The Month That Was September

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What do I say about this month? It whizzed past in the blink of an eye. I'm saying this because I could finish only one novel the entire month, Something In the Water by Catherine Steadman. My saga with "The Fountainhead" by Ayan Rand continued for the second month, which I'm hoping to finish by third month as I've 150 pages more to go. I've watched nothing on the television front. I couldn't even remember why we were so busy?

I've dedicated few hours of my time to arrange and rearrange the discs, which is a daunting task in itself. The culprits to slow down the process are old albums. It so happens that I look at some pictures, go back to the time it was taken, cherish the moments, smile and repeat. If I go by this speed it is going to take a year or more to accomplish what I've started. My deadline to this project is end of this year.

The good thing is we were able to watch 16 movies this month; Gurgaon, Vodka Diaries, Kaalakaandi, Kaatru Veliyidai, Theeran Adhigaaram Ondru, Divergent, Insurgent, Allegiant, Beirut, Bioscopewala, Kaala, To All The Boys I've Loved Before, BA Pass 2, Skyscrapper, Ocean 8, and Jurassic World Fallen Kingdom.

We have taken two trips this month. The first one was on Ganesha Chaturthi weekend. It was our norm to visit my parents' for the festival as they used to celebrate it with much fanfare. That ritual was stopped due to my father's untimely demise two years ago. And it is too painful for me to go to native during that period. Instead we have visited Mundgod Tibetan Monastery, Karwar, Mirjan Fort, Apsarakonda. When you're in Karwar it is a sin not to visit Goa. It was hubby's wish to show me the Goa in off-season. The stripped off shacks, the solitude of beach, drive through lush and green countryside, the experience was like having the entire Goa for ourselves. We will jot down the entire trip in www.milesandtrails.com

In the last leg of the trip I jammed my right thumb between the car door all by myself. I was getting out of the vehicle to pick something from the boot. The pain was intense and constant. I was almost close to tears not because of pain, but at my helplessness for not being able to blame hubby for this mishap. Thankfully nothing was broken though the nail was bruised and red. After popping few over-the-counter pills and religiously applying cold compression a few times in a day, the pain subsided in 4 to 5 days. This is the second injury this year. I was glad that it was minor and I'm grateful all my limbs are intact. I still have discolored thumb nail, which is going to take a very long time to disappear.

Another trip was in the cusp of end of this month and beginning of the next to native for a yearly ritual, which I better write in October's flashback. On the whole September was super fast and busy with work, travel, and fun. We do have 100 more days of this year and the last quarter of the year is always my favorite time with festivals, birthdays, and total celebrations. October please be kind.