sandhya

Season of Rest...

2011-11-09T12:06:00.000-08:00

It is now Day three of my never ending Maternity Leave, and well... I am starting to feel that small but little chirp inside of me saying "Whatcha you going to do in this life?". It didn't let me waste any time before it started to pester me. Why is not being ambitious and chasing a dream not enough? Or is it enough? Am I so programmed to be successful or work my ass off to be successful that I can not remain still. Is it possible I can spend the rest of my life just raising kids, loving my husband, cleaning my house, gardening... Would I find peace in this, or was I meant to do more. I can't help but think I have a higher calling...

I just had lunch with my good friend Jeannie who is very capable of knocking sense into me and she said "Sandhya, this is your season of rest. Stop doing... just be". And she is right. I am going to just be. This time, as I transition into the next chapter of my life, I have a secret weapon that I never had before. God on my side.

A new chapter?

2011-11-08T14:22:00.000-08:00

It is time to start the next chapter of the Sandhya Murthy life... yes entering a new phase.. baby #2 is 18 days away.. I just ended a small project manager contract job and embarking on a "no end date" maternity leave. The question is what am I going to do with all this free-time. I have a influx of wedding / photography request emails that I am choosing to obnoxiously ignore and garage full of boxes from our recent move to Los Gatos that I am choosing to ignore as well. Afterall I am 9 months pregnant I can relax if I want too. Or can I? That is the ultimate question. Can I function without a cell-phone ringing off the hook, without emails to respond too and without demanding people wanting things? We shall see... For the time being there is nothing to do... except prove to Anish that I rested during the day.

For the time being I am going to go consolidate my HD's (I need more space) and organize a few closets.

I am hoping Life will tell me what it wants out of me, rather than me trying to find out...

The perfect cup of tea

2011-03-18T09:55:00.000-07:00

Just thought I would share my recipe for the perfect cup of tea...

If I had to pick only one food / drink to eat for the rest of my life, I would have to pick a nice hot cup of tea. It truly is my best friend. My day begins and ends with tea... so it is only just to begin this blog with an entry on how to make a good cup of tea.

Servings

2 cups of tea

Ingredients

2.5 cups of water

4 cardamoms with shell

5 mint leaves

3 teaspoons of honey

0.5 teaspoon of fresh nutmeg

2 tablespoons of loose black tea

3 tablespoons of whole milk

sugar as needed

Utenstils needed

boiling pot

multiple spoons

tea strainer

mortar and pistol

Prep Time

Approx 15-20 Min

Instructions

1. Crush the cardamom in a mortar and pistol. This will break the seeds out of the shell.

2. Place water, cardomom, mint leaves, nutmeg and loose tea on the stove and bring to a boil

3. After water is boiling add honey and milk

4. Once milk boils take it off the stove

5. strain the tea into the serving cup to remove all the items from the liquid

6. Serve hot and add sugar as needed.

Enjoy some of the best tea

Just a thought

2010-04-04T00:33:00.000-07:00

You are your deepest driving desire is
As your desire is, so is your will
As your will is, so is your deed
As your deed is.. so is your destiny
- Brihadaranyaka