One summer day in Australia I found this small and perfectly round cantaloupe lying forgotten in my refrigerator. The obvious thing would be to cut it and eat it as a fruit. However the streak of creativity got the better of me. I remembered having read a recipe somewhere of a pasta cooked with cantaloupe. Cantaloupe… like…
Category: Something about Me
Promoting healthy eating habits in toddlers #1
The Anatomy of the Fussy Eater I believe that parents need to make nutrition education a priority in their home environment. It’s crucial for good health and longevity to instill in your children sound eating habits from an early age.” — Cat Cora (American chef celebrity ) As parents we are the first educators and guides…
Homemaker heading towards burnout…
Mothers Mental Health#2 As an expat living Down Under , I can tell through experience that quiet a number of us are missing the much needed family support. Being in charge of a family entails a need for handling never-ending responsibilities and laborious tasks. If it was only about you , it would be really…
Sibling Rivalry: How it all started?
Moms have so many roles to play, they tell you. You are a teacher, a nurse, doctor, chef, friend and what not. However today of lately I have discovered that I am unwittingly taking upon a new role, of a ‘Referee’. My two children , a girl (5) and a boy (1) are going through…
Why Australia is already great?
In the words of an expat mum Its been about a year and a half that we arrived down under. I can still feel the cold October breeze on my face as we exited the huge glass doors of the Melbourne airport at around ten in the night and for the first time ever set foot in the city…
What happens to your best-friend after the Marriage?
Life was a lot about friendships. If not all about it. Whatever was the problem in life or whoever it was , it was not too difficult sharing it with that closest friend. She was your high school friend and there was not a secret between the two of you. It was a lot of…
Are you born to be a blogger?
Rantings of a personal blogger If you are a blogger already, you might reflect on whatever that I state here. In case you are not one, I hope that this can help you discover the hidden blogger that lies within you. Also it might just make you feel…
27 Social Ettiquettes No One Told You About
Today’s world is busy promoting the satisfaction of the ‘self’. We are constantly reminded through social medias and any other type of media to think about ourselves and not mull over things and people which give us stress or annoy us. We are told ‘be yourself’, however what if the being so is a form…
The intricacies of the English language #2
A Note to the Migrating Mommy Before arriving in Australia, most of my daughter’s growing up years was spent in the USA . I distinctly remember that when I would be busy in some household chores , she could be usually seen with a device watching her favorite shows which is quiet the norm today…
The intricacies of the English language #1
THE UTILITIES OF READING I recently visited the nurse for my son’s 8 month check-up. Thankfully it went fine but a question she asked me made me a wee bit curious. ‘Do you read to him?’ Reading to someone who could not make head nor tales out of something, I sniggered secretly. Although I must…
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