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December 24, 2016
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I am writing for #FlashbackRefreshed activity at forfoodiefamily in association with Sandy’s Bake Studio …. New Year brings excitement and zeal to achieve new heights with itself and brings a brainstorming session of ‘Resolutions’ as well. Ummm.. let’s not talk about how many I have achieved so far yet in the write-up!
So, this year yet again I have started channelizing all my energies on what I want to achieve…Irony is this energy only comes late in night when I struggle to sleep and make plans of starting fresh the very next morning. One most common resolution that every lady of my age takes is to stay fit! Well I have taken this resolution many a times, along with the by-resolutions which keep hampering my main resolution! Are you getting it…. The Clash of Resolutions.

For example, I pushed my man to sheer madness to get me a nice sleek super robust convection oven some 2 years back (without knowing the a-z of baking…shhh) he obliged (…as always) and I got my 30 ltr convection smart microwave. Now the ball is in my court, all he expected was a healthy return of his investment…give me some time, I will learn it very soon and then will roast chicken, bake veggies, toast…I uttered excitedly. Trying something new always gets its pros/cons…. now whatever I am cooking in my new machine, can’t go waste- it goes in chef’s tummy. So, here fitter me starts transforming into fatter me.

Practice makes a man, er..woman perfect, my perfection came in re-heating chapatis, re-heating doughnuts, re-heating baby’s milk! Here comes the time of new year, I pledge to learn Baking with the honest heart. But no one ever taught me how to cook in the first place, baking is no different – I will learn it myself (reading recipes online) all it delivered is some extra zeros in broadband billing but still no baking. Though 1 minute cup cakes and mug cakes came handy well, but then again, who eats cake from a mug lady!!! Make a proper cake and then bring on the table; says my man. Hmm…

Comes another time for new year resolution, ahh… by now I very well learned the art of roasting, grilling, re-heating, and cooking using microwavable energy in the sleek stylish box…but baking??? Last year’s resolution was to be at my fittest, hence joined the best gym in the neighborhood. Exercising brings healthy diet plans with itself and healthy diet has NO! NO! NO! place for yummy cakes, sweets, fruity muffins, apple/lemon pies, filled tarts, many such super yumm and wonderfully delicious…umm…sorry for getting carried away!!!

Here comes the demands from my little one (who is not so little now) Mommy I want a cup cake for my tiffin!! What! I mean really? My mom never gave me cup cakes in tiffin for my entire school life, I survived on simple humble parantha – subji! No, mumma I want a cup cake, all my friends get in tiffin-box. Here comes the biggest task called: trail-n-error, bake:taste, taste:learn, re-do:taste, bake:taste. What ever happens in gym, stays in gym!!!

So, that’s the story of my new year “Staying-Fit” Resolution, I resolve to stay fit – only to get derailed…but I love the simple fact, I never loose…. all I do is GAIN…be it extra kilos, or extra smile after baking a funny cup cake!!

Hope you like it, Thanks for reading!!

Dipika 🙂

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Its okay if you fall –

Ups and downs are part of the learning process, failures should not be seen as the end of the road but as a lesson. Don’t you know how a baby starts walking? Starts with toddling, then holding things for support. Standing on the wobbly feet only to fall and try again. This process of trying is life, the feeling of jubilation over achieving the task or moving on. Failing has an important part in our growth chart, and one should never be afraid of falling down. Oh! that’s okay, falling down is required sometimes to rise above all.

Its okay not to feel happy –

We are allowed to feel unhappy or grumpy on the situations that do not go according to the plan A. There is always plan B, C, D and so on. Showing emotions do not make us weak, it only depicts the fact that we are made of flesh and blood. It’s alright to remember the past, but only to take learning from it and move on. Oh! that’s totally okay to feel human, it’s our humanity that makes the whole difference.

Also, read It’s OK to say NO sometimes.

Life is what you think it is, in your head.

That’s Life by Frank Sinatra explains it so well – (listen to it, you won’t be disappointed).

P.S. – The title of this post is suggested by my dear friend Mayuri. She is a treasure, a real inspiration. Read her O post here.

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Looks like we made it
Look how far we’ve come my baby
We mighta took the long way
We knew we’d get there someday!! – Shania Twain

When they met for the very first time, nothing actually happened! He was riding pillion on a friend’s bike, and she chattering around with her friends. Their eyes never met, no sparks, no bells or violin, it was business as usual, absolute contrast to what they show in romantic movies. Nevertheless, there is much more to this story.

The same place of learning but different years, one senior to another but destiny had plans that will soon coincide their paths. A common friend assists in preliminary introductions, he likes her simplicity instantly, but she hates him for wasting the youth in cigarette’s smoke.

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Years passed, feelings strengthened they were one but distant on geographical lines. Long-Distance Relationship! Life goes on, graduated from college, settled in their respective careers, and their love blossomed.

As they say ‘Time and tide wait for none’, but here it waited for the whole five years until they had elders blessings.

Ye hai meri kahaani! This post is the last love story of the series – Short Love Stories. Sharing a beautiful song by Shania Twain which so much resonates my feelings for him – man I love and life for. Hope you enjoyed these stories, as much as I do writing them for you.

Video source – YouTube

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The post is written as part of #A2ZChallenge & #BlogchatterA2Z. To read the previous post, please click here. My theme this year is Short Love Stories.

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Disclaimer – This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, businesses, places, events, and incidents are either the products of the author’s imagination or used in a fictitious manner. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, or actual events is purely coincidental. Reader discretion is advised.

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