Daily Musings…

I had posted too much of musings all along hence tweeting on a few blissful events that could elate me.

 10 Un foreseen things that will make me sooooooooo happy

1. A day to rest with no phone calls and no pending tasks calling for completion
2. A quick meet with all my college friends over a cup of tea (kids excluded)
3. A hot coffee while still n bed and cold weather to add to the coze.
4. A lovely vacation over a resort with hill side charm.
5. A day long shopping spree allowing me to buy what I wanted to (debits to be Hubby dears valet)
6. A new Music System throwing a bash and rocking my favorites on high decibels.
7. If hubby dear volunteers to buy a few artifacts and portraits for my home décor
8. If my kid will eat with no tantrums..
9. My mom cooking my favorites with spice burning so hot
10. My Maid comes all days in the month with no excuses……

 I still have a list of wish list which I fancy and not sure about the practicality, will post them next.

I started reading a bit more once I kicked off blogging to get the heck of varied styles of writing, cue on becoming professional isn’t it J. I was wondering if I am just posting to quench my desire for articulating thoughts, after all that’s writing!. Shouldn’t it benefit some one reading it, if at all I have some blog visitors? I was noting that there were many silent guests, who did not want to leave a few words to let me know what it was to peruse these postings. I am taking a few minutes of your precious time and it should be worth while to leave an impact as you read them or instigate some thing which makes us all on the same podium to share and enjoy.

I had wanted this to be a virtual space to spend a few minutes to let know some one of some good old memories and relish those times when we were together; Child hood, school days, college memoirs, before marriage and after marriage etc. Time and life has all put us in distance, though all of are just on a phone call reach, thanks to emerging tech, which has provided us with so much of options to make remote calls, but still there is something which can unveil the wrapped emotions and that is where I found this medium apt and accurate to bring all those relations together.

I have not made the blog public wanting only the dear and near to read so that we all have something to say and make things keep going. I personally feel that it is so enriching when you revive on some good old memories and rejoice. So if you have something to say do pen down as you drop to read. Reciprocation energizes and I will get convinced that I write to have some value add. I would request you to acknowledge as we talk to accept or argue and keep up the spirits…believe me once we all snug deep in to our own lives and run day in and out, we need to stop somewhere to ensure if we are embracing all our dear ones as we rush. And I am just working on it!!!…

It is quite some time since I posted . I was too engrossed and occupied with some priority deliverables, I was oblivious of this until hubby dear reminder me that he has not seen posts for some time. My wonder, he does take note of this, but also had an apprehension if he is being sarcastic. He had always said that I will not get time for this and I had argued that it will be excuses to say. I was so determined during the start to post at least every week. I had missed the schedule, never the less I have not stopped, I am just struck.

 I had always had an inclination towards cooking, if I could remember, right from my 12^th standard  I am experimenting with this art. My early attempts were all disastrous. I still remember when I had prepared a gravy reading from women’s’ era, the fortnightly regular I used to buy those days, and how appalling it was, I should say so, because I could not even eat a spoon ful, it was so hot and spicy. I just could laugh now when I recollect adding chilli powder to bring in the color. I was also fervent, not to take any help from my mom. And slowly got up to the level of a decent novice from a bad take off.

 I had then grown to the ‘most wanted’ dosa maker at home. My dad used to love the paper thin dosas I make. And say that I cook well (He had fore seen that :)). Then ‘good coffee’, and finally to sambar where it stood out from the typical one that is usually made in our side and by my mom. It was a huge hit where I had borrowed tips from almost 3 people (of different styles from different natives) in my compound. I started helping amma with cooking since then.

 The little excellence I had in cooking had favored me a lot when we were staying in a small home as soon we(my brother and myself) started to work. But I must say that he had been kind enough to the core to eat all I prepare as lunch. There were times when the food I prepared will taste that bad, but he had never shown faces.

 One of the formal questions that my hubby dear (fiancé then) had asked in our first meet up was if I know to cook. I had said a safe ‘No’ and did not want to take chances, when my brother in law who had accompanied him then said that, ‘never mind my brother knows cooking’. I wondered should I take trials then, but now I couldn’t stop laughing when I know about my hubby’s cooking skills. But both of them had the guts to say that they were excellent cooks!!!

 But then he wanted to test my preliminary skills when I had first prepared a lunch for them at their room. Not a major hit, but I am sure he would have got convinced that things could be managed and he need not take the cooking side. I must pat myself because I had never given up cooking how ever the dish had been worse and now I have started to excel. Not swanking, but I can make this statement seeing my hubby relishing almost all that I prepare.

 I don’t browse through, all cooking sites I chance upon, but have a few  favorites and refer them always. Some how they have fit in to all that I expect as a perfect cooking style and they have largely synchronized with my taste and approach. Though I am a pure vegetarian I do mange to prepare non veg items convincingly well.

 My brother who is a happy bachelor in US is also equally competing with me and I am amazed by the variety he is showing in recipes. Cooking had never been just a day to day chore for me, and has always taken it as a task that I practice every day trying to master it. Recently I just clicked one of the Sunday meals that I had prepared just to post the recipe and share it with all, but refrained from posting recipes as suggested by friends, that it may turn out be very normal of generally what people do. But posting the pic here to share my happiness as to how well it came out!!!!

Mint chicken gravy and ghee Rice

 For the past 3 years or so there has been no goal setting or targets planned by me; be it personal or professional. I was too engrossed in mother hood and my little one had only been my only world that I had not bothered or rather averted my development.

 Any ‘First time’ always gives you the experience to get grip on things. Now I contemplate I could have done like this, like that etc but when we are actually in the ground our mind runs out of every thing especially when heart rules the sense!. I was too keen in ensuring that my little one gets all the comfort needed and was pledging to give my mother’s role an upper hand on my career. I had not excelled in my deliverables at work and that was a fact knowingly accepted.

 In a very recent conversation with my manger in engagement review, it was cited and questioned, how long do you wish to give your personal commitment (the kid) more priority, I had to say that I was actually aware of this conscious decision indeed, to deliver only what was expected and not stretching out. He was one of my managers whom I admire a lot for being very near to perfect. Very intellectual and dedicated. He also raised his concern saying that I am not capitalizing my potential optimally. Very true, my inner passion that used to drive me to do things differently is not burning at all now a day, or rather I am sticking on to a comfort zone. There had been no vision, no plans at least charted out; day in and day out I am just making by productivity a very mundane routine on the much expected lines.

 Getting back once my kid has a regular schedule, has been a very comfy excuse that I had given myself. I had attended a PEP program in the year end and was so motivated to apply all that I had learnt there, but again it dwindled in just thoughts!!. So my first new year goal is to work on the perfect Work – Life Balance and bring back the zest in my personal and professional development, will get back sooner once I am done with the outlines, or rather had edged out what I should actually be doing for getting this materialized.