• 2015 – The Year of Doing.

    I think my nesting hormones in the second trimester acting up. Lately I have been in the mood to organize and decorate everything around me. We’ve been in our condo for almost two years without any complaints but it’s now – when I can’t carry things easily, move furniture, or breath in paint fumes –…

    2015 – The Year of Doing.
  • When it snows.

    In Chicago, the day started with a wind-chilly -26ºF today. Our vacation to Hawaii can’t come soon enough. We are headed there in just 18 days but it seems so far away on a day like this.

  • Happy Birthday to Me!

    Asha sang “happy birthday” to me and blew the candles on the cake – this is perhaps one of the best birthday presents I can ask for. I baked a cake at home using this recipe from Joy of Baking. For a cake that uses one pan and no eggs, it is not only tasty…

  • Homemade Toys – Blocks

    My perfectly happy childhood seems to lack many recollections of toys. I remember my stuffed frog (Froggy), my miniature kitchen set, and a doll name Skipper (I think she was supposed to be Barbie’s little sister). Other than these three things, I don’t think I owned anything that was bought from a toy store. Instead…

  • The other down side of eating enchiladas

    Asha wakes up around 7:00am on most days which is not bad. Every once in a while though I hear the baby monitor crackle with loud babbling, singing, and callings of “mammy” and “daddy” even before the break of dawn.

    The other down side of eating enchiladas
  • Coffee Cupping

    When I had first heard of Cupping my immediate thought was someone getting groped. Thankfully I had discovered the true meaning by the time Komal and G gave us our Christmas present last year for a 2-hour cupping class at Ipsento. By then I was nothing but delighted to receive such an awesome gift. And yes, it only…