Dear future Ananya

Dear Ananya back from India,

Welcome back home! 

I hope you had a lovely time in Chennai and Madurai meeting friends and family. The smell and taste of home, the familiar sounds, the people you know. Maybe some zen time. 

Zaya spent time with her grandparents, celebrated Diwali, her birthday.  That must have been eventful.

I know you wanted to have structure to your vacation. I hope you found your way to do things and show discipline amidst all the fun.

I hope you wore all the dresses you wanted and ate good food and did all the shopping you needed.

A lot of lovely memories you would have definitely recorded. Maybe made some videos.

I also hope you showed control and practiced wise emotions through it all. 

You also got a headstart to work, I'm sure you would have focused and built a better routine towards the future.

I know you had a doubtful period and I am hoping you have more clarity and are back with some plans and direction towards a fulfilling and authentic life. 

Hopefully you shined a light on a few things and made something better where you went. 

Oh and most importantly I hope you managed the firecracker of a girl and still made time for yourself. 

Now you're home, I want you to learn from it all, inhale the good memories and exhale everything else so you can now be here - your home - your space!

So just as a reminder, few housekeeping things

- the towel in the bathroom is fresh, both the bathrooms are cleaned, so you can take a bath before you get on the bed. The comforters and blankets are all washed. 

- you have to unpack, so maybe make some space before you unpack - throw away clothes that are old and don't fit. Maybe it's time you accept that your frame is bigger and you need space for a more wholesome you :D organize the blanket cupboard, and then unpack.

- you might want to do your laundry , a few vessels to wash, floors everywhere - even in the bathroom need to be mopped. Wash the bins, you need to buy new toilet cleaners. 

- get rest okay! 

- get Zaya what she needs and put her in the fence for a bit, give her toys, put on some zen music

- buy groceries, try seeing if you like getting into a cooking schedule 

- for konmari over the next few weeks - electronics, Zaya stuff, some clothes 

- take time with scooter, he has probably had a hard time without you, he needs to build trust again. 

- decide your path , make time for yourself and show conviction towards some goal. You always have the chance to spark that silent fire inside you towards something that feels right, feels hard and feels like life! 

The valuables are in places where the valuables usually are not.