My 25 things-to-do list from last birthday…
1. Of course, get that job! – Check! I think I am in the right place.
2. Get the knee fixed – Check! We’re almost fixed.
3. Visit the Taj Mahal – Check!
4. Make one long trip to the Himalayas – Check! It was brilliant!!
5. Make another long trip to Rajasthan in the winters – Still on the list. Maybe this year.
6. Buy a car – Changed my mind.
7. Help Mom redo the house – She doesn’t listen!
8. Pick up a new hobby – Err… no new hobby.
9. Learn a new language, Spanish maybe – I took exactly four lessons.
10. Catch one of Ustad Zakir Hussain’s concerts – Check! It was A-M-A-Z-I-N-G!!!
11. Find an occasion to wear that black dress – It’s still in the cupboard. 
12. Burn up the past for good – Well, cannot claim to have burnt it. But I have locked it up.
13. Clear my debt – Check!
14. Actively participate in at least one initiative of Blank Noise’s – Unfortunately didn’t.
15. Invest in silk, silver, and a lot of white! 😀 – White count of my cupboard has reached an embarrassing number. 😀
16. Try quitting consumption of bread – I quit for a short period, and now just consume lesser than I did last year.
17. Try about three different hairdos – Done, of course.
18. Make the line clearer – It is clearer than it ever was.
19. Get a hot new frame for my spectacles too – I do think the current ones are hot.
20. Barring that dress, get rid of all black coloured things in my life – I’m almost there.
21. Cut down on unnecessary loyalties – Taken care of.
22. Spend less time online – Work does ensure that I spend less time online.
23. Start reading again – Err… I blame the two books that I tried restarting with.
24. Take dance classes – I think I will do it this year.
25. Let it be. – Letting it be.
That is a good score. Thank you, life. You have been kind.
I don't think I can ever think of getting rid of my blacks :)Let it be… I like that one.
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🙂 I've only kept a couple that are needed for those must-wear-black moments/days. 🙂
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20 out of 25 things, either completed or attempted – not bad! I forget my targets, a week after I write them down! :)Waiting for the list for 26!OH MY GOD we're gonna be TWENTY SIX next year!*HEART ATTACK*:)Avan
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I am particurly ecstatic abouts points numbered 1, 4, 10, 15, 19 and 25 :)You've had a good year, Bhardwaj. Here's to hoping that the next is even better! 😀
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Avan,:)I don't know if I am going to make another list, but yes, this definitely felt good. Don't start with this turning 26 business. I realised only yesterday that I thought and talked about being 25 for almost an entire year before actually turning 25. Sad.Priyam,:D Thaaanks!
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