Few photos uploaded in Piyo’s Album:

https://picasaweb.google.com/cephire/Piyo?authkey=Gv1sRgCJ_6ntKw_tXEsAE&feat=directlink

With shifting house during the weekend, I suffered neck pain & severe back pain. Thought hard about taking leave, but there is a program in Rajya Sabha secretariat today and I have to go. So managing to go.

Despite having troubles physically, financially (and hence emotionally) there is a sudden spurt of optimism in me that things will start working out just fine. That’s another reason why I don’t want to stay in bed and rest. I want to hit the road running & earning.

Am starting the decade through tough times. Had to shift house when got used to it; invoices not being paid for 3 months & so going through financial crunch; added to it, tenant in Bangalore flat us living out; stock mkt is entering a bear mkt and all investments are at all time low returns; not having someone to discuss professionally adds to the stress. Not being able to drive, or go for swimming or photo walk also adds to the woe. It could be seen as a end of rough times or beginning of tough times. Only time will tell.

Never thought would be in Delhi this long! Today we got keys for the second flat that we are going to move. We thought we will stay in one flat until we move out of Delhi. But the flat owner wanted to move in. I was searching for a flat for a month. Then, as it happened many times in my life, everything fell into place quickly. Yesterday I met the new flat owner, signed the contract and got the keys.

I have been moving out of houses every two years. Mom thought by getting me married I will keep my … in a single place. Hmm…doesn’t seem to happen so far.

I thought I will continue to ne an independent consultant. But the recent financial crunch since the dept changed the payment terms is making me rethink that. Given a choice between putting food on the table for the family & pursuing my heart’s desire, I would choose the first any day ( especially after Piyo’s birth).

So I have started to approach head hunters again for a job. I know it would be a cultural change from being independent to be subjected to employment. But hey I have already been an employee. Right? It should just be fine.

This Jan has been a troublesome month. Too many dilemmas and too many troubles.

House owner told me to vacate- have been here for 2 years and Rani finds this locality comfortable. But now we have to change.

And the woes of independent consulting also afflicted me this time – my invoice is not yet paid for two months. Since this is single source of revenue, it has constrained me financially.

And few other minor irritants too. Hopefully I get past all of these without becoming insane. Some god-sent good news, any good news, will cheer me.

Talk of attrition. We made presentation before the new (senior) Minister today. In fact got another presentation before the junior minister now at 5.30.