Words. Beautiful, heartwarming, appreciative. Images. Memorable, heartening. Designs. Beautiful beyond imagination. The right card can do what many times actions fail to do. The right words said at the right time can make all the difference to a person’s day, occasion or celebration. Finding the right card that says exactly what is within your heart or writing those special words…
“What is an anniversary? “, my son asked when I told him we will be celebrating our 10th this year. His sister came over to listen. “It’s the day your dad and I got married. ” The confused looks persist. “Were we there?” Hmmm .. I backpedal. “Well, kind of. You know the day you were born is your birth…
” I am American”, my son often says specially when we do our Hindi lessons or during a festival when he has to try a new food. And it bothers me! Not because I do not want him to be proud of his citizenship but I want him to be aware of the many cultures one can be part of…
When your little one gets diagnosed with glasses it is daunting. A feeling of dread creeps into your heart and a million thoughts go through your mind. Will they be able to adjust at school? How will your little ones handle this change? Will they be bullied for being different? Will they be able to handle a piece of equipment…
How do I describe love to you? It is like trying to explain the color red someone who has never seen it. You can only experience it yourself. As you grow I will see you fall in love and go through heart breaks. And my heart will swell and fall right along with your every smile and tear. Love is…
Let’s face it, like many promises new years resolutions are made to be broken. One of the most common new years’ resolution is ” Not to make one.” and many even don’t stick to that! Statistically of the 45% of people in USA making resolutions, only 8% are successful are keeping them. Those are hard odds to beat. Or is…
A healthy Vada-Pav is nothing but a shallow fried cousin of the Indian street food that is usually made by deep frying the potatoes. We shallow fry the burger filling for a healthier version of the same dish with a 100% of the taste. When you walk the streets of Mumbai, India this is the food that is most readily…
The most exciting thing happened this week! I found out there is a small fourth of July shop is opening up for Diwali. We piled up the kids in the car and gleefully bought buckets of crackers. Finally after a decade, the five days beginning Friday October 28th to November 1st of 2016 we will be celebrating Diwali in the…
Parenting is a complicated task. It is rewarding, frustrating make up of joys, hilarious mishaps and happy tears. But we can all agree parenting is hard. We go through days we thought impossible. We feel emotions we thought improbable. Each day is a wonderful surprise package that unfolds with the first kid waking up and the last kid going to…
Karavachauth is a Hindu festival that celebrates love, much akin to Valentines Day. On this festival women (these days many non Hindu women also celebrate this thanks to movies based on Hindi Language cinema) choose to fast without food or water for their husband’s long life and consequently their marriage. Those of you who are new to the concept might…