Daily Household Challenges

Running a household is a damn time-consuming task (not to mention, unpaid, thankless and with very trivial rewards)! I’m not a home-maker per se, but I try. There was a time when I used to cook three meals a day for 6 adults. Now I’ve restricted myself to just the morning/lunch fare for 6 adults [...]

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The House-Guest Rules

Its been 4 months plus since the GMIL fell down and broke her hip. And its been 4 months of constant worries, hectic schedules and mounting expenses. The expense part we can handle, but the worries and the hectic schedules (because of the absconding maids) have taken a toll on our patience. Everyone at home [...]

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The Vacation Updates

It was a Bad idea!! Bad Bad idea to gang up with 6 kids (5 under the age of 4) under one roof in the peak of summer. The repercussions of my well thought out plans (or so I thought at that time) can be felt strongly even now The kids drove us crazy. The [...]

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Wordless Wednesday

Naah!! Just kidding You really think I can be kept away from being Word-y? Anyhow, after the long rant in yesterday’s post (which I confess was about to go into more deeper anguish but I managed to reign in the impulse and end it quick) I think I’ll do a feel-good post. Okay, so maybe [...]

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Another reason….

……..why we don’t watch television. For once, me and the BF, both were at home over the weekend, the twins were asleep and the rest of the family was  taking their afternoon siesta. Instead of catching up on the lost sleep ourselves, we indulged ourselves by settling in front of the new TV and having a never-before [...]

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How to define “Cool Parents” ?

The twins are mere midgets now, showering their love unconditionally and demanding the same in return. Life is full of hugs and kisses and mushy cuddles :) . Which we are thankful for. The only thing that worries me is that it wouldn’t be long before they wriggle out of our grasp and squirm when we try to [...]

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The babies are here!!

I got a pleasant surprise yesterday morning. Our darling pigeon’s eggs hatched yesterday. The Mamma pigeon was mighty pleased with her offspring. The poor little thing was so tiny and helpless. The only prominent part of it was its beak, far too large for such a tiny frame. (The white stuff towards the right is [...]

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An eventful weekend

Since I was waiting for the 101th post entries, I didn’t get a chance to take down the major events that occured last weekend (5th and 6th of Dec). There was so much happening so soon….so many new things in my life!! I just have to take them down here before my memory fails me [...]

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The need for home improvement…..

……and how to have a say in these matters. One of the disadvantages of living in a joint family is that no decision has a single owner. Too many people have a say in all the matters. And a final decision takes place only when ALL the members agree. This works great at many levels, since all [...]

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benefits of a working MIL….

are manyfold. For one, I dont have to explain why I need to work. I dont have to explain why I get late at work. I dont have to explain why I dont feel like going out anywhere (read:meet relatives) on the weekend. I dont have to explain why I cant make time for household [...]

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