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…
” 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…
A country’s leader put his country first and my family and thousands more like us lost everything they had built in the years leading up to that date. He not only destroyed his own coutry and people but ruined millions of innocent lives. When Saddam Hussain decided to invade Kuwait. We lived an idyllic life. My small family thriving. Dad…
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…
When I came upon Groupon Coupons I was hooked onto window shopping online. Every morning I got up and went through every single cool thing that was on sale, dream bought a bunch of stuff and turned off my phone. Because I have to go to the store to make my purchases. There is a high I get from finding…