A few days back I got up rather late for work. And with fishes which need me to talk to them, plants that need some songs and a blog that constantly needs early morning attention, this rather unusual fifteen minutes delay in schedule threw me off completely.
I almost had a nervous breakdown which given my jam packed everyday routine should come as no surprise to anyone. Least of all me. I can almost sense it being round the corner in fact.
Moving on, I barely made to work in time and found quite a few bare essentials happily missing from bag. A bad start to a Monday but one that got me thinking.
What are the five things I just cannot do without?
Kajal
Because scurvy should be an offshoot of vitamin deficiencies and not white faced eye contours.
Earphones
Music keeps me sane. I need my daily morning dose of songs while walking to work and of course an in between ten mins break of Adam Levine never hurts in the day!
A book
This is slightly funny. I almost never get time to read at work but still a book in bag keeps me very calm. One wonders why but true.
Diary
Obviously. From grocery lists to blogging to-dos to personal notes to meeting doodles to anything. If I do not have my diary god help my mood that day! And it has to be my diary no replacements acceptable.
Phone
Duh. How can I even think about venturing out without this. In fact the only thing I always double check, as a rule is this. No matter what 😀
Now this was simple. Highlighting the bare essentials of the day. Difficult would have been identifying the non materialistic bare essentials of life say someone close, a near one or an idea or a passion or yourself? Ha! Thankfully I did not fall in this trap.
But you, hey you, tell us at least one non tangible thing you cannot do without… fine I will also tell you one.
My passion.
Now it is your turn 🙂
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Love ur list Richa, there are things that we cannot live without:)
There are always Vishal 🙂
Book, phone and diary are my top three too! 🙂 And passion, you can’t get around without that, can you?
No you just cannot!
Yo…. For me they are BOOKS although i can survive without phone for a day, if ever i don’t read i am irritated like hell the entire day… 🙂
Shalini I miss a time when I was like that. Tech has corrupted me. Phone before books 🙁
My post for the blogchatter prompt:
https://highwayonmyway.me/2015/12/11/cant-do-without-reading/
Read and loved it Pooja 🙂
Great list. Love the look of your blog.
Love the way you describe your essentials. Let me try with my 5.
🙂
And I in turn loved yours Ava 😀
Loved your list. Happy to visit your blog …. 🙂
Thanks Vasantha hope you loved what you saw here 🙂
So we have in common 3 things.. My note book (Diary), Phone and My passion 🙂 Lovely read.
A lot of us had the same things in common 🙂
I share these essentials with you phone, diary, my passion! In addition I cannot live without my kindle. Even keep it in bed with me! Seldom have any vanity on me…but my kerchiefs I simply cannot do without!
Thats new! Kerchiefs!
Richa these seem to be my list of essentials too! And about the book just being there giving comfort is completely true for me too! 🙂
Isn’t it? Even if we never touch it 😀
wow… gonna try this…
Now did you? 😀
Great list, helps to keep life organized.
And mind as well 🙂
Interesting… and good to see in this age of apps and smart phones somebody maintaining a diary for to do list..
Oh yes yes! Always 😀
Wow.. You maintain a diary too, I do that too. I can’t do without my Kajal and blogging.
– Style.. A Pastiche!
right eh? No kajal= scurvy!
Book option reflects my habit too.
Great 🙂
Interesting list Richa! 🙂
Thanks 🙂
Reasonable list, Richa. My five would be tea and coffee, phone, my journals and pen, my laptop, and my dearest ibuprofen. And yeah nailpolish! 🙂
ibuprofen… that ain’t good…
Hey Richa , Good Morning. What an interesting list , Diary , Mobile , Passion , I would add Water-bottle, tissues ( Being Mumbaikar ) . Thanks for ‘Blogchatter’
Yes! Water bottle!
It matches almost all of mine . Very rarely anyone has seen me without a book and diary and music . Well Cannot say the same same thing about Kajaal 🙂 . Great Post
Haha now why will someone not say the same thing about kajal? eh? 😀
Really liked this prompt. So many of us have things in common today particularly mobile phones, earphones, books etc. 😀
Yes it does seem like that no?