I am a WTF kind of a person as in if you knew what I am thinking, you would say WTF. An example, just got to know that they may be evaluating our team here, which is just some fancy shmancy way of saying that they are going to sack us. I immediately start planning on the things to take to NY from the home here when I move and I am dreaming about how to decorate the place there when I should actually be worrying about a ton of things starting with being without a job. So there you see.
I am an extreme person. I have these bouts of extreme intelligence when I can come up with these amazing Nobel prize worthy ideas and there are times when I behave and act like a retarded person. And unfortunately for me, my retarded persona is the dominating one. As mentioned earlier, I have to have at least one episode of stupidity every day. Let's see for today, I hit a car and since it is an intersection and there is no place to stop, I just drive off! And I even forget that I hit a car! I know, WTF! Okay, okay, it was just a small nick.
Aspirations for this month-
1)Learn photography – I have been reading a couple of photography articles and realized that without understanding the concept of light and exposure, which is how I take snaps, it is just random photography. Most activities can be divided into a Science or an Art and I have realized that most things in this world are a science. If you can do a good job by following certain rules, then it is a science and to do a good job in most things you have to learn the science behind it. So, moi have to learn the science of photography.
2) Read up on investments as in read up a lot to get ready to invest by early next month. Coward that I am , I wanted to start with something very, very simple like mutual funds and then run into terms like Closed-end funds, Open-end funds, Load vs. no-load. Blaeeddy!!
Now for some randomness, I think that’s what I should call this blog. Anyhoo, I read in a blog “Quality of your decisions should not be judged by their outcomes”. I kind of like this guy whose blog I read, like like him enough that if he knew me in real life would want him to find me a nice person, so if he gets to know that all my decisions are expecting some kind of an outcome, he won’t like me much, no?
Wednesday, April 13, 2011
Tuesday, April 12, 2011
Supermoms and all..
Supermoms - So, how do you define a supermom?
I don’t actually think anybody can be a supermom unless somehow they have more than 24 hours in a day. I mean, there is only so much you can do in a day and you would be compromising on some thing. However having said that (I love this phrase, it sounds so quaint and Victorian) , I am going to compete for the supermom of the year. You see, not only am I going to have to manage Krish alone once my mom leaves, but have also gone and gotten myself enrolled into a PhD program (yay to me). So let’s see, Krish, my job, PhD, home which includes cooking and cleaning and not to mention the weekend commuting. Yes, I definitely qualify. So, what am I going to compromise on? Just for the fun of it let me order my priorities and I will come back latter and see if I am following through.
1) Krish – Okay, no surprise there.
2) Cooking – Now, that is a surprise. Again, it comes down to my little fella. I want him to eat healthy, wholesome food and all that:)
3) My job AND my PhD - Actually, my job has never been a stress factor for me. Ever. I know, lucky me. I think I can juggle between the two of them.
4) Cleaning – No surprise here, this comes last, even though I love cleaning and seeing a clean home. Nothing gives me more satisfaction that this Yes, I love even bathroom cleaning. But this may take a back seat. Something has to.
But unfortunately for me and everybody around me, we all know that it is not going to play out like this. Let us again, not for the fun of it but for me and everybody around me to be sane, play out different scenarios and how I am supposed to react to it.
Scenario 1: I would not have completed my assignment. Me being me, I would have pushed it until the very last minute. So the day before I have to submit my assignment, I will expect Krish to behave in the evening and let me finish it or I will expect him to be a model baby and have his dinner and go to sleep which knowing the way of things, will not happen on that particular day even if he has been model baby until then.
I am supposed to not procrastinate but finish my assignments on time preferably, no compulsorily, the very next day after my class.
Scenario 2: I would have planned to cook something special but Krish will turn out to be cranky that day.
I am supposed to be flexible enough to change my plans and have Maggi. The keyword - ‘flexibility’.
Scenario 3: My house is dirty, like very dirty and the bathrooms are stinking and I have an unfinished assignment to be submitted the next day and I want to cook something delicious because I am craving to eat sambhar and Krish is being cranky and something urgent has come up at work.
Of course, I am supposed to call Eswar and cuss and regret the day I married him.
So we see there is a pattern, not being able to do what I want because I have to deal with another person whose will I cannot bend. This is why I love writing, it helps me organize my thoughts and my nobel prize winning ideas. Anyhoo, the point of this post is I need to be flexible, combine it with other noble attributes like discipline and rigor and time management and I may end up getting the award. Remember what Darwin said - “It is not the strongest nor the most intelligent that survives. It is the one that is the most adaptable to change.”
I don’t actually think anybody can be a supermom unless somehow they have more than 24 hours in a day. I mean, there is only so much you can do in a day and you would be compromising on some thing. However having said that (I love this phrase, it sounds so quaint and Victorian) , I am going to compete for the supermom of the year. You see, not only am I going to have to manage Krish alone once my mom leaves, but have also gone and gotten myself enrolled into a PhD program (yay to me). So let’s see, Krish, my job, PhD, home which includes cooking and cleaning and not to mention the weekend commuting. Yes, I definitely qualify. So, what am I going to compromise on? Just for the fun of it let me order my priorities and I will come back latter and see if I am following through.
1) Krish – Okay, no surprise there.
2) Cooking – Now, that is a surprise. Again, it comes down to my little fella. I want him to eat healthy, wholesome food and all that:)
3) My job AND my PhD - Actually, my job has never been a stress factor for me. Ever. I know, lucky me. I think I can juggle between the two of them.
4) Cleaning – No surprise here, this comes last, even though I love cleaning and seeing a clean home. Nothing gives me more satisfaction that this Yes, I love even bathroom cleaning. But this may take a back seat. Something has to.
But unfortunately for me and everybody around me, we all know that it is not going to play out like this. Let us again, not for the fun of it but for me and everybody around me to be sane, play out different scenarios and how I am supposed to react to it.
Scenario 1: I would not have completed my assignment. Me being me, I would have pushed it until the very last minute. So the day before I have to submit my assignment, I will expect Krish to behave in the evening and let me finish it or I will expect him to be a model baby and have his dinner and go to sleep which knowing the way of things, will not happen on that particular day even if he has been model baby until then.
I am supposed to not procrastinate but finish my assignments on time preferably, no compulsorily, the very next day after my class.
Scenario 2: I would have planned to cook something special but Krish will turn out to be cranky that day.
I am supposed to be flexible enough to change my plans and have Maggi. The keyword - ‘flexibility’.
Scenario 3: My house is dirty, like very dirty and the bathrooms are stinking and I have an unfinished assignment to be submitted the next day and I want to cook something delicious because I am craving to eat sambhar and Krish is being cranky and something urgent has come up at work.
Of course, I am supposed to call Eswar and cuss and regret the day I married him.
So we see there is a pattern, not being able to do what I want because I have to deal with another person whose will I cannot bend. This is why I love writing, it helps me organize my thoughts and my nobel prize winning ideas. Anyhoo, the point of this post is I need to be flexible, combine it with other noble attributes like discipline and rigor and time management and I may end up getting the award. Remember what Darwin said - “It is not the strongest nor the most intelligent that survives. It is the one that is the most adaptable to change.”
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