I tried. It didn't happen. I'm done.

10 things where there is no point wasting time. Just accept and move forward. You save a lot of energy which can then be focused in the right direction.

Convincing your Mom:

There is no need to convince your mom on ANYthing because she knows EVERYthing and she is always right. Just accept that and see how easy life becomes.

Mom: Nitu, Ki gall last week also you didn’t write your blog.

Nitu: Mom, I have so much work at office and then cooking and Viku (my brother who stays with me) has his own demands of lunch and dinner and then crossfit – I seem to get so tired. And lately you know every weekend I was out either shopping or going to friends place – it is so hectic here……

Mom: And then you keep chitchatting with friends and waste so much time on net

Nitu: No Mom, Sachi I haven’t been in touch with so many for so long that they are complaining, I haven’t even done Fb for weeks now.

Mom: Haan waise I understand beta. Look at me, I wake up at 6 then breakfast, laundry, cooking, lunch, handling the maids – by the time its afternoon I am so tired. Then preparing for the upcoming function in the house – everyday Papa and me are off to market for something or another, then one or another relative comes over to the house. At least you and Viku eat outside when you feel like, there are no relatives coming over, no house to maintain- ek chhota jeha apartment haiga………But chalo koi gall ni. Rest karo Beta.

Nitu: OKAY. I got it Mom.

And if I had not convinced her for half an hour that I was so busy I would have published this blog by Morning.

Putting on the car indicator:

Don’t put on the indicator with the expectation that the vehicle behind you will slow down and let you have your way. Nope Nope – big mistake. 

You put on the indicator only because if, God Forbid, there is mishap you can prove that you were doing things the right way. Even then the opposite party will not agree with you but may be couple of people in the crowd will agree with you and it will end up in pretty much the same way had you not put on the indicator but you have ONE extra point in your kitty when debating in the middle of the road as to whose fault it is.

Shouting at the person who overtook you in the wrong way:

I always do this and then get even angrier at myself for doing this because it is literally USELESS. Whether your glasses are up since the AC is on or down and you have a loud voice which could reach the other person please understand they have the skin of a Hippopotamus and it makes no difference to them. “Pagal aa tu? “ , “Bewakoof jeha karda ki firda”, “Hello….O helloo…..what the hell? “, “Uncle Ji……Kiddar nu Ja rahe ho”, “Accident Karn nu Jee karda? Indicator taan on karla…..Stupid fellow” all this and frantically moving my hands in the gesture of “What are you doing? “ and my facial expressions obviously changing to reflect my angry mood with narrow eyes and crunchy nose and the person outside seeing my mouth voicing something which he cannot hear has never helped. It only adds up to my blood pressure. Instead I have now stopped giving driving lessons on road and follow rules hoping someone will see me and get inspired even if I am Ms. Nobody.

Teaching your brother how to throw garbage:

This is a clear act of selfishness from the male species. (Full stop).

My brother will come singing into the kitchen will see the dustbin which is full up to brim and despite telling him so many times about it he will conveniently throw more onto the garbage hill – which will for sure not land into the dustbin and neither balance itself on the hill top but will topple down especially if it is an empty packet of wafers.

101th time…….

Nitu: Viku , the dustbin is full and still you threw stuff into it. It is now lying down on the floor.

Viku: Oh Ok. I didn’t notice.

Repeat.

Explaining your maid how to use Lizol (Scented floor cleaner):

The 1 litre Lizol bottle finishes in a week. I am so tired of explaining to her about how much she needs to use but  total failure on my end. My maid thinks Lizol is a magic liquid and will cover up for her not mopping the floor properly and make it cleaner and pours it too kindly in the water she uses for mopping.

And to top it before she leaves she tells me “Madam, dekhiye chakachak ho gaya”.

Convincing your dad to fix the leaking kitchen tap:

I am sure this is a story in every house. Mom will call up telling how she doesn’t want to stay with dad because he never listens to her and he doesn’t fix a leaking tap.

Nitu: Dad , if you don’t want to do it let us know. Viku can call the plumber he knows he can come and fix it.

OR

Nitu: Dad, is it too expensive. Is the plumber asking for too much money or something?

OR

Nitu: Dad if you are busy I will do it.

OR

Nitu: Dad just reminding you about it. It’s been pending for a while. Mom is also getting impatient.

For all the above options Dad has one answer

Dad: Don’t worry. I will handle it on my own. You carry on with your work.

And it will only get fixed when he wants to work on it. Till then neither will he fix it and not let others also fix it. I have not figured out the reason for this behavior. Strangely, It happens on selective work items only. Some things get resolved instantly and others have the fate as mentioned.

Telling yourself not to waste time on net:

I have tried making promises, putting alarms , setting time table, asking mom to call me at a certain time and remind me to get away from laptop but nothing has worked. If I decide to go out and spend time instead – I will come back and again spend more time on net for no reason so I end up wasting more time. And now it is to the extent that I know all items that sell on amazon and flipkart , I know in which season tickets might be less expensive but I know zilch about India and world news. So Unproductive….but so Enjoyable. Why has babaji made all good things so harmful ?

Making a resolution to eat healthy:

This is my every new year resolution but the moment I see Golgappe, chaat, chicken Tikkas, gullab jamun, kaju barfi, rabri , kheer I can’t control. So No more wasting time on making these useless resolutions.  I just eat and use the energy in thinking what more to eat.

Telling people that there is a queue:

Sometimes it works, otherwise in local restaurants, traffic , changing room, airport – you tell a person politely with a smile “Excuse me there is queue “ the other one gives you a blank reaction. Then you go again – “You might want to stand there (pointing to the end of queue) – because we ALL are in a queue”.  Again Black reaction. And then you both walk some distance playing “kabaddi kabaddi” till there comes a junction where one of you has to give up and generally it’s me. It hurts my ego but I have to give up because other person whether a woman or man doesn’t mind body contact and could even use elbows to push me which is so demeaning.

Asking a Vendor if the veggies and fruits are fresh:

Since I have started ordering online I think this has reduced but if I buy things from a local vendor I still tend to ask him “Bhaiaya ye fresh haina” and he goes “Haan haan bibiji, ekdum fresh” . There has never been a single time when the vendor told me “It is not fresh” so just stop asking.

Yes, despite all this "I think to myself , what a wonderful world" :)