SIMPLE PLEASURES OF LIFE!

Ah, the simple pleasures of life! Of packing the kids off to school, sending harrassed husband to work, telling the cook what concoction to conjure, and then enjoying a 9 am snooze zzzz... Ah, the simple pleasures of life!

In a way I'm glad that the holiday season is over. At least I have some "idiot" time to myself. To chat with my sisters on extremely important matters like weight loss/gain , call up old friends and discuss idiosyncracies of household help, take note of in-laws, listen to mama's advice, dad's bulletins, sister-in-law's health etc etc... I'm sure you get the general drift.

This is not to imply that these things don't happen when the kids are at home. Of course, they do! You can't live for too long without discussing the latest Bollywood flick and Sushmita Sen's botox. These are earth shattering matters and the presence of company at home does not deter conversations about the same. It's just that these pleasures are best enjoyed without someone yelling, "Mama potty!" , "Mama the Wii batteries are totally discharged. What do I do now?" and without being told " You sisters talk so much about weight. How about actually doing something about it for a change?". Spoilsport!

The only problem with the simple pleasures of life is that they are fairly irregular and short lived. No, I'm not philosophising- that's for pseudo intellectuals. I'm just indicating that my free time is over and I need to rush to the supermarket to buy mozarella cheese for the pasta tonight. Good Bye!!