the culture of motherhood
Just one generation ago, many South Asian fathers were not accustomed to burping their infants or warming up pumped breast milk. Ok, I know I’m generalizing…(while my mom studied through the night for her board exams at NYU, I have been told that my father lovingly changed many of my diapers lol) But as first…
As So-Cal mommies, we have to admit, we love us some good Mexican food! Most of our go to brunch spots house chilaquiles on their menu… The fried tortillas, the sauce, the eggs, the sweet corn…it’s delicious! So recently, Reena whipped up some for her Texas native husband on his birthday, who not only loves…
When I switched to a DIY deodorant, I knew I had truly kissed my commercial products days goodbye. I had already been hooked on an all natural face care line whose face cream is so natural that you can probably spread on your toast and be ok. Not to mention my no paraben makeup and…
When a pregnant friend asks for suggestions on naming her baby, I love thinking of names with her. When I hear a name I love, that’s Sanskrit yet modern, I look up the meaning of it even if we aren’t planning on more kids. I just love everything about a good name. I wasn’t always…
Ok, so it should be no surprise to any of you, that we love our mommy moments with a cup of chai in hand…duh, Chai Mommas! And over the years, we have been lucky to sample so many different lines out there. But it’s been a minute since we were all like, wow…now this some…
You know, today I choose to be love. Not that I’m not on other days…but let me explain. The Southwest fight that just went down had many scared passengers on it, oxygen masks to face and due to an amazing (yes, female!) pilot and her crew, they landed safely. But one passenger, a mother of 2,…
Dear Mom, I’ve been wanting to write this letter for so many moons now. That perfect sunny Southern California afternoon. It replays in my mind randomly, regularly. Jai had just woken up and we were in my room on the bed. His sweet laughter filled the room – endless tickles from you and me. We…