Things to learn from my 2 year old

Eat what you like, when you like and stop immediately when you are half full.
I guess this is one important lesson in life. She loves good food but you can never force her to eat when she doesn't feel like it..and just becoz it is tasty, she wont have a second helping. With this attitude, you don't need to diet at all!!!

If someone is having something good, why shouldn't I?
My daughter is always on the lookout for what her brother or parents are having..be it food, remote control, colouring book, paper...whatever... if they have it, why shouldn't I? I guess this attitude will make you strive for the best..

If I want something, I should have it and be very clear about it
If she wants a chocolate or a CD or a song to be played, she will make sure she gets what she wants... by hook or by crook...even if it means annoying someone..and there is no beating around the bush.... if it is the CD that she wants...will go on asking till u get fed up and just give it to her......persistence is the key!!

Get out and keep moving
She makes sure she gets to walk atleast half a mile everyday... she will put on her shoes and stand near the door and will not budge...till I take her out for a walk... Exercise is good for ur health

Do things on your own
Well, she cannot write, she cannot colour properly but she will not let me help her... she will keep on colouring till she gets it right... okay almost right!!!

Be generous in showing affection
She is a sweetheart when it comes to showing love... Out of the blue she will give u a kiss and even demand a kiss from you.

Doesn't keep grudges, whatsoever!!!
How much ever I scold her, no hard feelings at all!!! the next minute she is on my lap!!!

10 things I learnt from being a mom...

The guilt will always be there..
The crying will eventually stop...
Diaper wipes can clean almost anything..
You don't have a favourite child... both are favourites!!!
Today's favourite dish needn't be tomorrow's
Going to a restaurant is a stressful situation
You can coax them to get under the blanket but can never force them to sleep!!!
If kids are with me, I usually get a headache if I try to watch my favourite programme on TV
Always keep my guard.. don't know when I will get jumped on!!!
How strong the resolution was... you always bore everyone talking abt ur kids!!! wink!!!

8 years into marriage and 8 things I learnt from being married...

When my husband does something.. be it cooking, cleaning, shopping...anything!!! he does a better job than me
Tho I would like to be somewhere else at the moment, it is easier to be content when Iam with my husband and kids
Bear inconveniences and I will have a perfectly happy life!!!
Life is more than money
Don't ever compare!!! Live my life the way Iam most comfortable!!!
Hot fresh food from my kitchen will cure anything and everything
I can never have enough pens, pencils, papers, fevistik, fevicol in the house when I need it!!
It is easier to cook my own food than ordering in and after 2 hours reheating everything and then doing the dishes!!!

A good mom or a bad one?

Before I became a mother, I had a set of rules for bringing up children..... but now that I have 2 children, I realized you cannot makes rules for stuff u have no clue about..
I don't know if Iam a good mother... I want to be but am I?
Is it normal for a loving mom to scream at her kids... Sometimes I do...
I want them to be prim and proper always but they seldom are....
I want the house to be spic and span.... it never is...their toys are everywhere!!!
I want to give them only healthy stuff...but I find myself spoiling them with chocolates...
I want to play with them but I find myself preoccupied with other stuff like cooking, cleaning, dusting, laundry etc... and by the time Iam free, they are fast asleep...
sometimes I compare... that child is walking quietly behind the mother and why is my child running all around the hyper market?
and at the restaurant, that child is eating properly, why is my 2 yr old throwing the spoon and fork at her brother and dropping all the food
Iam guilty of all this.... this is not the picture I drew years back.... but I guess this is what life is all about... maybe raising a child is not about a set of rules....
All I can do is DO MY BEST..... some things just don't turn out the way I want it to... If it was like that, life would have been too easy!!!!