My Utopia

My brother has 2 kids, a boy and a girl. And I'm crazy about them. There isn't a day when I don't think about them. And eventhough they are two crazy brats they are my brats. My brother was always "Mr goody two shoes". I was the legendary brat of the family and my niece takes up after me. And she amplifies it a few knotches. But no matter how naughty the are, I love them as if they were my own. I love you my wah-wah bachcha (Arib) and my dushtu amru baby (Amira)... Ummah

PCOS and me

Have you noticed people staring at you and don't feel comfortable? Insensitive people always advising you about a fascinating diet program they just heard of? You have grown out of your Sunday clothes? People congratulate you on your becoming a moher when there us no "bun in the oven"? Well maybe then you know just about how I feel.

I have PCOS (polycystic ovarian syndrome). And it has taken its tole on me. I have always been a healthy person. My BMI never crossed 25. I was happy with the way I looked. I gained 10 kilos within a month before I was diagnosed with PCOS. My abdomen is unusually large and I'm overwhelmed with mood swings one can possibly handle. It's hard to cope with the emotional twists, more for my hubby than for me.

I have tried numerous things to lose some weight. I've tried diets, all sorts. I have tried free hand exercise, aerobics, counting callories, nothing seems to work. I have extreme cravings both due to PCOS and frustration. Now I have been trying for a baby for a few months, and the doctor said not to do exercise. And now, I am fat, I am frustrated, and I still cannot concieve after trying for five months.

Can anyone help me out? I'm tired of following healthy eating blogs and the PCOS lifestyle blog, nothing helps. HELP.

The first day of the month of holy Ramadan

The first day of the month of holy Ramadan went by. It was a scorching 35 degrees celcius out today. Those of you who haven't experienced the rush hour of Dhaka, well there is no way for me to make you understand. All I can say that my home is 10-15 minutes from my office. It took me 1 hour to get home. And now are the longest days of the year. We are fasting 15 hours. But as a matter of fact it wasn't as hard as I expected it to be .

Eid and shopping!!

Two more days until ramadan starts. There is still a month until Eid but it's inhuman to shop in this blazing heat while fasting. So I'll be finishing my Eid shopping within these two days. As Eid is the only time i really shop I was shocked to hear the prices these days. I think I'll have to go over my budget this time.

Boost me!!!

So I know i haven't blogged in months but it's great to be blogging again. I have been through a lot of ups ans downs lately and didn't really felt like sharing.
But anywhoo... I'm back now and I hope to blog regularly again cause now I have an Ipod 4 and I just downloaded this awesome app that lets me write my blog anytime I want to and post it when I have a wifi connection. Now cool is that. I've doing all sorts of things with my Ipod. It's like I'm living a whole new life... . How did I ever manage without it?

I downloaded this awesome new app called period diary and it's a girls new best friend. You must check it out. And since My hubby and I have been trying for a baby fir a while now, it's tge coolest app ever.

So... We have been trying for a baby for a few months now. But as I have PCOS, i guess it won't be that easy but nevertheless pray for us.

And have a happy ramadan 

New year...old me!!

Well.... I haven't blogged in ages.... and I miss it, though I was never a regular blogger.... but let's try and make a post here...

New Year's Resolutions:

1. Like every year...my number 1 resolution is losing weight. But unlike other years, this year I started aerobics.... again. I hate doing free hand exercises...they bore me... I like aerobics.... but maintaining my appointment everyday is becoming too difficult.

2. ... well that's about all of my resolutions...

The life of a university teacher...I though I'ld be pleasantly busy and would have a lot of time to myself...get to some of my hobbies.... meh... I don't even time to blog...forget blog... I don't even have to call my mother... btw... Gotta call her now...so

so long for now...

Prolonged week of sickness.... :(

Okay... I'm complaining again... I've been coughing for weeks now due to a nightlong exposure to accidentally turned on air cooler... Tareq rolled over on the a/c remote in his sleep and it turned on and as a result were both sneezing and coughing for weeks.

Last Friday, we planned a trip to Comilla BARD. Comilla is about 2 hours drive from Dhaka. we planned the whole day, site seeing and everything... It took us a straight 6 hours to reach Comilla... the traffic was like... crazzy. we had lunch at a friends' place and went to BARD, stayed there for 20 minutes, visited another friend for 30 minutes and stared for Dhaka. Then... we had a flat tire, took 2 hours to change the tire and fix the flat (it was a toyota prado, big car...big tires). We reached Dhaka at 1.30 am.... it was a waste of a precious weekend...period.

And, due to the prolonged exposure to the car a/c, my subsided cold reemerged. I've been coughing again, and after today's dusting, I've started sneezing again...their should be a cure for dust allergies, it's more annoying than painful...so I'm crabby, poor hubby but he HAS to take the blow.... no mercy... :P