After years of trying to put myself together and reach the ideal I set for myself, it finally feels like I have succeeded. I have a home, a job, a family, vacations when I want and even where I want. And yet I feel like I have paid a steep price. When all the hollow … Continue reading The Hollow Truth
Category: Life
The Roaring 40s…
The other day I was lamenting to my parents about stubborn belly fat that won't go away and they told me that happens at "my age". I felt like it was a little premature for me to be having this conversation but it really got me thinking. I just celebrated a milestone birthday last month … Continue reading The Roaring 40s…
To Blog or Not to Blog?
When my domain expired last month, I called my web hosting provider to renew it and was told that my web hosting service was also going to expire in a month. Of course they tripled the costs now that I was renewing it and wasn't a 'new' customer. I pledged to shop around for a … Continue reading To Blog or Not to Blog?
The Best Job in the World
The other day while surfing channels I chanced upon a news story that made me stop. A janitor was cleaning floors at a school and the reporter was saying that we shouldn't judge a person by the work they do. And yet I had made a lot of assumptions about this silver-haired person with a … Continue reading The Best Job in the World
Power Up, Bring it On!
This post is dedicated to all the supermoms out there. Who knew that the tiny bump growing in your belly would one day unleash dormant powers that you never knew you possessed. In the first few days of your baby's life you realize you can wake up at unearthly hours, sleep-walk to the crib, feed … Continue reading Power Up, Bring it On!
The Fruits of Perseverance
It has been a while since I last blogged and I'm writing to share the realization of a long cherished dream. My struggle to find full-time employment in my field is something that shows up in my blogs from time to time. Regular readers are familiar with my transition from unemployed to underemployed to doing … Continue reading The Fruits of Perseverance
Disconnecting From the Matrix
Years ago I watched the movie "The Matrix" (several times for Keanu Reeves) and it seemed like a fantasy with no element of truth in it. But when I watched it when I was older (and wiser - ahem!) it seemed not too far fetched from the reality we wake up to every day. The daily … Continue reading Disconnecting From the Matrix
From Zero to Hero in 6
This post is long over due. February was a busy month. I had a couple of interviews and had this feeling that I was really close to snagging a job. But that phone call I was waiting for never came. One day I was wondering if I should do the substitute training course to get a job … Continue reading From Zero to Hero in 6
My Views About Moving to India
Disclaimer: These are MY views about moving to India after living in the U.S. for over a decade. Many before me have done it successfully and many will continue to do so long after this post has been published. Many like me have struggled to find their footing and gone back to the life they … Continue reading My Views About Moving to India
New Year and New Hopes
I don't know what it is about a new year that makes us all so optimistic. It is just another year, like the many others that have gone by, leaving behind dreams, aspirations and resolutions that never really took off. And yet every year is vividly different from the one before and the one after … Continue reading New Year and New Hopes
