I am ready to throw a tantrum. Summer is over. Kids are back in school. I'm still home and unemployed. Feels like I just retreated back into my shell. The kids didn't complain though. They got up at 6.30 instead of 8.30 like it was the most natural thing to do! But every year I'm miserable … Continue reading The End of a Lazy Summer
Rice and Ice in Bowls and Buckets
A week ago a friend challenged me to the ALS ice bucket challenge. I had already heard about it given that celebrities like Oprah, Steve Ballmer and Bill Gates had taken it up. One reason why I didn't want to do it was obvious and the others not so obvious (even to me). The obvious … Continue reading Rice and Ice in Bowls and Buckets
Why You Chose to Die…
I'm sorry you chose to die, So did I. Carelessly you threw away, Everything I struggle to be today. The money and the fame, Did nothing for you. So why should I continue, Down that path. I've been there before, That dark and desolate place, Where the evil mind lurks, Spewing out … Continue reading Why You Chose to Die…
100th Post – A Time For Celebration and Gratitude
A few weeks ago as I was writing the 93rd post, it hit me that sometime soon I would be writing and posting my 100th post. I wasn't really counting my posts until then so it came as a bit of a surprise to me. Not the fact that 100 naturally follows 98 and 99 … Continue reading 100th Post – A Time For Celebration and Gratitude
Unleash the Goddess Within
Whenever I think of Goddesses incarnating on earth I fondly remember my grandma. She was a powerful matriarch with an iron staff (or should I say sword?) She was fearless and stood up to most anyone - die-hard patriarchs included - who saw her as a hapless widow. She owned her power. She was kind, … Continue reading Unleash the Goddess Within
Haven’t I Been ‘Here’ Before?
My emotions surrounding our move to the Pacific North West were not entirely pleasant. It seemed like I had just about perfected my rhythm in life when this blaring move came along and threw me out of my poise. My blog was running along successfully. I had a part-time job that allowed me to balance … Continue reading Haven’t I Been ‘Here’ Before?
The Sparkling City of Seattle
On Friday the 4th of July we packed a picnic lunch and headed to the nearest park and ride. The Sound Transit Express bus took us to Downtown Seattle in 30 minutes. From there we headed to the famous Pike Place Market to see fish being tossed across the P P Fish Market. We wandered through shops filled … Continue reading The Sparkling City of Seattle
The Great American Road Trip
From Atlanta we headed North West through the hills of Tennessee. I was ecstatic. Remember our trip to Gatlinburg to see the fall colors? I wrote about this wondrous place so I won't dwell on it now. We reached St. Louis, Missouri very late at night after a whole day of driving. All the exhaustion … Continue reading The Great American Road Trip
Guest Blog – Conservation needs your Attention Now!
Be it the forests of Wayanad in Kerala or the Mahan forests, housing the oldest Sal trees, our jungles are fast diminishing. A greedy bunch of people want to take control of these forests in the name of development and commercialization. Many real estate companies have also contributed to deforestation. Other causes are expansion of … Continue reading Guest Blog – Conservation needs your Attention Now!
Farewell Florida
So if you are wondering why I haven't been blogging most of May, it has to do with the unspeakable horrors of moving. Moving where you ask? Out of the sunshine state of Florida with its orange groves and palm trees. On Memorial Day we loaded up a mini-van to the point of bursting and … Continue reading Farewell Florida
Punctuate Life 