Ma Wednesday! Getting ready.

I toss and turn and rove in bed. I can smell Mama, I know she is close. I use my leg as a feeler and locate her. I keep my eyes closed and move toward her. I then climb onto her, go above and over and strategically place myself between Mama and Papa. With my mission...

The Ladies Lounge- Currently Crushing!

I am inclined to start off with a clichéd statement- Oh dear! How quickly the month has passed! I had hoped to make this a monthly feature, so here goes. Here are the things that I enjoyed this month.   1.  I am skin-snob now! Kiehl's Midnight Recovery Concentrate I have already shared this on another...

Of small mercies.

It is the most unlikely time for me to be typing a blog post- early morning. I decided to forgo my run. It is cold and cuddling with Zoe is far more appealing then getting into my tracks and braving the morning chill. I make the easy choice this morning. What is life, if I...

Fragmented -3

Click to read earlier chapters. He knew he was awake. He knew it was morning. His brain had powered on, but hadn't 'booted to start' yet. He kept his eyes shut, and let his mind wander. He thought of the things he would have to do today; the chores and the mundane errands, the endless...

Of compulsions…

These days I'm a compulsive blogger. It's almost as if I HAVE TO blog. For the longest time, the very last thing I did before "dying" for the night, was read. Now I blog. Put the baby to sleep. Gossip with the hubster. Read. Blog. 'Tis the new routine. Surely, it won't last for long....

Take the trouble Thursday- Leave a comment!

I know you exist. But I do not know who are. I know how many visit and from where. But I do not know why. The wordlessness usually isn't irksome. But today I'm in a chatty mood. So folks, whoever you are, where ever you are from, and for what ever reason you visit this...

Ma Wednesday! The first ten months (the second gestation)- 11 tips for new Mamas!

The day after Christmas Lil' Z turns ten. Ten months! What? Phew! I just feel like I have run a twenty month long marathon. Like I am participating in a 24 hour, ongoing- never- ending reality show. A show where I am being constantly judged-  by family, relatives, strangers, the universe.... Heck, many a time...

Grubbie Tuesday- The ultimate love affair!

I might not look like it, but I love food. Not the superficial, just- saying- it- coz- everybody- does, flimsy, fleeting, reasonable sort of love. No sir, no. We are talking about the hard-core, wild, unhinged, loony, bizarre love. The kind that can make you laugh for no reason. That can better your day and...

Runday Monday- Excuses!

It was a special day. A watershed one. Zoe is standing, all by herself. All quivering and unstable, but standing. And on the same day, Mama suddenly finds out that her clothes don't fit. Her favorite pair of pre- pregnancy jeans are loose. Yes. You read that right- LOOSE! Ha. It's fantastic when the naysayers...

Nerdy Sunday! The Fault in our Stars- John Green.

1.How/Why/Where did you buy the book? Darned cable TV, kept showing adverts for a movie with a girl with nasal prongs and a bob. I thought it was one of those, irritatingly "inspiring" cancer stories. And then, whenever I went to The Virgin Store or Jarir (bookstore in the Middle East) I saw this bunch...