It is late and I am working on a project for a friend while googling for stats for an article for another company – but I can’t help listening with half an ear to the spouse’s weekly desi news catch-up. Sify.com’s “news” is going on at the mo and the girl wielding the microphone is getting on my nerves big time. The fake accent, the way she keeps saying “McDonnals” and the language! Maybe I have been living in England for way too long so I don’t know when it …

Why ever would we want to know how we look when we are OLDER?

..as to why this blog went all quiet for a while. Right? Well, the usual thing happened – I lost my writing mojo. I hit a blank wall and just couldn’t get over it. Writing anything became a huge drag. There were so many things in my head that I wanted to put down on paper but somehow my voice was gone. And I didn’t know how to get it back.
So I just wallowed. A lot. And then some.
But I missed the joy I got out of writing. I was …

Before I go any further, let me plug the lovely e-book the ladies at Indusladies.com are bringing out to mark the occasion. The e-book is supposed to be an, I quote, “elegant list of all Indian Mommy Bloggers”, that will be sent to all the members of Indusladies.com as well as their Facebook & Twitter followers. What a lovely idea, ladies!
So, dear reader, please link up, join in and spread the word.
And so, to Mother’s Day. There’s something I would like to discuss with you, my readers, on the …

… quite a good one, thanks very much!
Why? Mainly because it was spent lazing at home, my favourite way to spend a weekend. Oh and proof of how desperately I need to get out more? The abundant 17 degree sunshine made me giddy with happiness – cos I could now hang my washing out to dry! No more slowly drying, mouldy smelling smalls and bigs scattered all over the house! No more laundry baskets in perpetual stage of fullness. Wa-hey! Repeat after me: I need to get out more! …

Superior Scribbler? Moi? *gasp*
Especially when the awarder is a Super Superior Scribbler herself, it is no wonder that I am, thankfully, lost for words! Gosh, milady! And as this is the first award that I have received for my, er, scribbling skills, I am mega chuffed. In the same mood of mega chuffed-ness, I will do my bit and pass it on, hoping to inspire others. I am nothing if not generous.
So, my five Super Scribblers are:
1. Mags – Maggie, mum of Moppet and Munch, who writes so well. I …

 
After 4 years of blogging and 3 years of adsense-ing, I finally made enough for Google to send me a cheque. Yep! I reached the magical $100 mark and merited a payment from Google Adsense. I am so pleased with myself – it is the first earning I have made from my blogging.
Think of the Cheshire cat – multiply that grin 10 times. That’s me now!
Onwards and upwards!

Another year come and gone. 2009 – finished. Well in a day and a bit. Isn’t it the time now to make mega resolutions to turn pi that turn to dust within week 1 of the brand new year? But that isn’t the point, is it? Can anything beat the glow from the halo we get as we promise to climb Everest, find cure for the common cold, spend less time on the Internet?
My number 1 is to lose *deep breath* 11 kilos. Gym ho! Next one, equally important, …

So the annual festival of gluttony and over-eating has been and done with. After months of whipping everyone to a “CHRISTMAS IS COMING” frenzy, the shops are now welcoming people in by the busloads, promising them twin carrots in the form of heavy discounts and less VAT.
But things chez moi cannot be more different. As one or the other of us chooses to fall prey to stray viruses, we are staying firmly put inside the warm walls of our house. The times I feel my wallet flutter against the …

…. said in a high, squeaky and panic-filled tone. I haven’t done ANY shopping, save for one online foray. Haven’t got any of the ingredients for the Christmas lunch and we have friends joining us for grub. HJaven’t got no flippn’ crackers either.
To top it all, our tree has gone missing!!! Where’s the panic button?
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2009 is winding to an end and what a year it has been! There have been so many highs and lows, I cannot pick one as the defining moment. Coupled with the fact that we are finishing with the Noughties, I think it is time to choose a top moment of the year / decade.
So tell me – what was the highpoint of the decade for you. And the worst.