There's always time:)

Life is a joy! Its a delicious mish mash of 20 different things all vying for your attentions...but what is No. 1 priority?
YOU:))
If you are not happy, calm and fulfilled from inside,you can't make anyone happy.Period!

You need to pamper yourself completely!Its easy beyond any imagination...and I can guarentee you 100% success in getting ALL your stresses out of your way.

Don't believe me ,do you?

Ok-here goes-all of life's stresses can be solved by a few simple things:
-A Pen
-A Notebook
-One measure of complete trust in yourself:)
-Oh-and respect for your own inner self.

Thats it!!

Everytime you are faced with 15 different things to do-whip out the pen and notebook and create a list
-starting with the most crucial ones petering down in importance:)

-Respect your abilities by writing expected time to complete them-one by one-and start off after a hot cup of Excellent Darjeeling Tea(I did say,pamper yourself"??).

-Carry the tea in a party glass,if you do not have the time to sip it slowly.

-Tick each job once completed.The trick is to NOT look down the list anymore.

-Do NOT call friends,detour at your favorite jewellery showroom or admire yourself in shop windows till done.

-You need to motivate yourself in the middle? Have a Snickers in your bag handy at all times:)

I have a list stuck to my refrig which goes:

When you do not have a maid....:

-Reach Home Safe(Don't Hurry:)-45 mins
-Have a shower-20 mins
-Prepare Sambhar and Rice and Veggies(or Maggi/Upma with Raita,if late:))-30 mins
-Fix the bedroom/kidz room while listening to radio-15 mins
-Check on Homework for Ana-30 mins
-Get Ana to pack school bag and polish her shoes while you transfer food into bowls and set the Dining Table-15 mins
-Make Ana eat dinner,brush her teeth,sleep-30 mins
-Prepare basics for breakfast and lunch-20 mins
-Time to relax-30 mins(Call Mom,Fix your nails,pick your dress for tomorrow,Nimbu Pani)
-Fix the alarm and sleep:))...NOW
ONE at a Time :)

It works.Never give mundane things the power to take away your peace of mind.

The Platinum Rule of Life is "Life is given to you to cherish and enjoy-breathe easy-one breath at a time.Work easy-one thing at a time-you can never do two things together anyway-why worry about more than one thing at a time?

There won't be any mood swings if your work gets done on time.Simpul na...?

Oh...and continue to read comix...and happily snuggle upto the man and the children in your life.

Take care:))

Why we dont...negotiate.

Are we ready to lead? “We” as in “women”? Far & wide, I have heard loads on diversity and how it would be great to see women on top positions. We’re strong communicators, great on the style quotient and are still struggling to make the CEO’s chair. Why?

Having seen, worked with and reported to many amazing men & women…there are a few strong issues that I’ve actively seen pull us women back.

No.1: Perception. How we perceive ourselves is critical to how fast we can make it. You are NOT bad if you are aggressive and strongly opinionated. You’ve got to stop saying “I think….” before every suggestion you make and “Isn’t it?” at the end of most sentences. You’re good…passionately believe in it and work backwards from there.

No. 2: Power. As we go up the ladder…we are increasingly reticent & shy about showing off the power we have. Many a time, we do not even realize we have some. We sympathetically “feel” for the organisation that’s hiring us/the people who are at fault/men who are more aggressive or outspoken

And do not push our point across even when we know we are right.

No. 3: Poor Financial Savvy…most women on their way up claim to have no time to plan their finances and leave it too late. They are quick to find out what the JD(Job Description) states…but do not find out what the job is worth in monetary terms in the market…and do not find out about or fight for extra allowances like joining bonuses, relocation expenses, school capitation fees, brokerage charges…

They just prefer to quietly wear their backsides slogging, happy with crumbs and paper certificates.

It’s time to do a little homework about the market value of the work we put in, stand tall and ask for 20% more than what we think the job is worth, sweetly adding,” Oh-that’s negotiable” to the figure quoted and sit back while HR drops its jaws at your breezy confidence and runs around to get approvals to add to the figure THEY had in mind for youJ!