Thursday, July 15, 2010

back to the front burner

To all those who kept asking me to re-blog (like that’s a word!) – this one’s for you. A pile of excuses. It’s nice, by the way, to be told someone’s waiting to hear my thoughts. And my cribs:

1) The World Cup : We all know by now, that every guy will watch anything with balls (didn’t come out quite the way I meant it). And since I have 3 guys at home, there wasn’t time for anything but football, at those insomniac hours. Though I must admit, that I’d get my huge mug of hot chocolate, get the place all readied up to watch the midnight match, and then at the first kick, fall asleep.

2) Nik’s started school : For these last 6 weeks, Niks has started going to Monstessori on a staggered (timings for the kids) and staggering (time for me) schedule. It was drop and pick-up, and now he’s finally going in the big yellow school bus, I miss taking him. He came home yesterday with some big girl’s shoes on. (Only wonder what she wore?) So, now I’ve got myself a little breathing space in the mornings, with Niks at school. Of course, his teachers look like drained out laundry after spending 3 hours in his company. Serves them right. Couldn’t they have opted for an easier profession – like neuro-surgery?

3) Last excuse in my book – is just that. A book that I’m writing/ trying to write. It’s not going forward. Quite the opposite, actually. Every chapter I manage to write, I delete two of the previous ones. Which leaves me with a backward progressing novel. It’s tough to write a book – demoralizing and no feedback (unlike your happy comments on the blog) – so I’m writing it mostly in the dark (literally,given Bangalore’s power situation).

But there it is! You can always depend on me for many excuses. I’m really good at that.
But thanks anyway, for missing me.

16 comments:

  1. Finally. All your fans must have gone to sleep. Please wake them up and tell them. And don't disappear again.

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  2. great to see you back...in case you dont have anything to write, why dont you start a section on "excuses for not writing" :D
    i owe you a fridgefull of chocolate by the way :)

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  3. sigh - bliss again!! I was having withdrawal symptoms without your words - hey what can I say, I am an addict!!!

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  4. Is the book going to be a collection of your Blogs? Or What will it be about? I am really waiting to see it.

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  5. At last!! It' fun to read your posts jane...keep them coming....

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  6. thanks jo, hathi p, puja and shilpi.
    @ anon - the book is not a collection of my blog posts, no. i am really waiting to see it too - i have no clue when it will finally get written.

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  7. puja - emptying my fridge out - for future refilling :P

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  8. As you see... you are on popular demand.. keep writing or else the rest of the world will go into depression...

    And you cant't have any excuses period!!!!!!!!!!

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  9. Thanks for writing as always, your thoughts/cribs/venting etc put out thoughtfully. Keep writing, you seem to write everything that I feel and want to talk about but don't find the time to with a 3 year old.

    Love to your boys.

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  10. thanks, rach.
    @ ira, one exclamation would have worked

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  11. If it was only one exclamation you won't even bother or understand that you can't have excuses he he

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  12. went to your blog and had a good laugh. when and how do u fit 'book writing' into yr schedule? amazing!

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  13. jg,
    writing will keep your sanity and keep us all insane with laughter!! So, let the words flow onto the blank sheets----------

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  14. Love your post Jane - Am so glad I came by you in the Ladies Club... I would so stick to my genes too - there must be reason why I am the way I am... and the reason sure is good... My latest post is at http://kriti-howaboutthis.blogspot.com/2011/03/dads-diary-8-vedanta-as-i-understand-it.html if you are interested in stories from my Dad and me : )

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  15. thanks, kriti. will hop over to your / your dad's blog now

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