Candy crush calmed me yipeee

God! A video game had such a calming effect on me :)

A rather childish game like candy crush which my younger daughter was playing suddenly caught my attention during those days when one is frustrated, tired, sad, depressed and angry - all at thd same time . 

I had a deluge of uncontrollable, emotionally volatile emotions that were just too much to handle and really needed to quiten the storm within .

Tried deep breathing , meditation, sitting in silence, blogging , nothing seemed to work and suddenly .......... CANDY CRUSH .

The sheer joy of childhood returned ! It needed a lil bit of thinking and hand coordination and to do that, the monkey mind stopped its stupid antics and thoughts paused! 

Great way to calm down !!!!!! Candy candy crush all the way . It really helped me cope with my stress and smile . Now i know why kids r addicted to it . 

Way to go .... Atleast to begin with .... Without getting addicted though!

More of an ability than a disability - LD

Learning disability - it's not a disability at all. In fact , i learn more from my ABILITY TO EXPERIENCE  than the so called ability to cram up things in school! I hate cramming , can't stand the sight of crammers :-( God! Love to be able to excel at multiple things not just one. Yeah  proud of my LD ! 

More ability than DISability .

Can feel colors n see sounds :)

Njoying life n its myriad colors ! 

With my darlings at the beach !!!!!

Gurupoornima ........ A day to celebrate teachers!

Today is Gurupoornima . The indian concept of teacher's day :) ! But Guru in India means a lot more ! Guru is equalled to the creator Brahma , Vishnu n Mahesh n has the greatest stature. Especially for children with learning disabilities the role  of a Guru or teacher-  is immense! In fact everything rests on him or her and a good teacher can guide your way and make u s star n a bad one can destroy u :( i I hope the teachers realise the importance and work hard accordingly .

BARTI JOB SCAM

Haha went to this BARTI - Baba Saheb Ambedkar Research and Training institute , Pune for a job . Never seen such a mele of jokers:) 

Oh my God! There was actually a guy dressed as Charlie Chaplin who danced on an old Bollywood number ...... Ek Banjara Gaye ..... Some crap mobile stuck to the mike blaring it ..... With the chief ..... Some IFS guy -- full of his bureaucratic ego barking orders on all those who were called for the interview .

Time of interview was 10 ..... Sat till 1:20 pm solving a marathi question paper and was told to go have lunch, take a break n come back again after 2:30 .

Decided not to go back !

What chaos , what scam !!!!!

God!!!! 

Coffee with my pal

Again the big debate about working moms n stay -at - home moms sparked by Indra Nooyi's comments .

Me - i chose to be at home - despite my brilliant academic record n an MBA degree. Am i frustrated n angry at times n do i regret my decision ???? Hmmm sometimes :( but then i rationalise ---- both have its pros n cons ! 

Why do men not hv to make such choices ?

My mom use to work .... Was she happier ? Can't say :( she too cribbed about not being "there " for us kids !!! And i feel depressed when i meet some school pal whose doing well n has z career .

The point is what will i do when my kids grow up ? Where will I start again? Will I be able to start ? 

Gosh .... Time for kids bed!

The debate continues ......  Where is that " elusive balance" - work n family !

Not for women i suppose :) 

This time i will be regular 👍

Hieeee

At home .... Working with kids with Dyslexia and also doing a PhD in it! 

This time i got s blogging app from blogger , so hopefully will blog regularly :)

Meeting a new kid who needs remediation today .

She's coming all the way from Sangli to here in Pune to meet me . Feel humbled that my work has spread .

Miles to go before i sleep ..........

Miles to go before i sleep..........