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• Seven Tips to Keep Your Baby Safer at Home

  

  Ah babies. How they rule our lives-regardless of whether they're our own or our neighbor's! We simply cannot resist them; they're like magnets. Decades ago, I... Read more

  Posted on 16 June 2017 DIARIES

• That First Day of School

  

  I would be a liar if I said I didn't miss the excitement of the first day of school. I am not referring to the very first time my two-and-a-half-year-old steppe... Read more

  Posted on 05 June 2017 DIARIES

• Why Travel Is Great Therapy for Healing After a Bad Breakup

  

  Breaking up is hard to do. Letting go of a relationship that has seen good times is painful. However, sometimes, it is the wisest decision to make, especially i... Read more

  Posted on 02 June 2017 DIARIES

• Behind the Scenes of Giving Birth

  

  All the conversations around mother's day, followed by a birth next door, and delightful visits and interaction with my niece's rather rapidly growing baby... Read more

  Posted on 31 May 2017 DIARIES

• In Touch With My Soul #GratitudeCircle

  

  I've lost count of the number of times I've said this to my son over the years, and a couple of weeks back, when we were walking on our terrace and discussing... Read more

  Posted on 25 May 2017 DIARIES

• Inspiring Quotes to Kickstart Your Day

  

  It has been a while since I shared inspiring quotes. I love them and collect them constantly, and every time I need a pep talk, I enjoy looking at my collection... Read more

  Posted on 19 May 2017 DIARIES

• Life, Milestones and the 7 Year Cycle Concept

  

  I was listening to a song titled " Place in this world "(Michael W Smith) and that got me thinking. I mean, I've been listening to this song for decades now... Read more

  Posted on 16 May 2017 DIARIES

• How My Son Taught Me To Be A Better Mother

  

  I was 34 when I became a mother. I've always loved children-still do-and have been voted the go-to babysitter of choice wherever I lived. However, all this did... Read more

  Posted on 14 May 2017 DIARIES

• 5 Creative Ways to Honor and Memorialize Your Loved Ones

  

  I miss my Mom every day, sometimes all day. Especially so with Mother's Day around the corner. And of course I wish she were around because I miss our... Read more

  Posted on 11 May 2017 DIARIES

• Reflections April #AtoZChallenge 2017

  

  As per tradition, after the month long A to Z Challenge where the participant posts on her blog every day, taking only the Sabbath off, comes the reflections... Read more

  Posted on 08 May 2017 DIARIES

• Of Weddings and Wishes That Come True

  

  Summer vacations during my school days always meant traveling to meet relatives, or having house guests, and invariably attending a wedding or two. It meant... Read more

  Posted on 04 May 2017 DIARIES

• Zap That Zwodder

  

  Okay, before you think I am slurring, zwodder is a dialect word from Somerset and means "a drowsy and stupid state of mind". When that state occurs, stress... Read more

  Posted on 30 April 2017 DIARIES

• You. Yes, You! Do You Know Who You Are?

  

  It always feels great to ask that question. How would you answer it, though? I remember, years-nah, decades-ago, when I was in sales, I had an amazing boss who... Read more

  Posted on 29 April 2017 DIARIES

• Xing Fu. We All Need It

  

  The Chinese have a phrase: Xìng fú which means stable and lasting happiness -happiness that is not dependent upon conditions. 幸福 In... Read more

  Posted on 28 April 2017 DIARIES

• What Really Matters #GratitudeCircle

  

  So, if I thought last month was a big wake up call, this month brought an even greater jolt. I mentally beat myself up and felt a lot better. It also helped to... Read more

  Posted on 27 April 2017 DIARIES

• Universe Beckons. Summer’s Here. Travel’s in the Air

  

  As May approaches, I am feeling really excited for a number of reasons, and the one that tops the list is my son coming home for the summer. Of course he will... Read more

  Posted on 25 April 2017 DIARIES

• 7 Reasons to Watch #DearZindagiOnZeeCinema 23rd April 12 PM

  

  I've been wanting to watch the Shah Rukh Khan-Alia Bhatt starrer, Dear Zindagi ever since it came in the theaters. What with one thing or other, I didn't get... Read more

  Posted on 21 April 2017 DIARIES

• Om for Parents, Om for College Freshers

  

  It is tough being a parent, because letting go is not easy. To think that we must come to terms with the fact that we will probably have our kids at home only... Read more

  Posted on 18 April 2017 DIARIES

• Norbulingka Institute, A Tribute to Tibet’s Heritage #AtoZChallenge

  

  In April 2015, during our trip to Dharamsala, Himachal Pradesh, we met the Dalai Lama. Oh yes, just saying that takes me right back to that moment when he... Read more

  Posted on 17 April 2017 DIARIES

• Mom #AtoZChallenge

  

  Happy birthday! You would have been 72 today. I always imagined you as rather frail, super-cheerful, gentle-looking and always busy over the years. I have to... Read more

  Posted on 15 April 2017 DIARIES