Upcoming first flight with baby!! Moving Again :)

So here I am, sitting in my room at midnight, getting all worked up about the upcoming moving day. Yes, I am moving to a new city again and yes I just moved less than a year ago. Change is the only constant they say 😀 This time I am moving to Bangalore.

Guess what, I like changing cities; it keeps the creepy monotony monster away. And this ain't the first or toughest city change of my life. As a matter of fact, it could be the easiest one. The move is inevitable as my husband's job is in the new city and he has moved a month before me to settle things in the new city. He has also arranged all the moving and packing for me and we have an extremely loving cousin's family helping us with everything. But in my head, this seems to be the toughest moving day and the reason is pretty straightforward - my little baby. I am trying to stay positive as this is a good move and the end result should be good too. However every part of the moving process is making me nervous when I look at it with a baby in tow.

Indian Women - Keeping the family alive since times immemorial

It is karwachauth today, the day when women in north India observe fast to pray for the long life and well being of their husbands. This is an age old tradition which every married woman is expected to follow, no questions asked. In other parts of our country, fasting is done by women on different days. Some do it for teej, some for chatt and some for ahoyi (which is for the well-being of kids). The underlying theme of all these fasts is common. When the lady of the house stays hungry all day, the family thrives.

Normally I am all for traditions but I have never been a fasting person. Some days I really love this karwachauth tradition and some days I don't. I love getting decked up and observe the fast when my husband pampers me throughout the day. It irks me when I am expected to observe the fast and it is taken for granted. Anyway, hunger makes me introspective. A lot of questions arose in my mind and there were no answers to be found. So I came here to share all my questions with you and hope for some clarity or answers.

1. According to Hindu customs, we are all children of God. If my parents don't find happiness in my hunger, why will God do so?
2. God has always been kind to me and I thank him everyday for his blessings in the form of my husband and my son. Would my gratefulness be any deeper on an empty stomach ?
3. In some parts of my country and the rest of the world, women don't observe these fasts. How is the well-being of their families ensured?
4. If a child belongs to both parents equally, why can't the father fast for the kid's well-being. He can fast with the mother or maybe they can just fast on alternate years ;)

Any thoughts?? 

P.S. in case if you were wondering about the well-being of the ladies of the house, rest assured. At least I am happy that my family members don't need to stay hungry to elongate my life. 

A year of motherhood and the joys of pregnancy :)

A  commonly heard quote says "A mother is born when the child is born". It's a beautiful quote, however I know  (by experience) that the birth of a mother does not wait for the birth of her baby. A mother protects, nurtures, loves and lives for her baby from the day she knows that she is carrying a child. So for me, it's been an year of being a mother even though my lil one is just a lil older than 4 months. In my one year of blogging celebration post, I had mentioned that I want to write soon about my experience. Although it took longer than I thought but here I am.

Arranged Marriage vs Love Marriage - why the comparison?

I have been away for a long long time and I missed you dear reader and my dear blog. I am thankful to a post on my Facebook wall from a friend comparing love marriage and arranged marriage as that post provoked me (read infuriated) to write again.

For those who aren't familiar with Indian traditions, arranged marriages are quite common in India. In an arranged marriage families search for suitable match for their kids to get hitched. Unlike a love marriage where you find your own partner and in an extremely progressive era, love marriages are still a lil frowned upon in India. 

Coming back to the Facebook post - a picture in this post went on to compare chapatis made by wives in an arranged marriage and chapatis made by wives in love marriage.

Here's the pic for your reference 

Why we(Indians) gotta be so rude?

We, Indians, are rude to each other and that is a fact which we can deny, we can hide but we can't escape. Indians in India are rude to each other on a day to day basis. I am using the phrase 'Indians in India' on purpose based on my experiences. Apart from the fact that we all live in India, our rudeness has got nothing to do with our caste, age, gender, education level, or economic status.

My blog turned 1 😀

It's time to celebrate as my blog turned one in March (m a lil late for the celebratory post but read on to know why). Thank you my dear readers who showed their love for Rashi's space over the past one year.

I started the blog with a rant about 'why I think I should write' and an year later I am still writing with all the passion for writing I felt when I wrote my first blog post. I needed all the encouragement and love you shared with me through your readings  and insights. Since I am enjoying writing so much that for each posted blog I have another draft saved, I can safely guess that I will continue to write so I can continue to receive your love.

And btw there's another big reason for celebration in my life that I want to share with you. In a few of my posts last year I had mentioned that my life changed a lot in last year and I want to tell you about the reason later. The reason was my first pregnancy and last month I became the mother of the most adorable baby boy on earth. I know how typical that emotion is amongst mothers and I am happily joining the brigade saying that he is the most adorable 😀. My husband and I are still learning the nitty gritties of new parenthood and will continue to learn throughout our lives I guess. With each new phase of life that our baby enters, we will be learning something new. We are living it and loving it. Life doesn't get any better than a toothless grin in the middle of a long day.

We have our hands full even with all the help in the world and that's why I am unable to share the entire experience with you in detail. I want to and will try to write soon. Thanks again for the love you have shown for my blog. Keep visiting!!

Being a housewife 😃

A housewife is a relatively new acquired title for me. :) It has been more than a quarter since I quit my job and have been at my home full time. And I mean it when I say full time - no vacations, no outings, no partying. My health kept me home bound all this while. In my new year post, I had mentioned that this transition from working to staying at home was one of the scariest things I have ever done. It had only been a month back then but I was coping well.

Goodbye 2015 and Welcome 2016 :) :) :)

2016 is here and so are all the good things associated with a new year. Time to make a fresh start with new plans, new hopes, new ambitions, renewed energy and a truckload of gratefulness. To start my new year on a fresh note, I want to first say goodbye to 2015 and thank God for all the good things associated with the year gone by.

2015 was special for me as it made me mature more than ever (or at least so I would like to think ;) ). I have been a very career oriented person and cannot think of any other year in my life when I spent an entire year cherishing my personal time and family life. Most of the years were a good balance of both family and career. In fact sometimes in the past years, I have also put my personal life on a back burner to invest in my career and I did so with a lot of support from my family members.
But 2015 was different and I didn't like some parts when I was living them. In retrospect, each month marked a special milestone in my personal life. There are some moments that I want to share with you. I have learnt valuable life lessons from these moments that deserve a special mention here.