Unveil the Other Side

As I sit to relax in the parlor giving my legs in the experienced hands of a beautician, my mind loiters around various stuff. One morning I woke up to say that I need to relax today, but now that am a mom , it's a thing of the past. My mornings starts with the cuddling of the little champ in my life, the monster , the turtle and the everything one can think of.. He is it. And then I hit the floor doing the usual chores with the tiny feet following me everywhere mine go to. And this continues till the time he goes to bed. In a nut shell there's absolutely no room for relaxing. I wonder how these younger moms of today manage to move out and keep a track on their fitness, their family. I guess they have surrendered themselves to the bai/maid and rely on them for all the chores at home. As these thoughts jinxed my head I was jolted by the parlor lady who asked me to soak my feet in the tub filled with luke warm water.

Girls are expensive. Is this a familiar jargon? Till date giving birth to a girl baby is considered a curse in many places around the world. And now they are considered to be expensive. LOL. Yesterday happened to hear one dad, whose daughter is all grown up, say "oh no these daughters are really a great deal, costly and over the top" . I simply smiled away. He continued to the lady at the counter" madam, my daughter's wedding is fixed. " Madam with enthusiasm replied " wow! That's great news, where's the groom from? ". Dad with all pride replied " From the USA". I smiled again. And then he said " But dear, marriages have been a costly affair then and now , however my daughter is even more expensive. The beautician cost is about a lakh rupees and hell with those candid photographers. They need 2.5 lakhs for full coverage. " I smiled again but this time replied " Sir, the beautician and the photographers also nee...

I want to reach the stars Fly to mars Sing my heart I want to reach the desert Walk the dunes Dance to the tunes I want to reach the ocean Watch the whales Run the beach I want to jump up high Reach the sky Far from cries My 'Want list' keeps piling up And my desire to fulfill them Continues...

Last Saturday of January 2017 it was. I was waiting my turn in the never ending queue at the post office. Needed to collect some paperwork I had to get done for one of my investments. As I wait , my eyes starts to see and observe people around me, their behavior and what they are up to. There is this fairly tall guy and his wife by his side. They stand in another queue adjacent to mine that purely dealt with savings account and deposits. The couple probably had waited about half an hour in the line before they realized it was the wrong one. They were supposed to get an NSC(National savings certificate) opened. Poor chaps had to get back on to the right queue and wait for another hour or so before they could be attended to. He had to go through all of this because there is no inquiry desk at this post office I visited. The officers and post masters were also pretty rude to him when he requested that it was not his fault as one of the former had instructed him to be standing in the...

As the name of the book was intriguing,I decided to give it a read. This book is a collection of for stories and the theme is feminism. The stories are simple in terms of plot and the writing style. A clear message has been expressed in each story and the characters were relatable as well. Seemed to be dragging in a few places but considering the fact that it was justified by what the plot needed, the read was good. Would recommend to those who are in need of a society type read.

Time doesn't wait for anything in this world. Nothing seems right when there is a turmoil going on around you and in your tiny little brain. Don't get me wrong, l am pretty fine health wise and personal front too. It's just that there has been hell lot of things to do while I am cuffed by the duties of mom. I am neither complaining nor stressing on the fact of loads of work, in plain words I mean to say the time keeps ticking with no mercy on anyone. Damn sure every mom hitting this post and reading through the first few lines would have connected each bit of it. I am cent percent guaranteed that in a flash of a lightning you would have travelled through the entire journey of motherhood: from day one to present and of course with that big grin on the face.

Marking an end to 2016 , an year that's gone by. As usual it had it's ups and downs , the swing in mood and air. It's been wonderful in most aspects - many firsts in my little one's life, major hurdles financially reached, some hard decisions taken, few moments cherish for a life time, travellouges that I'd talk about for years down the lane. Highlighting the fact that it is the year my little dear sis got engaged and married too.. That's a huge list! Practically that's not all of it. New year was just another day. It started as usual and was pretty causal. I am excited for a new journey in my life with a chapter called 2017. Happy new year all my readers. Hope you've had a great start. Love to hear from you all.