Valentines Day in our house is always messy (much like this post, I actually have no idea what direction it’s heading in). Once an art teacher, always an art teacher, especially during February and December. Gift giving equals crafting chaos for us. The kids always insist on making Valentines cards and presents for each other, and …
It’s Not Always About Getting Ahead
This is a post dedicated to all those small business owners and fledgling entrepreneurs out there. Keep your chins up and read on : First let’s get three things straight. My business is growing, but it’s growing very slowly. Very slowly. I have clearly missed the overnight success boat. Secondly, I have very little in …
Staying Motivated After Snowzilla
It is tough staying motivated when you work from home. Often schedules get gooey and the line between work and home life is not really a line, more a series of dashes and smudges. Being productive requires a lot of pep talks in front of the mirror, and a decent amount of self control. Sometimes it’s easy …
Spring/Summer T-shirt Musings
I write this just as we are all hunkering down for a big storm. I’m surrounded by legos, unfinished puzzles and socks (exactly how many pairs a day do my kids wear, and why do they keep taking them off??). Normally I’d be scared of the impending cabin fever, normally I’d be drinking tea …
Camp Time Again
The time has come to start thinking about the 2016 Summer camps. At this early stage, that mostly means enrollment, booking a classroom, sorting out dates, and sending out emails, and this will all need to happen over the next two weeks. I’m finding it difficult to focus. Being me, I can’t really separate all that nitty-gritty administrative …
Favourite Things This Winter
Aaah bitterly cold January, only marginally more bearable than February, the month of Mockolate kisses, cabin fever, and dread. As you can see, winter has never been my favorite season, but I’m getting slightly better at dealing with it; you might even say I’m slowly warming up to it. See what I did there? A bit of seasonal …
A New Year Thanksgiving
So……hello there again, it’s me; yes really!! I’ve been here all along, I just haven’t been blogging. I know, I know, quick slap on the wrist and a waggle of the finger as a reprimand, now let’s move right along. The last you heard from me, I was getting ready to leave on a …
Six Cool Things to do in DC this Winter
A very dear friend of mine was supposed to visit DC this winter, and had asked me for suggestions of places to visit and things to do while she was here. Unfortunately, her trip has been canceled due to all the nasty rumors out there of an impending terror attack on DC. My heart feels …
Holy Cow! Cool Diwali Books.
So this is Diwali week, and while shopping for Indian mythology books online for my kids, I stumbled upon a really cool range of books by Sanjay Patel, who is an animator for Pixar Animation Studios. He has worked on Monsters inc and The Incredibles, and Toy Story 3, and I reeeally wish his books …
Counting My Cultural Blessings
As the child of first generation Indian immigrants, who moved to Britain in the sixties, I can tell you that living between two cultures can be complicated at the best of times. But how about living between three cultures? As a British person of Indian origin, who has now settled in America, and is bringing up American kids …