It has been seventy days since we were told to stay inside. Anyone who left home without a reason was either questioned or threatened with force. While restrictions have gradually eased throughout these months,…
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It’s eery quiet in our South Delhi neighborhood. A few motorcycles out, rushing for a necessity or to the hospital—the only places open. I’m perched on our bedroom balcony next to the washing machine…
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For the coffee lover who doesn’t like the jitters that come with coffee on an empty stomach, I have a morning coffee treat that gives me the steadier pick-me-up I need to last through…
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Confession # 1: I’m up way too late… working. This means that I have a terrible lack of boundaries and I should be in bed. Or at least making the kids’ lunches for tomorrow.…
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Sometimes living abroad feels like a rodeo. More specifically, it feels like riding in a ring on a wild bronco. Some days I’m sitting nice and pretty, wowing onlookers with my seat and confidant…
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It’s 6am in our city of 25 million. I sit in the rocker that I used to rock baby girl to sleep in from 8-weeks-old in our former mountain home. Now she’s full-on-3 (going…
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It’s a dreary day and the monsoon rains drown the streets with rivers of water, while cyclists wearing trash bags for raincoats and city buses drudge on through. I planned to visit a plant…
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My eldest graduated from preschool this evening in a brief ceremony celebrating he and his classmates. I assume that the graduation ceremony into kindergarten is more for parents than children. The kids skip blithely…
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It is eerily quiet. That golden sun is melting down behind the cow fields and the picket fence. The birds have built a nest on the back porch lantern and are twittering away in…
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We took an unexpected road trip to Colorado with Tyler this week. In a complete turn of events we made a last minute decision to pop in the car with our 2 and 5…
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I’ve got my feet propped up and my laptop open, waiting for words to appear on the screen. My mom graciously invited me to the Florida coast with her for a few days for…
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So you’re waiting for the next big thing. The manifestation of that big idea you’ve been planning forever. The promotion, the big move, the pregnancy, the chance meeting that leads to true love. You’re…