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To do list??!
Something on your “to-do list” that never gets done. A prompt that I have not written for! I am surprised at myself. The prompts have been spot on the same for couple of years and this one I have never touched it 😀! Maybe there one too many things on my “to do list”. Ha…
My life’s playbook!
A few days back I was talking to my mom. We were talking about Kancheepuram and silk sarees. I told her that I had a wonderful experience purchasing a saree when I visited Kancheepuram on my last India trip. She was surprised! She didn’t even remember me purchasing one. Yesterday, I had a wonderful opportunity…
About me
Hello
I am Ganga and I live in Pittsburgh USA with my husband and two boys. Its been exactly 22 years I have been in this country and technically I have lived equal number of years in India and USA.
I grew up in a very orthodox brahmin family in Chennai , india married and moved to USA when my oldest son was 4 months old.
My oldest is severely autistic is now an young adult and my younger one is a teen.
Growing up I was a religious person and throwing autism in the equation has turned me into a spiritual person.
After being a homemaker for many years I became a part time worker to be a habitat aide for my son so he could attend many non traditional programs. I love this work and though it wasn’t my life goal I really love doing this.
My blog wouldn’t solely be about autism though it cannot be avoided since it is part of my life, it can be anything interesting that happens that day or a thought process that goes through my mind.
My pass time now is learning a bit of music and learning a lot of Hindu scriptures and the foundation of it the Sanskrit language. I also love to binge watch on Netflix, I would call that my stress reliever. I had no interest in cooking but I have 3 men in the house which has forced me to become a decent cook.So watch out I may throw in some good recipes once a while.
Here I go……
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Just thinking on it!
What’s your favorite thing to cook? Usually I post what I cooked on the particular day for this prompt. But “Yay” me! I have leftovers. I cooked and also got some food boxes from the temple yesterday that Monday morning looks like a breeze. Punxsutwaney Phil saw his shadow and we have six more weeks…
January 2026 Reflections
It is February first! For most here in the cold Northeast of USA this definitely was a long month. We came back from a trip to the desert southwest on the first of January. Me, adding an extra day really made a difference since we saw an extra National Park and January was not a…
Fear mongering
What’s the thing you’re most scared to do? What would it take to get you to do it? I am afraid of snakes and heights. I write about it a lot! But I do see a lot of people posting things saying many things are unhealthy or giving medical advices and creating fear online. Then…
A conplaint and a solution?
What do you complain about the most? My constant complaint has been of the critters in my garden! So last year tried planting marigolds to keep them away. So this is part two of the formal conplaint I lodged a couple of years ago. Did they leave my garden? I don’t think so. I had…
Being active!
What are your favorite sports to watch and play? The Patriots are off to Super Bowl. Steelers have changed their head coach. News channels enlightened me with this news. Other than that I am not into sports nowadays. Cricket is a huge part of Indians. My husband would be watching highlights of games but I…
Simple pleasures
What would you do if you won the lottery? I am not a gambler. We spent a week in Vegas and we just walked around the casinos. Maybe I don’t have that genetic marker for gambling 🤷♀️! That said there are days I love the bingo game I play with my young man at his…
There is a lot to read
What books do you want to read? The past few days has been I am stumbling onto Tamil poetry. My mother tongue is Tamil தமிழ். Sunday it was Kambar’s Ramayanam and it was Arungirinathar’s Mayil Virutham. Yesterday was Thiruvalluvar’s Thirukural. It is so true a saying what we have learnt is the size of our…
The storm did pass!
The storm is over and we ended up with a foot of snow. We did survive through it but we still have to clear the snow from our driveway! My young man did great yesterday. It’s been a while since he saw so much snow. Yes memories of Boston flooded. In fact we had two…
Scented candles and storm prep!
Woke up to fresh snow cover! Finally the snow storm is here. As we picked up water and milk yesterday I remembered a storm last May when we lost power overnight. I had to burn candles which irritated my husband. Yes, I just had scented candles and multiple scented candles are not pleasant. But they…
The Coffee Pot
Name an attraction or town close to home that you still haven’t got around to visiting. I find this prompt to be lucky. I checked what I wrote last year and I am happy to declare or announce I did visit that attraction. We visited the Allegheny Portage Railroad historic site last summer. The closest…
It is all fun.
List five things you do for fun. Nothing has changed since I write for the prompt last year. Yes, blogging is a thing I do for fun. Our mall now has a cotton candy machine. This I wanted to blog about. I am not a sweet tooth person but maybe one day will try and…
Making “them” understand
If you could make your pet understand one thing, what would it be? I don’t have a pet. When I was growing up we had cats. One little one was very smart. My grandma used to let him out. But he would come and meow near the window she was sitting to let him in…
Weather
Loved this meme I saw today morning! Groundhog day is in two weeks! Poor guy he is always woken up. And he has no clue why that happens. Our family is big into weather. I have a dad, husband and son who are hooked on weather reports. So I know a lot about weather happening…
Throwback Tuesday
It is a very cold morning. Kids are having a two hour delay and some schools went remote instruction. I remember when my kids were in school when my younger one enjoyed these days. My older one got confused with the delay start. As a parent I enjoyed it since I had an extra hour…
Qualities of a leader
What makes a good leader? This weekend I stumbled onto Lewis and Clark’s westward journey documentary. America had purchased the Western lands from France. President Jefferson made an intelligent 29 year old Lewis Merriweather to lead an expedition to the newly purchased lands. Along with his co captain 34 year old Clark, Lewis made it…
Can I narrate an incident (or two)?
If you could un-invent something, what would it be? A forty minute drive to the temple yesterday evening turned out to be an hour and forty minute ordeal. Two accidents on the parkway just a few miles apart and timing so close left was us in a snail traffic. The first was a three car…
A bit of help
Can you share a positive example of where you’ve felt loved? We started putting things away and the weekend seems to be cleaning weekend. Don’t want to jinx it but my husband listened to me yesterday and he and my special one put away the Christmas tree. We also started catching up on our laundry.…
It is Friday!
Where can you reduce clutter in your life? Okay literally I am going to declutter this weekend. Just keep some garbage bags handy and without having second thoughts going to roam around the house picking up things. I can have two or three bags categorized as recycling/trash and charity and move myself around the house.…
The choice is mine!
It’s been two weeks since we came back from a trip amd half of January is done. The weather moved from luke warm to frigid overnight as I saw a fresh blanket of snow outside my bathroom window. Unlike so many places we are not going to get anything much. Did it look depressing or…
Sending Wishes
In what ways do you communicate online? How about my blog? Few days back WordPress informed me I had completed six years. From autism awareness to a Mom’s every day life and to things I see around I have been posting something or another. I do check messages on other social media platforms but my…
A care giver’s request to AI people!
A well visit demanded a fasting blood draw for my special young man. It was of course, a 12-hour fast blood draw. I was up all night trying to see my young man does not sneak up any midnight snack. Then his sensory needs made him fight the nurses. Once the needle was inserted, he…
How about an authentic South Indian Breakfast?
It is almost 6 am and I see this prompt. I am in no mood for a snack but a hot breakfast. Our recent Christmas vacation we stumbled onto this Indian Vegetarian cuisine. It opened up early and offered an authentic South Indian breakfast of idli, vada, pongal, poori, dosa and filter coffeee. We were…
And it grew!
I have something or other to blog about every day! That is what my husband tells me. Let me tell you this was not one I imagined or planned. Before we went on Christmas break my son got a craft activity grow your own Christmas tree. I put it aside and forgot all about it.…
Out in my yard!
In between the dead of winter we experienced a heat wave the past week. It felt really good and we were outside during sunset. Yes, for a change it was not cloudy or rainy but clear skies to experience this beauty. Did the plant get confused? I saw these two leaves? 🤔 But I enjoyed…
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