One more puzzle...

Another 1000 piece puzzle completed. This was relatively an easy puzzle. There is a lot of text and a good diversity of colors and patterns. 

Photo an hour challenge

I had a free Sunday this weekend, so I decided to take on the photo an hour challenge. I woke up at around 8:30 in the morning and started the day.

8:45 am: 

My day always starts with a steaming cup of chai to get my nerves going. 

9:45 am

I sat down to do the week's Guardian Quick Crossword to start the day.

10:45am

I had bought some zucchini and sugar snap peas from the market the previous day.  I looked up a few recipes for vegetarian pasta, on the internet. I got started off with the recipe I had chosen. I enjoyed cooking lunch today with Bollywood music playing in the background.

11:45am

Mmm... the pasta smelled really good! I couldn't wait to start with lunch. I came across a bottle of pomegranate wine at the market and wanted to try it out. So I settled on my couch with a plate of hot pasta and a glass of wine.

12:45pm

I had started a new 1000 piece puzzle this week. It was time to spend some time working on it.

1:45pm

I have a trip to Cancun coming up in December. I had to spend some time in researching what to do in Cancun and plan the trip. So it was time to open up my Macbook.

2:45pm

After spending a solid hour in reading reviews, looking at routes and planning day trips, it was time to relax. I had bought a 6 piece bath bomb pack a while ago. I hadn't used one of them in some time, so now was the time. I prepared the bath and lighted up a citronella scented candle to create an aroma.

3:45pm

I had started reading "The Help" by Kathryn Stockett, and wanted to finish a couple of chapters today. 

4:45pm

After reading for about an hour, I was hungry and wanted a snack. I had some cookies from my trip to Hawaii. I made some detox tea to pair with the cookies.

5:45pm

Winter was here. Sunsets happened at 5pm, so evening walks became more difficult. But today was not too cold and pleasant enough for a walk along my street.

6:45pm

It was time for being a couch potato and watching some TV. I watched a documentary about wine sommeliers and what it takes to become a sommelier. I learnt that becoming a wine connoisseur is not an easy job. There were 3 tests to take, a theory test, a wine tasting test and a wine serving test. 

7:45pm

Start blogging about the photo an hour challenge!!

And there ends my 12 hour day. The rest of the night, I would probably spend by continuing to read "The Help", till I drift into sleep. I enjoyed doing this challenge, it was a lot of fun and an interesting experience. It kept me motivated to actually do something with my day time, instead of whiling away looking at social networking sites.

Pain in Love

The hazel hues hiding,
The playful naughtiness,
Behind curtains of naivety.
Scarlet rivers of satin,
Flowing along your curves.
Ripples of ebony waves,
Caressing my skin.
Crimson red wine,
Making our hearts merry.
Heart soaring high,
With blissful excitement.
Oblivious to pain,
Death, I fear you no more.