An empty day

Being a corporate girlie has its benefits and also, its disadvantages. It pays well and as long as it takes care of your bills and gives you a life; a 9 to 5 is not a bad thing. In fact, the entire generation that has whined about having to curb their dreams are now realizing that with a full pocket it’s easier to chase them.

And an ideal day is also one of the so many gifts… For me, an ideal day is a day off from the weekly grind.

I like to start with a late morning. Because on most of the days, I am up with the sun and so, on an ideal day, I let the sun win the race. After a lazy morning, I decide to sit with my plants with a cup of hot tea and look at the greens. Always remember, your plants are your eyes’ gym.

Naturally, next is a very subtle stretching and then a breakfast if I can manage. I know in an ideal world, breakfast is the most important meal of the day. Since I have never really got the time or the habit of having it, I do not live by it. So, I prefer an early lunch and a late breakfast – brunch please.

I love reading; so I can read for hours without break. And that is the jewel of my ideal day. On a regular working day, I can barely get through few pages. As I read, I take a nap and what better than to sleep with an open book on your chest.

After a nap, and an evening tea, I make myself comfortable in front of the television. I used to think as a child that when I will grow, I will watch TV all day. Now that I have a television and all day at my disposal, on occasions, I don’t even throw a glance let alone watch a show. The thing is – you grow tired of it and the patience TV expects out of you is something you gave up a long time back.

So, as the TV makes sound in my surroundings, I resume my position in the kitchen to cook a very subtle dinner before calling it a day.

Is it because I am so much used to action or that I am not used to so much time at my disposal; but an ideal day at times scares me. I think that I am wasting my time and my life. At times, you just need to take a step back to rewind and reset. We just need to find a way to work with that guilt which we have been indoctrinated with.