After a long lazy saturday and enough of stink, I finally decided to take a shower. The hot water suddenly felt too tempting to resist. I am all set to go and I turn on the shower knob only to hear an empty pipe trying to blurt out last few drops of water!
After a long break from my exercise routine, one fine day I get super motivated and decide to break that break. I keep an alarm for early next morning, wake up and take that wii fit board and switch on the tv, take the body test and got shocked when it showed the upward graph of my weight and bmi. I get super motivated again to do rigorous exercise and suddenly the message on TV, batteries of the wii fit board are empty. I need to recharge them. I keep sulking the rest of the day for waking up early for nothing and also not being able to do anything about the upward graph. What the hell!
Am running late to office and I have only 3 more minutes before the meeting begins. This ones going to be the last signal before I reach office, and I see the light green, I speed up and am almost there when the light turned red. I tried to somehow feign ignorance and pass through the signal but the hefty traffic police blows the whistle and I freeze. meeting began while i stood frozen at signal for the next 3 minutes. Shooooooooot
One day, I decided to have gulab jamun in the office cafeteria and was cutting out on the calories from morning. Oats for breakfast with honey (no sugar), Soup, salad and roti with daal for lunch. After having all that, I was craving to eat that gulab jamun even more. Tick snacks time and I went slurrping to cafe, only to find that there were no gulab jamuns made that day. Grrr..
Akshara slept in time and i wanted to catch the repeat episode of my tele soap I missed the day before. I switch on the TV to find that the cable wasnt working. I call up the customer care and they say some repair, and its going to take time. I kill time by readin paper, checking mails again and again and by the time Akshara woke up, cable also got repaired. Phew..
Whom to blame? Why only me? are just some of the many questions that go round and round in me!
Saturday, July 3, 2010
Wednesday, June 16, 2010
Dillemma of a working mom- Part 2
Am completely in awe of people who know what their priorities in life are and stick to them no matter what and work towards their priorities. I don't care what their priorities are and why!
I realised how messed up I am with regards my priorities in life. I want everything which I know is impossible and ending up being in a confused state constantly.
I decided I am going to be a stay at home mom for an year or more and give my baby all the time she needs. I couldn't stick to this one. The idea of quitting the job didn't go very well with me. I looked for work from home opportunities, thought of all other possible ideas to keep me working at home, but nothing materialised.
Finally, I ended up getting a part time job, 5 hours at office and all other time with my baby. It seemed like the perfect thing to happen. My family came over to support me , to look after my baby while I was at work. Everything seemed to be perfectly in place till I actually started working.
I try giving my 100% at work, but I have only 50% time.
I do suffer from guilt for joining back to work everyday, when my baby cries when I leave for work.
I keep thinking about her, if she has eaten well, if she has slept well, may be she needs me now, inspite of the assurance that I have left her in safe hands. The thought that she needs me and am not there keeps coming back.
My career also isn't going great , coz no matter how much effort I put in, am only putting in 5 hrs in office compared to others who are putting in 10!
What seemed to be a perfect deal, now seems to be the most loser deal! You seriously cant get everything! You need to let go!
I have friends who are working full time and are literally not seeing their babies all weekdays. They are happy coz they are doing good at work and are ok spending only weekends with their babies.
I have friends who have quit their job and are happy dedicated moms to their lil ones.
Am neither there, nor her and am not happy.
Dedicate this post to My sister Swapna , Gunjan, Pavana, Raksha, Vijaya and harsha.
I realised how messed up I am with regards my priorities in life. I want everything which I know is impossible and ending up being in a confused state constantly.
I decided I am going to be a stay at home mom for an year or more and give my baby all the time she needs. I couldn't stick to this one. The idea of quitting the job didn't go very well with me. I looked for work from home opportunities, thought of all other possible ideas to keep me working at home, but nothing materialised.
Finally, I ended up getting a part time job, 5 hours at office and all other time with my baby. It seemed like the perfect thing to happen. My family came over to support me , to look after my baby while I was at work. Everything seemed to be perfectly in place till I actually started working.
I try giving my 100% at work, but I have only 50% time.
I do suffer from guilt for joining back to work everyday, when my baby cries when I leave for work.
I keep thinking about her, if she has eaten well, if she has slept well, may be she needs me now, inspite of the assurance that I have left her in safe hands. The thought that she needs me and am not there keeps coming back.
My career also isn't going great , coz no matter how much effort I put in, am only putting in 5 hrs in office compared to others who are putting in 10!
What seemed to be a perfect deal, now seems to be the most loser deal! You seriously cant get everything! You need to let go!
I have friends who are working full time and are literally not seeing their babies all weekdays. They are happy coz they are doing good at work and are ok spending only weekends with their babies.
I have friends who have quit their job and are happy dedicated moms to their lil ones.
Am neither there, nor her and am not happy.
Dedicate this post to My sister Swapna , Gunjan, Pavana, Raksha, Vijaya and harsha.
Wednesday, June 2, 2010
I likes!
I like the concept of negative calorie foods.. U eat them and they burn ur fat :) Talk about eating and losing weight! wow!
How? They take more calories to digest than the number of calories they provide.
Negative calorie fruits:
Papaya, peach, watermelon, pineapple, apple, strawberry, orange, lemon, lime.
Negative calorie veggies:
Onion, Beetroot, brinjal, cucumber, carrot, lettuce, cauliflower, cabbage, green beans, tomato.
Others:
Oatmeal, garlic, green-tea, Low fat milk, curd, whole-grain cereal.
How? They take more calories to digest than the number of calories they provide.
Negative calorie fruits:
Papaya, peach, watermelon, pineapple, apple, strawberry, orange, lemon, lime.
Negative calorie veggies:
Onion, Beetroot, brinjal, cucumber, carrot, lettuce, cauliflower, cabbage, green beans, tomato.
Others:
Oatmeal, garlic, green-tea, Low fat milk, curd, whole-grain cereal.
Tuesday, May 25, 2010
Joey Poppat: Saving money!
Last week we went out to a small eat out in the neighbourhood. I was having a masala dosa craving. Sometime after we placed our order, we were served masala pappad. We didn't order for it yet we had it assuming it might be complimentary.
Our order was served next and then the finger bowl. Akshara was in my lap and before I could respond, she toppled the used finger bowl over me. (yes , mothers need to have quick reflexes!!)
later, the bill came and we saw that the masala pappad was included in the bill which we never ordered. My sweet hubby was about to pay for it as it was only 10 bucks. But the rebel in me woke up, I wanted to revert that 10 rs from the bill. I called the waiter, the guy who took the order , did all drama , got some cheap looks when I said, we thought it was complimentary. Somehow finally, I managed to get our 10 rs back and I came home basking in the glory of saving ten rupees!! Just when we were about to reach home, I realised I left Akshara's snack bowl and the spoon in the restaurant. Spoon, my friends, was a silver one costing around hundred bucks.. naturally, we couldn't find it where we left it in the restau.
I sulked all night and vowed that I would never go back to that restau.
Ps: One question that I cannot answer is , why on earth did I carry the silver spoon to restau inspite of having hundreds of other low cost spoons! Fate, my friends!
Our order was served next and then the finger bowl. Akshara was in my lap and before I could respond, she toppled the used finger bowl over me. (yes , mothers need to have quick reflexes!!)
later, the bill came and we saw that the masala pappad was included in the bill which we never ordered. My sweet hubby was about to pay for it as it was only 10 bucks. But the rebel in me woke up, I wanted to revert that 10 rs from the bill. I called the waiter, the guy who took the order , did all drama , got some cheap looks when I said, we thought it was complimentary. Somehow finally, I managed to get our 10 rs back and I came home basking in the glory of saving ten rupees!! Just when we were about to reach home, I realised I left Akshara's snack bowl and the spoon in the restaurant. Spoon, my friends, was a silver one costing around hundred bucks.. naturally, we couldn't find it where we left it in the restau.
I sulked all night and vowed that I would never go back to that restau.
Ps: One question that I cannot answer is , why on earth did I carry the silver spoon to restau inspite of having hundreds of other low cost spoons! Fate, my friends!
Summer holidays are back with a Bang!
Remember those school wala summer holidays? All play and no worries? I had almost relived them this summer.. thanks to Akshara! Few kids in the neighbourhood come home everyday to play with Akshara. It was real fun watching them play, mess around the house, innocent question and even more innocent answers :)
6 year old Anu came running along the stairs and said, "Aunty give me water , my heart attack is going faster". She meant her heart beat :)
Yesterday was all the more fun. One of them said, she wanted to play hide and seek and all of them wanted to hide. So Akshara and me has to cont and find them all. yes, I played along with them and felt transported back in time forgetting all about the age difference. Later i realized I had to behave my age but it was too late. I continued playing and had super fun.
Later in the evening, in the park, one of the kids mom asked me," Did you play hide n seek with the kids? Pihu(her daughter) was telling me".
I tried doing some damage control.. "yam amyam yam.. No I was just watching them " and the last nail in my coffin came from Pihu as she suddenly appeared from nowhere and said.." Aunty don't tell lies, you played with us right?"
Her mom, my friend laughed but gave me a saving grace by changing the topic. Thank you!
But yeah, the embarrassment was all worth it. I did really have fun playing with the kids. (I don't want to sound retard, but if you ever get a chance, give it a try, you will sure have fun!)
6 year old Anu came running along the stairs and said, "Aunty give me water , my heart attack is going faster". She meant her heart beat :)
Yesterday was all the more fun. One of them said, she wanted to play hide and seek and all of them wanted to hide. So Akshara and me has to cont and find them all. yes, I played along with them and felt transported back in time forgetting all about the age difference. Later i realized I had to behave my age but it was too late. I continued playing and had super fun.
Later in the evening, in the park, one of the kids mom asked me," Did you play hide n seek with the kids? Pihu(her daughter) was telling me".
I tried doing some damage control.. "yam amyam yam.. No I was just watching them " and the last nail in my coffin came from Pihu as she suddenly appeared from nowhere and said.." Aunty don't tell lies, you played with us right?"
Her mom, my friend laughed but gave me a saving grace by changing the topic. Thank you!
But yeah, the embarrassment was all worth it. I did really have fun playing with the kids. (I don't want to sound retard, but if you ever get a chance, give it a try, you will sure have fun!)
Monday, May 17, 2010
Chocolate balls recipe
Ok, this one is a relatively low cal but lip smacking dessert.
All you need:
1 pack marie light biscuits.
4 tsp cocoa powder
1 cup sugar
handful roasted peanuts.
Milk Cream (I took Amul low fat fresh cream) - Amount.. just enough to make the mixture moist enough to make moulds.
pretty easy procedure..
1) grind the biscuits, grind the sugar.
2)Mix them with 4 tsp of cocoa powder.
3) Make it in to a dough using the cream.
4)Now make small rounds out of the dough.
5) Peanut can be placed on top of each mould but I preferred to put it in the center of the ball just for the surprise element. Take small amount of dough, flatten it on ur palm, place the peanut and then cover it up and make a ball.
Try the recipe, its seriously worth it!!
All you need:
1 pack marie light biscuits.
4 tsp cocoa powder
1 cup sugar
handful roasted peanuts.
Milk Cream (I took Amul low fat fresh cream) - Amount.. just enough to make the mixture moist enough to make moulds.
pretty easy procedure..
1) grind the biscuits, grind the sugar.
2)Mix them with 4 tsp of cocoa powder.
3) Make it in to a dough using the cream.
4)Now make small rounds out of the dough.
5) Peanut can be placed on top of each mould but I preferred to put it in the center of the ball just for the surprise element. Take small amount of dough, flatten it on ur palm, place the peanut and then cover it up and make a ball.
Try the recipe, its seriously worth it!!
Chocolate balls saga continues...
I am very bad at remembering birthdays. But, I remember my school friend Divya's birthday, Feb 10th. During school, all my friends used to look forward to her birthday party. Reason being yummy Chocolate balls her mom, Pushpa aunty used to make without fail year after year. They were so yummy that they are fetched in all our memories for ever.
Last week, my sweet tooth attacked on me again and I craved (yes, I am having cravings way after pregnancy) for those yummy chocolate balls. Craving so strong that i called up my Mom to call up aunty and find out the recipe and pass it back to me. After 1 hour of hardwork, I had similar looking, and almost yummy chocolate balls ready!
Last week, 2 kids in the neighbourhood came home to play with Akshara. I generously offered them the chocolate balls and they were very very impressed. One of them even commented, "Aunty, I wish you were my mom because you know how to make these"!!
Next day, there were 4 other kids along with those 2 who came to play with Akshara. I was a lil surprised but soon knew why they were all there. I offered them all and they asked me when Akshara's birthday was. After I told them when it was, they asked me to make the chocolate balls for her birthday party and give them as return gifts to all of them :)
Looks like I am going to take Pushpa aunty's chocolate balls for birthday saga forward... Thanks aunty for the wonderful recipe.
P.S: Recipe in the next post.
Last week, my sweet tooth attacked on me again and I craved (yes, I am having cravings way after pregnancy) for those yummy chocolate balls. Craving so strong that i called up my Mom to call up aunty and find out the recipe and pass it back to me. After 1 hour of hardwork, I had similar looking, and almost yummy chocolate balls ready!
Last week, 2 kids in the neighbourhood came home to play with Akshara. I generously offered them the chocolate balls and they were very very impressed. One of them even commented, "Aunty, I wish you were my mom because you know how to make these"!!
Next day, there were 4 other kids along with those 2 who came to play with Akshara. I was a lil surprised but soon knew why they were all there. I offered them all and they asked me when Akshara's birthday was. After I told them when it was, they asked me to make the chocolate balls for her birthday party and give them as return gifts to all of them :)
Looks like I am going to take Pushpa aunty's chocolate balls for birthday saga forward... Thanks aunty for the wonderful recipe.
P.S: Recipe in the next post.
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