F.R.I.E.N.D.S !

'Friends' and 'Friendship' - none of us would have understood the meaning of these words until may be 3 years or so !

The other day my 3 yr old comes back from school and while talking about something that happened between 2 of his classmates, he showed more assertiveness in saying that his friend (one little girl among them) wasn't wrong and did not do anything :p....
Friends - we always support them, right ? The moment we like somebody and choose them to be our friend, we understand and value friends and friendships :)

I have been blessed with a lot of friends at every stage in my life...some have been with me for a long time and some I have known recently...whatever it might be I have been fortunate to have good friends and best friends, and I know for sure that each one of them are for a lifetime !

I feel proud and blessed that my bestest friends are somebody I have known and been in touch with them for the past 12+ years !!! And every year the bond between us gets stronger and my belief in friendship strengthens :)
When I got married I heard a lot of people around saying that post marriage you will not be able to be in touch with your friends and eventually your Hubby's friends will become your friends etc etc etc...yes for a while i thought that might be true because, back then I hadn't understood my DH well enough :) and also given the fact that I have a lot more boy BFF's than girls !!!! But i feel blessed to say that my hubby love is one such person who ,till date, never interferes between me and my friends :) and neither do i ....and I feel that is the best part of our relationship :)

Today I am thankful to technology and also proud to say that, inspite of my best friends being far away from me, we are still the best of friends and even today I can vouch for them...I am sure I can reach out to them any time I need them :) Yes, I should also thank my hubby for it because he never had any problems with me going out with my friends, or me getting calls at midnight (be it my girlfriends or my boy BFF's), even to this day, even after being a mom, things haven't changed much...all my friends who know me well also know that they can bother me anytime of the day :) and vice versa too ;)

Relocation gave me a chance to make new friends and as always I am blessed to have wonderful people around, it is definitely a blessing to have such like minded people around in a country far away from home and when you are missing family like crazy ! Coming here made me realize friends are nothing but your extended family :)

This post is dedicated to all my friends who have been with me always and who accept me for what I am :) love you all loads....you are a part of ME ! And will always be :)

Not working Vs In-between jobs !

Entering motherhood and relocating to a different country meant a lot of changes in me and my life...
Having to move places because of DH's job and opportunities was something that I was looking forward for in my personal life but it wasn't something I was prepared for in my professional life...obviously had to quit my job and move ! No complaints....I got the pleasure of being a stay-at-home mom, enjoyed every aspect of my child's infancy and toddler hood, I got the opportunity to understand my better-half BETTER, got the opportunity to nourish my family life,  - a little more tiring but definitely a lot more rewarding :)

All said and done...I was definitely looking at or wanting to get back to the workforce, want to get an experience of working in a different country and a totally different work culture. The first step that I took in getting myself prepared to get back to work was to take some courses which would give me some knowledge about certain topics required for my professional life.

There were a lot of things that I got to learn academically and also got the opportunity to know a few things which kind of changed my perspective of looking at or understanding certain things, made me to talk and think more optimistically :) An example : I was taking a project management class and the instructor asked the class to introduce themselves, so most of us mentioned that ' I am not working currently' for the instructor gave a better way of putting it... "I am in between jobs"... A simple statement like this not just makes people think about u seriously but it also boosts up your confidence in yourself. Most of our instructors kept saying, use positive words while speaking...it makes the listener want to listen to you more and it also make you more optimistic :)

I mean who wouldn't want to feel good while talking :) right?

Optimism always helps you to thrive and be better in whatever you are doing !