BEFORE

Monday to Friday

7:00 – 7:15 am-  (depending how late I stayed up the night before) wake up, quickly wash up and go to work…….breakfast?  What is that?  Oh you mean a packet of Tiger or Parle G biscuits…yeah, that’s breakfast.  Lunch? - will go to the dhaba..so what if there are flies all around…its food guys!!!

6:00 pm – back from work.  Mind starts thinking “where can I go”, "who do I meet up with?”  "Anything happening with the gang tonite?" " Any fun thing?"  Count me in I am all for it!!!! I am free..

9:00 pm – Dinner-chips, maggi, wai-wai?  Nah, actually I had gol gappes and lots of jalebi so I am really full.  I’ll just wash clothes read a book and get to bed.

11:00 pm – Psst…are you sleeping?  No not really.  Can I say something?  What?  Well you know the other day I was……(and it goes on till maybe 00:00 until we chat ourselves to sleep).

Weekends

Get up as late as you want.  Make plans with friends to go shopping, eat out, movies.  Anywhere but home.  Let’s just get out but of course after I finish my cleaning etc.  cooking??? Uh…maybe but then let’s eat out after all it’s easier and so much more fun with friends.

NOW

Monday to Friday

6:30 am- Yawn!!!  I try to get up so that I can make breakfast and prepare our lunch…..we really need to take lunch cause home food is so much better than outside food and do much more hygienic and healthy. 

6:00 pm – Dipped clothes for washing now I need to start washing them.  Oh, we don’t have anymore Dhara, and also need to get 20 litre water.  Mental note of what needs to be done.  I also need to start thinking about dinner.  What shall we have?  Potatoes? Sure.  We love it anyway.  And of course dal, chutney, and some fruits and salad.  Shall we go out tonite?  No, would love to but there is so much to do at home….and let's save some money for the future OK? And anyway, tomorrow is another working day.  Let’s store up our energy for tomorrow.

9:00 pm – Dinner is served!!  Sitting and relaxing.  Chatting.  Strumming of the guitar.  Dishes being cleared, straight into the sink.  Getting late.  Any clothes to iron for tomorrow?  Few phone calls.  Hardly any sms.

11:00 pm – Lights out.

Weekends

Let’s stay at home.  Maybe shopping once in a while, okay?  But we need to clean the house, go to the bank, and do some more laundry.  Let’s just have this day for ourselves.  Maybe go out for a date?  Coffee?  Sure babe.

Life has changed – it’s not all about me anymore. It's worth it!!