A homemaker is a person whose prime occupation is to care for their family and home. The term homemaker is used in preference to either housewife or househusband because it is inclusive, defines the role in terms of activities, rather than relation to another, and is independent of marital status. The terms (informal) stay-at-home mom and stay-at-home dad are also used, particularly if the person views their central role as caring for children.
Being a stay-at-home mom/dad should not come as a forced option for any woman/man. It must be chosen after deliberate consideration of each individual's unique circumstances.

Thursday, July 17, 2008

Children Learn What They Live

If a child lives with criticism He learns to condemn,

If a child lives with hostility He learns to fight,

If a child leaves with ridicule He learns to be shy,

If a child lives with shame He learns to feel guilty,

If a child lives with tolerance He learns to be patient,

If a child lives with encouragement He learns confidence,

If a child lives with praise He learns to appreciate,

If a child lives with fairness He learns justice,

If a child lives with security He learns to have faith,

If a child lives with approval He learns to like himself,

If a child lives with acceptance and friendship He learns to find love in the world,

Wednesday, July 16, 2008

English Tip # 1

-ize or -ise
Many people in the UK believe that words ending in “-ize” such as “organize” are US spellings, and that the correct spelling is “organise”. However, the Oxford University Press insists that words such as computerize, capitalize, capsize, organize, organization, privatize, publicize, realize should take the -ize ending, but that others, eg analyse, advertise, advise, arise, compromise, disguise, despise, enterprise, exercise, merchandise, revise, supervise, surprise should take the -ise ending.
In the Concise Oxford Dictionary you will often find that both options are possible in British English - 'realise' or 'realize', 'organise' or 'organize' - whilst for other entries -ize is listed as unmistakably American, e.g. . 'analyse' = British English, 'analyze' = American English
Here's a checklist you can use:
Noun and verb: Where the noun and verb are the same (like “exercise”), use -ise.
Pronounciation: Anything that doesn't sound like “-eyes” uses -ise, such as “promise”.
Stem: Where the stem word (usually Latin or Greek) ends in “is”, then use -ise, as in vis (to see) gives “televise”.
Anything else: Use -ize.

Journey of LIFE

The journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step!

Tuesday, July 15, 2008

A Woman sitting and think:

First thought come in her mind………
A homemaker, That’s one of my labels. But it’s easy to feel inadequate. I want so much more than to be a homemaker. I run our home; it would be unmade without me. My impossible dream is for my family to respect my abilities beyond those of homemaker. I would still be a homemaker, but that would not be the reason that they loved me.

Second thoughts come in her mind…….
My life would be like I spent more of my time and energy focused on learning new and better ways to run my household to save my time as well as money. And how about making my home a place where my family enjoys spending time together?

Third thoughts come in her mind……..
I should be open to new ideas, read books on topics that interest mine, and share ideas with like-minded people. I never let precious time slip away from me. The information is all around me if i just open myrself up to it.

Whats thoughts come in your mind when u sitting alone……
You'll be surprised at your new zest for life and the ideas that will start coming into your mind effortlessly.
share with me by giving your comments

Modern mothers

Some modern women are embracing the role of full-time parent. Most of these women have left the paid workforce so that they can raise their children, particularly through their early years before entering kindergarten. There is considerable variability within the "stay-at-home" mom population with regard to their intent to return to the paid workforce. Some work from their home, some do part-time work, some intend to return to part or full time work when their children are in school, and others may never return to the paid workplace. Similarly, there is considerable variation in the "stay-at-home" mom's attitude towards domestic work not related to caring for children.
Some may embrace a traditional role of "housewife," where the woman cooks and cleans in addition to caring for children. But many perfect homemakers see their primary role as that of child-care providers -- supporting their children's physical, intellectual, and emotional development. These homemakers can be found in cooperative preschools and volunteering in numerous community organizations. Other aspects of home care (shopping, cooking, cleaning, yard work, home repairs, money managing) is shared equally with their husbands or partners.

Perious child


Child –a precious gift for us

There is only one beautiful child in the world
&
every mother has it.

Sunday, July 13, 2008

Bips is John’s ideal homemaker!

After shooting few scenes of Karan Johar’s Dostana in Miami with Abhishek and Priyanka, John Abraham is back in Mumbai and we didn’t loose the opportunity to shower him with our questions since he kept himself away from us for quite long! Ofcourse we started off with Bipasha...
“Enough has been said and discussed about Bipasha and me. All I have to say is I would want to get married and have babies in future. It’s just that we are more focussed on our career now”, said John once and for all clearing the so called rumours of his relationship dying down with Bipasha!
He further added, “Bipasha might be very sexy on-screen but off-screen she is extremely simple, independent and understanding. She can be a great homemaker. Every morning, both of us read things written about us and hope the media shouldn’t have portrayed things differently but we forget about it.”
A football fanatic that John is we couldn’t stop ourselves from asking him if he was following Euro-08? “I’m a football fanatic and if I’m not shooting, then I will definitely catch the action live on TV. I am rooting for Germany. This team, led by Michael Ballack, has spark, and is contrary to the earlier German team which was pretty boring. They have every chance of lifting the trophy”, said John.

Tiffen tips for kids

Hi!
My baby has just started going to playschool.She enjoys eating her tiffin with the other kids.I am concerned about giving her the right foods that are
1. Nutritious
2. Appealing to a 2 year old
3. Non-messy
here are some of my ideas and I'd greatly welcome any new inputs!
1. Idles with non-spicy chutney powder or some ghee
2. Boiled corn flavoured mildly
3. Home- made cup cakes
4. Thali peeth
5. Cutlets
6. Vegetable upma
7. Cutlets
8. Wheat pancakes
9. Boiled, mildly flavoured grains and sprouts like chana, rajma, chowli, mung, matki
10. Salads
11. Various dose’s and uttapms (ragi dosa, plain dosa, pesarattu, onion uttapam, tomato upma)12. Vegetarian omelette.
13. Vegetables and noodles / pasta.
14. Cut fruit (Pomegranates, apples, oranges, sweet limes, papaya, cucumber, grapes, pears, kiwi)
15. Roti sabzi rolls.
16.paratha make with dall ,milk ,curd dhough
17.Boiled eggs
18. Egg omelette
I will try to put my recipes for this list as and when possible. Meanwhile, please feel free to share your ideas and recipes!

WONDERFUL MOTHER

A WONDEFUL MOTHER.
GOD made a wonderful mother,
A mother who never grows old;
He made her smile of the sunshine,
And He molded her heart of pure gold;
In her eyes He placed bright shining stars,
In her cheeks, fair roses you see;
God made a wonderful mother,
And He gave that dear mother to me.and u
~Pat O'Reilly~