Category: Musings
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Apples and oranges
Showered and ready, I watched K brush Cee’s teeth this morning and felt a rush of affection. The kind that bowls you over and makes you weak-kneed. Feeling light and happy I skipped out the door and started my car. In the hour-long drive to work, I went back to the days pre-babies. I have…
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Blue no more!
I powered the ignition off and turned to fetch all of my winter gear. Pulling on my soft woolen cap, I bound my neck tightly with a scarf and slid my already cold palms into gloves before picking up my bag and lunch tote. Walking briskly to the elevator, I found the cold seep in…
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My little one is growing up!
Waking to the sound of pitiful crying from the babies bedroom, K rushed off to pick little Cee before she woke her sister. Back under the sheets between amma and appa, she tossed and turned before determinedly sitting up and saying “Paal?”. Laughing, we woke and went through the brushing drama with her. Back in the…
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Being reborn
Standing by the stove draining a batch of pakodas from the hot oil, I turned to my friend standing by the side. Her eyes looked faraway as did mine. We just wrapped up a good 20 minute conversation on what most people would call sharing raw emotions. Very rarely you find people in your circle…
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Leaving the past behind
On my drive home one day this past week, my mind went back over a decade in time. It all started with an innocuous moment at work. Being new to my team, I often reach out for help. On rare occasions, I offer a helping hand. One such sharing session later, a friend profusely thanked…
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One turn around the Sun
As the days close in on the end of January when my life as I knew it changed for ever last year, I am flooded with memories of the convoluted ways in which the heavens conspired to bring Kay and Cee into our lives. One year, 3000 odd photos and 500 plus videos later, we are…
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Food and such
Opening the fridge I stared at containers of batter and assortments of fruits and veggies that crowded every inch of space in there. For a moment my head spun and I forgot what I had opened the fridge for. Pulling out the dosa batter and the packed lunch boxes from the previous night, I set…
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Into my shell
This past weekend I was part of a lovely celebration for my SIL as she celebrated her birthday. Running behind two active toddlers I was surprised by how fast time flew. Way past lunch, we finally bid byes and set out home. The girls fell asleep in minutes. K parked and stepped out to finish…
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An upside down world
Seated at an odd angle to the projected screen, I angled my head to get a better view of the presenter. A balding pate, a face that seemed to smile even he was not, eyes that seemed gentle. The CEO of my new workplace was giving us a peek into his vision as part of…
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The rearview mirror
As the weekend comes to a close and I reflect on two wonderfully relaxing, quiet days that wrapped up my birthday, I feel introspective. It has been a wonderful year. A year filled with happiness as the pervasive theme. As is a tradition I have set for myself, here is the year in review. January…