Little Green Monsters
When the Baby was born three months ago, our friends and family all asked if the Boy and Girl were jealous of their new baby sister. "No!" I exclaimed proudly. "They are so in love with their sister that they are competing over who gets to be with her the most." I have to admit that this response was embarassingly tinged with a certain smugness that conveyed (falsely) "My kids are so highly evolved that they are beyond jealousy." Yeah, whatever.
And that's exactly how it was until a few days ago??!! All of a sudden, they've turned on me. "You love the Baby more than us." "You only care about her and you want us to go away." What's interesting is that whether it's the Boy or the Girl complaining about my incapacity to equally distribute the Love, they speak as a WHOLE, a TEAM, who's united spirit stems from a disappointment in me, their mother. On everything else, they bicker like cats and dogs, but on this, they agree wholeheartedly.
I was floored. When I got pregnant (not planned, and therefore a huge, mind-numbing shock to my body and brain...but now that we've got her, I'm not only in love with this Baby but completely OBSESSED in a way that totally shocks me given my initial reluctance. WHO KNEW?), my initial concerns included on that my older kids would somehow get neglected. Since the arrival of their baby sister, I've gone out of my way to plan activities and "Mommy" time with both the Boy and the Girl. Yes, life is different, we don't jump in the car and head out for spontaneous adventures, but we do spend lots of time reading, cuddling, listening to music and eating ice cream together on our patio. I'm trying. And still, they're hurt. And upset. Everyday. [continue]
Little Green Monsters
When the Baby was born three months ago, our friends and family all asked if the Boy and Girl were jealous of their new baby sister. "No!" I exclaimed proudly. "They are so in love with their sister that they are competing over who gets to be with her the most." I have to admit that this response was embarassingly tinged with a certain smugness that conveyed (falsely) "My kids are so highly evolved that they are beyond jealousy." Yeah, whatever.
And that's exactly how it was until a few days ago??!! All of a sudden, they've turned on me. "You love the Baby more than us." "You only care about her and you want us to go away." What's interesting is that whether it's the Boy or the Girl complaining about my incapacity to equally distribute the Love, they speak as a WHOLE, a TEAM, who's united spirit stems from a disappointment in me, their mother. On everything else, they bicker like cats and dogs, but on this, they agree wholeheartedly.
I was floored. When I got pregnant (not planned, and therefore a huge, mind-numbing shock to my body and brain...but now that we've got her, I'm not only in love with this Baby but completely OBSESSED in a way that totally shocks me given my initial reluctance. WHO KNEW?), my initial concerns included on that my older kids would somehow get neglected. Since the arrival of their baby sister, I've gone out of my way to plan activities and "Mommy" time with both the Boy and the Girl. Yes, life is different, we don't jump in the car and head out for spontaneous adventures, but we do spend lots of time reading, cuddling, listening to music and eating ice cream together on our patio. I'm trying. And still, they're hurt. And upset. Everyday. [continue]
Little Green Monsters
When the Baby was born three months ago, our friends and family all asked if the Boy and Girl were jealous of their new baby sister. "No!" I exclaimed proudly. "They are so in love with their sister that they are competing over who gets to be with her the most." I have to admit that this response was embarassingly tinged with a certain smugness that conveyed (falsely) "My kids are so highly evolved that they are beyond jealousy." Yeah, whatever.
And that's exactly how it was until a few days ago??!! All of a sudden, they've turned on me. "You love the Baby more than us." "You only care about her and you want us to go away." What's interesting is that whether it's the Boy or the Girl complaining about my incapacity to equally distribute the Love, they speak as a WHOLE, a TEAM, who's united spirit stems from a disappointment in me, their mother. On everything else, they bicker like cats and dogs, but on this, they agree wholeheartedly.
I was floored. When I got pregnant (not planned, and therefore a huge, mind-numbing shock to my body and brain...but now that we've got her, I'm not only in love with this Baby but completely OBSESSED in a way that totally shocks me given my initial reluctance. WHO KNEW?), my initial concerns included on that my older kids would somehow get neglected. Since the arrival of their baby sister, I've gone out of my way to plan activities and "Mommy" time with both the Boy and the Girl. Yes, life is different, we don't jump in the car and head out for spontaneous adventures, but we do spend lots of time reading, cuddling, listening to music and eating ice cream together on our patio. I'm trying. And still, they're hurt. And upset. Everyday. [continue]
Little Green Monsters
When the Baby was born three months ago, our friends and family all asked if the Boy and Girl were jealous of their new baby sister. "No!" I exclaimed proudly. "They are so in love with their sister that they are competing over who gets to be with her the most." I have to admit that this response was embarassingly tinged with a certain smugness that conveyed (falsely) "My kids are so highly evolved that they are beyond jealousy." Yeah, whatever.
And that's exactly how it was until a few days ago??!! All of a sudden, they've turned on me. "You love the Baby more than us." "You only care about her and you want us to go away." What's interesting is that whether it's the Boy or the Girl complaining about my incapacity to equally distribute the Love, they speak as a WHOLE, a TEAM, who's united spirit stems from a disappointment in me, their mother. On everything else, they bicker like cats and dogs, but on this, they agree wholeheartedly.
I was floored. When I got pregnant (not planned, and therefore a huge, mind-numbing shock to my body and brain...but now that we've got her, I'm not only in love with this Baby but completely OBSESSED in a way that totally shocks me given my initial reluctance. WHO KNEW?), my initial concerns included on that my older kids would somehow get neglected. Since the arrival of their baby sister, I've gone out of my way to plan activities and "Mommy" time with both the Boy and the Girl. Yes, life is different, we don't jump in the car and head out for spontaneous adventures, but we do spend lots of time reading, cuddling, listening to music and eating ice cream together on our patio. I'm trying. And still, they're hurt. And upset. Everyday. [continue]
Little Green Monsters
When the Baby was born three months ago, our friends and family all asked if the Boy and Girl were jealous of their new baby sister. "No!" I exclaimed proudly. "They are so in love with their sister that they are competing over who gets to be with her the most." I have to admit that this response was embarassingly tinged with a certain smugness that conveyed (falsely) "My kids are so highly evolved that they are beyond jealousy." Yeah, whatever.
And that's exactly how it was until a few days ago??!! All of a sudden, they've turned on me. "You love the Baby more than us." "You only care about her and you want us to go away." What's interesting is that whether it's the Boy or the Girl complaining about my incapacity to equally distribute the Love, they speak as a WHOLE, a TEAM, who's united spirit stems from a disappointment in me, their mother. On everything else, they bicker like cats and dogs, but on this, they agree wholeheartedly.
I was floored. When I got pregnant (not planned, and therefore a huge, mind-numbing shock to my body and brain...but now that we've got her, I'm not only in love with this Baby but completely OBSESSED in a way that totally shocks me given my initial reluctance. WHO KNEW?), my initial concerns included on that my older kids would somehow get neglected. Since the arrival of their baby sister, I've gone out of my way to plan activities and "Mommy" time with both the Boy and the Girl. Yes, life is different, we don't jump in the car and head out for spontaneous adventures, but we do spend lots of time reading, cuddling, listening to music and eating ice cream together on our patio. I'm trying. And still, they're hurt. And upset. Everyday. [continue]
Little Green Monsters
When the Baby was born three months ago, our friends and family all asked if the Boy and Girl were jealous of their new baby sister. "No!" I exclaimed proudly. "They are so in love with their sister that they are competing over who gets to be with her the most." I have to admit that this response was embarassingly tinged with a certain smugness that conveyed (falsely) "My kids are so highly evolved that they are beyond jealousy." Yeah, whatever.
And that's exactly how it was until a few days ago??!! All of a sudden, they've turned on me. "You love the Baby more than us." "You only care about her and you want us to go away." What's interesting is that whether it's the Boy or the Girl complaining about my incapacity to equally distribute the Love, they speak as a WHOLE, a TEAM, who's united spirit stems from a disappointment in me, their mother. On everything else, they bicker like cats and dogs, but on this, they agree wholeheartedly.
I was floored. When I got pregnant (not planned, and therefore a huge, mind-numbing shock to my body and brain...but now that we've got her, I'm not only in love with this Baby but completely OBSESSED in a way that totally shocks me given my initial reluctance. WHO KNEW?), my initial concerns included on that my older kids would somehow get neglected. Since the arrival of their baby sister, I've gone out of my way to plan activities and "Mommy" time with both the Boy and the Girl. Yes, life is different, we don't jump in the car and head out for spontaneous adventures, but we do spend lots of time reading, cuddling, listening to music and eating ice cream together on our patio. I'm trying. And still, they're hurt. And upset. Everyday. [continue]
Little Green Monsters
When the Baby was born three months ago, our friends and family all asked if the Boy and Girl were jealous of their new baby sister. "No!" I exclaimed proudly. "They are so in love with their sister that they are competing over who gets to be with her the most." I have to admit that this response was embarassingly tinged with a certain smugness that conveyed (falsely) "My kids are so highly evolved that they are beyond jealousy." Yeah, whatever.
And that's exactly how it was until a few days ago??!! All of a sudden, they've turned on me. "You love the Baby more than us." "You only care about her and you want us to go away." What's interesting is that whether it's the Boy or the Girl complaining about my incapacity to equally distribute the Love, they speak as a WHOLE, a TEAM, who's united spirit stems from a disappointment in me, their mother. On everything else, they bicker like cats and dogs, but on this, they agree wholeheartedly.
I was floored. When I got pregnant (not planned, and therefore a huge, mind-numbing shock to my body and brain...but now that we've got her, I'm not only in love with this Baby but completely OBSESSED in a way that totally shocks me given my initial reluctance. WHO KNEW?), my initial concerns included on that my older kids would somehow get neglected. Since the arrival of their baby sister, I've gone out of my way to plan activities and "Mommy" time with both the Boy and the Girl. Yes, life is different, we don't jump in the car and head out for spontaneous adventures, but we do spend lots of time reading, cuddling, listening to music and eating ice cream together on our patio. I'm trying. And still, they're hurt. And upset. Everyday. [continue]
Little Green Monsters
When the Baby was born three months ago, our friends and family all asked if the Boy and Girl were jealous of their new baby sister. "No!" I exclaimed proudly. "They are so in love with their sister that they are competing over who gets to be with her the most." I have to admit that this response was embarassingly tinged with a certain smugness that conveyed (falsely) "My kids are so highly evolved that they are beyond jealousy." Yeah, whatever.
And that's exactly how it was until a few days ago??!! All of a sudden, they've turned on me. "You love the Baby more than us." "You only care about her and you want us to go away." What's interesting is that whether it's the Boy or the Girl complaining about my incapacity to equally distribute the Love, they speak as a WHOLE, a TEAM, who's united spirit stems from a disappointment in me, their mother. On everything else, they bicker like cats and dogs, but on this, they agree wholeheartedly.
I was floored. When I got pregnant (not planned, and therefore a huge, mind-numbing shock to my body and brain...but now that we've got her, I'm not only in love with this Baby but completely OBSESSED in a way that totally shocks me given my initial reluctance. WHO KNEW?), my initial concerns included on that my older kids would somehow get neglected. Since the arrival of their baby sister, I've gone out of my way to plan activities and "Mommy" time with both the Boy and the Girl. Yes, life is different, we don't jump in the car and head out for spontaneous adventures, but we do spend lots of time reading, cuddling, listening to music and eating ice cream together on our patio. I'm trying. And still, they're hurt. And upset. Everyday. [continue]
When the Baby was born three months ago, our friends and family all asked if the Boy and Girl were jealous of their new baby sister. "No!" I exclaimed proudly. "They are so in love with their sister that they are competing over who gets to be with her the most." I have to admit that this response was embarassingly tinged with a certain smugness that conveyed (falsely) "My kids are so highly evolved that they are beyond jealousy." Yeah, whatever.
And that's exactly how it was until a few days ago??!! All of a sudden, they've turned on me. "You love the Baby more than us." "You only care about her and you want us to go away." What's interesting is that whether it's the Boy or the Girl complaining about my incapacity to equally distribute the Love, they speak as a WHOLE, a TEAM, who's united spirit stems from a disappointment in me, their mother. On everything else, they bicker like cats and dogs, but on this, they agree wholeheartedly.
I was floored. When I got pregnant (not planned, and therefore a huge, mind-numbing shock to my body and brain...but now that we've got her, I'm not only in love with this Baby but completely OBSESSED in a way that totally shocks me given my initial reluctance. WHO KNEW?), my initial concerns included on that my older kids would somehow get neglected. Since the arrival of their baby sister, I've gone out of my way to plan activities and "Mommy" time with both the Boy and the Girl. Yes, life is different, we don't jump in the car and head out for spontaneous adventures, but we do spend lots of time reading, cuddling, listening to music and eating ice cream together on our patio. I'm trying. And still, they're hurt. And upset. Everyday. [continue]
Despite the weather, there was a pleasant buzz in the venue with several families and couples enjoying their food. I arrived covered in snow and was cheerfully welcomed by a pleasant server. I was immediately impressed by the stylish and warm décor of Chakra. Contemporary hardwood and bistro tables are complimented by funky red lanterns and amber candles, which contribute to the restaurant's saffron glow. The real star of Chakra's décor, however, is the unbelievable art on the walls. Contemporary and India-inspired, the impressive collection by Gregory Burns gives Chakra a polished, gallery-like appeal that entices the eyes and the soul.
My visual appetites thoroughly sated, I turned to the menu to deal with my increasing hunger. For appetizers, we started with vegetable pakoras, Tandoori jeera chicken and pomegranate prawns grilled in a banana leaf. The appetizers were not only all delicious and perfectly spiced but beautifully presented on sleek white bistro plates that set off the visual appeal of the food. The chicken was particularly impressive in that it was a breast portion of the bird which can often be dry. On the contrary, these tikkas where succulent and moist, especially when garnished with the lemon and coriander chutney which accompanied them.
For our mains, we chose the Japanese eggplant curry, the classic lamb curry, the cilantro mint chicken curry, and Tandoori Jingha (prawns) with Cilantro butter. To accompany our curries, we ordered naan and the classic basmati rice pilau. The mains took a bit of time to arrive, but when they did were more than worth the wait: The eggplant curry was divine - delicately grilled slices of purple eggplant juxtaposed with a savoury yogurt based gravy. I loved the use of black mustard seeds in this dish; their nutty flavour is a big favourite in my family and adds a Southern tang to any dish.
