Phase I of the house

Stuff comes from Mumbai and Kiaan's room gets done.










The new bed was delivered on the same day - see the cute little bedside tables that just hold enough :).

The empty house

House when we had just seen it/moved into it. Fairly empty.

The hall as seen from the entrance:



The other part of the 'L' of the hall:



Our bedroom:



The extra space in our bedroom :):



Kiaan's bedroom:



The room that will be used as Sherrin's studio:



Will post photos soon for the house as it gets done up.

Honesty

Is very very hard. Accepting who you are, what you think, why you do what you do. We try to wrap our ideas and actions up in altruistic motives to make ourselves more acceptable to others in society, who judge us for things that is considered socially unacceptable.

We try so hard to be nice, to be 'good', to do good; to be 'good' children, 'good' spouses, 'good' parents; and then we hold grudges against our loved ones for the 'sacrifices' we made for them. And then blame ourselves for the 'bad' thoughts we had or the 'bad' things we do. Being selfish is bad. Being considerate is good. And the natural 'I' fights against the socially acceptable 'we'.

And somewhere as we grow from ignorant children to know-it-all teenagers to selfish adults to slightly more mature middle aged people, we find a balance - something that works for us. Whether it selfishness, altruism, dependency, independence. We find something that we feel fits us right. And hopefully we start being more honest with ourselves and stop punishing ourselves for our thoughts and accept who we are.

Fasting

People asking on various chats - did anyone fast today? My answer? I was at Zara (my favourite store) for 3 hours shopping for Sherrin and I didn't buy a single thing for myself. Hell yeah I fasted!

Simple joys...

Child lying on you hugging you wishing you. Hubby being romantic and giving flowers - that too on a busy day, that too in a way that's 'us'. Father will surely call at 12. What more can a girl ask for on her birthday? Three awesome men love me :).

Wash proof bandaids

Someone explain the concept of these things to me. First, they don't stick as well as regular bandaids to begin with. Second, when water does fall on them they tend to slip off easily. Third, and most important, what so freaking 'wash proof' about them? I mean they're bandaids for crying out loud - they have like this gaping hole for 1/3 of their size in the middle. What are they proofing!? The actual wound is covered only on 2 out of 4 sides anyways, and whether the material is water proof or not, that wound is going to get the water. So what, they're proofing the bandaid itself? What's the value in that?

I'm just saying you know.

Haircuts

I don't get it. I keep getting them. I keep wanting them. I want to grow my hair. But I like my hair looking different. And 80% of the time I hate my haircut. It's too short. I look like a mushroom. It isn't what I wanted. But I STILL KEEP WANTING A HAIRCUT.

I don't get it.