Monika Suri

Under #Momology participation , Today I choose a picture prompt and try my hands on fiction . Playing with maps was their favourite game .  Right from his early childhood when other kids just learn A for Apple and B for ball , Arjuna tried to learn A for Australia  also along with A for apple (and ofcourse A for Arjun too) ,  B for Belgium  also in addition to  B for Ball . Credit to his mommy Myla .  Arjuna’s  father was working with an international travel agency and had to visit different countries off and on .  Arjuna  used to feel so happy  when  Myla  would  show him  the current  location of his Dad on the world map. “Mommy , Dad is not so far from us , see it’s such a small distance . Let’s go to him” Moving  his little fingers over the map , he would try to measure the distance between him and his Dad and also judge the time to reach there . “Baby , it’s small only on this map. Otherwise i...

Food Mindfulness – Have you heard about that ? Fitness  , Health , Weightloss are the buzzing keywords in today’s times . We all want to be healthy , maintain an ideal weight , look smart and feel good . Exercise and Diet form two important aspects if you are on fitness or weightloss journey . Maintaining an ideal weight may be difficult but staying close to the ideal is achievable with small but consistent efforts . You start with your walking or gym schedule  , strive hard todo it on routine basis but when after a month or so  you don’t see any results , the motivationgoes down the track and then you start making excuses . May be the cause isthat you didn’t focus at all on your diet. You start with a dieting plan , but after a few days youstart feeling lethargic , plus your body’s tone-up gets deteriorated . May bebecause excessive dieting caused you headache , muscle loss or generalirritability . So the point is: Exercise and Diet have to be in a balanced ...

F I am a Mom , mom to a beautiful daughter who is 12 years old now . Now at this stage , my daughter has become more like a friend . While sharing our bed at night , she shares her school titbits and I love to listen to the chatterbox along with sharing hugs and kisses . Before we actually go to sleep , we read a story from a book or I myself build one . The other fun activity without which we can’t   go to sleep  is  playing word connect game  on mobile . It’s a good mind exercise for both of us. And I feel happy when most of the time she wins. Although it seems very cool but Motherhood sometimes exhausts me, may be  because Mind is  trapped in many other responsibilities of life . Getting up early in the morning , packing tiffins for husband , me , my daughter and then myself rushing to the office with no breakfast most of the times , coming in evening , deciding on the way what’s to be prepared in dinner , buy veggies , come home , help daughter i...

When it comes to health and Fitness , there are many factors contributing to it . Workout , Diet Plans , Healthy foods , positive habits , motivation , all these contribute to the overall fitness and good health of body . Regarding workout and weightloss I had written in my previous post . I have heard a lot about Green Tea . Let me study about Green Tea. Antioxidant ? What is that ? What are the various benefits of Green Tea ? How to make Green Tea ? Tea Bag or Loose Leaf Tea ? Is it easy to have my Green Tea on the go ? Whenever there is a  talk about healthy foods and habits , I often get to hear about green tea . I have been a milk tea and coffee girl till now . For the last few years ,I have been  hearing  a lot about green tea , it’s very useful in weightloss and stimulates metabolism . Green Tea Marathon – Should I also join ? Everytime I go grocery shopping I see a corner of the store full with varieties of teas – masala...

. The world is  celebrating  Valentines day.  As February starts , Love seems to be all around . During the  week long  celebrations  in the name of hug day , teddy day  , rose day …and what not , you can  see the shops and streets flooded with roses , teddies ( tiny keyring size to baby size to huge size ) and couples exchanging gifts , sending lots of kisses to each other on whatsapp , posting pics of their special moments on the social media. All this appears to be meaningless , stupid or dramebaazi when  your own mind is disturbed , heart too . How to celebrate the day when you have had a fight with your Valentine ? When you have  had a squabble at home and the world is getting ready for Valentines day , You start thinking on the terms like “ I would be celebrating Valentine day with myself ” …..”Why does a woman always need a man to celebrate love ?” ……”I love myself more than him , I would pamper myself lots and lots ” Same is the case with me this time...

I am not a Parenting expert but Yes ! I am a parent having 12 years of experience.  I am a Mom to a daughter who turned twelve year old in Jan 2019. Nobody is born with special skills  in this world  .  We all learn from here and there – from our family , our surroundings and certainly by our  mistakes in the process of learning .  The same applies to Parenthood ,or I should say motherhood in my case . Parenthood is a great skill and I think we all are learners . In the process , we all form our own Parenthood mantras . I can’t call myself  very emotional woman but If I analyze my 12 years of parenthood till date , what I find is that I am becoming  quite emotional as I am growing as a Mom. Right on the day of birth of my daughter , the happiness flew as tears when I looked at the little wonder  for the first time . Just watching her while breastfeeding or when she performed for the first time on stage in the school , again made me emotional...

A healthy mind resides in a healthy body . You must be thinking “ Yes Yes I know it “ But is your body really healthy ? Is your mind always healthy and happy ? Are you doing something for your body and mind ? Remember the day you suffered just from cold or had mild fever , you just couldn’t  work properly , eat properly and you didn’t even feel like talking to anybody . Even little health problems act worse on your mind , you start feeling unhappy , irritated  and just don’t enjoy anything around us . From minor health problems like fever , cold, acidity, constipation to major health problems like joint pains , heart troubles , health can affect your everyday happiness and increase your stress . Like we say in hindi “ Sehat thik ho tabhi sab kuch achha lagta hai “ You should be especially taking out time from  daily  24 hours to take  good care of your health . You are constantly working , whether at home or office , if none of these then TV or Mobiles. But when it comes to your  own...