On the road to full control of my thoughts

I'd like to share a thought on something I read yesterday.
You are what you think.
Act happy and you will be happy. Your thoughts will determine how the day enfolds. I like this. I even tried it today.
I have a bad habit of looking forward to a holiday and when the day starts, I will watch the time, calculating how much left till it is tomorrow. This is not because I am waiting to go to work. It is my bad habit of looking out for something bad. I wake up and I scan in my head, what all that I should worry about. It is as if I anticipate that there is always something to worry about. So, it spoils my day before it even begins. A vicious cycle.
The good thing is, I've realised my mistake. Now, just for me to do something about it. 

Not-so-good days

After a long weekend of conference, i am back. Embarassingly I have to evaluate myself and I have slackened.
1. No exercise - although i did walk around a LOT and we climbed the hill during sightseeing last weekend
2. No bottle of water accompanying me everyday
3. No studying going on for MRCS
4. No new hobby

As the Chinese say, "Fall 6 times and get up 7 times"
So I shall get back in the groove again. Truthfully, I almost abandoned this blog too. Why is it that it is so easy to do the wrong thing? To quit, to get angry, to think badly of people, to bitch, to do what you said you will not do.

Anyway, I shall be back tomorrow, hopefully a little better than today.

Power of the mind

You may start your day determined to make it productive. But you end up having a useless boring day. This is how much everyone and everything around can influence us. What weak minds we have. At the end of the day, who loses out? Not the guy at who honked you on the way to work, he has forgotten that split second that initiated a chain reaction of moments-that-screwed-up-my-day. 

Have you thought of how the day could have turned out if you just reacted differently? Or instead of sleeping an extra 15 minutes, you woke up on time? Do you remember that extra 15 minutes and if you do, does it feel worth it now? How many days have we lost in just screwing it up ourselves? 

A little more insensitivity (so we do not get irritated or offended so easily) and selective memory (so we immediately forget the negative emotion) will help us to enjoy our days more. Just my opinion. 

An episode of blah-ness

The easy part of the resolution is over. The first day.
I am still drinking water regularly. I am studying consistently. I still have no hobby. And I didn't go for a jog today.
Today, I feel blah. Blah should be made a word. With no true definition because we all know what blah refers to.
Here's to hoping for a less-blah day tomorrow.

A little progress today

First things first. Yesterday, I thought long and hard about hobbies. I searched the internet i.e. "best hobbies for doctors" etc. This is my shortlist

1. Knitting - it will improve my dextrity and surgical skills. There was this really good YouTube video on it. My mom-in-law is also due for a visit soon so I can always learn it from here. Plus, there is a "thread shop" just around the corner for me to get supplies. This is high on the list for now. 

2. Cooking - I do like cooking and it gets my chores done of feeding myself and the husband. However it involves searching for new ingredients (more time and money spent). If I use whatever I have, i end up with the same recipes, obviously. And I am already interested in cooking. It won't be that much change for me. 

3. Gardening - Who am I kidding?

I have a project for this month. There's an empty wall in the house that we want to do a collage of photo frames on. I'm quite excited about it. 

Today, I brought the bottle of water to the hospital, drank 3/4 of it and stupidly forgot to get it home. 

I came home early (5pm) as it is not my duty today, and went for a jog for 15 mins. Achievement! 

And I am here, blogging. 

Oh and I studied after lunch, for about an hour. Most of the days I just doze off after lunch in the library. 

I would say, a nice day well spent. 

Thought of the day -

One of the most bugging and nagging thing for a married couple is money. When I was single, I shopped whenever i felt angry, pissed off, moody, sad and happy, which is everyday few days. Spending 300 rupees for dinner was not a big deal. I didn't think twice about going for a coffee with a friend. But now, all expenses are double the amount even though the salary is also double (him+me) but I still stinge. Now, saving up is a big deal, and so is buying a house or car. However, my point of this paragraph is, taking care of our finances is a real challenge for a couple but at the end of the day, the month and the year, I feel we have matured a little bit more as a couple.