Spring is here! True to form, New York weather is likely to skip spring (read decent, pleasant temperatures) altogether and fast forward to summer - skin searing heat outside on some days and deep freezer like temperatures in offices and stores. Like every year, I am determined to enjoy mild weather as long as possible, even the rain. But like every year, I am stymied in my efforts - this time by something other than my usual ennui. Which brings me to my major update: I am now a mum! It has been nearly 3 months since we were joined by Baby A -screaming and flailing tiny limbs with all his might and generally rendering me speechless for the first few minutes of his life. It has taken me all this time to even post this update, so you can imagine the upheaval the tiny imp has caused in our lives :) We have had grandparents visiting and helping and leaving before the other set of grandparents arrived to do the same. Feeding and sleep routines are in now place - the body has even recovered to the shock of sleeping 5 hours a night. But settling down into this new role in my mind is still taking time. To know that you are responsible for a tiny life takes some realigning in your head. Like you are finally a grown-up.
What I am eating:
I am a one-and-done kinda gal when it comes to dinner. I only have energy to throw together a sabzi or a one-pot meal when I get home in the evenings. Fancy angrezi recipes that involve tinkering with the oven, or Insta-worthy bowl meals which require assembling 10 different components never tempt me. But this simple and healthy recipe for spinach quesadillas which marries my need for speed with healthy, post-partum recommended ingredients makes the cut.
What I am reading:
In times such as these - with journalistic standards at an all-time low and Whatsapp posts passing for reading - blog-hopping can be a very rewarding activity. And a break from the constant outrage and/or propaganda on social media. This post totally resonated with me and is the best thing I have read in a few weeks. Brought back fond memories of my father haranguing my adolescent school-going self to eat a banana everyday.
What I am watching:
Watched a lot of entertaining Hindi movies and shows recently (I think we are in the Renaissance period of Indian cinema!) But what will stay with me is this heartbreaking scene from Roma. What a brilliant movie. My heart shattered into a million pieces and will never be the same again.
Until next time (and hopefully that is sooner a few years)....
Cheers!
What I am eating:
I am a one-and-done kinda gal when it comes to dinner. I only have energy to throw together a sabzi or a one-pot meal when I get home in the evenings. Fancy angrezi recipes that involve tinkering with the oven, or Insta-worthy bowl meals which require assembling 10 different components never tempt me. But this simple and healthy recipe for spinach quesadillas which marries my need for speed with healthy, post-partum recommended ingredients makes the cut.
What I am reading:
In times such as these - with journalistic standards at an all-time low and Whatsapp posts passing for reading - blog-hopping can be a very rewarding activity. And a break from the constant outrage and/or propaganda on social media. This post totally resonated with me and is the best thing I have read in a few weeks. Brought back fond memories of my father haranguing my adolescent school-going self to eat a banana everyday.
What I am watching:
Watched a lot of entertaining Hindi movies and shows recently (I think we are in the Renaissance period of Indian cinema!) But what will stay with me is this heartbreaking scene from Roma. What a brilliant movie. My heart shattered into a million pieces and will never be the same again.
Until next time (and hopefully that is sooner a few years)....
Cheers!
