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Continue reading →: The Importance of Happiness
Happiness is a state of mind. One can be deeply unhappy despite seemingly having everything. And then there are others who really are able to stay happy in very challenging circumstances. Is happiness about how we react to things or is it an all-enveloping result of circumstances? This question has…
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Continue reading →: Pet Peeves
Some of you are aware that I moved to an apartment complex in Bangalore a few month back. Now the weird thing about being a pet parent is that it shows you the character of people in very different ways. There are those who unabashedly love dogs. They will come…
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Continue reading →: The Horrendous Perimenopause
There is this monster that afflicts most women in their 40s. If it has not done anything to you, count your blessings every single day. After popping out two kids and suffering a lifetime of periods, I thought I could take on anything that life tosses at me. Well, I…
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Continue reading →: I Took the Plunge
Aha! I got your attention, didn’t I? 🙂 In January 2021, after struggling through months of doing all household chores during 2020, I finally took the plunge. I decided to hire a cook. In India having a hired cook is pretty common. But, I had been cooking all family meals…
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Continue reading →: Being a Mother Now
Mother’s Day just went by. It wasn’t even a day when we were kids. I remember my olden son was born on Mother’s Day weekend in the US. The nurse there told me when I was in labor, and I cared nothing for it. I mean, here I was suffering…
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Continue reading →: 2021 Year End Post
I can’t believe that another Covid-marred year is winding to a close. Frankly after two doses of vaccine, I thought that this Covid thing was in my bag. How very wrong! But now with Omicron in the picture, one never knows now, does one? I guess Covid has really taken…
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Continue reading →: When He Flew the Nest
That day heading to the airport filled me with utter despair. I experienced a mix of anxiety and sadness. Anxiety because of international travel as the pandemic was waning but still not done with. That 2-hour ride to the airport was peppered with little conversation, as each of us was…
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Continue reading →: Top Shortlisted Parenting Books For New Moms By HarperCollins India
Parenting is the toughest job in the world that comes with no manuals or training. I remember being in equal parts worried and confused as a new mother. But thankfully, books are a huge help and so are parenting blogs. Here is a curated list of books by Harpercollins that…
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Continue reading →: Moving
I walk across and slide open the large glass windows of the balcony to look at the trees swaying in the morning wind. Rain drops glisten on the glass railings. The rain swept greenery looks inviting. With a steaming hot mug of coffee in my hands, I stand to savour…
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