Rambles: Operation H Begins Today!

If you read my last post, you will see that I was feeling blue prior to my 25th Birthday. Reaching Quarter of a century freaked me out a bit, but I was still happy that I was still on a roll with my work, balancing everything that I did, updating my blogs often and so on.

Then came the D-Day - my birthday. I had a great time celebrating with my loved ones. It was really overwhelming receiving all the wishes, cutting the cakes and feeling like a princess for a day.

Unfortunately, the same day, I started to fall sick. I got fever and sore throat, and I was like Uh-oh!

Since then, I have been fighting a never ending cold, on and off fever and horrendous cough (I thank my colleagues and housemates for bearing with the ugly sounds I produce as a result of that he he!).

Falling sick changes a lot of things. It sometimes makes one feel down, uninspired and weak. The same thing happened to me. I lost all my design motivation, fashion sense and my cheerfulness.

I became a grouch.

As I recover slowly, I have now decided to once again push myself to resume my life prior to falling sick.

I call this Operation H. H standing for Healthy, Happy and Hungry.

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Healthy - Eating/drinking healthy again to stay fit, glowing and pimple-free.

Happy - Getting back to doing what makes me happy - hobbies, fitness, design etc

Hungry - Feel Passionate about what I do, and stay motivated to do more and more...and more.

So this is my plan, and I would love it if you would all do the same. Let's get the Operation H started, shall we? :-)

Have a great day you all!

Rambles: Birthday Blues

Guess what? In a week's time, I will be a quarter of a century old, and that makes me feel so...old!

I mean, I remember the time I was 18 and I always wanted to stay 18. Now here I am 7 years later, wondering what have I really done for my life, loved ones, my career?

In a week, I will be 25. In one week, I want to make a notable difference in my life. 

I feel like I am doing last minute shopping here. Trying to get everything done before it's time!

I always used to multi-task, now I over multi-task. For instance, while am blogging right now, I have a video open for editing, a page on Groupon that I am read to sign up for, a video tutorial on on Youtube that I am watching and this other random website I have open. All this while I am sipping my morning coffee at my desk at work! It's a quiet morning so far, no pending jobs, so it's not bad for some personal pleasures.

Anyway, these are actually signs of panic, I guess, and that makes me feel...sad. For the past two years, I lived my life in routine work. Going to work, coming home, dinner, sleep. Nothing great done here, no socializing. Just daily routine.

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It feels like I have suddenly woken up. I had been taking my life for granted. There is so much that can be done in every extra minute that we get. There is so much to do! 

In fact, let me stop writing now and get back to my work. Let me try make this week the most remarkable week of my life :)

Have a great day!

Nooreen

Rambles: Zero Expectations and a Positive Mindset

Hey guys!

Hope you all had a good weekend. Today I want to share with you my new motto in life.

It's having Zero expectations and a Positive Mindset

Have you ever experienced one or more or all of the following:
- Been promised something and ended up not getting it?
- Been promised more than what you got?
- Had great plans with loved ones that ended up getting cancelled?
- Really cared about a friend who didn't give a damn in return?


All this leads to disappointment if you are really EXPECTING it and looking forward to it.

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From what I feel, it is better to not expect anything till it actually happens, and then have a blast with it! Expecting something, waiting for it, no matter how confirmed it seems, is a mistake, because the universe works in strange ways, while we are looking forward to something, something else is happening on the other side that changes the turn of events.

At the same time, this does not mean that we have to do this in a pessimistic way. We can hold the excitement of it for when it really happens. Then there are no disappointments and only joy!


The keyword here is taking it easy. Not over-analyzing things.

Also, if you have a goal, don't rush it just to expect results. Enjoy the JOURNEY of achieving this goal. This will increase the chances of achieving it. Be passionate about the goal. Love working on it.
Success will eventually come, but if you only linger on the thought of expecting results, then you will only be disappointed.

Remember, this is just my opinion and if you can feel free to differ :)

Have a great day everyone!