The 40 and Fabulous Era!

Wednesday, January 20, year 2021 is the day marked in golden ink in history forever.  The inauguration! First Woman Vice President of the United States. Really a very proud day for almost everyone. I was sitting in my living room, watching on the TV this historic event take place. I could feel the pride in having an Indian originated vice president and female.  I mean it is about time, that we get what we deserve and more. We should be recognized and appreciated for simply being a girl, a woman, a female species.  So I was in my house, feeling proud and emotional and I see out of the patio, a gardener was going about doing his task of blowing the fallen leaves out of the way. He saw me looking at him and he waved, I waved back and smiled. He went about doing his job. My husband was working from home doing his job. My kids attending online school, doing their "jobs". So in short what I mean to say, something big happened, something life-changing and historic. However, my q...

 Do you plan your birthdays? In my entire life I have been groomed in such a way that I don't expect much from others, but too much from myself.  As in I hold myself up to very high standards of behavior and morality.  I have observed there are some people who plan meticulously to celebrate themselves, well I applaud them and stand by them. Because no matter what it takes guts to plan so much for yourself. The point being, I don't plan anything for myself.  I don't expect anything from anyone. That means when it is my day as in my birthday I don't expect gifts or cakes or anybody to make a big deal of the day.  This humility if you want to call it that or sheer stupidity on my part, is my mother's upbringing of me. Though don't get me wrong my mom and dad used to celebrate my birthday really well. As in the whole package, cakes, gifts, guests friends everything.  As I grew up and ventured on my own, I remember my 22nd birthday when I was totally alone. I wa...