Anu Darling Good Evening
Hope you’re doing good and having a great time there! So here we are — the final hours of October, and honestly this month has its own 491Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaYV5X1Ah0M
fair share of twists, drama, and some quiet recoveries too.491Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXIW2xfdqwa
Let me start describing mine shortly to you 😅🍁
Week 1 – Birthday Bells & Westside Tales 🎈 The month kicked off with a bang — it was Pragadish’s birthday on 4th(first sunday of this month) .You know him, right? My boy Peggy 😎491Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCjoMBoLYxe
His office gang threw him a surprise party — like a full-on pre-booked room with lights, balloons, and all that jazz. 491Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfhug6k05g5
I had my own tiny plans for him, but his team literally hijacked him for the day. 491Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjOc0OyKmnf
Anyway, I still managed to gift him something — a shirt from Westside! Now here’s the shocker — I’ve never actually bought anything from Westside before. My sister’s a regular there, 491Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxyc8lW6xbp
I’ve always tagged along with her and never shopped. 491Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPVlMPJPlO4
This time, I was totally impressed — their men’s collection was fire 🔥 I even decided that when I start going back to office, I’m going full Westside mode — making H&M guys putting on the bench.491Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRUmAUfTEN7
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Week 2 – Chaos & Calm 🌀 Week 2 started with a bit of a dry spell. Family issues, small tensions — the usual. I was honestly wondering how I’d survive that phase.491Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGLs3rzXTfV
But like every storm, this too passed. And then came one of the nicest surprises of the month — my sister started working from home! 🎉 Her previous Singapore project had her going to office six days a week — absolute madness.491Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRvDZGhy13q
But now she’s on this new project (funny enough, it’s a cigar company 😂), and she’s actually enjoying it. She’s comfortable, the team’s great, and she’s finally at home more often.491Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡup9WbSB4k0
And I’m not gonna lie — having her around changed the whole house vibe 😌 One more person in the mix, more noise, more laughter. Easily one of the best things about this month.491Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnfbn2vcoyM
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Oh, and speaking of good things — I finally started wearing my new round specs 🕶️ You probably saw them on my story. I didn’t expect to love them this much, but I do. Instant confidence booster 😎491Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOjtg1FkOok
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Week 3 – Sweets, Shopping & Diwali Lights ✨
Now this week was Diwali week, so the entire vibe was chaos + happiness mixed together. 491Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhmAPPHoFFb
Me and my sister went full shopping mode — she went crazy with dresses, and I finally bought a new shirt after a year 😌491Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwurNFQdRMa
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It wasn’t too different from my usual ones, thing is 491Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNymC0omxsj
I couldn’t buy new pants because my waistline keeps playing musical chairs 😅 so...ennala new design shirts um perusaa.. try panna mudilaa.491Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0iF9lQZnUM
But still, that Diwali shirt hit just right. You saw the pictures, right?491Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡanm7angaEa
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And oh my god — the sweets. Pattu, I legit ate way too much. My dad’s office sent boxes, my sister’s office sent boxes, neighbors sent boxes — sweets were just raining from every direction 🍬 491Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXHJO9phfbf
I think I had at least 800 grams of kaju katli alone. 491Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfpaJpCS3lW
Not even kidding. But the best part? Most of it came free — which made it taste even better 😂491Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3MvYa1d2c5
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Week 4 – Fitness, Fixes & Fever 😷 491Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnxz2HpXwmi
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So around this time, i somehow convinced and made my sister joining a GYM, KG Fitness Studio. Initially, I wasn’t sure if she’d stick to it, but she surprised me. 491Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡx4UbIHh19Z
She started loving it — the routine, the place, everything. Only issue, she couldn’t lift even 5 kg at first 😅 She even cried once, saying, “I can’t even lift this much.”491Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWKb8KGmBFk
But still, she kept showing up, i just told her that itself was a win.491Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsAbU0aivwv
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I'm actually taking care of all her diet plans..Prepping meals for her has actually been fun.491Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLNSKa19swK
Doing it for myself is torture, but for someone else? It’s oddly satisfying. And she’s already improving — small changes, but visible ones.491Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxRP3T9YQtB
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Then came the Diwali aftermath. I visited two of my friends — Deepak and Pragadish — to hand over sweets and gifts. But I couldn’t meet Cyrus this time. His house was packed — Sheryl’s sister and family had come down from Canada with their kids, 491Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡljxwrUTP7y
so he was completely tied up. We spoke though, and this week he called me over for a small favor. Poor guy had a knee band on his right leg 😅 Spent some time with him, Sheryl, and Amara — it was short, but good. Felt nice to just sit and talk again.
And yes… the job struggle saga continues 🧠 I attended 3–4 interviews, but things weren’t clicking. The market’s weird, and the tech I picked up didn’t land me the right roles. Financially too, the month was a bit heavy — vehicle issues, small expenses piling up. But, somehow managed to stay afloat 😌491Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1tR7s60TkI
Now from November, I’m starting a new automation course — one that’s actually hot in the market. I’ve got 1.5 months to finish it and get interview-ready again. This time, I’m sure I’ll land something good....And this is my last shot!!😷 on getting a JOB491Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAm2i0clrjR
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Final Week – Sick Leaves & Soft Recoveries 🤧 And just when I thought the month was ending peacefully… boom — the entire family fell sick. Cold, fever, vomiting — name it, we had it 🤒 My dad was down for two days, mom wasn’t feeling great either, and my sister literally called from her office saying, “I’m in the wellness room, been sleeping here for three hours 😭491Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1aL4eZDLE5
” She somehow managed to come back home early today. And me? I’m sneezing my way through this story right now 🤧💨491Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJsD0FFJO0u
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And that’s a wrap on October, darling 🌙 Ten months into 2025, and I’d say this one was the month of clarity and quiet recovery. It wasn’t dramatic, but it was real — full of small fixes, silent joys, and a little peace that finally made sense. 491Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpI67XB2WQN
So here’s to closing October on a good note — and opening the next chapter with calm hearts and cleaner slates ☕💛
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