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Random Friday Musings

written by Parita 9 Comments

In no particular order…

1. I got to work super-duper early on Monday (jet lag) and realized that I had no clue what my network password was because I changed it the day before we left for India. Nevertheless, I tried until the system locked me out. Then I called IT, only to learn that they don’t get in until 7:30 CST.

Once the whole password thing was all straightened out, I realized that my Outlook wasn’t updating because it was offline. I got back on the phone with IT, only to have my inbox deleted. I was back in business…THREE hours later. Happy Monday to me!

2. Speaking of jet lag, it’s a B****. It’s gotten progressively better as the week’s gone on, but my bedtime has been 8:30 pm every night. My goal is to make it to 10:00 pm tonight. Wish me luck!

3. I cannot shake this cold, and to top it off, my nose is now peeling at the tip. Vishnu tells me it’s because I blow my nose too often and too hard. He may be right.

4. I came home for lunch the other day to a very quiet apartment with Vishnu nowhere to be found. I walked into our bedroom and saw him intently playing a video game. The reason he couldn’t hear me was because he was wearing his headphones. I took the opportunity to sneak up behind him and wait until he turned his head and saw me standing there. I scared the living daylights out of him! I laughed and laughed while he just shook his head. And then I did it again…well 3 more times to be exact. That’s when he got mad and told me it wasn’t funny. Oops. I guess I took it too far!

5. Vishnu and I will be heading back to the airport tomorrow morning. We’re attending a friend’s wedding in NC. It’s an Indian wedding which means I get to wear my new outfits!

You see, the problem with Indian clothes is that after a while you have no choice but to repeat certain outfits, especially when it comes to weddings. At least I do. Until, of course, you or someone in the family goes to India. Now I have lots of new things to wear!

6. I’ll be in Chicago for a team meeting all next week. It’ll be nice to see all of my coworkers…and eat at fun new restaurants four nights in a row. Self-control…self-control…self-control. Yeahhh…we’ll see about that.

7. I’m participating in the next round of Best Body Bootcamp. Woo! I honestly can’t wait to strength train on a regular basis again. And this time, I’m going to be consistent, unlike the last round where I really only did weeks 1-4.

8. I can’t wait for all my favorite shows to come back….in a month. Grrrr.

9. College football starts this weekend. GO DAWGS!!!

10. I know I am stating the obvious, but Sunday is September 1st. SEPTEMBER. When did that happen?

And with that, I’ll stop with this week’s random musings. Have a wonderful weekend, everyone!

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Written on August 30, 2013 Related:Life, random

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  1. sprint2thetable says

    August 30, 2013 at 7:53 am

    Go Jackets!!!!

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  2. Dixya @ Food, Pleasure, and Healthd says

    August 30, 2013 at 7:57 am

    I wish you had video taped Vishnu’s reaction – I dont think he would have liked that either. Have fun at the wedding. I am ready for this Friday to be over although I am not doing anything super crazy.

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  3. Khushboo Thadani (@KhushbooThadani) says

    August 30, 2013 at 7:59 am

    Gah jet lag is no fun at all…did you get hit badly when you were in India too? I’m totally with you on repeating Indian outfits…those things aren’t cheap either! I have 4 weddings come up in 4 months and there’s only so many outfits I can make!

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  4. shashimcharles says

    August 30, 2013 at 10:43 am

    I have so done #1- it is a good way to waste time 🙂

    Cannot wait for fall shows either!

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  5. Tara says

    August 30, 2013 at 10:50 am

    Ugh, isn’t jet lag the worst? When I came back from my trip (pretty close to India), all my friends wanted to go out to celebrate but all I wanted to do was curl into my own bed and sleep for three days straight!

    I looove Indian weddings. You must take pictures of you dressed in a sari. They are my favorite article of clothing ever, I wish everyone would get on the bandwagon and wear them!

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  6. Honey What's Cooking says

    August 30, 2013 at 12:35 pm

    This was so fun to read Parita. Oh man, I know about the password, that’s why i avoid changing the pwd before going on trips, and outlook tends to be offline when I get back. Lots of travel for you, it’s hard for me to do back to back – weeks later, especially after India. Try to have tea around 8 pm, hopefully that’ll help you sleep later, else how will you enjoy the reception? have fun!

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  7. Colleen @ The Lunchbox Diaries says

    August 30, 2013 at 5:06 pm

    I must admit – I just got insane excited when I saw that you’d be in NC this weekend for a wedding. I’LL be in NC this weekend for a wedding! I thought “Could it be the SAME wedding?!” (I’m insane) Unfortunately, my cousin is not Indian, so all my hopes are crushed 🙂 What part of NC? We’ll be in Greensboro!

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  8. Ameena says

    September 2, 2013 at 3:26 pm

    What totally works for me is exercise…it really helps with the jet lag!

    And I totally get the Indian outfit dilemma…someone once pointed out that my SIL repeated an outfit. Crazy!

    Hope NC was fantastic. 🙂

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