Some mommy jokes

Walking down the stairs of my bedroom balancing my laptop (script) in one hand, wide awake baby in another, my full cup of tea in third, and my phone in fourth ! I like how I am adapting. - by yours truly


And this one

Crows, garlics and garden

Joy of ordinary days ...

Writing also means sometimes taking

An afternoon nap with all 3 generations

Mommy's coffee date with yooki

Since we have been asked to work on script (again), I have been blissfully working from home with my yookster. Yesterday we stepped out for a coffee break to a restaurant called "coffee break" and chilled out and had some lovely time. Pic courtesy zain uncle who keeps worrying that you will forget us !

When u feel cornered - mantra to deal with politics of people

And when u feel stuck with politics of people remember this mantra :

Each day brings new situations . The way we respond to those situations creates our attitudes , habits and our personality .
Rather than react, give yourself a moment to understand the situation and develop a considered response. Trust in others wins co-operation from them. To have faith in others also means reinforcing other people's faith in themselves . This naturally increases their self-confidence and creates enthusiasm.

Nothing beats

Nothing beats your husband making breakfast for you. And it's ok to put haldi mirchi dhaniya powder in English omelette ❤️️

Took you to office today. It was chaotic to say the least but well we tried our best.

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Challenging familiarity

For Proust, the great artists deserve acclaim because they show us the world in a way that is fresh, appreciative, and alive… The opposite of art, for Proust, is something he calls habit. For Proust, much of life is ruined for us by a blanket or shroud of familiarity that descends between us and everything that matters. It dulls our senses and stops us appreciating everything, from the beauty of a sunset to our work and our friends.

My first birthday as mommy

Papa was kind enough to take me to Nasik.

There we played in the sand, we were chilling on the garden .. lots of walks and play...:).. u have started trying to stand, started speaking - first word papa.. and doing so much masti... it was great to be lost in your world...

Sometimes (some hacks for introvert in you)

The best thing you can learn is how hard it is to do something really well !

I must say you are turning into some genius baby! Working on complex instruments figuring out how to open close dubba and figuring how to feed biscuits to dogs (Juno) from it !

You speak and your first word is papa - hmmmm.

Also I have been addressing my introverted nature and have come across some interesting hacks to give perfect public speech (prepared or spontaneous).
These are the following-
1) practice Wonder Woman pose with deep breathing every morning or before any presentation for atleast 2 mins. It is fooling your mind with your gestures to believe you have power. Breath from diaphragm.
2) anxiety comes from thinking about things that are unnecessary so practice on thinking about now - simple hack multiple 17 * 19 or something complicated so your mind gets alert and engaged in the now.
3) it's a skill so practice thinking on the feet - like on road point at objects and call them some other objects (avoiding patterns like food, color) like point to a chair and call it anything like kite (calling it table is a pattern) . So train your mind to think on its feet.
4) answer in structures - what why and how.. or find similar structures.. that adds credibility to your responses.
5) spell and speak. Sometimes you are too fast and breathless. So spell some words in your mind before uttering them. That helps slow you down and gain pace that gives you confidence.
6) practice opening. Think of it as a conversation and not performance. Maybe begin by asking a question that familiarises you to the audience and helps you gain control.
7) exercise and get your blood flowing that morning. Be fit - you will have confidence.

You are a pro my dear. I love yoo.

How do you contribute when you are your best ?

Some questions to ask yourself from time to time and then wonder how to be your best.

Btw - you tore 3 pages of that pop up book today !

Yoo are yoo-er than yoo

"Today you are you. That is truer than true. There is no one alive who is you-er than you."

Happy #DrSeuss Day! :)

I am yooki's mom !

And I will survive all challenges- external and internal. I will defeat my naysayers , I will defeat all the people who tell me I can't do it, or all the people who don't want me to do it.