I just realised that, I don't publish my posts because I can't decide upon the 101 headings that bubble up inside my head! But this post can't wait more and I have decided to publish it at last! 'here & there' is what I am going to stick to at testing times like these!
1. Old habits die hard: I have done a very very good thing for myself this week. I was following an Indian fashion blogger's blog since two years. Not that I admire her or anything like that. I used to read her posts so that I could have a topic to criticise. She is the most arrogant, ignorant and brainless blogger ever! I hate her posts yet made sure I read them every damn day! I never could figure why I wasted my time on something so useless. Anyway, all is well that ends well - since last week I never opened her blog and now this has a become an habit, I am sure I would never read her posts ever again (but i still have an urge to meet her one day and give her my piece of mind)..I hope this old habit would never die.
1. Old habits die hard: I have done a very very good thing for myself this week. I was following an Indian fashion blogger's blog since two years. Not that I admire her or anything like that. I used to read her posts so that I could have a topic to criticise. She is the most arrogant, ignorant and brainless blogger ever! I hate her posts yet made sure I read them every damn day! I never could figure why I wasted my time on something so useless. Anyway, all is well that ends well - since last week I never opened her blog and now this has a become an habit, I am sure I would never read her posts ever again (but i still have an urge to meet her one day and give her my piece of mind)..I hope this old habit would never die.
2. Parenting overdone: Parenting itself can be very exhausting!But what I have been pondering over is, may be as NRI parents we sometimes (me - always) overdo as parents. why I say NRI is, in times like these where nuclear family is an undermined word in its own sense, as NRI families we have even smaller/detached/lonely lives (in its own sense again). So, all the attention is either on our spouse or kid(s) (am not talking about work life here - that's like a saving grace most of the time). At least as a mother I feel, I spend 16 hours of waking life of mine into planning for my baby and trying to figure out how better a person can he be moulded into! I even have long term strategies planned for all scenarios. I work myself up so much! I am sure there are many more like me. He's just three year old, I think I should give myself and him as well, a big break from all this power-packed parenting! Just chill...oh no..typing this is already freaking me out!
3. Playing to the gallery: Is it good or bad? Well, over the past few years I had to learn to play it to the audience. Yeah, even my family - they are actually part of my larger audience and believe nothing works better than being diplomatic and shrewd when one has to. I am not saying one has to be mean and deceiving. I like to be open, not hide anything from anyone and just be frank but in a nicer way and yeah I 'play to the gallery' when that can help the situation for the time being! (Disclaimers welcome!). Being honest and yet playing to the gallery can go hand in hand. Its just an art one has to cultivate and yes it can be an art to happiness!
4. My bit to the environment: Lately, I have been so conscious about society and the benefit I am adding to the society. I started a compost bin (after three weeks, its smelling so good - such nice earthy smell). I force myself to separate wet and dry waste now. I have ordered for bamboo toothbrush for all three of us in our family (for more information about bamboo toothbrush and what good you can do to the environment , visit http://environmentaltoothbrush.com.au/ and have a look at the website). I don't waste water while brushing teeth anymore. Previously, I used to leave the tap open - I seriously don't know why the F*** I used to do that! What else..yeah, this has been the most difficult one to implement. I keep an alarm to remind me to carry only my green bags for grocery shopping. I now wrap my baby nappies and my sanitary napkins in a paper and throw them in the bin. Do your bit to the environment - its high time we give back!
Idhar udhar ki baatein bahut saarein hain..par ab ke liye Chao! (Hindi Translation: I can keep going on and on about 'here & there' but for now..Chao!)
3. Playing to the gallery: Is it good or bad? Well, over the past few years I had to learn to play it to the audience. Yeah, even my family - they are actually part of my larger audience and believe nothing works better than being diplomatic and shrewd when one has to. I am not saying one has to be mean and deceiving. I like to be open, not hide anything from anyone and just be frank but in a nicer way and yeah I 'play to the gallery' when that can help the situation for the time being! (Disclaimers welcome!). Being honest and yet playing to the gallery can go hand in hand. Its just an art one has to cultivate and yes it can be an art to happiness!
4. My bit to the environment: Lately, I have been so conscious about society and the benefit I am adding to the society. I started a compost bin (after three weeks, its smelling so good - such nice earthy smell). I force myself to separate wet and dry waste now. I have ordered for bamboo toothbrush for all three of us in our family (for more information about bamboo toothbrush and what good you can do to the environment , visit http://environmentaltoothbrush.com.au/ and have a look at the website). I don't waste water while brushing teeth anymore. Previously, I used to leave the tap open - I seriously don't know why the F*** I used to do that! What else..yeah, this has been the most difficult one to implement. I keep an alarm to remind me to carry only my green bags for grocery shopping. I now wrap my baby nappies and my sanitary napkins in a paper and throw them in the bin. Do your bit to the environment - its high time we give back!
Idhar udhar ki baatein bahut saarein hain..par ab ke liye Chao! (Hindi Translation: I can keep going on and on about 'here & there' but for now..Chao!)
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