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Just Some Stuff + Great Transitions

written by Parita 12 Comments

This is going to be one of those “here’s some stuff that’s been going on/will be going on” type of posts.  Hopefully my little update is more interesting than the title of this post!

So first and foremost, my pre-transfer image files are back!  What a freakin’ relief….seriously.  I thought all was lost, since none of my personal efforts were working.  As a final measure, I contacted a WordPress.com team member on the forums and she pretty much saved my blog.  After a little bit of digging, she figured out the problem, told me exactly what to do, and now all is well in the world! 

someecards diagnostic check on computer

This transfer stuff is nuts!  I’m still really glad I did it on my own, but it was definitely a huge learning curve.  Feel free to email me with any questions if you decide to take the plunge.  I have lots of wisdom to share!

Wisdom is gained with age, and guess what, I turn 30 next week (great transition #1!).  Instead of celebrating in an all out kind of way, I think I may take next Friday off from work and make it a true Parita day. 

My mom, on the other hand, has been counting down to my birthday since January 1st.  She loves reminiscing about what she was doing 30 years ago, and in all honesty, I don’t blame her.  I’ve always believed that birthdays are more of a celebration for the parents, and I hope mine celebrate 30 successful (I think!) years of being amazing ones!

Speaking of my parents (great transition #2!), they really wanted to get me a birthday present this year.  For some reason, my mom was all about the Vera Bradley bags, and my dad was all about perfumes.  I was not.  So instead, they told me to pick something I really wanted.  Enter the Polar FT4.  After a little bit of research on the part of me, my sister, and Vishnu, I decided that I wanted this heart rate monitor.  I’ll share more once I’ve had the chance to play around with a bit…

Polar ft4

…next week at Best Body Bootcamp (great transition #3!)!  Woo hoo!  The next round starts on Monday, and I am so so so ready.  I’ve only been strength training once or twice a week for the past 1.5 months and can’t wait to incorporate more of it into my weekly workouts.  It’s still not too late to join, people.  And if you do, I promise it will change your life! 

And finally, my life (not so great transition #4) is going to be a little crazy at the beginning of February (another reason why I want to take a day off next week).  In the span of 2 weeks, I’ll be flying to Chicago, Las Vegas, and Atlanta.  Chicago for a work related training, Las Vegas for Roshni’s bachelorette party (!!!), and Atlanta for a friend’s engagement party.  Even though it’s going to be a little hectic, I’m looking forward to seeing my coworkers, good friends, and family!  Should be a good two weeks.

Tell me – what “stuff” do you have going on right now? 
Do you find it hard to come up with transitions?
  I am ok most of the time, but with random posts like this, YES. 

Written on January 17, 2014 Related:Life, random

2013 holiday staycation

written by Parita 15 Comments

For the first time ever, I did not spend my Christmas holiday at home (in Atlanta) with family.  Instead, Vishnu and I stayed in Miami last week.  It was our very own holiday staycation.  And as strange as it was not to be with our parents and siblings, we really did enjoy the alone time.  The end of 2013 was very go go go, so it was nice to relax and stay put for once.

Here’s how our time went down…

1. As y’all know, I was a little sick last week.  This part kind of sucked.  In fact, I’m still getting over whatever it was that I caught.

2. Since we weren’t going home and didn’t have any major plans, I worked Monday, Thursday, and Friday.  While it doesn’t sound like fun to be working while everyone and their moms are on vacation, I actually got a good amount of stuff done.  I guess that’s what happens when no one is around.

3. We had a very special guest stay with us all of last week…Mr. Guinny!  Robin and Andy went home for Christmas and asked if we wanted to dog sit.  Did we ever!  And we were beyond excited to do so!

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Guinness is pretty much the most well behaved dog ever, and he understands EVERYTHING.  We played, we cuddled, we went for walks.  It was a blast!  In fact, while we were going to bed one night, I asked Vishnu if Robin and Andy would miss him too much if we decided to just…I dunno…keep him.  Creepy?  A little but I FREAKIN LOVE HIM!

4. So my car was disturbingly dirty.  Like I was embarrassed to claim it dirty.  I dragged Vishnu along with me to get it washed earlier in the week, and what was an annoying errand turned into a date thanks to the organic cafe attached to the car wash place.  This place served fancy food and wine.  I would honestly eat there even if I wasn’t getting my car washed.  A little strange but very delicious!

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5. Days off always equal movie time in my mind.  We watched The Next Three Days and Love Actually.  The Next Three Days has nothing to do with the holidays…absolutely nothing.  It’s a suspense type movie that keeps you on the edge of your seat the whole time.  I highly recommend it.  And of course, Love Actually is a Christmas tradition for so many people including us.  Beyond being a really well made movie, it just leaves you feeling so festive and happy!

6. Christmas lunch was a delicious assortment of cheese, veggies, hummus, crackers, bread, and prosciutto (for Vishnu).  We don’t celebrate in the religious sense, but like with Thanksgiving, we feel that togetherness, reflection, and gratitude are the essentials of the holiday season.  And what better way to incorporate all of those things than sharing a good meal with someone you love!

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7. It’s not that noticeable, but this little blog went through a major change.  I transferred it over from WordPress.com to WordPress.org ALL BY MYSELF!  My new host, Bluehost, was very helpful and available via email, telephone, and live chat, but on my end, it was just me.  I knew I could’ve gone to Vishnu for help, but I wanted to do this on my own.  And while we did hit a rough patch where I thought I lost 13 months of blog posts, it turned out just fine.  GO ME!

What does this mean?  Well for one, I have a new (and in my opinion much cleaner) theme now.  I am trying out a bunch of different plugins and widgets to make the blog more reader friendly.  Other than that, I’m not quite sure yet.  I’m self-hosted now so that gives me more freedom with the things I can do, but we’ll see what 2014 brings.  I’m kinda excited!

I plan on taking the next few days off, so I will see y’all in 2014!  But before I go, I just want to thank you guys for an amazing year of blogging.  I really appreciate the fact that each of you takes time out of your day to read My Inner Shakti!  I LOVE YOU ALL!

How did you spend the holidays?  Any major NYE plans?  Two of our best friends, Samir and Roshni, are visiting for a few days so we’ll be spending NYE with them and a few other friends!  Can’t wait!

Written on December 30, 2013 Related:Food, home, Life, Miami

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