Life in a frantic lane...

"A complete chaos" is the right term to describe what I am experiencing currently! I am up to my neck in duties, commitments, expectations, obligations, whizzing around dervish, attending never ending "things to do" list! Since the day we decided to shift the house, it has been quite a challenge to maintain my usual calm demeanor.

Despite the smart planning, goal setting and diligent work from my end (that is how I always work and often take pride and boast about when I am with some of my lazy friends), I am surrounded by mayhem! The end result is a BIG dent on my ego and great amount of frustration, fatigue and disappointment. We have shifted in our new house which is barely ready and I am compelled to keep my cool and find techniques to make sure that some semblance of sanity prevails. Well, who said getting work done from people was a cakewalk? So what, if you are paying them through your nose!

In normal course, I would have enjoyed this lack of structure and logic as a welcome break in my tight scheduled routine. But when one has to hop from one room to another, like a bunny in the jungle (electricians, carpenters, plumbers and at least a dozen more people are working in my house, with their tool kits strewn around all over, creating a ruckus), the experience creates anxious moments.

There is always some element of unpredictability and chaos in life and one learns to accept it eventually but last few days of  my immense hard work, chasing deadlines, pushing and striving for a proper new house according to my standards has resulted in sleepless nights and loads of pressure. The people working in my house give me that, "what a nutcase you are" look, when I request them to handle my artifacts carefully or demand things to be done in certain way. My son is working judiciously on giving me lessons on "how to take a chill pill" amidst all this madness. I envy the calm he displays and wonder if he has attained Nirvana already!

A new house is like a blank canvas and I can't wait to enjoy the process of making this house a home.
"Life in a fast lane, surely makes you lose your mind", Eagles were so right in singing that song!