My Diary

Hey have been away too long, but then was down with some health issues, and trying to be super! My usual routine was to get up at 5.30 am, do house chores like doing up the house, cooking a breakfast, sometimes lunch also, for hubby and getting the kid and myself ready to go to our respective destinations. When back from work I load the washing machine, cook dinner, tea, small chats with family, arrange clothes in closets, clean up the kitchen after cooking, catch some tv, etc etc. I would usually wind up by 11.00pm. Post one serious health issue which was caused by overworking during a 3 day holiday after a bad work week and few days of bed rest later, I realized that this super duper concept actually is a lost deal. Ya a great mom, a great wife, a great daughter is cool but SUPAAAAA is extreme. It leaves you tired, cranky, irritable and missing out on life. Folks out there who are trying to break their necks out, stretching themselves to no limit to come out as the best person ...

My mother would always say "count your blessings" when i would crib or complain about how life was being unfair to me, though the matter at hand was trivial. i did not pay attention then, to those 3 magic words until yesterday. While ferrying my daughter to her nani's place last morning, i saw on the roadside, labour women living in shanties made of tarpaulin, some bamboo and xyz(typical urban rejects or waste) with no comforts, no gadgets, no electricity, no source of potable water nearby, no HOUSE, typical condition of crores of our country people living below poverty line. These women were carrying their kids in one hand, some were cooking, some trying to fetch some water, some attending kids, some staring in infinity, probably at some ray of hope, some oppurtunity that could come their way and help them make a living maybe help them get their next meal. I was being driven in an air conditioned, chauffeured car! how could i complain, i had so much to thank god for...

For our breed, a dream house is nothing but a house where clothes are not strewn on sofas, treadmill and god knows what all other never imagined places. The house is dusted, gadgets are in place, chimney is clean, gas burner is sparkling! covers are where they are meantto be, for example tv cover on tv and not on sofa! microwave cover on microwave and not on the cabitet!the laundry piles are not skyrocketing. well if all this sounds familiar to you, please stop fretting! I don't have a magic trick waiting to be told, but a thot which needs to be shared! when m back from work, when my baby has had her dinner, when i am through my own dinner, basically when all is done......i take out 10 mins, believe me 10 mins now will save you hours of worry later, which will better your heart and well being....i take a big bag/ bucket and and start from one room and pick up 'not supposed to be here items' and pile in the tub. if it belongs to the room, try to keep it in it's place.......

Well the PDCA cycle that we use in the office can very well be applied to our lives. As the supermoms, superwives that we are supposed to be, we run the risk of a breakdown way too soon! So, since i have to bundle my lil daughter up in the morning to leave her at her caretaker's place, i thot of applying management science to my life!I plan today evening's work at home, during office hours! I keep a little diary in my desk. Whenever i can squeeze in a li'l time , i write down chores to be done in it. It has varied notings like waching machine, baby's bag for morning, ironing, dry fruit powder- to be roasted and churned, cheela for evening snacks, sterlising, dusting etc. etc. etc, This li'l diary has been a friend for long,in times of dire need too! This plan diary/ to do diary keeps me on course, for i am so pressed for time, i forget easily. I do the chores as per the diary, check whether my dress, my baby's dress, baby bag, shoes, car keys, home keys, locks ...

If a person stays upbeat about the situation and does not worry, however tough the situation maybe, stays positive and says ‘yeah, i can easily sail thru’, it actually becomes cake walk. And in turn you feel happy, for you manage to be in control of the situation. Life is to be lived very very happily, and when u r happy u perform excellent, much beyond ur expectations much beyond others expectations. Be happy, be young, be free and be positive. Find solutions to problems, answers to questions, backup plans in case of failures. Love yourself and go have a great time!