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A 6 hour flight + a very bored girl + a pouch full of zentangle supplies = bookmarks + time flying by + free bookmarks for strangers at the airport 😉 #catchingup #100dayproject #bookmarks 12 to 15

Letting Go…

...is always hard. Ka turned 14 recently. She had a doctor's appointment today. It was her first since turning 14 and after the preliminary chat, I was asked to step out so she could talk to her doc privately. I knew it was coming and I was so sure about being prepared for it. I…

I am now a CZT - Certified Zentangle Instructor. It certainly turned out to be a much more fascinating journey than I had expected.  And since then, I have created quite a few tangles (the building blocks patterns that make up Zentangle art), and created quite a few tiles that I am rather proud of.…

Too Much Too Soon

My baby's gone from this... to this... in what seems like overnight and I am not sure how I feel. On the one hand, I can't believe what a beautiful young girl she is growing up to be.  Beautiful both inside and out (and that's my very objective opinion ;)).  On the other hand, she's…

Busy Bee…

...that's what I've been over the past many months.  I've finally embarked upon the journey to becoming a graphic designer.  I'm in the process of building my portfolio, I have my domain name registered and I am so excited, I can barely contain myself. It all started 13.5 years ago when I got married to…

Showing Respect 101

A week or two ago, on a warm and bright Saturday morning, we were at Ka's Taekwondo class for her belt test.  As always it was a treat to watch. The kids were focused and doing a great job and Mr. M (he really doesn't deserve to be called that anymore, but let's save that…

Try, try, try till you succeed

5 weeks of no scolding.  I was feeling pretty proud of myself.  I still am.  5 WEEKS.  I did not so much as raise my voice once.  Every time she pushed my buttons, I tried to remember that she was not giving me a hard time, she was having a hard time.  And I succeeded. …

Losing It

I have been busy trying to lose weight for a while now.  I am now at an all time high of 68 kilos, not counting the 70 from my full-term pregnancy days.  My knees have been hurting constantly and I really can never sing "I feel pretty" without the voice in my head going, "Yeah!…

Arranged or Love?

"Amma, what is the difference between an arranged marriage and a love marriage?", Ka asked on our way back from the airport.  It was pouring cats and dogs and there wasn't much else to do other than to sit and wonder about this and that.  Of course, this kind of "this and that" is not…

The New Series

I woke up this morning feeling anxious and uneasy.  I checked on Ka and she was fast asleep.  Since I was up and going back to sleep is never really an option for me, I thought I'll write some.  So I did and then my mind started wandering.  When I thought about how I was feeling and tried to find…