THE DIARY OF A HOUSEWIFE

No it’s not the next millennium scare like the y2k, nor am I referring to the year 54k when most us will not be around, not me in any case, I’m sure of that, yes certainly too! No dear reader, it’s more near home and is an issue closest to our hearts I dare say! Yes, it’s all about weight watch! And I am about to describe to you my arduous journey to my ideal 54k grams. When I was a very young child, my mother always thought me too thin, as all mothers are wont to, and I was always encouraged to eat to my heart’s content. So it was that as a young adult I had developed a typical ‘khaaté peeté ghar’ ka respectable ‘live to eat with a passion’ syndrome, hovering between 60 and 62k on the scales. Marriage followed and inevitably conception which was my excuse to hog and not feel any the worse for it; and boy (or girl, if you like it that way better) did I eat? It was like I was participating in a never ending eating marathon. Before I knew, I was grossing a whopping 86k out of which ...

A very old ode to womanhood which my dad and I penned. Used this as the background to perform a ballad for a select audience. Even God believed man was incomplete Without a woman beside To replicate His miracle of life, again, again and yet again A countless times. I know not the evolution of the human species But I recall my growth from an impish girl With nary a care in the world The fun filled pranks and playing in the street The laughter and fun, the camaraderie. Where oh! Where has all of it gone? When I stepped into womanhood The transition was rapid and unnoticed. Where oh! Where are all the dreams of greatness and fame? Somewhere in the business of setting up home Did we lose that which we were destined to find? No, I think, it’s the perspective that’s changed For, haven’t we partaken of life to its fullest? And sent Air Warriors to snatch victory from the very skies?   As a daughter, a student, a hope As a bride, a lover, a wife As a mother, a nurturer As a provider ...

The Bible has a lot to say about the virtues of a good housewife. I believe we are all that and a bit more.   Who can find a virtuous woman? for her price is far above rubies. The heart of her husband doth safely trust in her, so that he shall have no need of spoil. She will do him good and not evil all the days of her life. She seeketh wool, and flax, and worketh willingly with her hands. She is like the merchants' ships; she bringeth her food from afar. She riseth also while it is yet night, and giveth meat to her household, and a portion to her maidens. She considereth a field, and buyeth it: with the fruit of her hands she planteth a vineyard. She girdeth her loins with strength, and strengtheneth her arms. She perceiveth that her merchandise is good: her candle goeth not out by night. She layeth her hands to the spindle, and her hands hold the distaff. She stretcheth out her hand to the poor; yea, she reacheth f...