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 Today that statement feels true - that the days are long but the years are short. Although the years have also started feeling long. I am writing this on day number three hundred and twenty-six but it feels as if I have been writing since eternity. I used to feel this when I had started sketching. When you are only casually passing by an object or just glancing at it, you take it in in approximation. It's a variation of some regular or irregular shape, you get an idea of its basic contours, you see its colors, and that's it. But when you sketch it, even a simple regular cup becomes a complex puzzle with so many details that you need to capture - facets, shadows and light contrasts, a small chip here or there, the way the grooves hold dust, etc. So many things. Sometimes I wonder when I will reach 365 days and complete a year. But no matter - one day at a time.

Quickly then, here are all the things that I am grateful for:

1. Papa is well.

2. I had a nice-ish massage this morning. It was not the best but I needed it so that is good.

3. I had really tasty masala rice and poshto. 

4. I also had very tasty paratha and spicy channa masala. I love kabuli channa cooked with a slice of chilli.

5. Finished a piece of work even though I felt a lot of resistance. 

6. Controlled the impulse to spend.

7. Had a good workout at the gym. A friend had gifted me a mini flask and it's the most darling little thermos in teal with a sweet tendril pattern on it. I had taken cold water in it and managed to work out a little more.

What did I learn today:

Hmm, a little about a visual novel technique that one could employ when discussing a compliance concept. But that needs a deeper enquiry. What I did come across is a recipe that looks tasty. You take a bunch of long green chillis, slit them and deseed them. Heat some oil (preferably mustard) in a pan. Add jeera, hing, and salt. Then add the chillis to saute them. Add spoons of curd to the mix to coat the chillis and blend with the masala. That looks so tasty. 

I will get myself some cold water, light a candle, and just sit in the dark for a little while.