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Memory issues!
Yesterday evening my husband asked me if I remembered a movie of a dad spending a ton of money for his daughter’s wedding. I didn’t remember the name of the movie nor could recall the actor’s name. Today morning I remembered another movie and immediately a search revealed it was Steve Martin and Father of…
Leave it to AI
What are your top 10 travel destinations? We as a family travel! So, I had to ask AI what are the top travel destinations. Ha Ha, None are on my personal list! Dubai and London maybe on my transit list but the rest I have no plans! Other than our bucket list of visiting National…
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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At the bookstore!
What is your favorite quote? கற்றது கை அளவு” (Katrathu Kai Alavu) என்பது ஔவையார் கூறிய புகழ்பெற்ற “கற்றது கையளவு, கல்லாதது உலகளவு” என்ற பழமொழியின் ஒரு பகுதியாகும். [1, 2] I have quoted the above multiple times! To translate what we have not learnt is like an ocean and what he have studied is just a handful! I spent sometime at a…
A science lesson?
Yesterday was a trip to a county park in New York! Not a national or a state park just county park! We went on a hike! My fitbit said I had a 1.7 mile round trip hike though the entrance said 0.59 miles one way! Huffing and puffing it was a moderate hike but we…
When does age matter?
I finished my July wrapup yesterday late afternoon. Then we decided to go to the temple wherein I attended a classical carnatic violin concert. It was wonderful! I really missed having my son with me there. He spent the time with his dad at the temple. He joined me for the last piece and when…
Home Sweet Home, July Wrap Up
July was a month we stayed home and relaxed. The weather was hot! The seasons change and we adapt. The garden yielded tomatoes and cucumbers. I made my son plant some marigolds in small pots. This we did as an exercise project to create independence. I wrote on my blog every single day and in…
It’s all about comfort and convenience 🤷♀️
What’s your home decoration style? I loved home decorating when I was young. The kids made it humanly impossible to even keep the house clean. Cleaning a house was like repairing a running car 😃! Definitely lost interest in decorating the house. Fastforward now, I have invested in a maid service. The kids have grown.…
Multiple lines!
What’s a song lyric that has stuck with you forever? Recently I started attending Divya Prabandham classes. It is conducted by our temple priest online. It is in my own mother tongue Tamil about the glories of Lord Vishnu. I did not grow up in the Vaishnavite or Vishnu worshipping sampradaya or clan so I…
The privileges we never appreciate
I wrote complaining when the weather was too hot! I complained when it was smoky and I complained when it was too cold. But I never wrote saying the weather was perfect and beautiful. We take good things for granted and never give an appreciation for the same. It was Miracle League Day at Pittsburgh…
Couple of them
What’s your biggest dream? My bucket list trip to visit all 63 National Parks in the US? Dreaming is easy but executing is exhausting 😀! I used exhausting since my phone prompted that word! Bucket lists and dreams are just a bench mark. They help us move up in our life towards a goal. The…
Not feeling guilty
What’s a promise you made to yourself that you’ve actually kept? Yesterday I went to the movie Odyssey! I gifted myself that three hours of free time. I didn’t ask anyone’s company just me and my large nachos and cheese. I came home and learnt my special young man took a second serving of dinner…
A fictional detective 😀
If you could have dinner with any fictional character, who would it be? Any of my lead detectives from the mystery series I am watching 😊? I just finished watching the latest season of Beyond Paradise. The lead detectives wife own a restaurant/coffee shop Ten Miler. It takes place in a fictional rural Britan town…
Living in peace!
Rarely I write two blog posts in a day. But, I stumbled upon a post that read, if you live in your past, you are depressed, if you live in your future, you are anxious and if you live in present, you are at peace. It doesn’t mean the present doesn’t have any challenges. But…
And the winner is!
What is the best purchase you have ever made? I just walked around my house trying to figure out the best purchase I have ever made. The dishwasher and the refrigerator were replaced after the old ones died because of excess use. The Television smiled at me. I had used all my credit card points…
Retirement thoughts!
Me and my husband were talking. We kept saying to each other, “yes we are getting old”! The healthy living time is not much, compared to our life in the past. Raising a special needs son for quarter century did take a toll on our emotional and physical health. That said, a good chunk of…
There are three apps!
What app eats up most of your screen time — and do you even feel bad about it? I am guilty! I am not guilty! I am guilty! I am not guilty! My mindset as I scroll through my reels and check my phone! Jetpack, Whatsapp and facebook are the three most watched apps on…
Travel inspirations?
You don’t need a book or a movie to inspire travel. Just be on social media. An unknown person would have posted their experience and you start planning and imagining! Cruise lines are booked far ahead! I say that is one big positivity! You are pretty much sure you are going to live eighteen months…
Typical mom notes
Almost a week, I have been on a project with my second kid. This was a bonding time with him, an activity and along with it I did a work with him. It was a mom and son time. This also gave me an opportunity to do normal mom stuff with him and be worried…
Hot and spicy 🌶️
What foods would you like to make? The past two years I made a post showing off my cooking for the day! But today I have nothing to show off! I cooked but pictures weren’t taken to document that nor was it anything attractive. The more I think about it I love to cook spicy…
Mother Nature has the upper hand.
The day began with haze. It is so much better now. What can I comment? Mother nature can be furious at times. That is why Agni/fire is one of panchabhoothams. Just for those who do not know the news, Canadian fire’s smoke moved into our area causing the air to be dangerously unhealthy. The above…
It is all genetic
A black and white answer from me would be we are shaped by who we are! It is upon us to shape ourselves with our experiences. Basically, we are fine tuning ourselves maybe? Our DNA does play a huge role in who we are and how so ever we try to get ourselves changed at…
Some spider!
What bothers you and why? Already wrote what bothers me last year. Today I am sharing a picture of what is not bothering me. A picture of a spider spinning it’s web in my sunroom. It has been there the past few days. I really do not want to disturb it. Our sunroom is not…
News around me
The House today passed a bill called Sunshine Protection Act was passed by the US House. If it passes the Senate and gets the President’s approval, sunrise would be around 8.30 come Christmas time for me. Yes, the daylight savings time would be permanent. An interesting piece of news that I would be following for…
Tv remote to our human brain.
The Television remote control? The one we lose all the time? The one that has it’s back off with the battery falling down? My grandfather used to instruct us to keep the TV remote next to the TV that way it does not get lost. We used to argue what is the purpose if it…
Learning is lifelong.
I am confident that I am a lifelong learner. I have crossed the half century mark. Yet, I continue to read something new every day. Am I learning from what I am reading? Definitely I am! I know people who have done their PhDs and MBAs in their sixties. If you have a will power…
Hoarding?
Food, clothing and shelter are three essential things for our lives. If you have all of the above you live a comfortable life. We have all taken a step further with our clothes. We all have more than enough of them. We buy and store. We wear the same clothes often even though we have…
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