Hi Baby, Just when I was tucking your baby sister in, I could not help but think to myself that I was so lucky that you are my firstborn. You are a brat with the most mischievous air about you, undoubtedly, but you also have the purest heart. You are so compassionate and so kind,ContinueContinue reading “A Letter to my Firstborn”
Category Archives: Thoughts
Hulk-Me, SMASH!
The last time I wrote anything on the blog was over two months ago. And that too was a ‘sponsored’ post. Let me break it down to you. Most of the content you see on a blog, if in the end it plugs a certain product, 99 percent chances are that it is paid for.ContinueContinue reading “Hulk-Me, SMASH!”
F for Finding the light | Hashtag Disha
The mood around me has been generally sombre this past week. It was a dampening ill health situation at home with the baby and on the national map, the Asifa case has left everyone shocked. I’m not getting into the details of the gory incident. Graphic images and minute details of the whole episode haveContinueContinue reading “F for Finding the light | Hashtag Disha”
Watching her sleep
For most part of it, this post will feel like I am talking rather than writing. Consider it that way. I put #BabyHashtag to sleep at least three times a day. There are times when it goes beyond six times a day. Because, sleep regression. But today, I’m writing not because I want to shareContinueContinue reading “Watching her sleep”
Y fot Yesterday | AtoZ Challenge
Dear Baby Hashtag,Like how you are crossing milestones by the minute, your mum too crossed hers. My milestones were nowhere nearly as significant as yours but they matter, because they all led me to you. What is crazier is that everything that has happened in the past feels so fresh. Like it all happened yesterday.ContinueContinue reading “Y fot Yesterday | AtoZ Challenge”
X for Xerox copy | AtoZ Challenge
When I was born, relatives looked at me and always said, “Arey, ye toh same Saroj hain!” (“Arey, she looks exactly like Saroj!”) For those who do not know, Saroj is the name of my mother. Since birth, I looked like a similar albeit slightly unpolished version of my mother. And my mother in turnContinueContinue reading “X for Xerox copy | AtoZ Challenge”
V for Virtues and Vices | AtoZ Challenge
Dear Baby Hashtag,Today, I need to tell you something important. I don’t want to sound preachy, yet somewhere in the narrative I will end up sounding like one so please bear with me. I am taking a different approach today. I am not going to thankful or emotional or unbelievably sappy. I will be realContinueContinue reading “V for Virtues and Vices | AtoZ Challenge”
S for Sanskaari Bahu | AtoZ Challenge
Sanskaari (adj) – Cultured and well-manneredBahu (n) – Daughter in-lawSasuji (n) – Mother-in-lawShaadi (n) – MarriageUntil about yesterday, I had decided that today’s post would be dedicated to Sarso ka tel because it has played a vital role in Baby Hashtag’s well-being. And then, just this morning, I read an​ article which was so fundamentallyContinueContinue reading “S for Sanskaari Bahu | AtoZ Challenge”
Q for Quadrilaterals | AtoZ Challenge
Ever since I have started this daily blogging challenge, I have found myself dishing out weird life advices. I am surprised with myself. Today’s letter got me instantly forming another theory about living in general. On the risk of sounding extremely preachy and crazy, let me share this one with you as well.I believe inContinueContinue reading “Q for Quadrilaterals | AtoZ Challenge”
P for Pandemonium | AtoZ Challenge
Dear Baby Hashtag,When you grow up, and grow up you will, take time and appreciate the pandemonium. You have a mother who likes order. When I put you down for a nap, for that precious one hour when everyone advises me to sleep, I choose to clean and arrange the laundry. I catch up onContinueContinue reading “P for Pandemonium | AtoZ Challenge”
Marvelous Mrs D 