the 

shivering cold winter breeze, 

that my city is experiencing 

after decades or so. 

My whatsapp status kept changing from "is this already winter in Hyderabad" to  

"this is exactly what I meant, when I say I love winter", referring to the drop of lowest temperature from 18°C to 9°C or so. 

To be honest, I love winter❤️❤️.. 

Like I truly Do!

It's so much engraved in my soul... 

Like.. I became equally happy and nostalgic every morning..

 Every evening and every moment 

I feel winter has arrived. 

Like.. Being a January baby and 

being from a city I was born and brought up having all the extreme cold and cyclonic waves all the time, 

you just can't stop enjoying rain and winter. 

In addition to that, the weather over there is mostly affected by the low pressure and 

also the sudden rain because of the missile testing at ITR, Balasore,

 will surely end up addicting you with the winter! 

The childhood was beautiful 

And those days were magical.

 Like, I remember each and everything starting from waking up early to going to bed early.. 

Riding a cycle and going to tuitions and 

college with friends and it was loving.. 

The days were so beautiful and I could literally  see the yellow flowers [ a very similar type of sunflower, but little small in size]

 blooming all the way... 

The colourful jacket that we were wearing...

The jokes we cracked.. 

And the classes we missed..

 The birthdays we planned..

 And the moments we cherished..!!

 Those are all memory now... 

And they are the warmest of memories 

I will ever have!

So whenever they say winter is cold, 

 It's never cold.

It is cold for them who does not have warm memories! ❤️❤️❤️

What is the warmest of memories you have?!

The 10th Jan!

If there is something in this world,  we should truly believe. That is "Forgive and Forget"
Years back, 9th Jan was one such day, that I would never wanted to recall..possibly one of the worst nightmares I had.
But believe me, if you have gone through the lines.. "A smooth sea has never made a skilled sailor" that's so true!
If you have never faced difficulties, you will never unfold the mystery of happiness.
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The morning comes with a surprise and may be not all mornings are good enough to start! But it's you and always you, that have to choose!
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Will you allow yourself to fall apart? Or rather you will close your eyes, take a deep breath and decide to stand on.. Stand tall with all your beliefs.
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There will be times, that will try to  break your trust, shatter your dream and demolish your life, but believe me dear... Life is always beautiful.
Just hold on... Never trust a negative vibe..and stay away from the negetivity. Keep breathing and the Storm will pass by.. And you will always have a brighter sunshine.
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And if this does not happen, then it's not the end, forgive yourself.. Forgive the lie.. Forgive the universe and write your own book.. And start living the best day of yours!
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I just wanted to say, always there will be people who would try to ruin your life by the ill mentality and the negative vibes they carry, but never let them win!
I had faced one such day on 9th Jan and it might took few hours to recover... But yeah! I can proudly say that... I won!
It's important what you opt for!
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I discussed... I analyzed... Realized and summarized..that let Love win!
Let trust win and let the bad day be forgiven and forgotten!!! Let's spread love and more love!
Let's welcome the 10th Jan just like the way I  welcomed my 8th Jan!
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After all you have to forgive the lie, if you have mistaken mirage as water!
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Love. Live. Laugh.
Amigyan💞

Mesmerizing Northeast!

The more you look at a picture, you slowly see that how everything is in sync.

How everything is just perfectly aligned to give it a #picturesque view!

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Doesn't it look like as if the pine trees are planted years back to give this a scenic view..

And the clouds passing through the mountains.. ☁️⛅🌤️🌥️🌦️☔☔

Houses captured, are just completing the picture! 🏡🏡🏡

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No matter how many pictures I shared over whatsapp/Twitter / Fb.. I can't get rid  of the

wonderful trip I had!✨❤️✨

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It's true that.. The more you travel.. The more modest you become and you realize what a tiny place you occupy in this world! ❤️❤️❤️

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Nothing mesmerizes me as the nature does! 🌳🌲🌳🌲🌱🌿

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Love. Live. Laugh.

Travel. More. Explore. More. ❤️

Keep Calm and Do Yoga!

You must be lifting weights?!
Hell No!
To be honest the gym instructor at my office, questioned me when I asked for weight lifting..
"Lift?? Do you even Gym?"
I remained silent and smiled.
They don't understand Yoga much.  Well stamina did rest of the talk.
So, people will have different views, opinions, judgements and comments.
But only you know, who you are!
The world is always like this. No change.
This piece of writing is dedicated to self love. Yes!
Don't do something in life just for the sake of doing.
Learn to enjoy every bit of it. Most importantly learn to Love yourself and
Love yourself unconditionally.
That's how you grow.. That's how you grow as an individual.
So when I started Yoga few years ago, I was really unaware of the advantages of it. My Mausi Mrs Susama Patra, who is working as a Technical Officer at PXE, Chandipur and my cousin, Doctor Ayaskranta Das has a great role in every aspects of my life. They are the ones who introduced Yoga slowly in our lives.. In the form of Meditation, Kapalbhati and others.
When I was at Bombay (I say it Bombay and not Mumbai because not only I have lived in the cities and enjoyed the beauty of it, I have roamed all over, stayed for years there and got attached emotionally. For me Bombay will be an emotion always. I love it to the core. May be I can write a blog of 1000 pages about Bombay), I used to do Yoga regularly. I started loving it. And slowly I could see the transformations in my body and mind.
I really believe Yoga has the healing power like none others.
You can mend your mind and body by doing Yoga regularly.
And in this year 2018, I am thankful to Yoga for all the energies I received, spread and the workouts I enjoyed. I learnt to stay strong. And as I always say.
Be strong from within.
Let no storm can bend you, mold you and injure you.
Remember to stand high with all your ethics, values and stay rooted.
Believe in yourself. 

Talking about the image in this blog,
It was taken in our recent tour to Goa in October 2017.
May it be sand between your toes,
May it be the Sun shining high,
May it be you facing the never ending waves,
May it be you stand at 54 and trying to lift 62..they are just the digits..nothing matters! JUST..DO..IT!
Because you believe in yourself! :)
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Love always. Stay Fit.
Have a Challenging year a head.
You grow only when you face challenges.
Happy new year Two Zero Eighteen.
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our coffee date!

If there is a calmness in the center of the storm it would be here with you when the world revolves lovely around us but the only sound that matters is the sound of your words tripping over each other the same way mine do.

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If there is a light in the darkness after dusk it would be bright blue like a planet like a star like your eyes cutting lines through the silence and straight into my heart where the truth burns bright like a beacon and any chance of keeping my feelings a secret withers up in the overwhelming heat.

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If there is a way to communicate my intentions effectively it would take the form of a poem where I could write the words down so very carefully instead of having them all rushing out of my mouth and making a mess of themselves although if they did, you would clean it up without complaint, sorting through all the stupid shit I say and making it make sense. 

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If there is a test to determine how badly I want to and how brave I have become this would be it and now would be my moment to accidentally brush against you and accidentally let me catch you staring and accidentally let my guard down and accidentally let you know that none of this is an accident and I have been waiting for you all along.

One fine day!

Makar sankranti  is one of the few ancient Hindu festivals that has been observed according to solar cycles, while most festivals are set by the lunar cycle of the lunisolar Hindu Calendar. Being a festival that celebrates the solar cycle, it almost always falls on the same Gregorian date every year (January 14), except in rare years when the date shifts by a day for that year, because of the complexity of earth-sun relative movement.The festivities associated with Makar Sankranti are known by various names such as Lohri by north Indian Hindus and Sikhs, Sukarat in central India, Bhogali Bihu by Assamese Hindus, and Pongal by Tamil and other south Indian Hindus.  As I always say, Hindus are having lot many festivals to celebrate and being an Odia you can really have " n " number of festivals in every month.

With all the colorful rangoli designs everywhere and decorations along with kite flying, bonfire and feasts all these just add up to make the day glorious. Being a January Capricorn, I really enjoy this festival. 

Last year was our first Makar Sankranti together. We three..Me, Pokémon and Saswat my brother went to temple for a prayer and prepared Makar food. Had lots of pics and celebrated well. 

Out of all these stuffs, the most difficult stuff was to convince him to wear traditional and sit next to Pongal rangoli! ❤️❤️

Still as they say, Kshatriyas follow the tradition with respect and so as we.

Love. Live and spread happiness. 

Enjoy each festival and spread positive vibes. 

Love always!❤️❤️❤️