Summer is 'in' for sure. What not we do to beat this heat? And most important is this is a 'holiday' time as well. Unless you are working, you might be having a bit more time to spend with your family and yourself. While all your family members might have their own activity, apart from devoting your entire life to them, just take some time out for yourself and spend these holidays. Well, I ahev some options for you;
Your children deserve their celebrations even if you feel cheated out of yours. Encourage them to have a blast with their other parent, even if you can't stand the prospect of being alone.
Enjoy the spirit of the season. Forget everything else. You are up to spending the holidays along with yourself, and your loved ones. And this is also a good time to understand yourself and re-invent the real you. So, just go ahead.
Your time, attention, and emotional presence are much more important to your children than lavish gifts. You may be short on money but you can be long on love.
Another advantage of holidays is having a lot of time. all you have to do is just have a thought of spending your free time. always it is better to plan for a re union with your old friends, family, cousins, have a hobby yourself, if interested you can also do your bit to the society and the needy.
Cleaning your home is not at all a bad option. In fact, you are not in a hurry during the holidays so you can clean your home completely right from hall to the kitchen avoiding all those not required items out of your home.
Try giving your home a new look. You need not spend much on this. changing the curtains and a bit of furniture, decorating your home and things to be more organized can add on to the better home and in turn a better you.
Why don't you involve yourself in cooking? This does not mean you are not aware of cooking. But there is always more to learn. You can put your heart out in learning how to prepare the dishes of various cultures, be it thai, Chinese, Italian and the list os on and on…
Chocolate making, cake making are fun and at the same time easy, interesting to learn. Just join these month long classes. Apart from having a activity for yourself, you would also have something new to learn. You never know, when these hobbies of yours might turn into earnings.
And please try having a minimal makeover of your look at least once in Six months. It could be going for a new haircut, changing your dressing style, or could be changing your accessories for that matter. This might cost you not more than minimal, but could make a noticeable difference in your look and give you the much needed boost.
(Sunayana Vinay Kumar)
