Vijay Basrur

Separation pangs

I have always had the separation pangs. The first day at school, the first day in the school bus, the first day at junior college, the first night at engineering college, the first day at my first job, the first day at b-school, the first night in Delhi, the first day of staying away from my wife. I have felt miserable at the start of the separation but moved ahead quickly.

This time I am not able to. I am staying away from my wife and daughter for the first time. And I am missing both of them terribly. Both of them are amazing stress busters when I get back from work, especially my daughter. Her excitement when she sees me walk into the house is a treat to watch and guaranteed to melt away any form of stress. And my wife’s smile relaxes me to no end.

They are visiting my inlaws for a fortnight. Thankfully the fortnight comes to an end this week and I am dying to have them back. I thought I’d be fine while they were away. I thought I’d immerse myself into my magazines & books and while I’ve devoured the magazines quite a bit, I am unable to get them out of my mind.

Parenting has been a joy ever since it began. Though it brings in a very different dimension into your life, leaving a little less time for yourself and your spouse, I think its an experience which leaves you very content and greedy for more.

I am already counting days for the weekend to arrive

New clothes for my blog

So I decided to get some new clothes for the blog. I love the variety of themes available for WordPress. Infact the whole WordPress ecosystem makes blogging a treat.

I bumped into Blog Oh Blog a few weeks back and I returned there yesterday to look around. I spotted the Statement theme and loved it. So I adapted to the theme yesterday. I still have some bells & whistles to go. But those will come over time. I liked the clean layout and the 2 sidebars which allow for a lot of external content.

Till the time I decide to get some more new clothes, Statement it is.