Wisdom at 25!

 After about a year post delivery, I finally started shedding all the weight I gained through Pregnancy and was very much determined to get back to my fitness levels like before. I successfully managed to lose all those extra pounds and slowly started hitting the gym. Unfortunately, the covid bug didn't spare me and I was down end of January. However, it was my spirits that kept me high and I was out of it in a week.  The post Covid weakness was for real in my case especially with a little one who was onto notorious night feeds every 3 hours! I am a very light sleeper and I really forgot the last time I slept straight for 7 hours. We are all human beings after all. It took another major jolt for me to give my body and mind the rest it needed.  One fine morning, I woke up and tried brushing my tooth only to fail miserably with the left side of my face completely dropping and not responding. I thought I was having a stroke and immediately tried raising my hands, sticking my...

I was catching up with friends of mine and we got on to the interesting topic of the things we do for our respective spouse' or kids all in the name of Love. As we kept sharing things, it sort of hit hard on me that it's almost always the women who make amends, try to fix things and get life going all in the name of Love.  The patriarchal thought that irrespective of the man or women who is at the wrong end, it is the women who is expected to reconcile; we have been trained too well to forgive and forget, we have seen our mothers' grandmothers' aunts' do this always. Personally, there are a few in my family whom I admired since my childhood- the real 'Men' who didn't hesitate to make amends, to do things that were generally considered not so 'Manly'  Here are few things that I can summarize.. 1) The man being the first to wake up and make the morning coffee/ tea and sharing the morning newspaper with the wife too when she is up 2) Giving bath to ...

Nights have something special about them. Am both a morning person and also love being the night owl. There is always something special about the quiet of the nights and the break of dawn. Two different hours- one that ends a day of happiness, sadness, misery, mystery and another which always begins with hopes & dreams. Have you ever tried sitting alone during these hours? The warmth it brings, the peace you feel in the wee hours of the night or the break of dawn cannot be compared to anything otherwise and hence you got to live through it to really experience it. The first ray of sunlight, the happiness it brings or the sound of cricket through the night with nothing but the moon light and the gentle breeze, you always feel thankful to be able to experience all of it.  It's the time that lovers miss each other the most, couples try to forget their ego, friends remember the many wonderful times of the past. It's the time to cherish, to reminisce, and it lets you feel rejuve...

After spending about 12 years with the first ever corporate I joined after my MBA, I resigned very recently. It was not an easy decision to make. A lot of discussions with my mentors, my well wishers, assessing the many pros and cons were done before taking this giant leap of faith.  While I started discussing with the professional circle about this change and to some friends, what surprised me was the 'assumptions' that many had jumped into. Being a mother of a 13 month old now, the many reactions ranged from 'oh good choice to spend time with the little one'; 'family responsibility matters' and more. It got me thinking if it were my husband who had mentioned about his resignation would people have assumed the same then? The coversations would rather be "oh congratulations, where to next?" Or "lucky charm your daughter is, where is the next?"  It's been decades since we have been screaming about Gender Bias and to see that nothing much h...

A close friend of mine once told me that she wishes I have a daughter, and bring her up as strong and as brave as me. A relative of mine once exclaimed that I am brave and determined, another said she wants her daughter to be like me- I finished my student loan, got married as I wished, had a kid when I wished- basically had my life sorted. Close friends of mine say that I am extremely strong and can fight any odds. While all these are overwhelming to hear from your close circle of friends and relatives, does it mean I had it all or was it so easy as it sounds? This past week, my social media handle was filled with the importance of 'mental health' it being a mental health awareness week. There is awareness now because people are ready to open up and trust me when I say it takes oodles of courage and strength to actually talk about what one has gone through. While my life and me as a person seemed so sorted for many, it was never an easy journey for me. I have had my share of t...

 I have been wanting to write down my thoughts about my pregnancy and most importantly about post delivery. I finally found time with my little one now turning 3 months.  I knew better on what to expect of my pregnancy- thanks to my Gynec and some mumpreneurs who helped me understand Pregnancy better. My first interaction with my Gynec was this- "Pregnancy is not a disease". While we Indians always talk about how it's important for pregnant women to eat for two, not to do any heavy lifting or even basic workouts, restricting pregnant women from doing many things, these mumpreneurs were my inspiration to continue do whatever my body was ready to.  I am a moderately active person and it was one of the mumpreneurs who broke the myth for me that pregnant women cannot do workouts and helped understand we can do all that we did before. Of course it depends on how your pregnancy is and for me, I didn't have much complications other than nausea and tiredness towar...

 We are all confined within our four walls since March, and looks like we will continue to be so for some more time. The vaccine for this virus is still awaited and we cannot for sure put a timeline to when exactly it is going to be available world wide. While the world is grappling with this new found normal and many of us Millennials are struggling (WFH isn't our cup of tea for sure), one form of relaxation is the Netflix, Hot star, Prime- online streaming platforms. But those too became a point of boredom, thanks to nothing new to watch. (God, we are thankful for the IPL and French Open now). Like many, I also ended up rerunning and watching shows from the past and the one to top the list was F.R.I.E.N.D.S I will never get enough of this series. But what unfolded for me, who was looking for some break from the routine and some good laugh, is bewilderment. I ended up wondering how the hell did I enjoy this Misogynist series for so long?! Let's look at it. So Ross dates his Si...