365: Days 96-117

Only missed one day this time. That’s commitment for ya.

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Day 96: Every house should have a reading room. This is mine.

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Day 97: Nubi and I on our morning walk

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Day 98: Picture perfect

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Day 99: The tiny terror has actually calmed down

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Day 100: I’m really not a morning person!

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Day 101: X-ray vision!

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Day 102: There was no dress code, really!

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Day 103: Helen had a birthday. Some of us got pissed.

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Day 104: Working late this evening, from my bed

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Day 105: The cat was attacked by a stray dog earlier this week. Recovering.

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Day 106: Mmm, Karim’s

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Day 107: Can you spot the cat?

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Day 108: Internet not working. On the phone to Airtel

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Day 109: The office is a blank canvas. Thinking up ideas to decorate.

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Day 110: Uh, writing not going so well

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Day 111: A few of my favorite things

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Day 112: Missed a day.

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Day 113: Late night reading

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Day 114: Accidentally learned how to take a screenshot on my phone. My current reading list.

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Day 115: Pondering

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Day 116: 25,000 words down. About 50,000 more to go.

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Day 117: Just posing. Gotta do that sometimes.

365: Days 71-95

Here are the remaining pictures in the series, continued from yesterday. All caught up now.

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Day 71: Missed a day.

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Day 72: Lazy Sunday

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Day 73: Missed a day.

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Day 74: After meeting two deadlines, you put your feet up and listen to a bit of music

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Day 75: Putting books into boxes. And then sitting on them.

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Day 76: Stuck my head in the cupboard this morning and then closed the cupboard. With my head still in it. Unrelated to this picture, but in the spirit of honesty and all that.

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Day 77: I keep forgetting to take pictures when I’m actually out of the house!

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Days 78-81: Missed days.

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Day 82: Can’t miss the cricket

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Day 83: Changes happening in my writing world

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Day 84: More books. More boxes. (Notice the cat hiding in the bed?)

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Day 85: One day before the move. The only food we had in the house, eaten at midnight.

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Day 86: Moving Day! At night, the husband brought me some soapy water to soak my feet in

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Days 87-88: Missed days.

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Day 89: Didn’t have a TV trolley, so this is how we watched the India-Pakistan semi-final

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Days 90-91: Missed days.

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Day 92: Settling in

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Days 93-94: Missed days

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Day 95: In the new office!

365: Days 53-70

There are too many missed days this time for various reasons. One, we were moving and it was really busy for the last couple of weeks. Two, I kept forgetting. And three, I ran out of steam on the project and couldn’t come up with more ideas. I’m back on track again, though, and don’t want to give up. I did end up Googling for some more ideas, so more interesting pictures to come! In the meantime, here’s what I’ve been up to.

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Days 53-54: Missed days.

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Day 55: Speak up

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Day 56: In a rush today, so just a quickie

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Day 57: I pulled a Sehwag and was out on the first ball!

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Days 58-59: Missed days.

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Day 60: Went for a meeting. Don’t think it’s going to work out.

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Day 61: The current state of my desk

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Day 62: A proud friend of books. I just signed up. (www.friendsofbooks.com)

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Day 63: The window by my desk

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Day 64-65: Missed days.

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Day 66: It’s not been the best day. The puppy gets it.

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Day 67: Catching up on e-mails

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Day 68: When the writing ain’t going so well, read

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Day 69: Tired!

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Day 70: The packing has begun

365: Days 41-52

I’m at that point in this project now when coming up with new ideas every day is a bit of a challenge. 365? I’ve barely made it through 50! A bit of Googling might be in order.

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Day 41: Before shutting down for the night

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Day 42: Happy and in love

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Day 43: What happens after three vodkas

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Day 44: It smells like summer

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Day 45: Happy Valentine’s Day!

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Day 46: Looking through old photo albums that mum brought over to scan

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Day 47: Happy Birthday, Sam!

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Day 48: My first book contract. (I’m ghostwriting a small part for a title due out in 2012 by Harvard Business Press.)

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Day 49: Feeling rough: bad neck, bad back, bad head

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Day 50: Working weekend

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Day 51: Can you tell I love Photo Booth?

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Day 52: A birthday gift from best friend and cat lover. I think she pretty.

365: Days 22-40

Day 22: Busy days usually mean fewer pictures.

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Day 23: A visit to the parents– great food, fantastic company. Alas, forgot to take pictures. Came back and watched movies, hence the headphones.

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Day 24: Exhausted. It’s been a long day of writing and reporting.

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Day 25: Pure Punjabi.

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Day 26: Started writing at 11 in the morning, didn’t stop until 6 p.m.

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Day 27: Another 4,000+ words day.Thankfully, I have these two to keep me sane.

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Days 28-30: Missed days. Okay, I forgot.

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Day 31: When I’m cooking, I need all the help I can get: from the Brits, the Indians, and of course, from Mum.

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Day 32: I drink eight big mugs of tea a day. Addicted, me?

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Day 33:I’ve had this guy since I was a kid and rub his tummy for good luck. Lots of rubbing going on today as I start work on a new project.

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Day 34: Watching the news on Egypt and thinking about these words a friend used to say.

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Day 35: A song in your step. (That little man is a bookmark, by the way.)

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Day 36: My new daily ritual: lighting up some incense as I wind down for the day.

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Day 37: A scheduled visit to the vet, followed by an emergency visit to the vet.

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Day 38: Watching The Blind Side and reading The Golden Gate. My reward for a tough day at work.

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Day 39: Sick puppy.

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Day 40: Mucking about with Photo Booth.

365: Days 13-21

I used to hate having my picture taken, still do sometimes, so a self-portrait a day so far has been challenging, to say the least. I’m already experiencing moments of people-will-think-I’m-an-idiot, people-will-think-I’m-full-of-myself and people-will-think-I-don’t-have-a-life, and each time I remind myself that it doesn’t matter what people think, all that matters is that I have a reason for doing this and that I’m enjoying it.

I’m stalling work on editing my 100,000-word piece of crap (also known as “first draft of book”). I’ve decided to take a break from it for a couple of weeks while I figure out what exactly I want to say with that book and whether there’s any other reason to publish it than “it would be cool to be a published author.” In the meantime, I’ve started work on a second book.

This book writing thing? Not for the impatient. Remind me of that when I want to shoot myself in three months, will you?

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Day 13: Try, try, and try once more. On the 16th try, you might eventually get what you’re looking for.

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Day 14: Early morning cuteness (picture by husband)

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Day 15: It’s Saturday and I get to catch up on my reading

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Day 16: Doubting self. Will I ever be good enough?

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Day 17: Working with words

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Day 18: Interviewed by the Sunday Mid Day (about my to-do-before-30 list)

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Day 19: Researching Bollywood

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Day 20: Busy-ness

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Day 21:Heartbroken (Broke my favorite crystal with two hearts intertwined. Clumsy, clumsy, clumsy.)