It is a rocky road to the Red Carpet. Nobody achieves greatness overnight (and if they do, it is usually temporary). Failures ARE the stepping stones to success. And thus emerge inspiring quotes about life from those who’ve walked the walk and talked the talk. And as my dearly beloved Prince…
Vidya Sury, Collecting Smiles
Collecting junk as we pass through life is something none of us can avoid. Who doesn’t have those once-lovely things that comfortably occupy space around the home or office? So hard to get rid of them. In fact, many of these things are long-forgotten until we resolve to clear the clutter,…
Parenting children is a joyride. A high-speed joyride that seems to slow down only once in a while and in the process, ends up making you feel as though you’re aging a lot faster than you should be. The constant busy-ness around the children, worrying about them, making sure they ate/did…
Did you look forward to the Gratitude Circle blog hop as much as I did? I was a little sad about skipping it in April, but everyone was busy with the A to Z Challenge and I didn’t want to add this. Although, nothing difficult about writing a gratitude list, eh?…
My son is home for the much-awaited holidays and I am a little shocked to realize that two weeks have whizzed by in a flurry of activity catching up on various things. Of course I had been happily planning away, determined to have a good time together while also getting things…
Some days look like they’re headed downhill and try as you might, the brakes won’t work! I mean, everything that can possibly go wrong, manages to, or tries its very best and succeeds! Take this morning, for instance. I woke up. I brushed my teeth. I smiled at myself in the…
As a Mom I tend to be a little laid back. I am not the kind of person who nags. I remember when my son was in the third standard/grade, his teacher asked the class to name three things they liked about their Mom. I still recall how excited I was…







