F For Failure

Snippet Of A Day In My Life

"Falling off the slide

Last at finish line

Lesson learnt"

F Family

F for failure is A-Okay. Why not? Every failure, every fall teaches us something. Most importantly you learn the importance of getting up and trying again after falling down. I have tried my best to instill this in my 5 year old and as both of them grow up I hope I am able to erase any fear of failure from their minds. Failure is okay!

Even as a mother as much as I want to, I am not perfect. I fail in so many things but I try to never give up. Trust me this is a tough role for me. It is so much easier to become a parent than actually being one. I fail, I reflect, I learn and I move on. Failure is A-Okay!

Some of the blogs that I love from Day 5 are listed below. Do show them some love.
Hrishikesh's Eternal Sunshine Of The Spotless Mind
Vinay's E3 
Piper George's E Is For Live

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E for Efficiency

Snippet Of A Day In My Life

Efficiency

"Plane goes woosh

Monkey does a boogie 

Dinner done"

E Efficiency

Dinner time is a time that makes me most efficient. It is the time that is just before sleep time. Sleep time for kids is officially party (READ writing) time for Mumma. So this mom is willing to do anything for a happy healthy meal. Stories, aeroplane bites, flying spoons, dancing like a monkey...just anything that will make my younger one sit at one place and eat. 

Have you encountered this if you are a parent? Or have you seen any other parent do something crazy just to feed their kid? What is the most efficient system you have seen?

Some of the blogs that I love from Day 4 are listed below. Do check them out.

Janaki Ding Dong Bell 
Swati Nitin Gupta D if for Domestic Violence 
Dagny D for Dauntless

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D for Duck

Snippet Of A Day In My Life

“flying objects

Duck and Dodge

aliens are here”

Day 4 D Dodge

We play like crazy. I am weird and my kids love crazy and weird. So one of the easiest game I could devise was to throw things at each other and run like maniac in the house. This is something that we do almost daily and this is one of the reasons why our kids' bedroom looks war struck.

So when was the last time you really let go and did something crazy? Don't you feel more alive just by letting go?

Some of the blogs that I love from Day 3 are listed below. Do check them out.

Pooja C For Courage 

Shail Count Bawa 

Morgan Dragonwillow C is for courageously connecting with your soul

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C for Creativity

Snippet Of A Day In My Life

Creativity
“colored in love

handprints on wall

ingenuity ”

Day 3 C for Creativity

From so many creative incidents in my day, these are a few that take the most creative turn. What is the most creative thing that you did in last few days?

Some of the blogs that I love from Day 2 are listed below. Do check them out.

BlogwatiG 
Nabanita 
Sridevi 

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B for Bored

Snippet Of A Day In My Life

"hit, kick and jump

roll, laugh and shout

Bored never"

Day 2 B

I am never bored, really never. There are too many things, activities, games, laughs, cries and tears to keep me occupied. There are days when I really miss being bored and there are days when I pray that my day becomes a little dull..a little quiet but overall I love the buzz and excitement of my days.

What about you? How is your day generally? What was the most exciting thing you did in last few days?

Day 2 of AtoZ Challenge and I am a little more relaxed already. I explored a lot of blogs on Day 1 and am so amazed by the creativity and uniqueness of expression. Here are few blogs that I really loved, do check them out if you haven't already:

Cynthia Roger  
Roshni AaMom 
Lizzie Rogers

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A for Abundance

Today marks the first day of a month long journey called AtoZ Challenge. Each day will be a new letter, a new word and a new expression from my pen. Right now I have a lot of nerves, eager anticipation and expectation of a wonderful journey with my co-bloggers. I hope I do justice to the month and to my theme. But before I share with you my first expression I would like to say a special thanks to Arlee Bird for initializing this wonderful concept and also join me in wishing him a very Happy Birthday.

Few days back I shared my theme for the month. You can read it in detail here. Daily I will share with you a few snippets of my normal day through Haiku (a form of Japanese poetry). I will try to cover as much as I can in 17 syllables or less. Though my rendition is more an adopted English version and it doesn’t follow the strict rule of 5-7-5 syllables of a Japanese Haiku.

A for Abundance

Day 1- A

"laughter galore

love overflowing

Abundance"

Each day, every day in my life starts with a feeling of abundance, a feeling of having more than enough love and joy.

What about you? Do you think you have enough? What is it that you want more and what are the things in your day that make you feel content/satisfied with your life?

A special mention of a special friend  "Vinay aka Leo" who blogs at artofleo. He not only introduced me to "Haiku" but taught me everything that I know about the form. I never had an opportunity to thank him for his support and patience. So here it is Leo I am ever thankful to you for not only guiding me but also being so patient with me inspite of my million questions and zillion mistakes. He is also doing AtoZ, please show him some love friends.

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AtoZ Challenge Theme Reveal

My first year at AtoZ Challenge and I am not jittery or nervous yet. I don’t know why? But I am sure I will sail through it. I can see many raising their eyebrows and thinking she has no idea what she has gotten herself into. It’s true I have no idea. May be that’s why I am not nervous, maybe that’s why I am so eagerly looking forward to it.

Initially I thought of going ahead without a theme. It somehow seemed easier but soon I realised I want to streamline my thought process. I want to define what I want to write because I have a tendency of going random and wild, writing random and long. So it will always be better to create a boundary for my ever wandering heart and pen.

Now came the question of how do I define my creativity? How do I limit the pen?

Answer was actually quite easy. There are a few things I am persistent and consistent about. I chose two things that I love a lot. Poetry more specifically “Haiku” and my kids. I wanted to write something which included both. After a lot of thinking through, I have narrowed it down to the following: (Drum Rolls please)

AtoZ Theme Reveal Blog Hop

“A day in my life”

Each day, every day in my life right now is full of surprises and excitement. There are so many words always flowing in the air and floating in my head. What is better than giving a small peek of my life?

And what is better than a Haiku, an art form that restricts and still sets you free and wild?

“Laughter, tears

Never-ending wilderness

A day in my life”

A Haiku dedicated to my theme :). I hope I do justice to the form and remain committed to it for the whole month.