It’s human nature. We don’t value things till they are too little or gone. And one of the most undervalued things is time. When you are a creative person whose trying to juggle kids, family and home; it is paramount that we put assess every single minute and use it to our biggest advantage. As people, it is very easy…
Juggling kids and a business is hard. We are constantly torn between prioritizing one over the other. And it is nerve racking because it is very easy to get lost in the drive to succeed at what we are doing. Our business/passion can quite fully encompass us and our senses. Before we know it, we get carried away with the…
We have all been there. Going to sleep when wide awake, or trying to, then waking up struggling to get the day started. Our generation did it as kids and now the next one does it as well. It is a hard circle to get out of. This cycle of restless sleep and sleepy exhaustion. It is only very recently…
“How do you manage your writing schedule with your kids around?” This is something I am asked often. If you are a parent who is at home full time and following a passion, this is something I’m sure you struggle with. Specially, if you are in the beginning stages of exploring your creative facets. But first some back ground on…
It is inevitable. Failure. Rejection. Dread. You will face them, often and consistently. Specially if you are a freelance writer or small business owner. More so when you are an entrepreneur with hopes tied into those small milestones that help achieve that final goal that tells you, you are a success! When I started writing, it took me 60+ rejections…
The whole reason I started writing seriously a couple of years ago was to learn to slowly balance work , home and family life. The reality though was highly unsettling. As I grew from a freelance writer into a full fledged entrepreneur I realized it was going to be a uphill battle. Every time I started a new venue of my…
Humans are curious beings. We are constantly check our phones to see if that red light has popped up or if some new headline is trending or if something path breaking happened in the past few minutes when we didn’t look. Also, we are greedy in nature. Every moment that seems awe inspiring or cute just has to be captured…
As a 14 year old working on a novel on her first computer, my only ambition was to become a writer. Fast forward – after years of blogging off and on, and five years of enjoying motherhood in all its glory, I’m now living my childhood dream – writing. I’m a contributor to popular publications and am starting a magazine of my…
The one thing my husband has insisted on since the day we came to USA is for me to work on learning to take a break. My cleaning the whole house relentlessly for a whole day after a 23 hour long flight might have given him some reason to worry about my single mindedness when it came to achieving a…
“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…