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Category: Work Life Balance

November 23, 2019 Amma / Musings / Women / Work / Work Life Balance

Unsung Heroes: The Woman In My Life

“Vandhacha?” I text my sister. The message says delivered but there is no response. I put my phone down and

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July 4, 2019 Milestones / Musings / Work / Work Life Balance

Milestone: Re-entering Workforce

My iWatch shows I have about 4K steps to my self imposed goal of 10K steps a day. I walk

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June 19, 2019 Family / Life / Musings / Work Life Balance

Filial Expectations

I am at the stove deep frying thenkuzhal, a golden extrusion of rice and lentil flours fried and drained on

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August 4, 2017 Motherhood / Mothering / Musings / SAHM / Work / Work Life Balance

Deconstructing Self Worth

I sit between two women at the tae kwon do class my twins are at. We trade smiles each time

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July 14, 2017 Life / Musings / Saathi / Work Life Balance

Leaps Of Faith

We stood near the vintage microwave, a relic from the 80’s J. C. Penney electronics division, a probe sunk partly

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April 4, 2017 Feminism / Musings / Work Life Balance

A Tale Of Two Mothers

  We roamed the mall side by side, me in my elastic waistband lounge pant and she in her jeans.

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February 16, 2017 Life / Musings / Work Life Balance

In Limbo

It is past 9:30 AM. Kids are in school, the kitchen is as clean as I can muster energy for,

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September 5, 2016 Lessons / Musings / Parenthood / Parenting / SAHM / Work Life Balance

Thoughts On Stay At Home Parenthood

Laddu is on her chair, the booster seat enabling to see the food in front of her. Saathi and I

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April 9, 2016 Musings / Work Life Balance

The Unbalanced Life

“You should think about gainful employment,” my mom says to me as I sit on the floor, legs stretched out,

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September 16, 2013 Musings / Personal / reflections / Work / Work Life Balance

A year in review

Sometime this week a year ago, I traded in my full-time job for something more flexible. A stay at home,

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April 23, 2013 Happiness / Work Life Balance

My kind of perfect

I woke up from a nightmare. Except this was mid-day. Feeling very relieved that I was alive and better yet,

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