She exhaled a small sigh of sheer ecstasy at the ability to grab her laptop and sprawl out on the loveseat in front of the window to write. These small bits of time were precious to her, the times when her husband was working and the kids were at daycare. The moments of aloneness were welcomed and wished for often during the week, and when they finally came it was like a wish come true, almost too good to believe. She knew at any moment the phone would ring, it would be time to rush off to her evening's work, the oven timer would ring signalling that the food would soon start to burn if she continued to neglect it. Many a dinner had suffered at her hands, which were often busy tickling the keys of her laptop. Ah, moments just to sink into her thoughts and simply let them run wild across the screen. Sheer bliss. She thinks of the times before the kids and the marriage, when she was alone once again, wild, a bit selfish, but free. Able to do whatever she wanted whenever she wanted

Happiest Wednesday to all my lovelies out there! I am writing this blog after a month-long respite from blogging; not necessarily by my choice. I've been busy with new job opportunities, never-ending fatigue and muscle aches, depression over not being able to exercise consistently, and wondering if I will ever accomplish my life's dreams since they don't seem to be falling into place at this immediate point in time. But now I'm back, on one of the happiest days of my life! It's not my wedding day, or the day I birthed a child, or my birthday, or the day I graduated with my Masters. It is simply a Wednesday in December in which I awoke with the same fatigue and muscle aches. The difference is that I have taken a vow to view my life in a much different way. Inspirations from Oprah magazine and Twitter (seriously!) have provided most of the pushing for this change of view, as well as my innermost desire to be happy no matter what in life. And I would like to share