Starting a business can be a leap of faith, but it’s best to try rather than not so there are no regrets.
Location Affects Life With Baby
Life is different depending on where you live when staying home with the baby. In the suburbs of the US, it can be isolating and mind-numbing. It’s so quiet, you can hear crickets outside. Whereas, in India, there is always activity and other stay-at-home moms as neighbors that you can see outside, along with the […]
The Net Allows for Simplicity in Cooking
Super Cook allows users to simplify cooking by coming up with recipes that use ingredients we have.
Our Recent Vacation
June 27 through July 5, we went to the San Francisco area for vacation. It was my first time there. We stayed in San Francisco briefly before heading out to Monterey and Santa Cruz. There was quite a bit of driving and we saw and did much in a short amount of time. We stayed […]
Motherhood
We celebrated Maya’s “1/2” birthday on Saturday, August 8. She turned 6 months. It’s hard to believe how fast the time has flown. During the challenging moments, it seemed like time was going mind-numbingly slow. It seemed at one point that I would be nursing her for 8-12 times a day forever. Life seemed to […]
The Need to Telecommute to Find Balance
An area I have come to feel passionate about is telecommuting. When I worked in corporate America for many years, not being allowed to telecommute was a constant frustration while trying to raise my son. It was hard to understand the logic behind spending at least two hours a day driving to and from work […]
Being an Asian Indian and American
Appreciating what it means to be an American and Indian.
Being an ABCD
As someone who has been raised in the US (but from India), that makes me an “ABCD – American Born Confused Desi (“Desi” means “from India”).” This designation is in contrast to an “FOB (Fresh off the Boat).” I was once married to an FOB who enlightened me on my label, with some derision, of […]
Taking Care of Oneself
No balance or peace can be felt if we are not feeling well. Sleeping well, eating well, and exercise are all prerequisites to finding peace and balance. The past week, I had been conducting a caffeine experiment. I had gotten off it for a week, which seemed to make a difference for my nursed baby, […]
Unexpected Ending
Remembering and honoring my sister