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Blinding fear 2 May 2013 | 10:04 pm
ETA: This is my 300th post! is what I felt when I realised I had to go work, for the first time in my life, in a full-time, desk, corporate, rat-race job, in an MNC, with bunches of savvy, brash young...
Empty nest preview 14 Apr 2013 | 09:41 pm
Sigh. It’s been 2 weeks already since I packed off the brats to my mom’s place. They’ll be there another 4 weeks. I had a lot of plans for work we just.can’t.get.done when they’re here, and we are ma...
One year done at work 7 Apr 2013 | 01:58 pm
In many ways, I continue to struggle with many things: My age and my level: I continue to chafe at the bit. I’m way older than most of my peers. I don’t let this get in the way of freely interacting w...
Ditched the dupatta, chucked the chunni 20 Mar 2013 | 07:37 am
IHM’s post about the ghunghat, and the comments on it reminded me of a post I’ve been wanting to write for a while. Disclaimer: I don’t intend to attack other women’s choice of dress. I’m talking only...
Genuineness 18 Mar 2013 | 06:26 am
My strategy of just being me is hard to stick to, but pays off. It doesn’t make me popular. Most people don’t ‘get’ me. I don’t fit into most circles and groups. But I maintain the patience and friend...
Belonging 9 Mar 2013 | 06:04 pm
In some ways I’ve settled down at work…this is my twelfth month working full-time, and I’ve come a looooong way confidence-wise, work-wise and self-wise. Yesterday, at an office party, I felt like a p...
I refuse to apologize for myself a.n.y.m.o.r.e 21 Feb 2013 | 01:43 pm
I’ve come to realise every little adjustment and compromise just kills your soul, defeats your spirit bit by bit, cuts you down to size, and soon the essence of who you are isn’t there anymore. You’re...
Broken windows and dented cars 9 Feb 2013 | 07:45 pm
Something a colleague told me recently made a lot of sense, A house with one broken window is more likely than a house with all intact windows to have stones thrown at it to break more windows. It mak...
Just being friendly? Or more? 2 Feb 2013 | 09:46 am
So, people. Tell me what you think and how you have experienced and handled stuff like this. What is flirting, in your opinion? When is it harmless, amusing or flattering? When does it cross a line fo...
Strong opinions and parenting 25 Jan 2013 | 12:49 pm
Just thinking out loud here, no offense to anyone’s opinions. As parents we all have these strong opinions and intentions and choices that we apply as principles while raising our kids. Sometimes we m...
