When I saw this at MM’s I knew it had to be done. Its one of her old posts reposted and such a fun tag
20 years ago I . . .
1. was preparing for my first board exams (ok I was pretending to prepare
)
2. was totally hooked to the songs of Maine Pyar Kiya (yes I am that old
)
3. was totally smitten by my PT teacher
10 years ago I . . .
1. was still living in Delhi a city I love, a city where I grew up
2. was thinking of settling down with my ex not that it happened and as everyone says all for ones good… life couldn’t have been better without N
3. used to travel 30kms one way for work
5 years ago I . . .
1. was 15 kgs lighter ![]()
2. Was dead busy in work and working till 2am every night
3. used to party hard every weekend, u see there was no ojas till than ![]()
3 years ago I . . .
1. was a bundle of nerves all confused, yes I was a first time new mum
2. was praying for 8 hours of uninterrupted sleep and some alone time with N
3. was anxious about the first trip a little more than month old ojas was going to make to a very very cold Delhi
1 year ago I . . .
1. came on TV for the first time and probably the last too ![]()
2. was looking forward to the delhi trip and my mum’s big event her retirement
3. was going strong on my exercise and diet (sadly that was last time I was regular with it)
So far this year I . . .
1. have decided get back to full time work
2. have already done a camping trip, a trip to rajasthan is planned for next week and delhi is on cards in feb (touchwood)
3. finished reading 6 books already
Yesterday I . . .
1. I went for a facial and pedicure in preparations of the wedding & vacations coming up
2. was answerless to the endless questions of ojas yet again
3. got my first ever Louis Vuitton handbag
Today I . . .
1. have just woken up and had a cup of masala chai
2. played some idiotic but most loving early morning quilt games with ojas
3. am making adai for breakfast
Tomorrow I will . . .
1. drive to N’s village a place I have fallen in love with
2. attend the first close marriage in N’s side after my own wedding
3. Have a lot of fun in the fields
In the next (coming) year I will . . .
1. inshallah be working again
2. hopefully be fitter than this year
3. make the leh drive happen
In the next minute I will tag . . .
1. Swaram 2. Prats 3. Pixie (because they all need to write something) and everyone else who wants to take it
ETA : the pic of the bag on demand though there was a link to the pic

















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ooh – show us pics of the bag!
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Wonderful list! Love the positivity that comes through.
U came on tv??? When where???
LV?!! Show us the pics na!
Oh wow… Please post a pic of the bag… pretty pleease…
I love early morning quilt games
I play them with B thats all the difference is
New bag, Pics please… And you came on TV… When?
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oooh!! new bag! that bag is drool worthy!
Thanks for tagging me; will take this up for sure!
I really hope all your plans for this year and the next happen and you are always happy and healthy!
{{hugs}}}
Wowww! I luved this one Mons
I so loved it. And thanks so much for tagging me.
Hope i come out of this horrible break phase soon 
I need a break!!!!!!!!!!
I ws feeling I shud do this too and saw that u hv tagged me
Sigh! I sooo want to drive down to a village now
I soooo wanna see a pic of that bag Mons
picture of the bag and link to the TV show pls!
Interesting tag… will do it soon
@all : I have added the pic of the bag in the post
You came on the TV? Did you blog about it?
now you got to write a article on where when and how you came on TV..
excellent tag.. will do sometime for sure
and with EX noooooo ..
see the word NO also starts with N
and now that u reminded i need to go to my village ahhhhhhhhh i hate uk
and leh trip make sure you tag me along too , i promise not to make too much noise and not eat too much fooood
he hehe
“Have a lot of fun in the fields”
what kind of fun, mon?
Wow .. love it monika. Wish I had time for tags .. would love to take this one.
By the way your header is awesome. makes me nostalgic.
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Such a fun tag, no? I took it up too and had fun doing it.
You came on TV??? Pics pls or at least details….
The bag looks lovely!
Hey…this is interesting. I would love to do this tag, so I am considering myself as tagged.
How our life changes before our own eyes !!!!
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