Is this a new beginning?

Most women await for with moment with anticipation. Whether it was a choice or an accident, it is always a joy to be a mother. It bring a new sense of accomplishment, a new essence of love and new meaning to giving. Its unconditional, but is everyone ready for this. Am I ready for this?

I always thought of these days when I was expecting. I knew what I was asking for, the demands, the challenges and felt I had the strength to face them. But when facing reality sometimes the ground is shaky. In the same moment I question myself, I find the answer. I'm ready, I'm strong but I'm no sage and do not have endless patience. When I look into the eyes of little man I'm responsible for (who right now is very keen on drawing a clock on the carpet)

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This seems to be the new catch phrase in freebie world. Searching through this site apparently earns u points and u can redeem that for freebies. 

http://swagbucks.com/?cmd=sb-register&rb=520146 if u got nothing to do, might as well try this.;)

Missing life

so..my life has been so full of festivals that now I lost touch with reality. Things just started to hit me and they hit me hard that I'm surprised I didn't fall flat on my face. Before I go on this senseless rant , here is what's been happening!

October was some month..full of festivals of knowledge (aka exams according to one of my profs.) which made me miss some of the real festivals and friends. Yea, I missed all the important festivals coz I had something the next day. On the same note, I lost touch with all , I mean ALL , my friends and family. I feel so disconnected with my friends, don't know what's happening in their lives and they have no idea about mine. The distance had widened and I don't know how to close the gap now. Not that I didn't feel it, but it took a friend to slap the fact on my face and say "hey wassup with ya, come back to reality". You know things don't end there, it's followed by a whole slue of wrong impressions, false opinions! ahh well, in short all the uncomfortable situations that follow.

On a similar but hopefully less awkward note is family. I stopped updating blog , so its like I have disappeared from the face of the earth. Not really but literally! Two reminders , nice ones, to update my blog came along in less than 1/2 hour , so u know how bad things have been!

Its a new month and I hope to begin it fresh, make efforts to reach back to people I love, I care about. I have to send the message across that I care for them, I miss them, I don't mean to ignore and all my friends and family mean a lot to me. Wish me luck since I will need it all.

btw...Happy Diwali to all...

updates of kitchen

Alright, here I start my consolidation of foods section.
weekend was good, my cousin was here from India and he was leaving back on saturday, so I told him I would give him food for flight. I don't know what he thought about it, but I gave him food anyway. I know how bad food in flight can be and to top it off, sitting in the same place for 8+8 hours isn't fun at all.
Since I was eating out from the day i wrote about using food at home, I really didn't get around to cooking till yesterday.

Thai Red Curry - with Thai Red curry paste, coconut milk and some stir fried asian vegetables and tofu.Sorry, no picture coz I finished my lunch and emptied the box.

aha...How can I not mention poha ( beaten rice). I never realized (or may be I did but still bought another packet) I had a big packet of "thin" poha. I remember I messed up atukula upma from it ,so I guess I decided I will buy another packet of it. OKie the issue now is, how do I use the whole 2 packets!!!!!!!Especially when I made a box full of snack and still have big box of it waiting .
sorry , no pics again, will post 'em as soon as I get home.
aaahh....boss is here so more later

bubbye

Krazy in Kitchen

So, Summer hasn't been as lazy as I imagined I would make it. Well, I wont' complain coz atleast I'm not bored to death. Few things in life that keep me busy seem to be :
work - hmm, I have never worked full time aka 40hrs/week in life so far. So it's a new experience. I would have liked it if my work was little closer to home but again close to home I will not get such a corporate. Its an experiment and it helped me sort out what I want to seek when I'm ready to step into the work world.

Home - that's always there (I can see ppl rolling their eyes ;) ) yeah yeah home keeps us all busy. I have no kids but things I have to do without them around is enough to driveme nuts. My plants are the ones bearing the brunt. I so conveiently turn a blind eye to them especially when I tired after work. I should take better care of them, afterall they are my love.

ahh well, how can I forget husband. Ok ok he is not demanding in general but I will not say anymore.

In the middle of all the choas, I suddenly realized I had to do some cleaning of the house and what I found was I had tons of food. Food I always wanted to make but never got around to making.Everything that caught my fancy landed in my pantry.Yeah seriously I need to clean it up before they hit their expiry dats. So I made a pact with D that I'm not buying groceries before I empty my cabinets. I will start now - first with lists of stuff that is in my cabinet and next what I made out of it.

THE LIST --- (will be updating as I dig for more)
so today the 24th day of june in 2008 I found ---------->>>>>>ahem ahem

pasta salad box (1)
black beans cans (4?)
garbanzo beans cans (4?)
queso (1 ) ½ box – started eating it!!!
salsa combinations (3)
colorful pasta ( I think its 1 n 1/2 lbs??)
gulab jamun mix (1 box)
maggi chow mein noodles (3?)
maggi masala noodles (1 big pack)
frozen chow mein (8 packets)
starbucks cold coffee (6 bottles)
yogurt single packs (10 boxes) 8 boxes
updated June 30, 2008
coconut milk (had 3 but now have 2 cans)
alfredo sause (2 pint bottles)
frozen asian stir fry vegetables (3/4 bag)
coconut water (1 can)
frozen veggie pizza (1 big + 1 small)
uttapam mix 1 box
rawa dosa mix 1 box
appadams 1 packet
thin poha (1 bag)
thick poha ( 1 bag)
rice paper (1 box)
small cabbage (3/4 piece)
fruits (# 4- mixed)




Alright this is what I remember on top of my head. I'm sure this will grow long and I will strike them off as I use 'em.

Ahem ahem...my time starts now...


P.S. The question marks are coz I can't remember how many are there exactly. This is what happens when I blog from work! ;)