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New year Celebrations with Jo's 

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Celebrating the Christmas

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Jovi and Vihaan

Photo credits to Jo :)

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Today Vihaan and Jovi had a play date ;)

Jovi din't go school today and Jo had her dance class so she dropped Jovi in the morning and can't tll you how much fun these two babies had.

while Jovi was busy with her pretend play, being a mommy of a baby kitten, Vihaan too grabbed his alien friend and pretended to put it to sleep.... we had a great time together! while Vihaan and Jovi were busy playing, I managed to capture few shorts.

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Badri, Vihaan, and Jovi celebrating the Independence day !!

in the last picture, I, Vihaan, Akash, and Vimal (Jovi's dad)  after our breakfast, all the pictures clicked by Josna :)

Celebrating Jovi's 3rd Birthday

Celebrating Jovi's 3rd Birthday

`Our little missy turned 3 last week, Josna had invited us over for a get together...Jovi  was busy with her crayons and drawing pad and Vihaan was also busy...annoying her...

I loved the authentic Kerala feast served on banana leaf...we did a mini photo shoot to capture and save the best moments!!

Time, letting go, and change!!

Not just the momentarily uplifted mood but the sustained effect, or to say correctly all day long sustained release of the contentment and happiness!! There was an unnecessary upheaval going on in my mind….tottering my peace of mind, making me tired and gloomy by the end of the day…. That’s when I started to read “Book of women” ~ Osho, it is a great book indeed…it cleared many cobwebs in my mind….and when cobwebs are removed, the light enlightens the soul, gives a clear visibility to the eyes….your vision changes from being myopic to much wider!!

There is time for everything…time for loneliness, time for solitude, time for celebrations, time for introspection, time for letting be, time for gathering the pieces of the what is left, time for moving on!! And what’s more important is to understand the subtle hints of time, telling you silently to change with it…

when you see a peony, it’s large, often fragrant flowers, filling the air with its fragrance, you know it's spring and when you see the beautiful pink flowers of a lotus, afloat on the top of water surface, while the roots are deep in the soil in bottom, you know its summer, you rely on your knowledge, on your instincts to know when is the time for what!!

You should know when it is the time to embrace the change gracefully, like unfolding petals of a flower that embraces the wind….even if the fact remains that wind might embrace the flower so passionately that it might blow the petals away….into the air…

On a lighter note, We (I and Josna) had been on a day out, just two of us on Saturday…kids were taken care by their respective dad’s while the two of us shared some lighter moments over a cup of coffee and iced tea…it was a break for both of us…break from our routine and I must confess I forgot about whom I was for those 2 ½ hours…the conversation was about life in general, our future goals, how we want to see our life in say next 2-3 years and how to focus on good things in life!!  In all the effortless thread of communication, we forgot to click a picture of us...the memorable picture!! anyhow I am saving that memory here in my post forever!!

Kahwa and flax seeds tea and my learning today!!

It was a great day….I felt so energetic, so refreshed and full of life…why?? Because of many things:

Firstly I woke up at 7 rather than 9 which I usually do….I used my handmade soap for shower  and I felt so good… I thought I am so happy to see my creation put to good use…than won’t god be happy to see his creation (that’s me) so happy today…he will be thinking what a beautiful creation is this soul…so happy so cheerful, full of love, exactly the way i wanted it to be!! That’s what I actually thought!!

Secondly I read few chapters from the “Book of Woman” while sipping my fav Kashmiri Kahwa tea… (Infusion of kahwa leaves, cinnamon, saffron, and sugar) with 2 teaspoons of flax seeds…!! Adding the seeds was a new twist in the usual tea…why?? because:

Power packed flax seeds have a nutty taste…they are a source of omega-3 and omega-6, rich source of lignin, that’s flushes out the excess oestrogen from body reducing chances of oestrogen linked cancers like breast cancer. 

( Note: They should be crushed before use otherwise they will pass through the body just like that…once crushed they should be refrigerated because the oil  in the seeds will be oxidized thereby diminishing their nutritive value).

And thirdly:

I gifted Josna one homemade soap J, we had our casual discussion about life, how things should be actually and how we mistakenly perceive them to be…how life should move on, how our relationships should be…it is always refreshing to have such discussions with her… and every time we end up learning a thing or two…embracing the beauty of life’s mysteries with open arms !!

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We had a great motherhood celebration here, it was fun, photos, giggles and lots of running around!! 

I did a mother’s day photo shoot with some of my Mommy friends and their adorable babies, will upload pics soon!!

Thanks to akash for this great idea of photo shoot, it was his suggestion that i should do something with my friends today and here I am with the wonderful pictures!!

Two proud Mommy’s J

Photography credit for some of the pictures goes to a wonderful mommy "Ayesha"!!

At home-with a friend

Finally the much awaited picture was clicked today!!

I had been to Josna's welcoming and cozy home today...and I made sure that we clicked our picture together...I always feel at ease with her, it is the feeling that I get when she is around...feeling that "lets me be" and then everything happens effortlessly... she has that sort of an aura...that is welcoming and serene.

I have also learned quite a few things from her...ginger drink and caramel pudding which she had made for us today and we loved it!! 

Thank you Josna for being a part of our life and making us relish your wonderful recipes :)  !! 

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 At home with a new friend Josna and her adorable daughter Jovita… we met a couple of day ago in the park...Conversation flowed between us…we exchanged numbers… and the effortless thread of communication started … and now we are friends!!

We chatted about the motherhood, about our past and the future while the duo was busy playing, raising a racket …  Vihaan was happy in company of fellow playmate "Jovita" and he also liked the gift (The beautiful butterfly teething ring).

 It was a refreshing meeting for both of us… we enjoyed and cherished the fleeting moments, the little yet mellow time together.