I know – you are wondering why I said nature and planted the picture of that pretty dancer striking a pose on top, right? You’ll see what I mean as you read on! I am all about trying to slow down, upping my time offline and generally trying to breathe while going…
Vidya Sury, Collecting Smiles
It is a beautiful morning and I set out for the gym down the road, looking forward to a vigorous workout. No wires attached. Just a pleasant start to my day. My first stop is the treadmill. I press the “quick start”, set the speed, and get ready to do some…
Two days ago, while chatting with my neighbor, I was shocked to learn how some of the big business names were disposing off surplus food. Apparently they have a system where they have to dump it. Dump it! While millions go hungry around us. As he explained the process, I felt…
When your mood is screwed, all you can think of doing is drowning in self-pity and sulking. While that might seem soothing, it isn’t, really. It will only take you deeper into the depths of misery besides convincing you that there’s nothing you can do to get out of it. And…
When it comes to protecting our loved ones, we want to do everything in our power to make the right choices. With a couple of sudden deaths in the family, we have been discussing term life insurance and found it isn’t easy to pick something. With high-value purchases, the first thing we…
Welcome to the June 2016 Gratitude Circle bloghop! This month seems to have gone by way too quickly. With my son home for the holidays, we’ve been running around trying to accomplish a lot of things. I guess being busy always makes it seem like time is racing by. But we also…
At the best of times, parenting is not a smooth ride and neither is co-parenting. It involves keeping your cool when you really want to … ah, never mind. Surely you have your own imagination! You know what I mean. It means a lot of forced “zen” for both Mom and…