The Balancing Act

JAB WE MET The joy we had on our face was unsurpassable, we kept hugging each other, both of us had smiles ‘ear to ear’ and we kept holding hands just to make sure that we have actually met. It was an exhilarating meeting, ( our very first meeting ) that I had with my bestest blogger friend Vincy , I do not know how to thank her for squeezing out time from her very very tight schedule, but again as a part of the long list of coincidences that both of us have in our lives, it so happened that her office, where she came to conduct a training was just round the corner from my office, vow!!  It was like we were destined to meet, and this training came up an excuse for our meeting.  I loved every bit of my 15 minutes of meeting with Vincy, in spite of landing in Delhi only in  the previous evening around 6 pm and taking long 2 hours in Delhi traffic to reach her hotel, she took out time to get such delicious chocolates for my kids.  For me it was the short...

Happy Wedding Anniversary to us If not you, then nobody, yes  you and only you could be my life partner and no one else. The ‘smile’ made my heart jump when I was seventeen and till date nothing has changed it. Today we are completing 15 years of marital bliss.  Together we have seen so many ups and downs in life, but we have stood by each other through thick and thin, we have fought like crazy and we have loved like crazier. We have created a home out of nothing, we have created the love we share and the lovely children we have and the trust, the bond.  No fancy cars, no bank balance, no five star lunches can ever replace this.  P.S – No regrets only love till eternity 

My Bucket list 1.      To Exercise regularly, run, jog, yoga .. 2.    To  update my blog regularly 3.     To learn driving – once again- I have a driving phobia L 4.     To be a better mother 5.     To be a better person          6.     Keep up my sincerity and honesty to my profession till the day I hang up my boots 7.     To learn to relax i..e to let go of my worries 8.     To  write a book 9.     To read a looooooottttttttt 10. To travel a lot ! 11. To have a happy, relaxed retired life And many more to go , but these are the top ones

How time flies ? It seems like yesterday that I brought you into this world, you were so little , so frail and thin, so red, crying at the top of your voice, the wintry cold weather of Delhi did not help you much, in spite of the AC you seemed to be craving for the warmth of your mother, that is me, the new new Mother , who was at a loss of words seeing this small little baby so dependent on me for everything. Now you are a lanky young girl, with long hair , an innocent smile and amazing sense of humour. I might not show it often but I end up in splits sometimes just ruminating over our conversations. You are so undemanding for the children of your age, you are so good in studies, (this also I might not agree and keep coaxing you to do better) but let me tell you that I am proud of your performance every year in academics and I am so relieved that you have not gone on me when it comes to Mathematics !! Also I love the way you express your love for your sister, you pamper her ...

My mother Tongue is Malayalam and I am super proud of it.  I am proud of the rich heritage this language possesses, the amazing and awesome literary feast that it has to offer and I am in awe of the extremely talented, legendary writers of Malayalam.  I am immensely proud that in spite of being born and brought up in Delhi, I can read , write and speak the language fluently, the credit goes to my Parents , grandparents and my school, Kerala School, which taught me the language, the teachers who encouraged and instilled a sense of pride and belongingness in us with regard to our mother Tongue.  In school I have won many essay writing competitions in Malayalam, and I consider myself privileged to have had the opportunity to read some legendary, outstanding literary works of Late Shri Takazhi Sivasankara pillai, he was awarded the highest Literary award of India ‘janpith’ for his novel Kayar (1978) (I have also had the privilige to meet him when he visited our sc...

Thanks   Maya   for initiating all of us on this   Blog Marathon   right at the beginning of the year, and sorry that I could not post till now as I was busy with something or the other.   So what else than ‘Procrastin ation’ as the topic of my post today.   There are many things in my life which I keep postponing and the list is endless I can start with Exercising , including fruits in my diet, drinking lots of water , you know I can go without water for hours together , I have to forcibly remember that I have to drink water   J . About procrastination in  blogging, It’s not about being out of ideas and topics but I still have that wee bit of feeling that I should post only certain types of posts on my blog, though when I started blogging 6 years back, I called this space as my virtual diary, I could never have the same feeling of privacy regarding this space.     I was always and am still afraid that what if I hurt someo...

The little blue flower that hid beneath the green Shied away from the butterflies umpteen The dewdrop on the brink of the leaf Tumbled on to the button rose with relief The snail with antique round shell Curled on to the side of the well Like tear drops on a shiny cheek Droplets clung on to the willowy teak The sound of the distant stream Melodious like a dream Like this scene so Beautiful and charming I wish the year shall be –  Heart warming