When a year begins, we are always so hopeful. It always begins on a hangover of the Christmas and New Year celebrations and the expectations for the upcoming year are set. But as always, within a week of January we are let down when it is a struggle to get back to the morning routine. Waking up early, getting the…
I lived 5 years by myself before being married. Had many meals, gone to movies, holed up in my room reading and watching movies. I have always known how to be by myself. But being lonely within a family is an alternate reality. No one talks about is how lonely being a parent can become. You may know yourself before…
My Christmas story is not a magical one. It spans years of love given and received. Mine originates, not from Father Christmas but from Uncle B. A bear of a man with a hunky mustache and a smile that lit up a room ! From the vantage point of a 2-3 year old girl this man was a mountain of…
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…
Last week, I was hosting a dinner when I admired a guest’s bangles. Suddenly, it occurred to me. There was going to be a story coming up from the receiver of the compliment. Maybe about who gifted them, or where they got it or maybe how or when they got it. And I wasn’t disappointed. There was a charming story…
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…
I am neurotic about predators. When my kids started preschool and when they go to out for activities to the park or for classes, I’m constantly on the look out to protect them. To look for people who may not be “safe” or are “over friendly”. This is not just a fear thanks to the vivid, disturbing news we are…