More than a Housewife Blog No 1 : Sunday, February 6, 2022

This moment means a great deal. The moment where I’ve felt free enough to express myself again. Again, this pandemic has given us a lot of free time to reflect, mull over things we haven’t had the will or opportunity to think things through. I just hope each one of you who reads my blog is safe and happy doing whatever they love to.

Writing used to be my thing. At least till a few years back. Somewhere along the way I think I got busy in just the business of living. Doing the routine things, being mother to my daughter, Aditi and being Rajesh’s wife, supporting in whichever capacity I could. And all with happy perks. Watching Aditi grow into this 17 year old young woman feels nothing short of a miracle, and I am so proud of how she is doing and what I am trying too. Everyday, I have felt wonderful and fully complete being a Mom and a Mrs. Feeling whole is a good thing, especially during times when each one of us is trying hard to cope with stress and trying to live just a ‘normal life’. Our new normal simply means we get by everyday feeling okay and trying just enough.

Despite this, there comes a time when you realise time has so quickly flown by and you wonder what and how. Your child becomes an adult and we are *ahem* growing too. I feel I have to reset some of my life choices and begin a new chapter of my life, again, exploring and experiencing many other facets, including and transcending ‘Me’. While life keeps throwing curveballs, I don’t plan on catching them, but playing really to my strengths and living to the hilt.

Hopefully, this is the start I was hoping to find and give myself that push to pursue what I have truly enjoyed over years… writing, among other things! Why I stopped writing is for another day and time. What matters right now is I have begun. There’s so much to share, my ideas, bits of my life, experiences, learnings and lessons, shortcomings and milestones, and my pit stops.

Before I sign off, I just want to say that no matter what I am going through there’s a promise of tomorrow and more things to learn and joys to explore. The only thing that seems to matter is what I choose to believe and how I react to situations. If I choose not to react to negative situations, I win over abusive and mundane things we often carefully sweep beneath the rug. Not going to do that, will try to channelise towards bettering myself and maybe, pour my heart out to you guys and write right stuff.

And finally, I think I want to start a thing called ‘Link with a Zing’. Like the name suggests, this could be about anything / anyone, an inspiring story or an article that adds the extra sparkle and stirs our creative juices and gets us going.

https://positivepsychology.com/ikigai/

I am personally very inspired by this book called Ikigai (the Japanese concept of one’s reason for being), which I have read and reread a number of times. Don’t miss this link as this has a treasure trove of info on the philosophy, tools of Ikigai, resources to get you started, examples of living according to Ikigai, and a solid take-home message. Plus, info on many books on Ikigai.
Thanks for reading my first blog, and please feel free to comment, give suggestions, ideas, and feedback too. I’d love to hear from all.

Until next time, stay safe ❤️.

Love & Hugs 🥀

Sangeetha Iyer

Insta: @rajsangaditi