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A Date worth remembering....with none but ...#You








When you are quiet and sombre, but carrying out your worldly duties, it is often that your mind is disobedient and never intends to slow down or keep quiet. The spiritual leaders or motivational speakers often call it the chattering Monkey climbing up and down poles and branches of mind, mindlessly. So while I was contemplating starting this new series in 2020, I have been discussing(read preaching / advising) similar minded friends and family as well on this concept.

A close friend of mine was the first to be motivated and jumped into my boat of #putting self first. She celebrated her 50th birthday all by herself through the day. She took the day off from work, bid a quick goodbye to the hubby going to office and sat on her beautiful sundeck cum balcony and knitting her crochet shrug.

For lunch, she made herself her favourite pasta with tricolour bell peppers, mushroom and cherry tomatoes, baked  herself a birthday special coffee flavoured tea cake and cooked the most essential birthday special kheer with  datepalm jaggery....a treat for the #You in her...Salute Salute Salute...PC...#ThebirthdayGirl

Rest of the celebration as planned by her family pampered her in the evening to make her feel special and made her 50th birthday worth remembering.


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Afternoon Melodies said…
Awesome, awe-inspiring, awe-motivating... !!!

Sharing my blog link here - https://afternoonmelodies.blogspot.com/2020/01/happy-birthday-to-me-celebration-of-life.html - if anyone wants to go through my scriblings!
January 21, 2020 at 7:50 PM
BongHomeChef said…
Sure....You are always welcome
January 21, 2020 at 9:44 PM
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