Diary of a Whacky Girl

There are some things that I observe around me and which have quite an impact on me, and I believe most of you reading this might agree with me.  One:  Everyone in this world need some kind of motivation / appreciation / recognition for their efforts, just like how we expect recognition for our efforts in work / office. Unless such appreciation or recognition keep coming, people are bound to get frustrated and annoyed quite often. This applies to families as well.  I feel, we generally take family for granted for things that are being done for us. If somebody in our family does something for us, how often have we taken time to appreciate it? Almost never right? Why do we deny them that? What do we lose in spending a few minutes to let them know what their work means to you? If not daily, atleast once in a while, we can surely do this. It'd instantly make them happy and also make them feel important.  For example, when someone takes an effort to cook something new, ev...

Dear Athiyan, You've got through 123 days of life on this planet and I truly hope you're enjoying it. The fourth month has gone by pretty fast. We've made the shift from my parents home to V's home. I was really surprised at the way you took to this change. You hardly batted an eye. You took to the change like a fish to water.  You were brought here in your sleep. You woke up once, nursed and slept. And finally after 5 hours when you woke up, you started playing as if nothing had happened. While your maternal grandparents are still struggling to cope with the emptiness there with your departure, you're busy keeping your paternal grandparents here on their toes all the time. And what more, they're always ready to oblige to you.  Gone are the days of your mindless self-entertainment, now you demand attention. When you're put in the bed and there's no one looking at or playing with you, you become quite restless and start grunting. You only...