>“If you want to live a happy life, tie it to a goal, not to people or things.”

Albert Einstein has quoted these words beautifully and this is what I have been doing from the past two years. After giving up on my goal to become a professional cricketer, I decided to lay my focus on civil services examination conducted by UPSC( Union Public Service Commission) which is the top most service in the entire country. I have this nack of dreaming big, I am probably shooting for the stars but I don't want land on the moon. If it is not stars, it should be some other universe. Yeah, maybe I am crazy but that's what I am, I just can't live a normal life. 
So, let's dive deeper into how a normal day in my life looks like:

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[Source](https://steemit.com/contest/@anomadsoul/contest-or-my-2020-just-a-normal-day-or-tons-of-steem-waiting-for-you)

From the past year or so, almost every damn day has been normal to me. I have been so busy with studies that I haven't really enjoyed a good outing for such a long time. I am currently living in New Delhi which is almost 500 miles away from my homeland, Kashmir. I live with flatmates. We have a 2bhk flat and four people share this flat. 

### <center>Morning</center>
![IMG_20200130_085407268.jpg](https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmT5y6Gqz6CM5h226f3VPTw7CNoa9Xb5pNoGWxmYkcTRN9/IMG_20200130_085407268.jpg)
My day starts with waking up at 7 am in the morning. I don't have any rules to follow, I can do whatever I want to but not following my schedule can land me in trouble. Health comes first, so the first thing I do in the morning is go to a nearby park for jogging and doing some exercises. 
![IMG_20200130_084030695.jpg](https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmRYgy63KNgY4ugkBm8h7N858GmBDLgyCcu4zQq6Z6UriS/IMG_20200130_084030695.jpg)
I know this is not the image which you would have painted in your mind while reading but let me tell you that life is full of compromises. I belong to a modest family, we have limited resources, so, I cannot live in a posh area. I don't want to be a burden on my family, therefore I choose to live in a modest way in the modest neighborhood. 
After coming back from the park, I usually take a shower and then prepare my breakfast. 
![IMG_20200130_105949179.jpg](https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmRjaEYzm6snpcHnMsyLg2DjXxL6Syia5vv8LRdMavamUk/IMG_20200130_105949179.jpg)
This is my usual breakfast. Sometimes there is bread also but today I just had an omelette and a cup of tea. Now, you might be thinking that this doesn't look like an omelette. I am not very good at cooking so sometimes I mess up. But there is one good thing in it, the food we make ourselves tastes better in my opinion. So, whatever I make, I enjoy it.
After eating my breakfast, I begin with reading the newspaper. Newspaper reading is a part of my syllabus so, I just can't skip it. It takes around one and a half hours to read the relevant news and editorials. After reading the newspaper, I study for one more hour till it is 12 noon.

### <center>Afternoon</center>
![IMG_20200131_142954038.jpg](https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmTVBpnzwpw8GNTdKonhNJa1sJxT4a6zZG8KZDQivTEAvN/IMG_20200131_142954038.jpg)
My afternoon starts with lunch. I usually take my lunch between 12:30 - 1 pm  but the time is not fixed. There are some days when I even have lunch at 4 pm. There is nothing special in my lunch, it's rice everyday plus some curry with it. I don't eat much because I have gained some few extra pounds and I want to go back to my original shape as soon as possible. 
![IMG_20200127_183251128.jpg](https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmPAkgP95aJrV6Pwqo6kv3pF53QXCW2GeN6KU1VyKZeMU3/IMG_20200127_183251128.jpg)
As I mentioned earlier that four of us live in two rooms which means two people share a room and I find it very disturbing to study in the presence of someone else who keeps on talking and doing other stuff. I get distracted very easily so I go to a library to keep myself focussed. Going to library also motivates me to study harder because whenever I get bored and look here and there, I only find people studying and that reminds me of the competition this exam has, so I get back to study quickly. 
![IMG_20200127_183313182.jpg](https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmPtH4wmHM55E6D6PinfjHbCJfNoqGKiPP8HzwB2TnVr2z/IMG_20200127_183313182.jpg) ![IMG_20200127_161801676.jpg](https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmNTt73YcY94udizhDB6yRCXCH1n2gD8G4MF6YCNcPbJAT/IMG_20200127_161801676.jpg)

My seat number is 66 and it is at a corner. I prefer studying in corners. I usually spend around 8 hours in the library and there isn't much to tell about those 8 hours as the only thing I do there is study. The chair isn't that comfortable but as I said earlier, life is full of compromises. There is a nice little canteen inside the library and I almost drink tea there regularly. I would have shared a picture of that canteen but I don't go there, I just ask them for tea and they deliver it to my table.

### <center>Evening and Night</center>
![IMG_20200131_001042097_1.jpg](https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmUUGj1f56QKt6ueVysMcyGycmvQUJCHxPXAbiG1MjxJPn/IMG_20200131_001042097_1.jpg)
I spend most of the evening time in the library so, there isn't much to tell about it, that's why I coupled my evening with night. I usually come back from library at 9 pm hours and sometimes it extends to 9:30 pm hours as well. But I do return early sometimes whenever it is my turn to cook the dinner. We sit down for the dinner at 9:30 pm. Again, nothing special in the dinner but sometimes we cook food like the one shown in picture. Last night was one of those days when one of the flatmates cooked chicken biryani. It is a mouth watering dish to say the least. But during most of the days, we eat rice and curry like the one shown under "afternoon" section. 
![IMG_20200130_090919449.jpg](https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmetvKUWUARdhvQuaKPgyh1E6rSraDuZuQC9X2GXELTbmZ/IMG_20200130_090919449.jpg)
After dinner, we sometimes go out for a walk. It is not regular but sometimes when we feel like we should be doing it, we go to a nearby park.( I am sorry, I don't take my phone with me during evening walks that's why I don't have a picture. I just wanted to show you where we go for a walk. It is the exact same place with a difference that the picture has been taken during day time.)
After coming back from the walk, I take green tea sometimes and study for an hour or so till it is 12:30 am. Then I go to bed for a good night sleep. This summarizes my whole day.
This post is my entry to @anomadsoul 's contest sponsored by @blocktrades and @ocd-witness. I would like to thank all of them for giving me an opportunity to share my day with all the steemians. 

PS : I know I have missed the deadline of the contest but I still wanted to make an entry to this contest. 
Thank you for reading!

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