Finally summer is here. I am pretty sure individuals living in the mid-west or other parts of the US and the world and have faced severe winter can surely understand the importance of summer and all the fun this season brings along with it.
Here goes the list of things that will keep me busy during this summer. We all will be too busy this summer, as there are various projects that need to be completed before the weather changes its mood. Hopefully that won't be happening till late October but you never know, people living in this part of the world knows how unpredictable weather can play with us and with our plans. Anyways here goes the list.
• Backyard Fencing: I am helping my friend in putting up his backyard fence and I admit that this is the most challenging DIY projects I have ever decided to be the part of. It is both fun and tiring at the same time. I am learning tons of news things which I have never done before – digging 3.5 feet holes (using earth auger), fixing the poles (using concrete mix and water), fixing horizontal and vertical wooden bars and putting together the pickets. This project is taking most of my weekends and it is now around 70% complete. I guess I am getting all the satisfaction of building something new from scratch and this feeling is just fantastic. In today’s virtual world feeding your crops in Farmville (popular online Facebook game) can excite you and make you the virtual master of your farm but to me this fencing project brings in much more excitement as I can physically see the structure taking shape and I don't need the help of anybody in feeding my pigs or whatever happens in the world of Farmville. It is just me, my hands and my drill along with lots of commitment to take control of what I am building.
• Kids Swimming: This is a twice a week activity and both the kids seems to enjoy water. My elder son (5) is now becoming more and more water friendly and gaining confidence under water. The younger one (1.5) goes with me in the pool and for him it is just splashing and some kicking in the water. So far these sessions are more fun as compared to the ones we attended last year.
• GMAT: My GMAT preparation is taking the major hit due to the weather and apart from many things I like about summer this is the one thing which I don’t like. According to me and I might be wrong summer is not the season to study. No matter how hard you try, you just cannot keep yourself indoors and study. This weather is so tempting that you had to come out of your dwellings to enjoy the sun and the surroundings. So my advice to you, if you are someone who is planning your MBA journey and if you are an someone who like to enjoy the summer then plan to prepare for your GMAT in the months of Oct-Mar. There are minimal outdoor activities in these months and the weather will force you to be indoors and will not distract you from studying. As for me I am facing a real tough time preparing for the GMAT in summer, but it is something which I had to finish so that I can start applying for the classes starting next year.
• Running: Last yeat in the summer, I got infected with the running virus and since then it is spreading at an alarming rate and had grown much stronger than before. My running distance and my speed are increasing slowly and gradually and so far I am satisfied with my performance. Still I need to polish lots of things to increase my endurance level and achieve my desired goals and for that I need to practise, practise, and practise. I would admit that I like running not because I need to beat stress or I need to reduce my weight (these are just the by products of running). I like running as I enjoy being on the road or the treadmill and I like pushing my body and see how far I can drag it.
• Reading: Not much has changed on the reading front. I still like reading about anything and everything that excites me. I just ordered the copy of “The Big Switch: Rewiring the World, from Edison to Google” from Amazon and I guess it is on the way as I write this blog. Well if you are curious to learn about this Cloud Computing madness that has gripped the world then you should read this book by Nicholas Carr. I might write my reviews on this blog once I’ll finish reading this book. Another reason to read this book is Nic Carr himself as I really enjoyed his essay “Is Google Making us stupid?” which got published in the Atlantic. It is very intresting to know the views and the perception of Nic Carr and to some extent he is right in what he explains in this essay. I recommend reading the essay.
• Summer Blockbusters: I haven’t seen any movie this summer (not yet). I don’t know how that happened but it seems this blog is self explanatory in giving you the picture of many things that are keeping me busy. If things go well and on schedule then I might go and watch Transformers 3 tonight with my friends and that might kick off the summer movie season for me. I really wanted to watch Super 8 but somehow I missed it. Cars 2 is not having good reviews so I will skip it. My elder one had watched Kung Fu Panda with his mom and he liked it.
I know there are many more things this summer that I have not mentioned in this blog and that are keeping my plate full. I need to deal with them one by one. Fingers crossed.
You all have a safe summer and enjoy each and every day of it, as for me I will go back to the things that I am working on and will try to finish all of them before winter. Good luck to all and may all your summer projects gets completed on time.
Enjoy !!!
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