When I moved to Boston on December with Adi and decided to stay with viswa for a year or two here, I was very much upset, because after 7 ½ years hostel-campus and full working life, suddenly I stopped. I left the post doc of IISc also. I had a fear and confusion about my decision whether staying here was a correct decision for me or not. December was not very bad because after long time seeing Viswanath again I was quite happy. Mean while Karthick used to come from RPI. Manju came from Berkely and Vasanth from florida on Christmas vacation. So just like that time flew.
Real trouble came on January. Everybody left and viswa had to go lab even on weekends. I was not able to cope up with my new life. In India I had so many people to help me out. I never took care of Adi alone. Here everything u have to do alone. I was feeling miserable, could not figure out what to do. Other problem was loneliness. I could not find any body outside the apartment. Only cars were going on roads. In India whenever u come out of Kaveri apartment u will see students, people; here only buildings and river and wide roads.
Then I started googling.U know I started to find out how the other stay-home-moms manage their lives. One fine day I gave search “ a mom’s day”.I found so many people, so many blogs and of course so many groups. I felt great. Always I used to think “My God, how will I stay with Adi alone whole day? “ Now I calculate I will get some more time in the day. I suddenly found so many things to do in life other than making nanoparticles. I do love doing science but this world I completely neglected.
I saw some of Mom’s blog. They are simply great. Some have such great imagination that with simply things they make their life so good. First time I think I am enjoying motherhood beyond my so-called fear and worry. I know research …labs are great places. But I feel enjoying life is also a great thing in life. Whoever women all over the world work from morning till night for their loved one they are simply deserved to call best. Their awesome labor and maintenance make the outside working world running. Do they get their due respects? I doubt.
Anyway after along time I came to blogging again. Cheers to Adi….
