Put these on your To-Do-List, NOW!

The other day I read an article on a few interesting things which the ladies can try, and make this year special, or make ourselves feel special.

You could take a stroll in the park atleast once a week....I've already tried this, and it really did bring a huge difference in my mood those days. It simply relieves my stress, and makes me forget about those sily nagging problems at work, or at home or may be in your love life. Sitting in the park bench, and quietly listening to your favorite tunes, watching others walk past you on the jogging track, and kids playing in the play-ground area, young lovers koochi-cooing on the corner benches, house-wifes discussing their family issues, older uncles talking politics....man I can simply go on about this non-stop. The best part of it is, while you're sitting on the bench at ease, do a couple of stretches, close your eyes to meditate a little, talk to yourself about that one thing that has been troubling you all the while, and clarity will be just 2 steps away.

You could buy flowers to fill up an empty vase..... I've tried this too. On my way back from the weekly stroll in the park, I pass by a lady selling flowers on the street, I pick up some funny colored roses....green, blue, black. She now knows what color I'm gonna pick.It isn't much of an investment, but I kinda do the undone till date. So ladies, go pick up and dust those flower vases which you had purchased at an exhibition and fill it up with water, and put in a flower in to enlive it. Just have a look at it before step out everyday, and I'm sure you're gonna be as eager as I am to get back home for it.

You could pick up a nice lampshade to match your mood in the evenings.....I intend to pick up a lampshade someday....but may be for my 'New Home-away-from-Home" ;). Winding up in the evening should be a happy experience, sit back, check mails, write a blog, reply email, watch a movie. No matter how crazy your day may have been, let go of all that stress and enjoy a little fun game of shadows under the dim lights of your lampshade. And if you have a partner to join along, this is a perfect romantic setting to ignite a little game of love.

You could get a stylish haircut or try a funky streak to complete change your persona.....Yes, it does make you feel good, makes you feel new, and gives you a new approach in doing things. Beautifying oneself, specially for a woman, is always money spent well. And you are a 100% happy about the satisfaction on your face from that brand new look. I always take a before and after portrait of myself whenever I plan on going to my salon for a hair-cut or a hair-do. And I simply love the after-effects on me :)

You could treat yourself to a glass of wine every now and then....could be with friends, or just alone by yourself beside your beautiful flowervase or next to the scintilating lampshade. You work hard enough to keep the ones around you happy. You definitely owe yourself a treat to a beautiful glass of wine and let your hair down. Even if the day day was long or rough, you seem lonely amongst all your friends, it's worth to get in high spirits once a while. If you can manage to rope in some of your best buddies who are there for you, specially for a drink ;), grab hold of them, and decide to pour your heart out to them that evening. Release yourself! You deserve a let-out someday.

You could flirt with a cute, young guy....and there's nothing more charming than such a puppy flirt. I'd say, this one's worth a try because it works like magic. Whether you started your day on a wrong note, or had to confront the wrong person, this works like a charm. Boy oh boy, they do make you feel like a princess or angel. You name it, and they praise you like you're the last woman on the face of this earth. I've recovered instantly from a bad to worse to a smiling me in no time with a little flirt on facebook. Don't get weighed down by the stress and expectation of a possible future relationship. It may or may not happen. Just have fun, be friendly and see how things go.

You could watch at least one comedy film every week.... because laughter is the best medicine in the whole world. It is important to laugh, and to hear the sound of your own laughter. Your laughter or smile may sometimes get hidden away in the stress of balancing your work, your family or your love life. Give yourself a break, even if its for a couple of hours, it's totally worth it. Pick your movie....just a comedy, or a romantic comedy or even an action comedy. If it makes you laugh, you are already in for treat.

You could leaf through a few pages of a book you've wanted to read..... I'm not at all good with books. I can barely concentrate on reading even a small topic from a magazine. If you are like me, walk up to your best reader friends for suggestion on good books, list them out, and the next time you go shopping, build the guts to walk yourself into a bookstore and pick up your copy of a biography or a novel or best-seller of any topic of your choice. A dear friend once told me, "how do you manage to write a blog, without being an avid reader?". Well, I find small topics on the internet very interesting. And I still feel I don't need to read book to become a good writer. But may be this year, I will pick up a book and read it this year...you never know ;)

You could take a break and travel to new places.....well I'm ready to pack my bags already. I'm gonna call this trip my last single bachelorette trip. So its about time, you pack your bags at least twice this year to visit places you've always wanted to see. Either with friends/partner or all by yourself - just like in the Single female traveller show. If you are the all-in-all at your work-place, this is the best time for you to unwind, relax and make sure you switch off your mobile phones. My first trip is all set, the 2nd one is somewhere on the bac of my head for a little later. But I've made up my mind this is gonna be a year for me, and only for me.

You could lock guilt in a safe cupboard and throw away the keys into the unknown.....People who really love you will always understand without you being around 24X7 that they are important to you. You are successful and headstrong, if you can gracefully manage work and home like a piece of silk in the hands of a princess. But you can't go on and on like a Duracel battery, can you. You defenitely deserve to take a backseat sometime. Just be the audience who sit anf watch the play instead. Take things easy, don't burden yourself with guilt ever. They who have been ever benefitted by you, know for sure that you are precious to them .And if any of them loose you on the highway, you are still the one on the winning side. Trust me, this is so true. Those who know your true value will always stand by you, no matter you are right or wrong.

The article had this last line for "You could cry over a heartbreak, but get over it". Well crying over a heartbreak is only if you loose the best one. But when you are the best, you don't need to cry over loosing the second best. Yes, it's high time you treat yourself as the best. Yes, I am the Best. The one who looses me to someone else, is the biggest looser in the world, and deserves no second chance from you what-so-ever.