Chuckles from my Hot pepper :-)

When i became a Mom i never knew that i would have to learn and change myself in ways that i could never imagine. My son taught me patience, which i didn't think that was something that i have to learn. Kids at the age of three to five who are just  getting exposed to the world, you know how they are. They think crying and shouting is the solution for everything. My Son who is five now and who has just started his kindergarten thinks he knows everything in this world. So i call him "Hot Pepper".  When he is in a good mood he talks to me very confidently which gives me chuckles for his innocence. Here are some of the conversations form the past.

First day at school:

Hot Pepper: " You know why Ms.Brown is called MS.Brown  Maa"

Me: " No baby"

Hot Pepper : " Coz, she wore a Brown shirt Amma"

Second day, he comes home and tells me that MS.Brown was in black shirt, so i asked him if she was still Ms.Brown, and he gave me a naughty smile. I'm not sure what that smile meant, if he understood that its her name or not, i don't know.

FREE Milk at the Cafeteria:

You can either pack a lunch box or pay some money at the cafeteria for your kids lunch. Being a first time mom for a kindergartner, it dint occur to me that he didn't have money  in his cafeteria account , and i didn't bother much as i was packing his lunch form home. But he brought back the lunch i gave him every single day without eating and told me that he had milk at school which was free. I was surprised that the milk was free and i knew he didn't have money in his cafeteria account for him to buy milk. So i went to his school one day to have lunch with him to see what he was doing . As he told me, he stood in the line , got a box of chocolate milk and showed me how he has to enter the pin to get the milk. So i checked with the lady at the counter and she told me that i need to put some money in his account. We came back and sat at his table, and then he showed me the box and tells me " see Amma , i told ya the milk is free" And guess what was on the box "FAT FREE MILK":-)

Can i go for a walk?

He comes one day and asks me " Maa can i go for a walk with Daksha ( his best friend)" and i'm thinking in my mind is he a teenager to go for a walk with his girl friend or is he five years old ? or didn't i realize that he is grown up now to go for a walk without his parents and with his girl friend.

ATM..

So a discussion came between me and my hot pepper about money. He suggested me something and i told him i cant do that as i don't have that much money. So he tells me ,"You know what Ma, you should go to ATM, they have lots of money there "  :-)

My book of quotes

Often we forget to connect with people, but when we do you really know that they are hurting in their own way...

Spend time with your loved one's as much as possible, as you never know when your last day is with them...

Music impacts your mood, listen to fast music when you are down. If you listen to sad songs in your low point it will bring you down.

You never know when you have given your heart to someone it just happens, but you will surely know when it is broken by them.

Life is NOW, live it to the extent.

Life is like a train, passengers come and go, but you have some such passenger’s that you would search in every station that you stop.

What you think, is what you are, think positive, dream big and be consistent in your thoughts to achieve them, you will surely get there.

It’s so strange how each day is so unique in its own way, what you plan for tomorrow sometimes may not work, and when you least anticipate things just happen.....

No one in this world has time; you make time if you want to...

When you are in deepest fear that you cannot go through a situation, you will be blessed with unknown strength which i call is acceptance ---

Enjoy what you have today, as tomorrow you never know if you will still have it.

There might be 1000 reasons to hate a person, but one reason to Love them should overrule all the 1000 reasons to hate. 

If you are not there for yourself, who else will be with you, no matter what in life its just you who has to lead your life, no one else can. I want you to be there for yourself.

You don't need all the ingredients to cook good, you just need to know how to cook!! Like you don't need all the ingredients in life to be Happy !! you just need to know how to be Happy!!

One step at a time with persistence leads you to achievement .

My first Post

I’m looking at my fingers which I want to use to “Write”

Write those thoughts that flow as waves in my mind

I want to capture the moment when the wave is high

Before it subsides and passes by…

I have been thinking for long to share “My Simple nothings “ 

Those Simple nothings which put a smile and make you feel alive

I hope we enjoy this ride together

And Simple nothings will relate to one and other

The first thing that I enjoy in the mornings

Lately I have been telling my self to slow down a little bit and remember the things I used to enjoy. We are blessed with a baby girl and she made me a mom for the second time. My son, who is five, loves his baby sister and she is a darling to be around. Every one knows that things are not the same with a new born in the house. Though babies are cute they are very demanding and you have to keep up with many things that you have to deal with in a day. With sleepless nights, work in the morning and school projects of my son and errands in between (which husband used to help with, who is traveling) I have been juggling with lot more things then I used to. But between those rough schedules, I try to make my “Me Time”. 

Having time for yourself is not something that someone can give you .YOU have to make that time for yourself. The best time for me (before the baby girl was born) was early in the mornings, when every one is still in the bed , I’m all awake listening to my favorite music , brewing my all time favorite coffee and sitting on the steps of my porch waiting for the sun to pop up . With the sun, all the birds squeaked and squawked and flocked together. Sitting on my porch watching the birds and my flowers and the silence was an ultimate bliss. When I’m in that moment , I’m calm ,composed, I do not worry , I do not think , I have no desire, I have nothing to accomplish, I’m just in that moment as a living entity. They say money makes many things, but i cannot buy this bliss at any store, I can only experience it and feel the pleasure of it. It will be a while for me to get back to this kind of routine, when my baby grows up into a beautiful girl, I will have more time for myself.

But even with the busy schedule I still found a way to have time for myself and that is in my car while driving to work. That's the only time I get for myself and I enjoy the most in the 20 mints drive to my work. The fall colors are lovely and each tree stood on the sides of the road with elegance showing off its colors. When the wind blows all the trees shower their dried golden yellow and red leaves on the windshield of my car, making me feel that they are welcoming me into that day. The gold’s, blues and grays of the sky and red’s, green’s and yellow’s of the tress are picture perfect. Just these moments are a blessing to me, and I feel so blessed to have eyes which can admire all the colors. For me nature gives me the calm and composure that I need in a day. And this is one of the simple nothings of my day.