This year, as we acknowledged Thanksgiving, I was thinking about the sweet traditions my family created for the holiday. Traditions that involve my mom are a bittersweet thing. There are some that we continue to employ because they bring light, and there are others that are simply too hard or not possible to carry on… Continue reading Tales of Tradition
Music is a special thing in the way that it can trigger emotions or memories. For me, there are a handful of songs I associate distinctly with my mom and take me back to certain times with her. Some of those songs trigger happy memories and evoke feelings of lightness and warmth, while others trigger… Continue reading The Sweetness of a Song
The other day, Shaan and I went to a pub down the street to watch the Warriors game. We sat at the bar and ordered some drinks and food. After a minute, the voices of two guys sitting to the left of me caught my ear. They were speaking in northern English accents, accents that… Continue reading Pubs & Planes
As you know well by now, I do a lot of reflection about my mom and my relationship with her. And one thing I keep coming back to — and one of the biggest blessings about my relationship with her — is how well she understood me. How well she understands me. I often think… Continue reading Understood
Probably the highest compliment I can receive is being compared to my mom. I think all of you reading this blog know how highly I think of her, and how — while certainly acknowledging she has flaws because she is human, and therefore imperfect — she is as special as they come. My dad has… Continue reading Just Like Mom
I’ve already written a few posts about my mom’s smaller gestures and habits, but I’m back to this topic today — and likely will be again and again and again. Why? That’s my mom for you — regularly going out of her way to commit small but meaningful deeds that quickly added up to make… Continue reading Escape the Drape
With so much going on recently (like getting married!), it’s been such a long time since I’ve posted, but it feels nice to be back. Though writing a post is always a bittersweet experience for me, this blog has become something I cherish; expressing and sharing my love for my mom is something I get… Continue reading Driving with My Mama: Part 1
Last weekend, while I was lying down in Savasana (final resting/lying down) pose at the end of a gruesome yoga bootcamp-type class, I started thinking about my mom. I go to yoga regularly and I always find myself thinking about her during this pose, as when my mind is given the freedom to wander, it usually wanders… Continue reading The Honor behind a Daily Walk
Many months ago when I was first thinking about starting this blog, I came up with a list of topics I planned to write about. One was about my mom’s switch from “Mom” to “Mum” when I moved to England seven years ago. I didn’t give it much thought at the time, but today, when… Continue reading From Mama to Mum
There are certain post topics that spend a long time floating around in my head, and this is one of them. A couple months ago, my dad and I were driving to LA and we switched the radio to a classical pops station, I believe it was. I don’t know what it was about the music,… Continue reading Sweet Laughter
Lessons from Anju 