B is for Brevity

Today, I write six six word stories on words that begin with the letter B

#1 – Black

Our coffee. My skin. Your heart.

#2 Betrayal

Best bud, stubbed. They are anagrams.

#3 Babble

Gibberish to you , music to me.

#4 Birth

A girl! Rejoice, new born parents.

#5 Beauty

Make-up: passé. Botox: Out of business.

#6 Bitter

That's what makes dark chocolate sweet!

Airport Adventures

I took a two hour flight earlier this week, all alone with baby A. I was quite apprehensive about how I would manage alone, but I met a whole bunch of people who helped ease my nerves a great deal 

• The C-Suite executive who offered baby A some very expensive magazines, which I politely refused, for she knows not the difference between a Wharton journal and Bombay Times.
• The classic neighbourhood aunty who gave me 5 minutes of unsolicited advice about raising children from whom I slipped away on the pretext of checking the flight status.
• A young mother of a slightly older child, who reassured me that that phase I am in now, is way better than hers.
• A group of college kids, obviously hungover, craving for some sleep. The look of horror on their faces was priceless to the point of being funny when I walked alongside them towards the boarding gates. They sneakily tried to check which flight I was taking by throwing furtive glances at my boarding pass / hand baggage tags.
• The genuinely nice teenager who patiently kept picking up her toy every time she dropped it, so much so, it became a game of sorts!
• A chic lady at the coffee shop with a Fendi bag, doused in the finest of Issey Miyake fragrances. She looked disdainfully at my dark circles, far from perfect hair, unkempt toe nails. I felt like an old hag. She then ruined her perfect image by asking for an “Expresso” and I had the last laugh ;-)

I had such a swell time observing people’s reaction to the presence of a woman travelling alone with a baby, but there has to be a rotten egg hidden somewhere right? A pervert who would crane his neck any length to catch a glimpse of a woman breast feeding. Hmph!

The unthinkable?

I am going to do the unthinkable – participate in the A2Z Challenge 2014. As a new mother, I have been spending some time learning the tricks of the trade, which explains my hiatus for a little over a month. As a work from home mom and the only caregiver (by choice) to my 8 month old daughter during the day, my day is packed. Any time away from baby A is consumed either by work or sleep. 

To me, the primary purpose of participating in this challenge is to give myself the opportunity to indulge in some “me time” that I crave for so often of late. I have so many half written posts, most of them in my head! That dormant DIY page on my blog beckons with open arms and this would be a great way to get some content up. I’ve spruced up my blog a little bit, downloaded some lovely water colour social media icons from Every Little Polish

I’ve been thinking about a theme for the challenge. Given the phase of life I am in right now, in all likelihood, most of my posts will revolve around motherhood / parenting. Having said that, I do not want to restrict myself to just that. I plan to pepper my entries with some creative writing as well.  I am hoping I will be able to attempt multiple styles in writing fiction and possibly rediscover my love for poetry along the way! And of course, I have some allowance for spontaneous writing – incidents that make me laugh, issues that move me or even something work related. So, I am going the bohemian way and keeping my blog theme free!

By participating in this challenge, I realize I have entrusted myself with an enormous responsibility- that of reading and encouraging fellow bloggers. 1600 bloggers and counting! That’s a lot of people for me to draw inspiration from.  I am hoping, by the end of April, taking time out to write and read other blogs will become a habit!

Here’s to writing, reading and making new friends! Bring it on!