Reaching home late last night after class, I ran upstairs to change and find something to eat. Rushing through everything my growling tummy propelled me downstairs. An array of containers met my eyes. Sweets, savories and cherished memories from Madras. See, my amma and SIL and niece are back from Madras. While I was sitting […]
Two years ago, give or take a few hours, I lost my dad. Our world as we knew it changed forever. All this week I have been consumed by moments of grief that choke my throat and cause my eyes to well up. I think of mom and her sense of loss. Each of us […]
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As I waited to heat my breakfast in the company kitchen, I was party to a Thanksgiving dinner preparation discussion between two of my co-workers. One person was in favor of frozen turkeys and the other for fresh. They went on to detail their menu and how they were watching […]
Waking up this morning my first thought was “I don’t want to cook.” “Subway?” asked K and I grudgingly agreed. Since we were out of bread at home, I made rava upma for breakfast. Digging into the mini cup of upma after my marathon meeting in the morning, I craved a hot cup of strong […]
It was a quiet uneventful Sunday evening. Tired of bugging K to talk with me, I stormed off to find a book to read. It has been a a long time since I curled up with a book in hand and did not lift my face up till it was done. Scanning the rows of […]
This day last year, my lovely sis crossed over the threshold from being single to married. As K and I gave her away in marriage to the handsome bridegroom, our hearts overflowed. With joy, with sadness, with expectation. Watching her step into the car that took her away to her in-laws home, I ached. I […]
I woke up this morning to this.
First snow for the season. I stood by my deck door enjoying the sight of the soft snow flakes cascading down and melting as it touched the ground. I was tempted to run out bare foot and feel it but turned back to my stove instead.
As much as I love […]
Walking over absentmindedly to a colleague who was in town but usually works from home to ask a question in person rather than email or IM, my mind was light years away. Hi! I said cheerily and he rose from his chair to greet me and gave me a rather warm hug. His eyes twinkled. […]
I remember thinking when I first started my career that managers had a great time. All they did was answer emails and monitor people. How much easier could it get? While I am no way near being a manager, I am feeling the pressure of increased responsibilities. While my mind plots devious ways of escaping […]
Walking to my desk this morning, I smiled and let a lady go ahead of me. Crossing another balding gentleman, I waved a hi! and struggled up the stairs. Crossing the kitchen, I noticed a bunch of people with coffee mugs and I realized I knew each one of them by name.
Suddenly it hit me […]
