Hola..
Happy Tuesday. I hope you all are enjoying the second day of the week. The sun is almost hidden and its a cold day. I have a couple of fresh tomatoes and carrots and i am hoping to making a nice warm soup.
Last night as we were doing homework, my S showed signs of opinions. He wanted exactly his way of doing his work. Even though we always encourage independent thinking but these days he is opinionated. Children these days prefer to do things the way they want. They put their thoughts very clearly and emphatically.
With times behavioral approach is also changing. Children these days are blessed technologically and most of the children look for help online. From solving a simple mathematical problem to seeking advice from anonymous for any life changing events children seek refuge in the world of web. As a result go through lots of words, pages and hours together. Their thoughts are more far more wide and spread out.
Cut to my S, he also clear opinion on whatever he deals with in his day to day life. Along with opinions we as parents are also trying our best to guide him patiently. While we have experience these kids of today have more updated information which we tend to miss at times. We do not want to force our experience on him rather we want to be his guide and let him know that we always have his back...
So on that note today's lunch box was vegetable sandwich and a small packet of chips. I tried to layer the sandwich with mashed potato and some vegetables. The bag of chips was an incentive though. For snack box he took some grapes and pears and a pack of yoghurt.
Hope to chat with you all tomorrow. Stay happy...
Tuesday, December 4, 2018
Monday, December 3, 2018
Tiffin Tales 65
Hola....
Friends, I hope you all had a rocking start to the new week. This month of December brings lots of winter happiness and layers to woolens to wrap up. All about cozy moments and some cup of cheer.
The last week was a bit turbulent for me. I missed writing my post on Friday. Both my kids fell sick and were throwing up crazy. I had a tough time when both of them fell sick at the same time because both of them wanted mother's special attention and care. While the father did the other chores, I was almost glued to them all the time. But thankfully things got better towards Sunday evening and Monday started positively again. This weekend was all about cleaning, comforting and lots of hugs.
Sunday evening we had guests too, hence had to do a bit of cooking. It feels great when someone comes over and spends some time. It certainly has a rejuvenating effect on the mind and within hours the kids forgot about their health and enjoyed for some time. The weather was certainly damp but could not dampen our moods.
I am still feeling a bit tired after this weekend but this morning my S insisted the Christmas tree be taken out. So somehow my energy level has spiked up again and will open the box to set it. I am hopeful of completing the task by today, if not then certainly by tomorrow. Monday snack box had was egg fried rice with some beans and carrots. The snack box had some raspberries, slices of apples and yoghurt. Okay, so now i am off to my next assignment. I hope you all enjoy your day and more for tomorrow.
Friends, I hope you all had a rocking start to the new week. This month of December brings lots of winter happiness and layers to woolens to wrap up. All about cozy moments and some cup of cheer.
The last week was a bit turbulent for me. I missed writing my post on Friday. Both my kids fell sick and were throwing up crazy. I had a tough time when both of them fell sick at the same time because both of them wanted mother's special attention and care. While the father did the other chores, I was almost glued to them all the time. But thankfully things got better towards Sunday evening and Monday started positively again. This weekend was all about cleaning, comforting and lots of hugs.
Sunday evening we had guests too, hence had to do a bit of cooking. It feels great when someone comes over and spends some time. It certainly has a rejuvenating effect on the mind and within hours the kids forgot about their health and enjoyed for some time. The weather was certainly damp but could not dampen our moods.
I am still feeling a bit tired after this weekend but this morning my S insisted the Christmas tree be taken out. So somehow my energy level has spiked up again and will open the box to set it. I am hopeful of completing the task by today, if not then certainly by tomorrow. Monday snack box had was egg fried rice with some beans and carrots. The snack box had some raspberries, slices of apples and yoghurt. Okay, so now i am off to my next assignment. I hope you all enjoy your day and more for tomorrow.
Thursday, November 29, 2018
Tiffin Tales 64
Hola...
Happy Thursday! Excited about the weekend that starts tomorrow. okay, yes, tomorrow evening after you get back from work and slowly the weekend feeling sinks in. Well, technically Mothers do not have any weekends whatsoever.
The only noticeable changes for the weekends are the schedules where the alarm doesn't go on at devilish times. There is a different menu for the weekends and lots of birthday parties. Of course activity classes are tucked in too. When you realize you have successfully accomplished those, Monday comes smiling to you.
This morning was a bit crazier than yesterday. I have been using my rice cooker for a couple of years but it died down this morning when i was making lunch for my S. I didn't realize till it looked unusual time that it was taking. The lights of the rice cooker went off and it stopped working. I tried changing the electricity points hoping it would work but it just simply gave up. So i hurriedly had to take my trusted stove top cooker out and transfer the contents and cook it accordingly. I was planning to make fried rice with egg but i had to boil the egg and add separately to the rice with vegetables. To cheer him up i added some extra butter which was blended with herbs and cheese. I hope it gave the rice some extra flavor.
How was your Thursday? I know not many people read my line but if you, please spare a line or word or two to make me realize that some human actually does. It will certainly make me happy...Take care and enjoy because Friday is almost here...
Happy Thursday! Excited about the weekend that starts tomorrow. okay, yes, tomorrow evening after you get back from work and slowly the weekend feeling sinks in. Well, technically Mothers do not have any weekends whatsoever.
The only noticeable changes for the weekends are the schedules where the alarm doesn't go on at devilish times. There is a different menu for the weekends and lots of birthday parties. Of course activity classes are tucked in too. When you realize you have successfully accomplished those, Monday comes smiling to you.
This morning was a bit crazier than yesterday. I have been using my rice cooker for a couple of years but it died down this morning when i was making lunch for my S. I didn't realize till it looked unusual time that it was taking. The lights of the rice cooker went off and it stopped working. I tried changing the electricity points hoping it would work but it just simply gave up. So i hurriedly had to take my trusted stove top cooker out and transfer the contents and cook it accordingly. I was planning to make fried rice with egg but i had to boil the egg and add separately to the rice with vegetables. To cheer him up i added some extra butter which was blended with herbs and cheese. I hope it gave the rice some extra flavor.
How was your Thursday? I know not many people read my line but if you, please spare a line or word or two to make me realize that some human actually does. It will certainly make me happy...Take care and enjoy because Friday is almost here...
Wednesday, November 28, 2018
Tiffin Tales 63
Hola...
Happy Wednesday and hope this day went well at your end. For us the sun did come out behind the clouds and shone on us a bit. The cold winds were a bit milder and we pray that the winters pass quickly as does the summer months.
Last night i forgot to turn my alarm on and boy, this morning i was so late. Everything seemed to running faster than me and my children added to my misery. My daughter spilled her entire glass of milk on the floor which needed immediate mopping while my S seemed to struggle with everything today. He needed help with his feeding breakfast which he complained was too handle to his zip of the jacket getting stuck to his shoe laces getting messed up. What a messy morning it was today. We somehow managed to reach the bus stop just on time.
Learning the importance of time is very important. Along with education children should be taught to respect time whosever it is. First one own's time and later some one else's too. Being punctual is something that needs to be cultivated right from childhood and i strongly believe that 'the early bird gets the worm'.
The messy morning was further aggravated by the fact that this morning i decided to pack 'puri' and 'potato curry' for his lunch box. Mixing and kneading dough takes a decent amount of time and i should have skipped it today. But my S insisted that he wanted 'puri' and i could not chop vegetables in a jiffy to make something else. His snack box had fruits and a cheese stick and his regular yoghurt.
I earnestly hope that i will never forget to set my alarms on weekdays and avoid a messy day that followed the entire day. Hope you all enjoy your day...
Happy Wednesday and hope this day went well at your end. For us the sun did come out behind the clouds and shone on us a bit. The cold winds were a bit milder and we pray that the winters pass quickly as does the summer months.
Last night i forgot to turn my alarm on and boy, this morning i was so late. Everything seemed to running faster than me and my children added to my misery. My daughter spilled her entire glass of milk on the floor which needed immediate mopping while my S seemed to struggle with everything today. He needed help with his feeding breakfast which he complained was too handle to his zip of the jacket getting stuck to his shoe laces getting messed up. What a messy morning it was today. We somehow managed to reach the bus stop just on time.
Learning the importance of time is very important. Along with education children should be taught to respect time whosever it is. First one own's time and later some one else's too. Being punctual is something that needs to be cultivated right from childhood and i strongly believe that 'the early bird gets the worm'.
The messy morning was further aggravated by the fact that this morning i decided to pack 'puri' and 'potato curry' for his lunch box. Mixing and kneading dough takes a decent amount of time and i should have skipped it today. But my S insisted that he wanted 'puri' and i could not chop vegetables in a jiffy to make something else. His snack box had fruits and a cheese stick and his regular yoghurt.
I earnestly hope that i will never forget to set my alarms on weekdays and avoid a messy day that followed the entire day. Hope you all enjoy your day...
Tuesday, November 27, 2018
Tiffin Tales 62
Hola...
It's the last week Tuesday of November this year and i sincerely hope all is well at your end. It's somewhat a back to school in my house today. It's been quite a vacation week for the last one week even though we were mostly home. The snow fall almost pushed us to stay inside which wasn't bad either. The only downside is the amount of cooking that needs to be done when everyone is home. But isn't what vacations are for? Eat and eat.
The past week I observed to children try to mould themselves according to the environment. Each child is distinct with his thoughts and actions. But the environment that we create at home is perhaps the greatest factor to give them a healthy mental upbringing. How we talk and how we treat each other impacts their social behavior hugely. When children go out for play dates they closely interact with their friends and in those discussions comes out lot of anecdotes which they watch or listen in their families.
In these days I feel children constantly feel restless. They are always seeking something and satisfaction level is low. While i am no expert to analyze these, yet somewhere I feel its the lack of time they get at home or any personal attention they want, kids these days are more lost in the virtual or web world than in their families. Cousins have been replaced by internet friends and friends have become families. I have sparse idea whether it is for greater good or not but this lack of communication in family is something I would clearly like to avoid all throughout. They should clearly get the feelings that they are always loved and they prioritize over everything. My house lacks lot of gadgets which eventually might find place but I promise there won't be any dearth of love and understanding. You always have our back but then do not make the entire world or friends as family while you alienate your own family. Well, my two cents though.
I will keep touching this particular chord from time to time but for today i will end here. It's been a bit tiring day after cleaning the house which was a bit messy after this vacation home week. This morning I made my S some pasta in tomato gravy with some grated cheese and packed it in a thermos. With the temperatures dipping every day food gets cold almost instantly. His snack box had peaches and some crackers with a yoghurt.
Hope to catch at least a few of you tomorrow. You know someday we might meet too...
It's the last week Tuesday of November this year and i sincerely hope all is well at your end. It's somewhat a back to school in my house today. It's been quite a vacation week for the last one week even though we were mostly home. The snow fall almost pushed us to stay inside which wasn't bad either. The only downside is the amount of cooking that needs to be done when everyone is home. But isn't what vacations are for? Eat and eat.
The past week I observed to children try to mould themselves according to the environment. Each child is distinct with his thoughts and actions. But the environment that we create at home is perhaps the greatest factor to give them a healthy mental upbringing. How we talk and how we treat each other impacts their social behavior hugely. When children go out for play dates they closely interact with their friends and in those discussions comes out lot of anecdotes which they watch or listen in their families.
In these days I feel children constantly feel restless. They are always seeking something and satisfaction level is low. While i am no expert to analyze these, yet somewhere I feel its the lack of time they get at home or any personal attention they want, kids these days are more lost in the virtual or web world than in their families. Cousins have been replaced by internet friends and friends have become families. I have sparse idea whether it is for greater good or not but this lack of communication in family is something I would clearly like to avoid all throughout. They should clearly get the feelings that they are always loved and they prioritize over everything. My house lacks lot of gadgets which eventually might find place but I promise there won't be any dearth of love and understanding. You always have our back but then do not make the entire world or friends as family while you alienate your own family. Well, my two cents though.
I will keep touching this particular chord from time to time but for today i will end here. It's been a bit tiring day after cleaning the house which was a bit messy after this vacation home week. This morning I made my S some pasta in tomato gravy with some grated cheese and packed it in a thermos. With the temperatures dipping every day food gets cold almost instantly. His snack box had peaches and some crackers with a yoghurt.
Hope to catch at least a few of you tomorrow. You know someday we might meet too...
Monday, November 26, 2018
Tiffin Tales 61
Hola...
How are you all doing at the start of another week? We had almost a snow blizzard last night and the area looks like covered with a thick blanket of ice. This morning early commuters were seen busy cleaning up their cars especially the wind screens and the cars were taking longer than the usual time to warm up. As there was a snow prediction for Sunday hurried shoppers including me thronged to the grocery to pick up the necessities for the next two days. I realized that i needed some bread, jam and a tray of eggs to keep us happily moving in the snowy days. But the long queue at the cash registers almost threw me off.
Later in Sunday we got a call from the school authorities to inform us that the schools will be closed due to heavy snow and boy you should have seen my S's happiness. He was elated with his extended vacation. This morning after he had his milk he requested me to go out in the snow for sometime. We bundled up and we played outside till it started to hurt in the knuckles and there were tears in eyers due to the wind. We took some customary pictures to share with our families. Our families always warn us not to play outside but i guess we have built some sort of immunity towards these words over the years. Whenever we share pictures the first reaction is always heavy and sombre followed by love and affectionate words.
As there was no school today we had some leisure lunch. The meal was a typical Bengali lunch with 'dal', 'kumro chochori' and fish curry with 'dhone pata'. Dinner will be noodles with vegetables and eggs. Tomorrow another school week starts and so starts the grind.
I hope you all enjoy the last week of November and the new season brings lots of warmth and smiles in your lives.
How are you all doing at the start of another week? We had almost a snow blizzard last night and the area looks like covered with a thick blanket of ice. This morning early commuters were seen busy cleaning up their cars especially the wind screens and the cars were taking longer than the usual time to warm up. As there was a snow prediction for Sunday hurried shoppers including me thronged to the grocery to pick up the necessities for the next two days. I realized that i needed some bread, jam and a tray of eggs to keep us happily moving in the snowy days. But the long queue at the cash registers almost threw me off.
Later in Sunday we got a call from the school authorities to inform us that the schools will be closed due to heavy snow and boy you should have seen my S's happiness. He was elated with his extended vacation. This morning after he had his milk he requested me to go out in the snow for sometime. We bundled up and we played outside till it started to hurt in the knuckles and there were tears in eyers due to the wind. We took some customary pictures to share with our families. Our families always warn us not to play outside but i guess we have built some sort of immunity towards these words over the years. Whenever we share pictures the first reaction is always heavy and sombre followed by love and affectionate words.
As there was no school today we had some leisure lunch. The meal was a typical Bengali lunch with 'dal', 'kumro chochori' and fish curry with 'dhone pata'. Dinner will be noodles with vegetables and eggs. Tomorrow another school week starts and so starts the grind.
I hope you all enjoy the last week of November and the new season brings lots of warmth and smiles in your lives.
Friday, November 23, 2018
Tiffin Tales 60
Hola...
Today is Friday and its raining pretty much here...This week we did not crawl towards the weekend, we almost jumped at it. The reason i say so is because we had a leisure days this week hence we happily made it towards Friday and now looking forward to a fresh new week.
Friday was almost a 'Fryday' for me. Made quite a few fried items as we somehow were craving for some given the weather outside. Well this is what holidays are all about. Indulge in some guilty food and wish no extra calories were ever added to your bodies.
With quite a decent amount of cooking i am somewhat a bit tired and will try to read something or enjoy a movie. I am planning to surf Netflix to see the recently added section. This is by far my smallest post yet i like to share it here irrespective of anyone reads or not. This blog is like telling my day to day happening to some long lost friend who is just my listener. I would like to meet some day too.
Have a blessed weekend friends. May the universe provide you with extra energy to enjoy all the beauties of life. Take care...
Today is Friday and its raining pretty much here...This week we did not crawl towards the weekend, we almost jumped at it. The reason i say so is because we had a leisure days this week hence we happily made it towards Friday and now looking forward to a fresh new week.
Friday was almost a 'Fryday' for me. Made quite a few fried items as we somehow were craving for some given the weather outside. Well this is what holidays are all about. Indulge in some guilty food and wish no extra calories were ever added to your bodies.
With quite a decent amount of cooking i am somewhat a bit tired and will try to read something or enjoy a movie. I am planning to surf Netflix to see the recently added section. This is by far my smallest post yet i like to share it here irrespective of anyone reads or not. This blog is like telling my day to day happening to some long lost friend who is just my listener. I would like to meet some day too.
Have a blessed weekend friends. May the universe provide you with extra energy to enjoy all the beauties of life. Take care...
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