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I began my day with a headache after a night of broken sleep. Sid being sick disturbs my sleep just when I am slipping into some sort of deep sleep. My daily morning walk is disrupted since the past one week and makes me feel fidgety during the day. The weather is cool and depressing with mosquitoes attacking at night and power outages interrupting my sleep. My sleep is very important for me and I feel something is missing if I don’t get good sleep.

Hope that Sid does not have typhoid and gets well soon. All this high fever thing is so draining….

Just idling now. Will write more later….

50 responses to “My first blog :)”

  1. GP Avatar
    GP

    This is big! How did this happen? Didn’t see it coming.I am talking about the blog. Are we getting internet savvy or what!

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    1. Rachna Avatar
      Rachna

      Yay!

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  2. Corinne Rodrigues Avatar
    Corinne Rodrigues

    Isn’t it fun reading old posts and seeing how we and our blogs have grown?

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    1. Rachna Avatar
      Rachna

      Absolutely Corinne! It is nostalgic.

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  3. Mom of A and a Avatar
    Mom of A and a

    ha! Nice to read your first post and the first comment!

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    1. Rachna Avatar
      Rachna

      Thank you Mom of A and a! Yeah, the first comment was from hubby. He was surprised that I finally took the plunge :).

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  4. Found In Folsom Avatar
    Found In Folsom

    🙂 Good that you are past that phase of sleepless nights..and it’s always memorable to look back upon what you wrote first..:)

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    1. Rachna Avatar
      Rachna

      Yeah, luckily both the kids are not in that “keep mom awake at night phase.” Thank you FiF!

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  5. goingbeyondthepages Avatar
    goingbeyondthepages

    It was indeed fun to read the old post.. 🙂 How a blog grows…

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    1. Rachna Avatar
      Rachna

      I agree :).

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  6. Saru Singhal Avatar
    Saru Singhal

    Ah! When kids are sick, it is all the more difficult. And you are very disciplined. No wonder you have maintained your blog for so long. I doubt I have the determination to keep my blog alive. Kudos to you for that. With work, 2 kids, it is a remarkable achievement.

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    1. Rachna Avatar
      Rachna

      Thank you so much Saru for your kinds words :). That motivates me to aim for more.

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  7. Vaish Avatar
    Vaish

    It’s nice to read through the first blog posts….When you read yours, there’s so much of nostalgic moments rush through isn’t it?

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    1. Rachna Avatar
      Rachna

      Yep! I feel the nostalgia. Also because Sid did eventually get typhoid. Poor kid! He suffered a lot.

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    2. Farila Avatar
      Farila

      sorry to hear that 😦

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  8. Farila Avatar
    Farila

    Wow!!! You have come a long way Rachna. Thanks for connecting. May your journey of blogging be pleasant one for you always!

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    1. Rachna Avatar
      Rachna

      Thank you Farida ji for visiting.

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  9. itswhereiscribble Avatar
    itswhereiscribble

    4 years of starting and maintaining a blog. Quite an achievement indeed! Read your post on Childhood and landed here! Brilliant work!

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    1. Rachna Avatar
      Rachna

      Thanks so much for your visit!

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  10. debajyoti Avatar
    debajyoti

    hey, i actually wanted to read this long back!! so this was your first post. it’s really a sweet post.

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    1. Rachna Avatar
      Rachna

      It is amazing to look back and see where you began :). I can still remember the day and how excited I felt to write the first post. And, then hubby posts the first comment. It was an awesome feeling :).

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  11. IGBG Avatar
    IGBG

    5 years later! So cute to look back and smile 🙂 But I am sure back then it was such a brave step to put your thoughts and feelings out in the open vast internet! Kudos!

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    1. Rachna Avatar
      Rachna

      To look back is always fun :). And naive that I was, I really felt that I was protected that since I had shared the link with only a handful, no one else will venture here :). Thanks Iliana.

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  12. Upma Pant Avatar
    Upma Pant

    Hi Rachna. Congratulations on being nominated for the blogadda awards. I always have this inquisitiveness to read the initial blogs of a blogger to see how the journey began. And reading them is always a great feeling and gives a sense of assurance that keep writing and it will evolve into something good someday. It was absolutely delightful the bright future of this old blog post. Congratulations once again and may you achieve greater heights in the writer’s arena.

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    1. Rachna Avatar
      Rachna

      Thanks so much, Upma, for reaching out and reading! Thanks for your wishes as well. Yep, reading the first post or the first few posts makes one nostalgic and also see how far the blog has progressed. Thanks for your wishes too.

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  13. Dagny Avatar
    Dagny

    What a distance you have covered Rachna! Small steps, big journey!

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    1. Rachna Avatar
      Rachna

      Indeed! I wanted to write a diary when I began :). Somehow my blog acquired a mind of her own and pushed me in all kinds of directions. Good to have you here.

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  14. Seeta Avatar
    Seeta

    And you have written consistently since 2008, awesome 🙂 I did start in 2006 but didn’t take it seriously till last year… have a long way to go but am glad to have folks like you around to look up to on this journey 🙂

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    1. Rachna Avatar
      Rachna

      Yep, I can take credit for having a permanent written diarrhea :). Glad to have met you on this journey, Seeta!

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  15. Cynthia Rodrigues Manchekar Avatar
    Cynthia Rodrigues Manchekar

    Your blog has grown so much and so well over the years. I can see glimpses of the concerned Mom in this post. Congratulations on your first.

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    1. Rachna Avatar
      Rachna

      Thanks so much, Cynthia, for the warm words!

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  16. Fab Avatar
    Fab

    Quite an unconventional first post!!! It’s so interesting to see where you started from 🙂

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    1. Rachna Avatar
      Rachna

      Yep, when I started, I intended my blog to be a diary :). But slowly she got a mind of her own :). Thanks for visiting.

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  17. Kajal Kapur Avatar
    Kajal Kapur

    You started in 2008…I did’nt even know words then 😛

    I love what you write, even this small little piece shows so much promise 🙂

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    1. Rachna Avatar
      Rachna

      hahaha That’s cute, Kajal! Thanks for such warm words!

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  18. BlogwatiG Avatar
    BlogwatiG

    Rachna, even with the first post, you said it as it is. Never minced words. Short, but to the point and crisp. I’d definitely come back the next day to figure if you slept, managed to walk, and if Sid was OK. Nicely done.

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    1. Rachna Avatar
      Rachna

      Thanks for visiting, Vini :)! Sadly, Sid did get typhoid, and it was a terrible time for all of us :(.

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  19. Shail Avatar
    Shail

    Sleep is very important to me too. I can so relate to your plight here. And now in all these years what a variety of posts you have written, Rachna! 🙂

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    1. Rachna Avatar
      Rachna

      Thanks, Shail :). Yes, my blog really just found its own direction. Sometimes, it is quite a learning experience when I chance upon an older post.

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  20. janu Avatar
    janu

    My afternoon nap is very important to me…else, I will be cribby – crabby the rest of the day. It must have been a tough time with Sid unwell. You have matured as a writer and the awards are the proof of that.

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    1. Rachna Avatar
      Rachna

      Thanks a lot, Janu! Yes, my sleep is very important to me too.

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  21. Pooja Abhay Avatar
    Pooja Abhay

    Short and simple, and yet so admirable. There is always an underlying honesty in your posts that I love.

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    1. Rachna Avatar
      Rachna

      Thank you so much, Pooja!

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  22. kirti Avatar
    kirti

    Hey Rachna,

    A very mommy post it was. When kids are small and sick this is how we think .
    I liked it when you said that diary writing course changed as your blog had a mind of its own .
    happened with me too. I am still trying to figure out what my blog wants to be.
    I am on the way to read your recent posts.

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    1. Rachna Avatar
      Rachna

      Thanks so much for the visit, Kirti! Yes, the blogs seem to acquire their own minds ;).

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  23. Nabanita Avatar
    Nabanita

    I love my sleep too Rachna !! I feel like a zombie if I don’t sleep…it has been an incredible journey isn’t it? Keep blogging!

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    1. Rachna Avatar
      Rachna

      Yes, it has been an incredible journey, Naba. So happy to have met and read some wonderful people along the way.

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  24. chattywren Avatar
    chattywren

    Love to see how blogs start off, and especially the very popular ones. I function like a zombie too without my quota of sleep.

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    1. Rachna Avatar
      Rachna

      Thanks for visiting, Vibha! There is a charm in the beginnings alright.

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  25. Roshni Avatar
    Roshni

    And, the beginning of an era!! 🙂

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