It is that time of the year when people seem to be busy than ever… planning their Christmas holidays… preparing for new years evening party… closing last deals of the year… planning for next year… making new year resolutions… Here I sit back, in no mood to be busy… been busy enough through the year and now simply want to recline and relax… seeing another year come to a close and wondering how quickly did it go by, yet how eventful it has been…

Started working full-time this year after having worked (or not-worked !!!) from home for larger part of last year.. went through multiple structuring and re-structuring of roles at workplace… shifted homes (a very stressful exercise I must say… from searching to shortlisting to negotiating to actual shifting)… almost quit eating non-veg (atleast at home!!) after having shifted to a Jain building complex… managed to sneak out some time for travel to new places– a good mix of leisure and work-related… Nithila started going to playgroup with lot of anxiety (in me) and hope (again in me) and may be inquisitiveness (in her :-))… Couple of friends got married, already married ones had their first or second kids… have been part of many a celebrations and parties and also some sad events... explored new restaurants, new roads, new artforms, new indulgences... and happy to have found a new channel of expression for myself – this very blog…
This year has also seen a maximum churn of people around me… met many new people across spectrums, liked a few, disliked a few… made new friends, nurtured old friends, yet lost some friends… a few close ones had to go away… miss them terribly at times… miss those endless conversations… and the warmth that they brought along…

So while I sit back and think about the frenzied year, am also reminded of the mistakes I made… of the learnings from the mistakes… of the tough situations and tougher questions… of the conflicts and confusions… of paths chosen, whether simple or tricky… of decisions taken, whether right or wrong… of demands made, whether entitled to or not… and at the end of it all, I have grown wiser and much more sensitive and responsive I guess… letting the last few days of this year silently pass by, am feeling very positive and assured… confident of taking on the next year with renewed energy and enthusiasm… Adieu 2009…