You all know how much I love to read, but there is one more thing I love just as much, and that is structure & organization. Now this could take many forms, but the thing that I use the most to bring structure (and also some sanity) in my life are Lists! I make all sorts […]
2016
Valentine’s Day for Toddlers! – Why does this exist?!
Last week I got an email from my son’s preschool titled – ‘Valentine’s Day List’, and the content of that email contained the list of names of my preschooler’s 18 classmates, and that’s it – no explanation whatsoever. I was at a loss, as to what this meant, mostly because, this is the first year […]
2015
Diwali in USA | A normal Diwali, our festivities, and keeping India alive in America
If I had to pick a time of year that I miss being in India, it would most certainly be during this festival of lights called Diwali. Sure, I would like to celebrate all festivals with my family, but during Diwali, it is not just the family I miss. I miss walking out on my […]
2015
First Day of Preschool | The First Day of the next 18 plus years. Sniff.
The day that I was looking forward to with equal parts of anxiety and anticipation has finally dawned. The change that I had mentioned in my post Changes & Priorities is here. Today I sent little D for his first day of pre-school. Actually as I write this, he is still at school, and my mind is running around in circles […]
2015
A Child-like Zest For Life #AtoZChallenge 2015 @AprilA2Z
‘Z is for Zest | Positive & Inspired Living A to Z’ Have you ever noticed when some people walk into a room, the energy level of that room goes up a couple of notches? Sometimes a person’s sunny personality brightens even the gloomiest person’s mood. I know a few people like that. They bring […]
2015
Learning from our Kids #AtoZChallenge 2015 @AprilA2Z
‘L is for Learning | Positive & Inspired Living A to Z’ A couple of days ago, I was going about my household chores, when I opened a door, and it knocked down my 3 year old who was playing behind it (Don’t worry it wasn’t a big fall, and the floor is carpeted). It […]
2015
Encouraging Phrases for Kids #AtoZChallenge 2015 @AprilA2Z
‘E is for Encourage | Positive & Inspired Living A to Z’ I pride myself in having a fairly large vocabulary. However, while interacting with my toddler, I realize that most of my verbal communication with him, comprises of just three words/phrases – STOP! DON’T DO THAT! NO! So much so that NO will […]
2015
DO NOT TREAT YOUR DAUGHTER LIKE YOUR SON
“I treat my daughter just like my son.” “She is not my daughter, she is my son.” If you are not an Indian, the above statements may sound odd. However, if you are an Indian, you have heard this over and over again. Many of us (Indians) will not find anything wrong with the above […]
