Her big, lovely eyes slowly transformed into glistening pools of molten lava. While browsing through her wardrobe, she chanced upon a dusty box of memories. Old family albums from back when hard copies of pictures were the norm. Each special moment was captured carefully. She used to do these little doodles around the pictures, and Read More →

I sit by my window. The weather is beautiful outside. The trees are flush with leaves. Copious rains have been doing them a world of good. The plants are blooming! The Hydrangea with their lovely lavender-blue canopies; the pretty jasmine flowers that emanate a soft, soothing perfume; and the bright red, orange and pink hibiscus, Read More →

She looked at me wistfully and shook her head, “Why did you blow up like that? He is just a kid.” I nod miserably. “It’s okay; go ahead and give him a hug. He will understand. And remember next time — patience and empathy, and you will glide through the difficult situation.” I muttered to Read More →

Roshni had given me The Generous Blogger Award in February this year. Thank you Roshni. I found this award very unique. A description of this award — “This award doesn’t come with any rules or questions or link requirements. Instead, what I want you to do with them is copy them to your computer and Read More →

Today I have the pleasure of hosting C.Suresh of Life is Like This fame on my space. A self-professed bachelor who excels at self-deprecating humor, Suresh can make the most mundane of happenings seem  fun and interesting. He is a versatile blogger who can pen sensitive stories, innovative contest posts and his trademark posts with Read More →

Little G: “Dad, you are great!” Dad: “Wow! How come?’ (Feeling extremely elated) Little G: ” You can fix any problem.” (Read gadgets, plumbing, electrical problems, furniture) Dad beaming Mom: “You are right. He can! What about mom?” (with an expectant look) Little G: “You are great too!” (without batting an eyelid) Mom: “Why is Read More →

Once upon a time, the phenomenon named Mark Z who paid more attention to doing things outside the classroom than inside them at an Ivy-League School came up with an idea called Facebook. The term social networking came later. Initially it was to connect people in his B-School. The phenomenon spread like wildfire and got Read More →

I love writing about parenting and write from my experiences as a hands-on mom of two bratty boys. In this post, I share how difficult it is to plan the second child. Here is an excerpt from the post: Some people think that it is easier to have a second baby; after all you have Read More →