LOL: Life Of Leo

Image Source    I would not be exaggerating if I said that I thought at least a million times if I should take up this year's A to Z or not. While I've had a pleasant year so far, I've been terribly busy. Work, travel, household chores and reading takes up most of my time and I do find time to write 2 or 3 posts a week. But writing everyday for a month is not an easy task, especially while managing a full time job and a home. I am not the one to write on weekends either. I prefer not to touch my laptop during weekends at all. After successfully completing the A to Z challenge for four consecutive years, I initially decided not to take it up this year. Then suddenly five consecutive years sounded much better and here I am, bravely taking it up for another year.

Image Source A typical day of mine goes this way. I wake up and spend half an hour to forty five minutes reading the newspaper with a cup of hot green tea. Then I work out for a while. Once done, I step into the kitchen and prepare and pack two lunch boxes, one for the husband and the other for me. Next, I prepare breakfast and set it out for us. Once the husband leaves, I wash up the vessels, clean up the kitchen and the house, then get ready for work and leave. Since I stay 2 miles away from my workplace, I do not have to travel much. Eight hours at work and then I'm back home. I freshen-up, check if the laundry needs to be done, set up the washing machine or fold the dried clothes and separate the ones that need to be sent for ironing and then spend an hour reading, if I have that extra time. Then I get set to prepare dinner. Once the husband is back, we eat together and one of us washes up and cleans up the place. Weekends are no less. On weekends, we scrub every corner o

Image Source Title: Little Fires Everywhere Author: Celeste Ng Publisher: Little, Brown (14 September 2017) Genre: Contemporary Fiction/Family & Relationships Price: Rs. 559 on Amazon Pages: 352 I only heard of this book when it won the award for the best fiction of 2017 on Goodreads . I had immediately added it to my TBR back then. After that I read many glowing reviews of this book from bloggers whose recommendations I immensely trust. When the husband got me this book earlier this month, I sat down to read it immediately.

Image Source It is not about just one day The battle for me is constantly on I shall fight with all my might Until inequality is all gone I will learn to strengthen myself First the mind, then the body and soul I don't want to be the fairer sex I don't need anyone to make me feel whole I will fight the meaningless norms I may bend, but I'll never break I look for life beyond the kitchen I'm not born to cook and bake