tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32496989.post7334192279578799750..comments2023-10-31T18:31:57.634+05:30Comments on Mamma of Twins: Working Life Status Quo or Change? Questioning SelfItchingtowritehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00763940951418027045noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32496989.post-29152587358561290312008-05-26T19:41:00.000+05:302008-05-26T19:41:00.000+05:30These are the exact same questions I have been ask...These are the exact same questions I have been asking myself recently. And, these questions are what have made me decide to quit or take a sabbatical or whatever. My plan is to take a break and then get into something new. I hope I have the guts to venture into something new. But whatever it is that I do, I don't think I want to get back to a full time job. I want to spend time with KT.Collection Of Starshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18379268249880680384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32496989.post-27172832225076535822008-05-26T10:42:00.000+05:302008-05-26T10:42:00.000+05:30JLT- i guess like everything else, the bnchmarks m...JLT- i guess like everything else, the bnchmarks move!!Itchingtowritehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00763940951418027045noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32496989.post-70947334758387429492008-05-25T19:20:00.000+05:302008-05-25T19:20:00.000+05:30one is never satisfied, even when so many things g...one is never satisfied, even when so many things get given to yu maybe no on a platter, but given all the same.<BR/>When I earned my first salary of 3500/-, all I wanted was for it to be at least 5 000/-, then for it to reach five figure nos... now even when I do have enough money to be happy with, the wants are never ending... in the midst of it all, I want to spend time with my baby too, and how do I do that?? very confusing, Itchy, no answers here eitherJust Like Thathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04156108159461377932noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32496989.post-64482577815838180202008-05-22T17:07:00.000+05:302008-05-22T17:07:00.000+05:30mamma mia- actually retiring at 40 doesn't seems a...mamma mia- actually retiring at 40 doesn't seems an attractiv proposition. but again nobody wants to take on these uncertainitys<BR/>andy-there may be limitations but can we atleast try to break free of them? actually the problem is that there are too many factors and variables- making it difficult to take a call<BR/>orchid- yes if we reasses every few years our positions - we cud come with alternate paths. after all- u hav to take one of the many paths- each will be good & once one path is taken- u will never know what the other path would have been- better or worse<BR/>anon-u hav really set me thinking- who r u? do u blog? can i hop in? come to think of it- i always wanted to train in music- u give me hopes when u talk of your friend- tried twice & had to quit & now my priorities have shifted... i want to travel.. i think it needs to be put into a postItchingtowritehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00763940951418027045noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32496989.post-28135406477169013362008-05-22T10:55:00.000+05:302008-05-22T10:55:00.000+05:30My big suggestion is that yes, your thoughts are p...My big suggestion is that yes, your thoughts are part of everyone's lives... will my baby (or babies) be able to cope with a new city, should I change schools, should I restrict my career geographically etc., However, from experience I know that I get my moments of peace when I follow something my heart tells me to do. I have been trying to learn a new language, never mind that I may never visit the country of the origin of the language or a friend of mine has picked up music at the age of 30. So, my take is that beyond all of this, we need to have something that gives us a deeper satisfaction of 'achievement'... work, family, money never seems to help do that. What is your deep desire? What have YOU wanted to do additionally?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32496989.post-89378941250038164632008-05-22T07:02:00.000+05:302008-05-22T07:02:00.000+05:30vow that was an honest post filled with such deep ...vow that was an honest post filled with such deep introspection...u know part of the solution is asking the questions..but you do know you have choices, so just make sure you go through each one of them..in the end if you chose status quo...that's ok too!By Deepa and Supriyahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07747804542943614606noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32496989.post-72784306979911795512008-05-22T00:56:00.000+05:302008-05-22T00:56:00.000+05:30Hi Itchy,I know where u r comming from? We have pa...Hi Itchy,<BR/><BR/>I know where u r comming from? We have partners who havnt ventured far, are happy in their cocoons(their friends and relatives) and cant think of giving it all up for a little excitement and adventure in life. We, who have been nomads but naturally find it very restless after a few years. Agreed we are achieiving what we perhaps set out for...well paying jobs, flats,cars, good schools for our kids....but that was the beginning of our wish list not the end...we are perhaps just approching our mid-life and its very unsatisfactory to be content....we want to have (to borrow a phrase) "miles to go" but with a partner, kids and a "comfortable" mindset can we? will we?Andyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16695934054833405434noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32496989.post-589678928363291712008-05-21T14:10:00.000+05:302008-05-21T14:10:00.000+05:30like PM said, i guess all of us go through this. l...like PM said, i guess all of us go through this. lucky are the people who really know what they like and then do it too!<BR/><BR/>just few days ago was reading an article on people retiring at 40! planning their finances perfectly wit their fat software salaries and then following their dreams!<BR/><BR/>maybe you dont need to fret so much about the future now. am sure you will figure out a way of figuring out whats best for all of you!<BR/><BR/>and yeah a sabbatical may not be a bad idea if you have nice boss who understands! i have seen people getting all charged up after that. or finding a new way of life!<BR/><BR/>till then dont forget to count your blessings too! :)<BR/><BR/>cheers!<BR/><BR/>abhaMama - Miahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06330103540647472728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32496989.post-44294981853301193152008-05-21T11:38:00.000+05:302008-05-21T11:38:00.000+05:30poppins- EMI not yet paid off yaar!! trying to get...poppins- EMI not yet paid off yaar!! trying to get my hands on a big loot to pay it off. I think I shud start buying lotterty tickets now. <BR/>i am sort of feeling tied down after putting them in school. when thy were not in school, they wer too young to be taken anywhere. like i can nevr plan a trip (bus/ personal) & then take thm with m becoz 2 todlers + luggage not an easy cake. now that they r old enuf. i cannot becoz of the school.Itchingtowritehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00763940951418027045noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32496989.post-73980366608981235712008-05-21T11:29:00.000+05:302008-05-21T11:29:00.000+05:30I think all of us go through this from time to tim...I think all of us go through this from time to time, a reassesing of priorities. Esp on milsetone dates like this..<BR/><BR/>Firstly, 10 years despite all the difficulties with being a working woman/mom - hats of to you. I hope you do realise how hard you've worked here to get that EMI paid off! A dream that so many take so long to fulfil.<BR/><BR/>That said, I don't think it's the wrong time for you to think of taking some sort of a sabbatical maybe. But if you do take a sabbatical what would you do? Now that the twins start school and will get busy with their own lives. I don't know Itchy wish I had some answers. But I do know that there's more to life than just working hard and enjoying 'later'. <BR/><BR/>Sometimes I read about those people who choose to take an entire year of their lives out and travel the world around and wonder if I'll ever have the guts to do that. <BR/><BR/>I'm not helping much am I?Sunita Venkatachalamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02999860004277224419noreply@blogger.com