The emotional connection to Home #MondayMusings

I am a patriotic person but I am not someone who praises the motherland and supports their own country always for everything. I believe that each place has its own benefits and I thought, I would be comfortable wherever I go in this world if I have my family with me and if I don't have any financial troubles. But, now I feel that is wrong. I have an emotional connection to the place which I call "HOME".

I think, most of us are emotionally connected to the place/country that we call "Home". This might be where we were born/ where we grew/ where we worked/ settled/ where we spent more time in our life/ where we made more memories.

Even though I was born in our grand mother's town, I am emotionally connected to the place where I grew up. Here, I made memories. My school days, family time with parents, college days, my dance school days, my dance performances, friends, music and drawing classes, shopping etc., I made wonderful memories. Then, I moved to another state for my first job and I made a few more memories with friends, colleagues and had fun enjoying my freedom with my money. I loved this place, as I tried learning the new language there, understanding a new culture, tasting different food and exploring the city on my own with the help of friends.

We then moved to another place where I got married, had kids, worked in a good company and had a satisfying career. But, till then I was in the same country which I call my Home country - India. Later, we moved to a new country altogether and got introduced to the new language, culture, and new people. I love the variety in my life and I don't mind taking risks for a happy life. So, I easily mingled with people, learned many new things and made new friends and created my own world in a country which is not my HOME and which will never be our HOME in future.

I have no intention of settling down in another country as for me, HOME is a place which is comfortable, relaxing and also relatable. It is a place where I connect to my family, culture and won't have any restrictions.

What do you say? Did you move countries and cities? If so, which place do you consider your home? Are you emotionally connected to your home? Do let me know in comments.

Until next time,

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Linking to #MondayMusings hosted by Corinne.

Transition to stay at home mom - WTFOW day #4

This is one of those rants that might bore you.
I have been busy since 2 months and Iam blogging on the go from mobile mostly.

So, what's keeping me busy?

Transition from working mother to stay at home mom

Many doesn't believe me when i say , working and managing 2 kids is easier with some support(maid, cook and day cares) than managing kids all alone at home without any support.

I think, I am still not used to the routine of cooking, cleaning and managing kids. The major difference is that I am missing my 'me' time. I miss those light hearted talks with colleagues at lunch and coffee breaks. I miss the enjoyment of work, meetings, deadlines, pressure etc.,

An emptiness surrounding me
I am not feeling complete by the end of the day. Something is missing. I wanted to do something more than cooking and taking  care of kids. So I do a lot of research on utilizing my time and thus making myself busy and restless. Besides, there is a guilty feeling that I am not engaging kids properly if they watch videos and play games for more time.

I think, I should compromise on not being perfect and think practically on what possibly can be done for my inner peace.
I appreciate if you have come till this line and read my silly blabber.

Did you ever leave work and stayed at home? How did you cope up with this kind of transition?
I will be happy to hear the opinions of other mommy bloggers ☺

Until next time,

Linking this to Write tribe festival of words #5 - day 4.