The Checklist

I realized that it’s been a good amount of time since I last put something down here and so this one comes out. This one’s about the other thing that I’m putting down on paper almost everyday – The Checklist!

Travelling/moving out to other town is an exciting affair. It works on the 3 Ps – Plan, People and Place. All three are vital ingredients. And it’s a long haul from the Plan on the paper to actually getting down to the Place with the People! All along, it’s the loyal checklist keeping you company.

As I am just over a month away from moving out of this city to a new life at a new place with new people, I finally have a decent one in place after struggling with it when I first began. To begin with, I had more than one. One was for the things to carry there detailing even to the number of spoons that I shall humbly bear the weight of along with the rest as they’d all accompany me to this quaint little town – I’d like to call the pair of bags that I’d carry Mr. & Mrs. Life-Lords respectfully so. The list still does get updated every once a while, literally on the paper. The other one – the mental checklist – had the things which I would want to do before I bowed out and away. And that’s when the darned feeling hits you harder – “Man! This is it!”

So, amidst watching the repeats of “How I Met Your Mother" and the not-so-hurried-meals and lazing around in general through the day, I go out doing those things and then crossing them off the list. It is fun as those are the only “productive” things happening in these blissful idyllic times. It’s also fun because you are pouring your heart out; for you do know that the list has the things which are closest to your heart and also the things which you are going to miss the most while away.

This post was one on the list, so having crossed that one off list, I await the morn’ – for the plan is ready and so are the people, Rajasthan – I’m on my way! :)


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