Today was a significant day for me. It was my first day of break after my final exams. I had spent many nights living this moment over and over in my mind. No more sitting surrounded by books, getting up early, following a strict timetable, and eating healthy. And most of all the end of my parents’ watch over me too. Now I had the time and freedom to do things that I wanted.
While all my friends had plans to sleep endlessly, go window shopping in malls, or enjoy picnics, My mind had chalked out a complete fun-filled routine of some enriching me-time. Well, the plan was perfect. Or so I thought.
I had it all mapped out. First, fitness routines. I decided to go for morning jogs, do yoga, or try the exercise routines that were a hit on social media. By following a mixed routine I planned to achieve my desired fitness levels by the time the next academic session started. A 10th std student all ready to face the world brimming with energy.
Then, I was going to transform myself into the voracious reader I once was. The study schedules had taken me away from my beloved books. I had all the intention to finish the many unread books on my shelf. Not only that, I had a brand new journal ready for starting my journaling journey much on the likes of the Pinterest pages I followed.
The color palette and markers were my next stop in my perfect plan. Doodling, an activity that had made many of my gloomy days bearable was beckoning me and I intended to heed to it.
The last phase of my plan was to learn to play the guitar. Some convincing was needed for its purchase but I was very sure of my skills to do it.
However, all the slogging done during the exams made me tired. So I decided to take the first day of the break a little easy. It started with a small power nap that turned out to be a 5-hour sleep session. This was followed by some fast food eating, and chatting with friends. Poof! The day was over. I reminded myself to follow the routine strictly from the next day onward. Alas! What I thought of as one day of rest was soon going to spiral into some non-planned activities that made my perfect plan go haywire! Slumber.
The next morning, I slept in till noon. That “fitness routine” never even saw the light of day. The only form of exercise I did was to go into the kitchen to get some food and eat it.
The books? Still unread. Blame it on the availability of my favorite anime show on Netflix. When would I ever get the time to binge-watch all 10 seasons if not now? I could always read books during my study breaks and Sundays right?
Learning something new? Well, I did learn how to perfectly procrastinate.
Now, as the vacation nears its end, I wonder where all my time went. My perfect plan remains just that , a plan. If I look at it another way, I actually enjoyed doing nothing.May be I would execute the plan to perfection sometime in future. But definitely not this year.
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