Morning:
My day starts at 4:30 in the morning. It is in my habit now as I use to wake up at this hour when my kids were in school. I make a green tea for myself and black tea for my husband. I have 4 kids and they all are through with their school life. My mornings are not that busy anymore. I get time for myself. Me and my husband we both find this morning time peaceful.
I am a devotee of Radhasoami so on weekends I go for prayers in the morning. My husband takes charge of the kitchen on those days. He is a good cook. I absolutely relish the break I get from cooking.
Afternoon:
I enjoy watching daily soaps and at times feel that they are part of my daily life ritual. I like to watch serials that have women lead characters. I never use to watch these when my kids were here as I never really had time. Now that they all are settled in other cities I get ample of time to spend as I want to (YAY! to that J ).
Evening:
In the evening I go for a walk with a phone in hand as I know my kids will call. They call me without a miss and if they don’t panic. I know I shouldn’t but there is something that keeps bugging me and I feel calm once I listen to their voices.
My day is never complete till I speak to all four of them. At times when they forget to call, I feel restless and assume the worst. I am getting old and my husband says I get paranoid too easily. On one hand, I am really happy that I get time for myself and can go anywhere I wish to while on the other hand, I miss the time when my kids were little.
Note (From the writer): I asked my mom to narrate her day to me as I want to write about it. She looked at my screaming toddler (she wasn’t able to take the bottle’s cap off) and said: “No wonder you want to write about my day, I am having a better day than you (and started giggling)”…
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This was a lovely read! And waking up at 4:30, my my! I havent woken up the last time I can remember! #honestmomconfessions
When I started reading this post, I was like – she gets up at 4.30 in the morning.. but gradually as I moved through the post I got to know about the real mom of the story. Lovely post. 🙂
The last line….LOL. My mom laughs at me too now.. and says ‘Now you will realize” (with a winning smug). Love your writing!!
This was a lovely read. I miss my mom now after reading this. I will make sure I call her more regularly.
Good to read about your mom. Right now her routine feels like the best. But when kids grow up and leave us..I am sure it’s not easy.
I was jealous the moment I read, you get up at 4.30am. ? Was secretly happy that it was your mom.
Wow… your mom gets up at 430 every morning! I really feel that gen of mothers were very tough! It’s so funny what she says in the end… Full points to her sense of humour! 🙂
Fun to read 🙂 I was wondering how can you get up at 4.30 in the morning. But then saw its your mom’s day in the post 🙂
This is such a light read, i was smiling all the way through this post, my mom is also devotee of Radhasoami and now that she’s retired, she’s having her life’s gala time. But I am her only child, so I keep bothering her now and then. And I can totally understand the evening call time part, my mom would literally shout at me if I missed calling her someday. 😀
Wow!! Even if it was already years ago wherein your mom’s kids went to school, she’s still used to waking up as early as 4:30 in the morning. And it also sounds like your mom didn’t lose her sense of humor. Hihi.
Such a lovely read. Great to know about your mom and her life. She is totally rocking it.
hehe hehe I loved reading your posts Kavita. Moms are super human beings and only they can wake up at 4:30 am for their kids. Proud to know that your father helps your mum in the kitchen and gives her the necessary break.
Ahhh..I wish to have such a day…someday..
I usually get such comments from my mom too. But do you hope I would worry for these??? Happy to read a day of her.
Your mom sounds like a rock-star. No doubt you are a crack pot yourself! And seriously – 4:30?
My baby is only 18 months old but I am already waiting for that day when I can have a calm retired life…haha! Its so lovely that you chose to showcase your mom’s life. And the way you have described her emotions when she doesn’t get a call from you..spot on! Typical moms
What a relaxing post. It just made me look forward to growing old and at the same time left me wondering how well I will handle the empty nest syndrome. ?
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lol, she laughed at you? Well, it’s ours moms’ time to laugh at us and have some fun. It was lovely going through her day 🙂
I want to have that kind of peaceful routine 🙂
Nice take Kavita:) was good to read about your mums day! 4:30 am, is when I slew at times 🙁