Malini describes this experience like a scene from a circus. Just like a clown juggles bright colored cups and some fall yet some he holds on to. Similarly during a day in the life of a working mother..., where multiple activities must be juggled, some activities will fall, like the clown’s colored cups. The skill is in knowing which ones to let fall and which ones to hold on to with dear life! With a motto “ This too shall pass”! Some milestones from the motherhood journey: • The day the principal from Malini’s children’s school called her for a meeting that she thought was a complaint but it turned out to be overwhelming praise for her twin daughters and their contribution to the school! • When her daughter won the 4C’s award (Excellence in being compassionate, Caring, Considerate, courteous) for the 10th year in a row, that’s her entire school life thus far! • Malini’s daughter was school sports captain and she addressed the entire school in her speech for the first time, winning a standing ovation. • When her twin daughters won the Delhi State Football Tournament. The first ever twins in the school football team!

Skills acquired

Humility

Endurance

Taking the rough with the smooth

Prioritizing

Multi tasking

Time Management

Patience

Financial Management

Endurance

Discipline

Letting Go

Acceptance of what cannot be changed

Striving to put in the best effort

Being Intuitive

Never give In spirit

Rewarding & appreciating others

valuing emotional intelligence (EQ) over intelligence quotient (IQ)

accepting that we’re all unique individuals with different abilities

realizing that disabilities bring out abilities

rewarding variance

recognize the need to keep evolving mentally

accept that our measure of success constantly changes as we evolve!