This was a busy week for me, so much so that BB actually commented that I have been out three days this week, something that has very rarely happened in the past few years.

I went to yet another retuning mums session, for which I had some expectations before the event, but was quite disappointed after. There was a lot of talking, but no real concrete solutions given. My take was that they had to probably do something with regard to their diversity group and this was the solution they decided upon. Get in touch with some women who are looking to returning back to work and then speak with them. I did make some contacts with other women in the same situation as me, so that was a plus for that day.

I had also some work related events and meetings to attend which took up a few more days.

We are at less than a month to the O levels and I am in full nagging mode. I can’t wait till mid November when the exams finish. Also I think once the exams start, we will just move with the momentum and before we know it, it’ll be the end of the exams. I just tell BB & GG that they they should give the exams their 100%, so that they can enjoy their holidays without the stress of the results day.

It’s GG’s graduation day this week plus something else I am going to be involved in for which I am super excited about. I can’t share much about it now, but will soon. It’s something I am getting out of my comfort zone.

Have a wonderful week people.

Today GG & BB turn 16! I look at them and wonder where the years have gone by. It’s so true about the old saying, “The days are long, but the years are short”. When I look back sixteen years ago, on the day I was to have my cesarean, I wondered at that point, how I was to bring up two babies at the same time. But today I am really proud of the young adults that both BB and GG have become. I do hope they achieve what they want in life with a good head on their shoulders.

Happy birthday my babies (well, not babies anymore). Have a great day and study hard for the O level exams!

Other than that, this week was pretty low key and I didn’t do much what with the children at home. So I tried to be as much in the moment with them as possible. This week is going to be a bit hectic with quite a bit on my plate.

Have a wonderful week people!

Another week. Actually this week was a good one where though I was not as productive as I would have liked to be, I still managed to get some serious work done.

We are inching towards the O levl exams and stress levels at home are quite high, especially with GG who is not a very good test taker. She is very hard-working, but somehow when it comes to exams, she falters. I usually have to send her to the exam after a lot of pep talk!

Noting really stands out as exceptional this week, so this was just my usual week. I am literally counting down to botht the start and end of the O level exams. I have downloaded a countdown app and almost daily check the number of days to it. Once the exams are over, I can really relax and let my hair down.

And then after the end of the exams, I am looking forward to our India (and Mumbai) trip. More on that later!

Have a wonderful week folks!

The Indian festive season has started and today is my favourite festival – the birthday of my ishtadev Lord Ganesh. Its during this time I really miss being in Mumbai and I hope that next year I manage to go there at least for a couple of days during the 11-day Ganesh festival and also make a side trip to Pune to see the famous Ganesh mandals there.

We had a good week because of BB and GG’s early admission offers, which means that a slight easure of the pressure that is on the children because of the O level exams.

Our stress levels are hitting the roof what with the O levels less than 50 days away. I am literally counting the days down. Another date I am counting down to is our holiday at the end of the year. I can’t wait for the exams to get over so we can finally relax!

To everyone celebrating, Happy Ganesh Chaturthi! Ganpati Bappa Morya, Mangal Murti Morya!

Have a wonderful week people.

This week was the usual week where nothing much happened. I am actually sort of pausing my job search from now till I am back from my long awaited India holiday at the end of the year because I don’t want to interview only to tell any potential hiring manager that I can’t start until the new year which will automatically put me out of the running. But if something comes my way (which I prefer in any case), then that’s a different story altogether.

Speaking about my trip, we’ve booked our tickets to India as well as the train tickets to the interiors from a major city in the south as well as our hotel accomodation there. I am also looking forward to meeting my maternal grandmother who is around 90 years old. I know that she does not have many years left, so I do want to meet her this year. The children are also excited to meet their only surviving great grand parent. We still have to buy our flight tickets from Mumbai to the southern city and back, which we will do soon.

In researching the places we will be visiting, I ended up watching train videos on YouTube and I found these so fascinating. I have been revisiting old journeys which we used to take when we were in school and seeing all the station names brought back so much memories. I now want to take the children with me to visit more cities in India.

Have a wonderful week folks and this week brings us to the end to the month of August!