Being Nee #15

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Body Positivity, Just thoughts, Motivatin, Motivating, Musings, overcoming bodyshaming, Tell tale Thursday, Thoughts

I am short..fat and proud of that!!!
– Winnie the Pooh

Singapore October 2019!!!

India November 2019

Question to self??
Would I post these pics a year back?? Probably not…I would have been ashamed of how broad I looked or how stumpy my legs were!!

Being blessed with a pretty face and a huge body always came with comments like “Oh you are sooo pretty, if only you lost some weight!!”

I mean like really??!!! Common anything I do would be related to “You are such an all rounder if only you would loose some weight…it would be perfect!!!

Go shopping and the sales bhaiya would be like “Mam XXL size would fit you!!”😰

It was soo kind of drilled into me that anything or everything I do I still had to look a certain way or dress a certain way so that I would look presentable or lookable!!🙈

Did I care?? Sometimes yes
and sometimes no..I would be totally lying if I said nahhh I did not care..ofcourse it hurts!!
Ofcourse you feel bad when you are made to feel that the only thing worthy of any achievement was if you looked a certain way or got rid of some weight!!!

The same sales bhaiya when I went back after a massive 20 kg weight loss was like “Mam  L  size would still be loose please go for an M!!”
Made me laugh my a.. off!!!
So for the record I am still me..Nee!!!

January 2021

A pretty face and with a body to please the society!!!( Anyone get the sarcasm here??!!)

That’s me Nee!!!

#thursdaymusings
#thursdayrants #rantsandmore #bodypositivity #fatandbeautiful #gogirl

Makar Sankranti!!!

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India, Indian cuisine, indian culture, indianfood, Sweeteats, Thoughts

Hey everyone 🙋🏻‍♀️

January is all about new beginnings and welcoming the first festival of the year..Pongal/ Makar Sankranti!!!

It is a festival dedicated to the Surya (The Sun God) and hence marks the beginning of all things new!!!

In all southern states of India the first day is celebrated as Bhogi, the first day of the pongal festival..
The Bhogi Mantalu ( Fire in Telugu language) wherein a bonfire is lit with cow dung cakes and wood!!

The Bhogi Bonfire!!

Old items are discarded and sacrificed in this fire, heralding new beginnings!!

Beautiful rangolis adorn the frontyards and not to forget kite flying and sugarcanes!!!

Rangolis depicting a pot being cooked on fire wood filled and overflowing with sweet pongal marking abundance and prosperity!!!

Pongal is cooked in every household, a sweet one and a savoury version alongside Masala vadais, everything adding on to the festive fervor and hence making the new year truly special!!!

Happy Pongal/ Makar Sankranti everyone!!!

Being Nee #13

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daughterlove, India, Just thoughts, lostinself, motherhood, Musings, Thoughts

Hey everyone🙋🏻‍♀️

The perils of growing up fast!!!👶

Being invited to a birthday party, feels soo odd when I have to let her go to enjoy the company of people her age…realising very soon she will be on her own!!!

She glances at the door to see if I am still there..half wanting me to stay and half eager to enjoy and play with her friends..

Rheu doll!!! Off to a party!!!

I leave her with a smile and a  kiss that mumma will be back and she goes “Mumma don’t miss me, I will come back soon!!”
Such a heart wrenching moment!!!

And the sudden realisation she’s growing up fast!!!

Holding on to the little moments cause they will be the memories of tomorrow!!!

The perils of growing up soon!!!👶

Being senti mom!!!😪

Tea and me…Nee!!!

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Hey everyone 🙋🏻‍♀️

What do you do when you have unexepected rains that too mid morning ones on a dreamy Saturday!!!!

Well, brew a cup of hot tea..grab a book and we are good!!!

Loving it!!!

As I am currently stationed at my in laws and due to lockdowns the daily chores seem never ending..

My “Me Time” includes my tea time, when I am lost deep in thoughts, when I get to sip that warm liquid and just drift away…So I always look forward to having that one cup of tea as I am on a weight loss mode too.. even better when you have surprise rains as you brew some..

What is your dreamy Saturday like…??

💫True Beauty💫

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India, Just thoughts, Motivatin, Musings, Thoughts

Absolute truth!!!

✴️Happy Ganesh Chaturthi!!!✴️

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Food, India, Indian cuisine, Thoughts

Hey everyone..🙋🏻‍♀️

In these trying times, the only thing keeping us happy and sane are our festivities which are being celebrated in the confines of our homes with family..( hopefully)

Today is Ganesh Chaturthi in India…the festivities continue starting with Krishna janmashtmi and going on till Diwali…

Ganesha Idol at our premises!!!

Here a few reposts talking about this wonderful festival celebrated in honour of our elephant headed adorable god..Ganesha…

Gallivanting with Ganesha

This festival always takes me down memory lane..

Along with the festivities come different varieties of sweets made especially for this festival as our beloved Ganesha loves food..

A festive recipe, simple and easy made by me…Chef Nee..

Rava Laddus!!!

My lil one wishing all a very happy ganesh chaturthi…

Rhea doing the puja…

Stay safe everyone…😊 And remember, don’t look at the moon!!!😊

Don’t look at the moon!!! It’s Ganesh Chaturthi!!!

Being Nee #10

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India, Just thoughts, Thoughts

Hey everyone 🙋

Thursday 20/12/18
12.40 p.m

( Before I begin, I am at an eye screening camp..at a steel plant in a remote area of Andhra Pradesh,with a staff of 600 employees ..the majority were screened over the past two days..today is the last day, so basically I am jobless…to be read as no patients😛 so I type away)

As I sit here at an eye camp site, lost in thoughts…surrounded by trees..machinery..mountains..open spaces and a steel plant amidst all, I ponder away..
A day before it was all windy with mist and a day later the same skies have cleared up..

The sun shines brightly through the trees and it’s a warm feeling..not hot but warm…a mix of chill and warmth prevails!!

A few scattered trees rather shrubs, winter flowers just blooming here and there..open windy spaces all of which is making me reflect on the year that was..
I have made soo many new acquaintances if not besties..
A year which saw me climbing up the career ladder…excelling in what I do…overcoming my fears and with it even having to stay away from my lil one..
A year can make so much difference..getting to know different people..their mentalities..how diplomatic or how naive people are..
Gelling along with young and old at the same time..
Yes thoughts overflow and as I pen ( rather type it down) I am still pondering what the next year has in store for me..

A part of which I know I will make it happen and a part which is unknown..
“Just go with the flow” being my tagline which has changed, thanks to a book I am reading currently which states “Don’t go with the flow…be the flow”
Oh awesome I thought so let’s see, let ME make and be the flow the coming year..
Let’s see what is in store for me..
Wishing all my reader Friends happiness and good times..🤗 Enjoy the pre Christmas blast!! While I still ponder away…😉

That’s me Nee!!

☠️The Doctor’s wife!!🙆

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Humor, Poetry, Thoughts

Hey everyone 🙋

As if Being Nee and a doctor wasn’t enough being a doctor’s wife adds to more mash up’s…Sometimes it’s good, as being in the same profession and same speciality you understand each others problems and sometimes it’s bad cause we discuss people and work even at home !!!Anyways, as I am stuck between the two, I share with you the problems faced by a doctor’s wife !!!🤓 ( A forwarded message )

“Doctor’s wife” a poem…

When I became a Doctor’s wife
All the Romance went out of my life..

When,there is a crescent moonlit night
It reminds him of falciparum gametocyte

If I hold his hand with sudden impulse
He thinks I want to check his pulse.

Once on his shoulder I put my head
“Do you have torticollis?” worried, he said

When my face flushes with pleasure
He rushes to check my blood pressure.

My eyes stare at your handsome face” I tease
He thinks I suffer from Graves Disease

When on his lap I put feet of mine
He tries to elicit the Babinsky sign

When I dress up and ask his opinion
“Conscious cooperative, well oriented,” is his decision!!!

So now you know why it’s essential to stock up on some apples!!!😈Have a great week ahead everyone🤓🤗

Saturday musings🤓

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Just thoughts, Thoughts

Hey everyone 🙋

How does one feel when on a random working day, immersed in work and a hectic schedule, you pick up the phone and just mindlessly browse through Instagram just to see a mention of your ex crush’s name in one of the posts!! A long forgotten first crush!!! Who is not even in your friend list!!

The heart beats increasing and sooo very curious to know and see how that person looks after 10 years!!!Yess indeed it happened to me this morning…as I was busy scheduling my surgeries for the day and waiting for the call, I just about happened to open Instagram to see a post featuring the only crush I had ever proposed too..

Well he told me off politely giving reasons which seem soo juvenile now..but juvenile we were..all of 19 and me being daring enough to tell him I liked him..he cited cultural differences as the reason it could not happen..

One fine day I get to know he married a girl from the south, same as me..wow…the funny thing being, that girl is my husband’s friends sister and he invited my husband and me to their wedding..So techinically, indirectly I was invited to my ex crush’s wedding…whoaaaa it’s indeed a small small world after all..

Seeing him on Instagram after 10 years felt weird…ha ha ha no we don’t follow each other on any of the social medias.. a by chance post and it brought back memories on a busy working day..

I was curious to know if he has babies..how his wife looked and blah blah.. Lo behold, it was his daughter’s first birthday celebrations and I got a sneak peek at his wife too..

Of course I am a curious George, I wanted to know how she looked..better than me?? Was she pretty? What does she have that I did not have?? Was that his daughter? Whom does she look like??oh my god we both ended up having our first born as daughters and his daughter’s name rhymes with my Rhea, he he he the usual juvenile girlish things running in my mind!! Am I jealous??no not at all, I am in a happy place, happily married with a loving and caring husband who by the way is my ex crushes senior at medical school and his favourite junior!!confused???!!Mine is a long love story verry verry dramatic and bollywood film like, maybe will blog about it some day…

Coming back to my question ,dear WP friends, what would you do if you come across your ex??maybe in a picture or in person, do let me know..while meanwhile I sort my head straight and get back to work..yeah it’s Saturday,no holiday for us!!
Happy weekend all..🤗

2-3 liner Short stories!!

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Thoughts

Hello everyone..🙋

Here’s hoping all a great  weekend..
Not a Gyaani post this time but just a small one sharing a beautiful  message I received..

Most of my friends here might have read this, for those of you who haven’t, this is just a reflection of the small things we fail to stop, see, ponder and cheer up about..

10 Two & three liner short stories..

1) She was very excited today, after all the school was re-opening after a long summer break.
Now, once again, she could start selling stationery at the traffic signal to feed her family.

2) She, a renowned artist and a strict mother, often scolded her 6-year-old son for he could never draw a line straight.
As he breathed slowly into the ventilator, she begged him to make one more crooked line on the ECG.

3) “Everyone goes with the flow… but the one who goes against it becomes someone remarkable.”
Before I could explain this to the traffic police, the man issued me a Fine.

4) Their love was different; She was happy every time he kicked her in the stomach.
Every time he kicked she loved him more. She waited for the time she would hold her baby for the first time.

5) All my toys are yours…!
Read her brother’s death note.

6) They took his father,
and only returned a flag.

7) At 25, I became a mother of one; at 27 I became a mother of two; and today, at 55, I have become a mother of three!
My son got married today, and brought home his wife!

8) “Born to rich parents, this boy is so lucky,” exclaimed the neighbors!
Somewhere in heaven, three unborn sisters cried.

9) “You ruined my career, I was supposed to be an executive director,” she thought to herself.
The little angel held her finger tightly and she forgot everything; A mother was born.

10) Once a 5-year-old boy was standing barefoot in the shallow water of the ocean.
He was repeating the same sentence to the waves – “Even if you touch my feet a thousand times, I won’t forgive you for taking my parents away.