My Two Cents

Well count down stared. Hmmm so many things to do. But i'm too confused where to start. Kids are excited. I'm having mixed feelings. not too happy but not feeling bad.Yesterday had a potluck at our friends house. I will be missing them all. Hope everthing goes smooth as planned,and not hoping any adventures in this trip. &nb...

How do you feel if you just quit your job and don't have another offer at hand , and you don't have any thoughts on staying at home ? Well i just did that , and I don't feel a pinch , this is  because I'm too optimistic  and think that things will be on track and another reason is my brain normally don't  understand impact till the...

Rose garden in Portland is one of the oldest public garden of its kind in the US! You can find so many varieties of roses   Different colors Mount hood view from Rose garden ...

You know what's weird? Day by day, nothing seems to change, but pretty soon...everything's different. Look at your pictures,your kids  ,its all changed. Your bundle of joy , so small ,so much depending on you... changed so much. Now says what color she wants to wear and what she wants to eat ,and reject your authority(?) . wears those tiny shoes...

“Don't cry because it's over, smile because it happened.”― Dr. Seuss Nowadays i'm reading lot's of Dr Seuss with my 8 year old  . His teacher wants him to read more of 'scholastic ' series and this guy all on 'wimpy kid dairy' or Dr Seuss or anything on lego's. I feel good he is reading ,but not so glad as he is not reading what he is supposed...

'Waiting for something to happen' - is a the most grilling experience. have you ever experienced this -Sometimes there will be lot of uncertainty and nothing will be clear ,but you have a feeling that you don't belong here ,and then you come up with something and turn things upside down. when you feel you are off the edge,suddenly everything settles...

I was watching 'satyameva jayathe'  featuring  Amir khan . This week discusion was on 'Dowry'.  Hmmm thats very sad to watch that.  In one case it seems parents have given dowry upto Rs 20 -25 lacs ,and that girl has to endure tourture in her in-laws house. Why? why is that so? why she didn't went back to her parents house? what...

I 'm regular on ted talks . watch this Tali sharot's - the optimism bias you will start debating on this topic. There is a fine difference between optimism and over confidence. Kids best example of this,  its summer and our apprtment overlooks the pool. My 2 year old see's so many adults in the pool ,swimming. She thinks she can swims,she even...

Happy mothers day to all those great momi...

“And, when you want something, all the universe conspires in helping you to achieve it.” ― Paulo Coelho, The Alchemist no i'm not conspiring anything. I believe in those above lines. we get what we wish for, yes that's true. most of the time we don't focus of what we want ,instead we keep focusing on what we don't want or what can go wrong. That's...

I often hear my friends wishing they had option of work from home .I used it when my daughter was a small baby. it was my savior those days. I was at home after she was born for 6 months and then took work from home option for another 6 months. if i didn't had that option i would have taken break. for those 6 months ,I still used to go to work place...

I meant it literally. Its been close to year i moved to this rainforest area( ok ,portland) from sunny Hyderabad. we came here last june ,it was summer at that time ,with long green trails for walk and large trees it looked like a heaven on earth for first 3 months. After 3 months  ,from start of sept it started raining . rain ,rain everyday!...

I just came to know that April is Childhood Sexual Awareness month .I don't know that there are so many resources. check out more at http://csaawarenessmonth.com/ Any new school or daycare etc i used to check how secure it is. Are other workers allowed near kids? In school bus is my kid the last drop. How is the driver ,who is the escort etc.  With...

I recently read this article a Sheryl Sandberg can talk of leaving work at 5.30pm. I consider myself lucky as i did it too except some shabby months. I have seen some bosses considering the employes who stay 24/7 in office as the best working ones. Some employees waiting till their boss leave even if they don't have work. I also revived some sort...

Nowadays My little girl is talking nonstop.though she cannot pronounce 'r' ,'ka' ,'ga' , she makes up lot of words.Sometimes its so amazing to see how they think  ,express and do Like She asks her grandfather to take her out. he says he don't have a car here. then she says i will buy you one ,and asks do you know driving ,you are big ,you should...

This is best exercise that ever invented. Seriously i never believed that a set of 12 poses can make such difference. This  gives awesome results. ...

I was reading  a book by name -- in Defense of food . Its a good read. Healthy eating helps in faster recovery! I strongly believe in this. Now adays is more instant  and more and more additives in our food . Fresh Milk ,most of us who had a chance of having fresh...

Its been long since i posted any update on this site. Its so crazy at work and inlaws visiting us. lot of new lessons for me.  One this i learned is some people don't deserve to get help. why people act so foolishly  .  There was an incident  i helped one female say M  for getting job .i helped her with interview , with reference....

I was in process of making changes to diet. I'm a believer of age old ways of eating. i don't believe in these fab diets. So whats a healthy diet? only mantra i believe is 'moderation and natural' there are no super foods and no to processed food. ...

i'm now gone to size 4 from size 6.... :) my workout is working.. :)...