there and back again - blogging break

This was the longest break in blogging I've ever had, but I feel it was completely justified. I can honestly say it turned out to be the craziest and most intense time ever. The moving across the ocean and visiting places with insane speed was just an entrée, a delicious one, mind you! It wasn't made any easier by the fact that I was already half through the third trimester and my feet were swelling like not so festive balloons!

Baby-having experience was, of course, the main event of the trip, but  buying and renovating our first very own flat was and unexpected dessert. With a cherry on top!

I loved being back in Europe for so long. Goa has oh-so-many advantages, and living here is great, but Europe is just so much simpler. I really needed a break from all the little Indian difficulties and quirks.

Now, that we are back, I can't quite believe we actually went through allll this in a few short months. And, as if it wasn't enough, Air France decided to provide some more material for the stories, and on the way back left our luggage in Paris. Coming to Goa in my winter clothes, when all i wanted to do was to jump into shorts and flip-flops was rather unnerving. I know that lost luggage is like daily bread in the airlines world, which is why I don't understand why the staff didn't handle the situation better. It wouldn't be a big deal if we weren't travelling with our two months old. Oh well, shit happens, which btw should be the new Air France slogan.

On the happier note, I simply loved renovating our new flat, though I wish we had more time and opportunities to DIY it. First of all, it wasnt really planned. We suddenly found ourselves in a position to buy a place and decided to go for it. We barely started looking when we found this tiny little bit of a studio with a big semi-private garden in a lovely neighborhood. It wasnt in the worst condition but needed sprucing up. At first we just wanted to do floors and paint job but ended up turning the place up side down. We bought it around the time the baby decided to see the world so I had to limit my involvment to picking colors and patterns.

We were literary putting last layers of the paint the day before we left for India, so we didn't get to enjoy our new pad. On the other hand, there is a new project on the horizon. As we won't be moving back to our old house, we had to find a new place. It's a cute little house in desperate need of love. I already have a huge list of DIY projects, not to mention, a special Pinterest board!
For now, we are staying in a rented flat with all our stuff still locked in a storage. I have to say, it's rather refreshing to live with only a few clothes and cosmetics and it made me realise I could actually let go of many things... which doesn't mean that I don't miss some of them terribly! Luckily, I brought 2 full bags of arts and craft materials so I have a perfect outlet for my DIY disorder. On the other hand, the kitchen in this "fully equipped" flat is rather pitiful, not to mention missing an oven! And, even worse, the place is infested with ants of every color and size. We still have some India - hoping to do, and decided not to move till mid march so I guess I just have to grit my teeth and try to survive on biscuits and instant ramen till then!