Yelling. Screaming. Nagging. Pleading. Threatening. I just naturally made my way into all of the above ever since the time I became a mom to two kids…yelling was temporarily the new normal, that is, until it became normalized into my routine. The other “qualities”, I just evolved into them during the time of schooling at …
Covid-19 Files: When will this end!?
It has only been 2 weeks and 3 days and I am just about ready to throw in the chalk and call it quits. How are you doing?
COVID-19 Files: Homeschooling Day 4
Read on to find out how we did on our Day 4 of homeschooling.
COVID 19: Homeschooling Day 2
Read about how we managed Day 2 of our forced homeschooling since public schools closed down March 16.
Back again: Updates and more…
It has been so long since my last blog post that honestly, I can’t even remember when and what I wrote. Of course, I could go back and check the date but between publishing that last post, I drafted a few over the months that never neared completion so to find the actual last date …
New Chapters
A super busy 2018 has meant very few blog posts but plenty of life happening on the primary front. This post is a quick gist of three big new chapters of our lives.
New Privacy Policy
Dear Friends, By now you must be familiar with General Data Protection Regulation or GDPR. At ThePhDMama, your trust is worth everything to me so you can rest assured that your data will NEVER be sold or shared with anybody directly and without your consent. That being said, please understand that some third party tools …
Cute Lunch Boxes – Review
I recently reviewed two kinds of lunch boxes and a thermos from Cute Lunch Boxes, a website that exclusively sells lunch boxes, thermoses, and water bottles and ships them worldwide for free.
Honoring Traditions
I witnessed the slow disintegration of those stupid balls in the hot oil through my blurred-with-tears contact lenses. I paused for a couple of minutes as I mindlessly stared at the small kadai.
Rockin’ the ’90s: My Top 15 Songs from the Decade that (Re)Defined Indian Pop Music
Whether it’s Afreen Afreen or Dil le gayi kudi Gujarat di, whether it is Ab Ke Sawan or Kabhi to nazar milao, as someone who was a card-carying member of India’s first MTV generation, I often reminisce over what I consider the best decade of Indian pop music. Here are my 15 memorable numbers.
Letter to my Daughter: 20-going-on-21
Dear Picklebunny, Oops..is that an embarrassing name? Honestly, I call you whatever comes to mind and you just seem the perfect little “whatever-I-call-you”. Picklebunny, Sweatpea, Bean Bean, Snuggle Puppy, Cuddle Bunny, Cuddle Bug, Bumble Bee, Pickle, Thing 2, Little 1, Gondu, Gondi, Gonduli, Gundula, and Pumpkin, are some of the more common names I use …
A Jewish Hanukkah Latke Recipe
Here is a Jewish Potato Latke recipe that is sure to make you keep asking for more. Whether you are making these for Hanukkah or just because, I hope you like the recipe and enjoy the latkes.