August was a whirlwind month for me. More ups than downs, I would say. And that is always such a lovely thing. Here is how the month transpired: An outing with friends: In the start of August, we did a roadtrip to Kabini with 5 families. It was so much fun spending time together in … Read More →
You know the toughest thing for control freaks like yours truly is to even admit that there is something that they do that they are not supposed to do. After all, don’t we have everything under our thumbs? Apparently not! It frustrates me and even disgusts me a bit that I go down this path … Read More →
June was overall a good month. Writing that feels good, doesn’t it? I have been writing gratitude posts for over a year now, and I realize that starting by writing something positive gets the positive thoughts rolling. So here are the wonderful things that happened: Socially, June was a nice month. Had a few get-togethers … Read More →
My friend, Shantala, tagged me in what seems like a fun tag, Anything but books. As the name suggests, one can’t name anything related to books or books in any answer and that I can imagine can be challenging and fun. So, I bit the bait. Now, I know that most of you who have … Read More →
This is my gratitude post for the month of April. April is the month that starts with summer holidays for kids. My last post detailed how our summer vacations were panning out. This is also the month when I take a virtual sabbatical in reading, writing and engagement on social media, doing each of these … Read More →
Summer vacation are never the same as they were in my childhood. I walked down that nostalgia lane in this post. As we moved from joint families to nuclear ones with working mothers, no more monthly sojourns to relatives’ homes. At least, not for me. Family visits are quick and short. And the kids hardly … Read More →
I am not one to mope over things that did not work out the way I expected them to. It is not that they don’t hurt but moving on is the only choice we have. Hence these gratitude posts help a lot. They make me focus on finding the tiniest positive experiences when a certain … Read More →
We share a love-hate relationship with our domestic helps here in India. If you can find a good one, you hold on to her tight. A good help, however, can easily get poached. So you pamper her with honeyed smiles. Your bad moods are never for her to endure. You smile when she tells you … Read More →
The first month of the new year has whizzed past. All the euphoria and excitement of bringing in the new year vanished as I struggled through this month. This month I clutched at straws as I battled with disappointments personal and professional. But let’s not dwell too much on what did not go as per … Read More →
Movies that feature sports give a huge high. Throw in an underdog, add in generous doses of struggle and finally show the triumph of human spirit, success and fame. What’s not to like? It will move even the less emotional among us. Also, these are wonderful movies to watch with kids. You are revealing to them … Read More →