Arrivals n Departures…….

Between the numerous faces which we see at the platforms of train stations are numerous inter wind stories…..I have always tried to find those special untold stories that you come across….that unhappy expressions of a couple that are to be separated when the train leaves the platform which will create that physical distance between them…i have always thought about the anticipation felt when the slow movement of the train separates the inter wined hands between the two by the increase in speed of the train….very heartbreaking is that feeling ….. you come across people relocating to different places for work…you can see their whole family coming to drop them off….and the pain felt and the tears in the eyes of those near and dear ones thinking when would be the next will they get to see their loving son or daughter who is going away from them……Now look at those happy faces in the same platform anticipating someone special arriving…the joy when those people meet when the train stops at their destination……its funny we have all these stories around us to be told….understood…..felt!

Raising my RAINBOW :)

My precious rainbow…my lil daughter Arya…though she’s not lil anymore…she’s a sassy,naughty 5.5 year old with the best smile in the whole wide world…Like a rainbow in the sky brings a smile to everyone’s faces after rains…watching the various colors of voilet,indigo,blue,green,yellow,orange,red paint the sky is a marvellous sight….the same joy,happiness,love Arya bought into our lives….like every color in the rainbow is disticnt with its distict features…with every passing day Arya has taught us a lot about our own selves…patience,love,compassion,strength,faith….that’s so funny that our kids teach us so much and we start reliving our own childhood through them…and so I want to make no stone unturned to make her childhood experiences memorable and pleasant.Being a working mommy(that how Arya calls me) I would’nt lie that I feel gulity about the time my kid spends at the daycare after school.A question has been lingering over my head from sometime would it be better for my daughter if I was a stay at home mommy rather than a working parent.As parents we want to do the best for our kids…Sometime back I had read an article about Its not quantity time but quality time that you spend with your kids that matters the most…So in the pursuit to juggle my family,home,career in a balanced fashion i have to be on my toes the whole day… after work when Im at the daycare to pick up Arya….its all about her after 5pm…my complete attention is on her …we try make up for the time lost…we do lot of activities together…sing silly songs,giggle,watch cartoons,go swimming,draw,sometimes she helps me bake,….awwww….i miss her already…..i guess quality time with your kids matters the most where they know,feel that they are your world and it is for them and their secure future that parents go out in the real world and work hard….Hope Im able to make my rainbow shine bright and make her a well rounded individual 🙂

Therapeutic Experience!!!!

Did not know that I would fall in love with baking and it would prove to be such a stress buster until I joined the cake baking and decoration class at Wilton …but baking took a backseat after I relocated to India from USA last year…finally after so many months I managed to bake a simple sponge cake…baking seriously is therapeutic for me…brought a smile to my face…luckily the cake also turned out to be soft ,nice and tasty:-)..this one is specially for my princess Arya…coz she loves cakes….may this be a wonderful start for the many more cakes to be dished out from my oven 🙂