Mommyhood

Just stories about the joys and trials of a full time working mom with 2 babies.

Thursday, November 16, 2023

On swirling thoughts and memories

  i'm feeling pensive... lots of thoughts swirling around me but i can 't seem to catch any... i want to nurture it in my hands and stitch a few meanings to it by attaching some raw emotions and unspoken words...   i want to write about who this sentence reminds me of: "I like to believe I loved him so much that I couldn't make him choose. But mostly, I was afraid to find out who he'd...

Saturday, September 16, 2023

On Pebbles and Streams

I always imagine myself sitting under a big tree with a huge umbrella of leaves shading me from the sun with a trickle of sunlight escaping here and there in between leaves and would form a tiny random spotlight on the ground where my knees are.I like to imagine the soft breeze caressing my cheeks and playing with just a teeny tiny few strands of my hair. And there would be a stream right next to the tree. Far enough not to reach me but close enough...

Monday, August 21, 2023

Gut feeling

 Serendipity? Coincidence? Luck? Bad luck?Once in a while something unexpected happens. You analyze it or just shrug it off and ride it out. You enjoy or endure it while it lasts.All of a sudden there’s a nagging feeling that it’s all too good to be true. We all know what that means. Then you insist that maybe you ought to give it a chance, even if you aren’t really sure why you ought to give it a chance. You give it the benefit of the doubt...

Wednesday, July 26, 2023

I'm writing a book

Scratch that.I wrote a book.I have a new found respect for writers. Not that I don't respect them before, in fact I do. Specially those authors who can write beautifully constructed sentences, but my respect for them is magnified 1000x.Why? Let me count the ways.1. I realized that once you're in your element to write you don't even notice the time. While I was writing...