Today, Karthik and I got to go the BMW PGA Golf Championships at the Medina Country Club.We got to witness the masters like Tiger Woods, Rory McIlroy, Oosthuizen, Webb Simpson, Dustin Johnson etc. Until this summer golf to me was synonymous with Tiger Woods and Phil Mikelson and one or two famous golfers. I knew … Continue reading Beyond “The Tiger”
The day is finally here, the day I have waited for all summer long, the first day of the school year! My older one woke up early this morning (7am vs 9/10 am), got ready and took the customary 1st day of 3rd grade picture. This was probably the first year I didn't shed my … Continue reading My first day of 3rd grade
Ever since my older daughter has been 1, we have been video chatting with the grandparents almost every weekend and with other family and friends ever so often. Since I was in India for the past 1.5 months, video chats were limited to a few with the husband and some friends in Chicago. Settling back … Continue reading Sunday shenanigans
After a two month trip away from home, I am struggling to get back into a routine. So when my yoga instructor said the theme for the class is balance, both inside and outside class, it resonated with me in more ways than one.In class that day, the most basic poses were hard as my … Continue reading Balance
I just heard that a dear friend, Harini Ganesan, lost her battle to cancer yesterday. She was feisty and she fought hard for the last 4 years but eventually succumbed. When I said to her husband, I am glad her suffering is over, he immediately corrected me saying there was pain but no suffering. She … Continue reading Shine on you crazy diamond
Diamonds are a girl's best friend, and mine too but unfortunately my pocket doesn't think so. Thankfully I have the metaphorical diamonds, moms and motherly figures in my life that I am very grateful for. Happy Mother's Day to all the mothers and mother figures. The modern Mother's day began in the United States, at … Continue reading Shine bright like a diamond
"Ashes to ashes, dust to dust", a phrase from the Anglican Book of Common Prayer burial service probably sums up the cycle of life succinctly. Death is the inevitable truth of life and impacts everyone of us irrespective of race, religion, socio economic standing, gender etc. Death is indeed the ultimate leveler as expressed in … Continue reading Cycle of Life
The past month has been a wash for me, thanks to "life" happening. I feel I lost out on a lot of the momentum I gained in Feb and March, with respect to weight loss and writing, in my stress to soul journey. I realized writing helped provide a voice to all the million thoughts … Continue reading To blog or not to blog
The past couple of weeks have been about various spring festivals,across many faiths, symbolizing new beginnings. For me it started out two weeks ago with Ugadi. It is New Year's day for certain regions in India. In my family we make an offering of neem leaves (super bitter), jaggery (product of sugarcane juice and is … Continue reading New Beginnings
It's April 14th and Chicagoland got about 4-5 inches of snow. Was this nature's viewing party for this evening Game Of Throne's season 8 premier? I am a huge GoT fan but this is not my idea of a viewing party! I started watching the show in between the first and second seasons in 2011, … Continue reading Winter is here again
