Friday 1 February, 2019

Marie Cando and Cannot do

We live in a world where we watch, others watching .. watching stuff. My son watches videos of people telling alexa how to spell supercalifragilisticespi.... Its a thing .
We watch people getting new faces, new bodies new homes and even new husbands ... and dogs too ok not in that order

So Now we have a program called Tidying Up and Marie Kondo is a verb .. albeit not a happy one. Tidying up for me is procrastination. Emptying my recycle bin is always a good place to start . See this Marie mami hasnt met our mommies and mamis. My mother in law had diaries dating all the way back to 1979 . All blank . Why I asked ? You never know ? My mom has a collection of 20 mugs all from a brand of coffee we once had only for that reason. My mother's store room has only Horlicks jadis and mudis . Almost all bottles that have stood on that ledge have witnessed 3 generations of pickles , prickly fights and petty much more.
Have you ever taken food home from your mom's? The next day she will say .. If you have finished please return the dabba . Only that dabba has that cover that can do that thing.... Yes but its a box that came when Appa went in 1979 to London. That too .
See we dont give away . We keep. You never know when a 1989 Murugan calendar could be back the hit thing on your wall. You never know that a Nalli bag would be used. Hello now the manjai pai is that IT THING.
See if we all our pattis had Marie kondoed their armarais. How many afghan snow bottles filled with Patti smell would we have been lost ... Many many. How many mamis take Chanel No.5 fill it with Gulab water and spray 5 drops...? C'mon thats  cool

MY mother's jewellery collection is completely wrapped in wedding goodie bags . WE remember anniversaries only due to this reason. That necklace is in that Sundaram's bag 2-2-84 , All welcome with friends and family ... Ofcourse today is their anniversary.

Another thing our family collected are ponnadais. We give it away as Ethnic golden throw to unsuspecting foreigners . We make cushion covers, bags , the odd pavadai and ravikai !!
Now if we didnt keep it all safely in a hoarded nalli bag ?? Imagine .

My mother in law would bring back a suitcase full of empty dabbas from the USA. They throw nice full round dabbas with round tight fit muddis . These dabbas full size appalam we can keep. We had so many round fitting dabbas that we could have populated an Ikea store.My husband once suggested like a wine collection we have a dabba collection. This particular box circa 92 with lemon pickle topnotes ....


Now we call these Marie Kondo , Upcycle , recycle ... NO its not that .. WE keep for keepsake . Because you never know ....
Between Marie & Mami what wins?? 

Sunday 27 January, 2019

Hashtag life


The #hashtag Life
 I say to my #babes#my man # moochie(no strike that ####)” You see all these weddings , I also want one Big hastagged #my life my wife kind of wedding. At this time my not so mooched husband says Oh is it that time of the month that makes you so so … Better not to commit to any adjective here . I say no we need relationship goals ,we need a hash tag. See Our names have too many vowels . What hashtag can we get from five lettered names filled with A’s . Only a phonetic digraph . AAAA See right there we have a problem. Look at Ranveer , he has matching clothes with Deepika . The only matching thing we have is I love Reykjavik bought from an airline coupon for mishandled luggage. That T shirt has been through more RPM’s in washing machines around the world that it almost resembles Iceland on a good day. Seeing that Progesterone to testosterone is 1-0 . Husband gains some volume. See , I need at least a month to grow moustache like Ranveer Singh . In that time I have to figure out beard shampoo, beard balm etc etc that you will get for me online. Then you will give me instructions on what to do with each product . Then I have to remember which thing goes where. The last time I was using body cream as soap .Much like a baby stroller that never opens in an one touch by a male hand but will open miraculously when a woman breathes near it. The first holiday as a parent the only thing I did was watching videos on how to open and close a stroller with one hand . I want to have a long veil with something apart from a laundry tag on it. I want my blouses to be eclectic ( I like that word . You just toss it and it #sounds made for you). Clothes meant for me as a person. Not a cut and paste job by A1 Ladies tailors, We make you a star in every fit ! But at least we can have a Lake Como wedding. Our wedding was by the Lake Cooum !!Truly! Almost same but very different # breathless… like you take my breath away. A credit card company recently eager to sell their product told us they arranged the Lake Como weddings. I was very excited not at the wedding per se but every spend abroad earns you double points in India. I could have a wedding every month. Imagine a wedding begets a wedding.#points for life for wife. Now my husband powered by the need to check the ping on his phone says. You see the person in you … is the kindest mother , the most aggressive garbage segregator. Every time at Starbucks you take a card to write and say NO to PLASTIC! An awesome baker , but will never allow me more than a piece. The funniest raconteur and the shyest person in a group . You can remember numbers, bank balances and take every decision but still you insist I should give the driver instructions to a place I don’t know. You order yourself flowers and chocolates and if I got you a gift you will giggle like a school girl. Tell me for which woman will this tailor make . Why all this photo & make up and beard . All wedding pictures will be filled with kids we didn’t know existed and many years later the only purpose they serve is to point out how tiny Babloo looked at our wedding. The best relationship goal is a bowl of good curd rice , Netflix and maybe matching T shirts … What to say … in the end Food solves all problems #curd rice rocks # cool system# cool marriage!