Having the living room to myself – MY HOME, MY LITTLE SPACE – HAPPY SPACES MEANS HAPPY LIFE!!!

Having the living room to myself – MY HOME, MY LITTLE SPACE – HAPPY SPACES MEANS HAPPY LIFE!!!

Is asking for some space to one self too much to ask for?  I don’t think so. This is the story of every home maker who either stays with her in laws, her extended family or come to think of it her parents.  Everyone loves some SPACE to themselves.  There may be some from the old school of thought asking or questioning this very concept of Hey what does that mean?

Having stayed in a joint family (parents in law) for more than 26 years, it definitely means getting some breathing space in the LIVING ROOM/DRAWING ROOM when they are not around is an absolutely release for me.  It may sound a little weird for few who have not lived continuously in this kind of a set up.

It is not as if I abhor them or do not like their presence around me.  It is just that you feel a bit more free, you could put up your legs on the sofa, just sit, read, write, listen to music do whatever you could.  All in all, it means doing NOTHING which is absolutely wonderful for me as I begin to think of it.

Even few years back, the thought of doing nothing would make me feel go crazy and I would obviously judge anyone who would say I love to do nothing.  How could someone just sit and not do anything?   Nowadays I have realized that at times, doing nothing is amazing and feels wonderful.  I feel the need to spend the time with myself and that’s absolutely fantastic.  Over the years, I have realized that it is not always compulsory to slot your entire day with activities. Some days just doing nothing also sounds perfect and everyone should be doing it once in a while.

I was lucky to get that time off for a couple of days to myself and feel thankful for it.  Even little things like sitting on my jhoola (the wooden swing). Looking out of the window, watering my plants, listening to the wind blow, the soft droplets of rain falling on my face, kissing me, looking at my tulsi, betel plants (oh gosh, I haven’t even really looked at them since quite sometime), speaking to them, the feel and texture of my sofa covers, the soft yield of my hush pillows and the softness of the throw on my sofas felt so romantic. Looking at the yellowish orange sun rising from my living room made me feel that the SUN rose just for me (childish I know). 

 The soft fairy lights that I put ON in the evenings on the side corner of my drawing room felt so peaceful. The soft lights that fell on the yellow wallpaper of my living room looked dramatic.  I could write on and on. Thoughts flow from my brain to the lips with a gentle smile when I write these.  Feeling so happy for the SPACE that I got for some time. 

Feeling happy and giving thanks for this short break where I could just breakfree from the duty of having to run around doing things for family, extended family (even if it meant stretching myself more than necessary) also, having to make small talks at times, when I wanted to just sit doing nothing gets artificial at times and we follow it . This short break and SPACE really meant a lot to me and enjoying the space which helped me write once again. I am feeling just so HAPPY…..

Thanks to a  few close people who make me feel special again and again and who encourage me to write after a very looooooooooooooong sabbatical.

Giving thanks feeling happy yet again

Yours Always!!!!

Rekha Mahadevan