Hello, 2024!

I wanted to write a summary post for 2023, the year that was. But that didn’t happen. Now, we are in the new year already, almost in the middle of January. 2023 was a hectic year in terms of work. I haven’t worked as many weekends in my entire career as I did last year. Or maybe not after Sydney. But you get the gist. Work-wise, it was very stressful in terms of deadlines and deliveries. And some people! It’s amusing when people bring hostility to work, but then there is karma. I don’t think 2024 will be much different, but I intend to prioritize myself better. That’s enough about work. Let’s talk about life.

January is always abuzz with resolutions, but I don’t want to make any. But there are things I would like to do better, one of those things being Kathak practice. Restarting your dancing journey is not straightforward by any means. Had I continued learning all along instead of the long pause in between, perhaps it would have been easier to catch up. But now, it’s harder to pick up as quickly as I would ideally have liked to. Getting the speed is what I’m struggling with a lot. The other factor is not practising as much as I should. What with office, home, M and everything in between, whenever I get free time, all I want to do is curl up with a book or mindlessly scroll the internet. But dance is worship, and if I don’t put in the time, I won’t improve. So, hopefully, this year, I’ll be able to do justice to something I love so much.

Hello, 2024. Please be uneventful!

There are new things I feel like I should do, but I don’t know if I ever will. Last December, when we had gone to the Andamans, one night while talking with my family, I had felt this desire to go on a solo trip on my birthday this year. Well, trip as in going to a beach destination, in a good resort and spending time reading, eating, drinking and sleeping, never stepping out of the resort! I have never travelled alone for a vacation. Other trips, yes, but for a vacation just by myself, never. When I first travelled to Sydney, a fresher, amidst the tears of leaving everything back in India, I was proud of having gone to a new country to live by myself. But I don’t know if I can leave M back home and go for a vacation, just by myself. I suppose we will see.

What I want most is an uneventful year. I want peace. I don’t have this huge list of ambitions. I want to be content. I have no interest in hustling. I do want to write another book if I can. But it has to come from within. I can’t force it. Maybe keep this space a bit more active. What do you think? I also want to continue to read a lot. Maybe more 5-star reads this year compared to last, if possible? Do share your book recommendations, if any. You can find me on Instagram here.

One thing I want to stop doing is being polite to people even when they are not. People take advantage when they think they can say anything because you are soft-spoken. I’m going to bring out my inner bitch. I have had enough of people thinking they can say anything just because they do not anticipate a retort. Well, not anymore. If someone doesn’t behave, I’m not obliged to either. And I’m going to stop apologising for anything just as a courtesy unless it is actually my fault.

Well, I don’t think I have much more to talk about today. Hopefully, I’ll see you in here soon. Do let me know what you want for yourself this year. What is it that your heart yearns for?

Until then, Ciao!