The Fickle-minded Gemini!

The fickle-minded Gemini that I am, I crave for constant change and excitement in my life. As the husband likes to joke very often, the only thing I've never had the slightest inclination to change so far is HIM! Well, jokes apart, he can rest assured that's going to be the one constant in my life forever, and I certainly have no intention of jumping into the dating game in the foreseeable future. I am content with the here and the now, but I can't say the same thing, let's say, maybe next year. I am constantly looking for newer challenges, better things to do, greater opportunities to try out, never-before-seen places to visit, and if you get my drift, just fresh experiences that I can dig into with relish, and to be honest, I have been quite lucky in this regard all these years, both personally and professionally. Just when I'm beginning to settle into a routine, I blurt out, "I'm BORED!" and life has thrown me something or the other my way to keep me engaged and happy.

When I was living in India, I used to wonder if I would ever move out of good old Madurai, for heaven's sake! Change came in a very big way, leading me out of India after my son had turned one. Life in California was a cornucopia of new experiences, new places, new friends, new challenges, etc., which saw me re-enter university, explore new areas of expertise, and plunge headlong into a future I knew not then where I was being led to. I just went with the flow, and lo and behold, I ended up in beautiful British Columbia. It had been MY idea to immigrate to Canada in the first place, merely because I was bored and needed yet another change, and one that I convinced the husband to go along with. Eight years later, here we are, with no regrets whatsoever - citizenship in our adopted country, Canadian passports, a home to call our own in an upscale housing market, satisfying and steady jobs amidst a raging recession - not bad at all, for a change sought by yours truly!

The husband is now keen on seeing that my fickle-mindedness doesn't get out of hand, just to preserve his sanity. When I begin to get bored, he hustles me out on a road trip, just to quench my thirst for adventure, or he packs me off on a trip somewhere to quell that wanderlust in me. I was away in India last month basically for my high school reunion, got to attend a wedding in the family, and meet long lost relatives and friends, and now that I've been back to the grind for a month, I'm beginning to itch for more adventures and fun. That calls for another road trip, I suppose, and if my husband ever reads this, which I hope he will, another fun experience should be just around the bend. Sometimes, it pays to be fickle-minded after all, take it from me!!!