I have been quite out of the circuit for a while now - not been keeping up with my emails, phone calls, snail mail, blog etc. April was a busy month for me. Frequent dance rehersals for my dance class's show, planning our trip to SF for my brother & sil's baby shower (that's right - I'm going to become an aunt!!), taxes, performance review & trying (in vain) to keep up with work in the middle of all this. Needless to say, my penchant for cooking went out the window. Each craving for good home cooked food stopped with me browsing more recipe sites and blogs with each hunger pang. Ashwin and I ended up eating out a lot or consuming copious amounts of frozen food. But look on the bright side - I found many amazing recipe blogs!! :-) Now, why would I rather spend my time looking at recipes than actually eating food when my stomach is auto-digesting? THAT I haven't figured out yet, it's just the way my brain is wired. :-P
Anyway, I've spent May mostly playing catch up at work and home. Unlike school, slacking off is just not an option at work now, is it? Where are those Summer vacations when you need them? Playing all day with friends, visiting grandparents, eating all kinds of junk food and such. Ah, good old days free of responsibilities. These days, I feel overwhelmed sometimes, especially when I start making those 'to do" lists. That's when I start to wonder what life with kids will be like. (No - not having those anytime soon) I'm seriously in awe of my mom - being married, two kids, a full time career and our whims to boot. How the heck did she do it?! She says you'll just get into the mode when you need to. Hmm, somehow I find that hard to believe at this stage in my life. Perhaps she is right. I guess my story will unfold in the years to come. For now though, despite all the to-do lists, life's still pretty darn good!
