Defined Happiness

 Itenary of the Day: Viceroy Lodge Mall Road - Christchurch,The Ridge, Following from the previous day, we had bought dinner from a shop on the way which had steamed Rice,Egg Curry and Panneer gravy. Unfortunately the rice was only partially cooked and we managed to eat something that was avaialble and went to sleep. We had ordered food with our AirBnb host - Aloo parathas and poha. A good night's sleep followed by the yummy food, nothing more can be asked for a beautiful day to start. We had packed all our bags as this is the last day in this stayplace.

Itenary : 1. Jakhu Temple 2. Kufri Horse Ride 3. Himalayan National Park Full gears on to start the actual itenary of the trip. Grandpa and Grandma has taken full control and care of Amudhan. Me and Siva took the luxury to enjoy the trip to our own style. Morning , after a hot shower we started our day with some hot pooris and parathas from a shop on the way. Travelling with a toddler needs a bit of planning. Amudhan is a very co operative kid and we have been trippimg from his 6th month. To be precise , this is his 7th long trip. What's in my handbag ? Middle Zip - small simple pouch with lip balm, moisturizer(very very important for a winter trip), Vicks, Inhaler, Amrutanjan, Hand Sanitizer, Handwash.My specs case, a small umbrella, my gloves, a hand acupuncture, foldable bag. Inner small zip has debit card, ID card and some cash. Left Main Zip has all snack items packed in small packets for Amudhan, his water bottle Right Main Zip - medicines(basic medicines for all ...

  Well , it's been six months after our Munnar Trip. It's time pack and plan  trip. It's Shimla Manali this time... Siva , Me , Amudhan , Mom and Dad - our travel team. Picture Courtesy : Amudhan It's a hill station trip , that too in the peak winter. So baggage included all winter clothing,  medicines and all other requisites. First time flight experience for Mom and Amudhan and I am super excited about it. More than enjoying in Trip,  preparing itenaries are always very interesting .Me and hubby love to draft trip plans , read many travel blogs , watch vlogs and decide which are all the best suited points of stop for us. Travellers say,   Winter is not a season ,it's a celebration .. We are starting for a trip to celebrate the season now.. Day 1 : Chennai to Delhi Flight Packed Bags , Happy and Fresh Minds.. It started to rain heavily from midnight and we were scared if flights will be delayed as the subsequent bookings also need to be changed acco...

Let's look after ourselves and each other.. This whole day is dedicated to self healing..!!  Just to do all the simple little things that can lighten our life in these tough times.. It started as days of lockdown,  turned into weeks , months and now its going on in years. With these lockdown and days of isolation , many of us feel we are completely uprooted from our normal happy life's routine. Along with our day to day lives , our relationships are also disturbed and are not taking the actual growth curve as they suppose to be. I wholeheartedly wanted a whole day for myself or I can say a whole day for ourselves. It also reminded that it is not only enough to just look after ourselves but we will have to look after each other too.. Somewhere I read that ,  As our mental and emotional wellness improve, so do our relationships, and our communities. I want to give a day off to our lockdown routines and take an extra care of mind , soul and the body. Being with my busy husba...