Hot tea, Mylotting and a background music....
@arunima25 (85426)
Bangalore, India
November 13, 2019 7:41pm CST
Got up at my usual time of 5 AM feeling fresh after a sound sleep. Cold and sore throat seem to be coming to a close
I am feeling much better.
I am done with one part of my morning chores. Now it is time for my exercise but I will skip it for another two days. Do not want to get drained of my energy.
So here I am with my hot ginger tea, mylot and some soothing mantra chanting going on in background. I start my day with putting some mantra chanting and it goes for few hours.
Elder one has left for school. Younger one is up and getting ready. Husband is fast asleep upstairs. He should be awake by mid noon. He has just gone to sleep. For three days that will be his routine and he will be working from home. He is a part of a webinar and that is conducted from US and so it starts at 11PM in night and goes till 5:30 AM. That is making me sleep with my younger one as he uses his office and that is in one corner of our huge master bedroom.
I have some time before I get up to do some chores and drop my daughter. I will sit and mylot
Hope everyone is having a good time
I am feeling much better.
I am done with one part of my morning chores. Now it is time for my exercise but I will skip it for another two days. Do not want to get drained of my energy.
So here I am with my hot ginger tea, mylot and some soothing mantra chanting going on in background. I start my day with putting some mantra chanting and it goes for few hours.
Elder one has left for school. Younger one is up and getting ready. Husband is fast asleep upstairs. He should be awake by mid noon. He has just gone to sleep. For three days that will be his routine and he will be working from home. He is a part of a webinar and that is conducted from US and so it starts at 11PM in night and goes till 5:30 AM. That is making me sleep with my younger one as he uses his office and that is in one corner of our huge master bedroom.
I have some time before I get up to do some chores and drop my daughter. I will sit and mylot
Hope everyone is having a good time27 people like this
25 responses
@ptrikha_2 (45527)
• India
14 Nov 19
Good Morning. It must be a bit cold there as well in the morning!
Soothing mantras are so good in the morning!
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@ptrikha_2 (45527)
• India
14 Nov 19
@arunima25
That's good !!
On a lighter note have you anytime in the past started your day with something like "Chaar bottle Vodka, Kaam mera roj ka" (Four bottles of Vodka- my everyday work.. reference to a
ragpicker ).
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@arunima25 (85426)
• Bangalore, India
14 Nov 19
We don't get much difference in weather here in Bangalore. Mornings are always fresh and cool.
I start day with Gayatri mantra and mahamrityunjay mantra.
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@ptrikha_2 (45527)
• India
14 Nov 19
@arunima25
Oh and I just recalled that singer's name - Honey Singh. Remember the Rakhi Sawant-Honey Singh episode, which in one way made Rakhi Sawant famous??
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@toniganzon (72285)
• Philippines
14 Nov 19
Wow, 5am! that's early! At this time of the year, 5am is still dark. But if you have had a good sleep, waking up at that time also means being able to do a lot of things.
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@arunima25 (85426)
• Bangalore, India
14 Nov 19
That is my usual time on weekends. My elder daughter leaves home by 7. That gives enough time to finish few chores and cook and pack for her. I am a morning person and so love it.
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@toniganzon (72285)
• Philippines
14 Nov 19
@arunima25 I am a morning person as well but 5am is just too early for me.
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@arunima25 (85426)
• Bangalore, India
14 Nov 19
@toniganzon My daughter leaves at 6:30.I have to cook and pack for her. Plus I like my outdoor exercise early morning.
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@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
14 Nov 19
The title reminds me of my grandfather who was so fond of hot tea that he usually have it twice in the morning and also in the afternoon. But me, I don't drink tea nor coffee.
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@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
14 Nov 19
@arunima25 my taste buds wouldn't come to terms with tea or coffee.
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@arunima25 (85426)
• Bangalore, India
21 Nov 19
@Alexandoy You sound like my grandfather. He lived for 97 years but did not taste tea or coffee.
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@arunima25 (85426)
• Bangalore, India
14 Nov 19
I started it quite recently a few years back. It all started as giving company to my husband. For years I sat with my cup of milk with him. But once he offered me ginger tea for my cold and I got hooked to it.
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@ptrikha_2 (45527)
• India
14 Nov 19
@arunima25
but staying awake for a webinar at such an hour is a challenging task. So he needs a good rest afterwards.
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@arunima25 (85426)
• Bangalore, India
14 Nov 19
Luckily it's not a regular affair. It's some webinar. He had to be there in person but some how the travel could not be materialized in time. So he has to attend it through video call.
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@amitkokiladitya (171936)
• Agra, India
14 Nov 19
Have a good day. Enjoy the good start of your day
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@amitkokiladitya (171936)
• Agra, India
14 Nov 19
@arunima25 have a good day ahead.
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@Nakitakona (56302)
• Philippines
14 Nov 19
You got a wonderful, having a good night sleep and refreshing morning.
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@Nakitakona (56302)
• Philippines
14 Nov 19
@arunima25 Yes it does. Have a good day my friend
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@cmoneyspinner (9221)
• Austin, Texas
14 Nov 19
You wake up at 5 AM and that's your usual time? I never woke up that early even when I worked outside of the home. If I wake up it's because something woke me up and I can't sleep for whatever reason. My earliest was always 6 AM. Even when I was going to school, as a kid, that was the earliest time I would wake up.
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@arunima25 (85426)
• Bangalore, India
14 Nov 19
Yes it is this seasonal changes making us sick. Hope your daughters feel better soon. How old are they?
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@TishaMears (1026)
• United States
16 Nov 19
Hi, @arunima25! It's been awhile. I just realized that we joined this site around the same time. You've been more consistent than me, though. I like ginger tea as well. I'm up early today for a Saturday. It's 9am now where I am, but I've been awake since after 5am. I've actually been going to bed at a reasonable time and having some decent sleep. I've been having some issues sleeping for a long time due to stress and dealing with my physical injuries(don't remember if I told you here on MyLot about my accident, etc. from awhile ago. Anyways, I ended up doing the same thing you did with some tea but no music. I live in a small apartment so I don't like to put any noise on too early while my daughter is asleep. I also don't like to wear any earbuds if I don't need any background noise to keep me focused. Sometimes I just like the quiet.
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@arunima25 (85426)
• Bangalore, India
17 Nov 19
Hey good to hear from you after a long. I remember your profile picture and we had some good interactions in past. Sorry I didn't know about your accident. Hope you are doing good. Sorry if I am not able to recall about your accident but I think we have not talked about it. Hope to see you more here.
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@arunima25 (85426)
• Bangalore, India
18 Nov 19
@TishaMears Oh! Sorry to hear that. Keep up your positive attitude and hold on to your faith. You will sail through these rough tides. Sending hugs and prayers. 
Hope to see you more here. This place helps me to relax a lot.
Hope to see you more here. This place helps me to relax a lot.1 person likes this
@TishaMears (1026)
• United States
18 Nov 19
@arunima25 Good to hear from you as well. I had a slip & fall accident about 4 years ago, and I'm still recovering from it. I have good days and bad days. I'm struggling, but I'm doing better. Thanks for the good thoughts.
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@Fliafaith (763)
• Nairobi, Kenya
14 Nov 19
You woke up 30 mins before me, Good Morning !!!
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@arunima25 (85426)
• Bangalore, India
14 Nov 19
You also are an early riser. 
Hope you had a good day.
Hope you had a good day.1 person likes this
@freelancermariagrace (27219)
• Philippines
14 Nov 19
Good morning. Have a great day ahead
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@arunima25 (85426)
• Bangalore, India
14 Nov 19
I had a good day. How are you doing??
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@arunima25 (85426)
• Bangalore, India
14 Nov 19
@awesome19788 That should be the spirit.
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@DaddyEvil (137142)
• United States
21 Nov 19
I'm happy to know you're feeling better than you were. (I actually didn't realize you were having a problem, but still, I am happy for you. )
Oh, yeah, isn't it fun sleeping in a different bed when your other half needs to do something that would keep you awake if you tried to sleep in your own bed at the same time? (I hate needing to sleep elsewhere when my bedroom is needed for something besides me sleeping in it. 
Can you tell I had a bit of a problem wording that sentence so what you read there is actually what I wanted to convey to you? 
)
I hope you're having a nice, quiet day.
)
Oh, yeah, isn't it fun sleeping in a different bed when your other half needs to do something that would keep you awake if you tried to sleep in your own bed at the same time? (I hate needing to sleep elsewhere when my bedroom is needed for something besides me sleeping in it. Can you tell I had a bit of a problem wording that sentence so what you read there is actually what I wanted to convey to you? )
I hope you're having a nice, quiet day. 2 people like this
@arunima25 (85426)
• Bangalore, India
21 Nov 19
Oh! That cold is a thing of past now and I am happy to get my bed back. I am having a good day. Hope that you too are having good time.
I am having a good day. Hope that you too are having good time. 2 people like this
@birjudanak (14319)
• India
14 Nov 19
I also like tea first while I wake up as it'smake me refresh and also chanting mantra first to remember god. as a mother your day is mostly busy in chores and their studies but still, you manage time so nicely for here and other things which is really nice. Have a great day my friend.
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@birjudanak (14319)
• India
15 Nov 19
@arunima25 You are doing parenting very nicely as I know what situation in our culture as to manage everything.
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@arunima25 (85426)
• Bangalore, India
16 Nov 19
@birjudanak Thank you so much. Yes it's demanding on moms.
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@arunima25 (85426)
• Bangalore, India
14 Nov 19
I have tea after sending my daughter off and that is almost an hour after waking up. My husband makes the tea and I want to finish few needed chores before that so that I have it with relaxed.
You are right. Parenting comes with a skill of managing so many things.
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@nela13 (55729)
• Portugal
15 Nov 19
@arunima25 school starts so early in the morning 
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@arunima25 (85426)
• Bangalore, India
16 Nov 19
@nela13 Yes for her. She has early morning sports practice. So she has to come an hour before others.
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@arunima25 (85426)
• Bangalore, India
14 Nov 19
My daughter leaves for school at 6:30.I have to cook and pack for her lunch.
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@arunima25 (85426)
• Bangalore, India
17 Nov 19
Yes sometimes he works from home. He has a well organized office space in home too.
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@arunima25 (85426)
• Bangalore, India
14 Nov 19
The day went good. I felt better. Last two days were awful with cold and sore throat. Now it's coming to a close.
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@Nevena83 (65282)
• Serbia
14 Nov 19
@arunima25 Oh, I know how you felt. Cold can really ruin our day.
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@arunima25 (85426)
• Bangalore, India
14 Nov 19
I generally do exercise at that time. So it's not my regular way.
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