Man, Woman and Baby

If you are a baby, you can get away with many things in life!. You are very cute even for the silly things you do, no one wants to berate you or beat you, you are the apple of everyone's eye and you can eat as much as you want without worrying about your weight.
The problem is when Men think they are like babies, or want to be treated like one.

Baby : Drops an entire pack of cheerios on the floor moments after woman has cleaned it twice and polished the juice stains left by man earlier during the day.
Man : Follows baby, only its chips this time.
Woman : Sweeps the baby up, blows a million kisses and playfully even congratulates it.
Man : Wondering why he was not treated the same way, but was instead left with broom in hand after a few irate words that matched the tune of chips breaking inside his mouth.

Baby : Bites woman's nose and starts clapping hands
Man : Tries to kiss woman to make it better
Woman : says oooooooooh to the baby, another million kisses, claps along with the baby and walks away
Man : Wondering why he got a book to read on Post partum depression, along with a bite on his nose

Baby : Kicks woman on her face, arms, tummy in the bed
Man : Touches woman with little finger to attempt a massage
Woman : Holds the baby, cajoles for sometime, million kisses again, wraps baby in blanket, sings and puts the baby right next to her
Man : Wondering why he is in the other room on the floor, with the postpartum book again and this time a few lines highlighted in Bold.

Baby : Stares at ceiling, kicks hands and legs and giggles endlessly
Man : Stares at TV, giggles at the comedy channel
Woman : Claps her hands, million kisses again and keeps taking pictures and encourages baby to giggle at nothing.
Man : Wondering why he is in the kitchen, with a cookery book, a spatula and the postpartum book

Baby : Screams at the top of its voice for Milk, or maybe diaper change or maybe nothing
Man : Asks to pass the dessert a little closer to him on the table
Woman : Pleads with the baby, Dances to the baby, feeds baby , cleans after baby throws food, million kisses again
Man : Really wondering why he is sitting in the garage with his dog sympathizing with him, postpartum book in its mouth

Baby : Soils the brand new silk duvet on the bed
Man : does nothing
Woman : Cleans baby, cleans cover, puts new cover, million kisses, sings to baby, covers baby in blanket and puts it on the same bed again.
Man : Has absolutely no idea why he is locked in the bathroom with a "Dont even think about it" note stuck on the post partum book.

Are you hot ?

So what was your first thought when you read the label on the post? Be honest!

Well, have you recently felt hot, sweaty and totally good about yourself? WAIT, before you jump to conclusions and put my link on your Block list, hear me out:) I am actually talking about " Bikram Yoga" which is also known as " hot Yoga". The room is heated to 105 degrees, around 40% humidity and there are 26 Yoga postures, each repeated twice. What is really to like, you may ask?:) I asked myself the very same question the first time I tried it.

I signed up for the Yoga thinking to myself : " Well, I am from a place in India where I grew up with high heat, so the heat will not bother me at all". How wrong I was !

I went into the room and felt like a desert wave had swept me. The heat, humidity, the people, the stink of sweat - I thought I was crazy to be here. I still decided to go through one class and then quit! As the class progressed, I got more excited to try out the postures and during the balancing poses, I dint care who I was hitting- sometimes the one in front, other times the ones to my side. Everyone quietly moved their mats a little away from me at some point.. " Watch out for that crazy girl who cannot balance, but can definitely trip yours" !

But I did manage to go through the entire class and I did attempt every posture too. When I came out of the class, I was very happy. I cannot explain why but I felt such a surge of happiness!. I did end up going back of course for another 10 classes and felt great after every class. A few classes later, you begin to ignore the heat & sweat, since all your concentration would be on which person to hit with precise aim:) .. ....just kidding, your focus will be on getting the postures right and that requires a lot of concentration.

This was about 4 months back. I stopped going because I lost help with my little one in the evenings and my husband was travelling like crazy. I am back into it now and have gone for 2 classes. My whole body is sore from the first couple of classes, but that will not stop me from going again. Its a great 90 minute workout, but you really need to work hard to get your results from it.

I have been trying to convince my husband to go, but he stands upside down once a week for 5 minutes and claims he has done his share of Yoga!!. ... now if only I could convince him to stand right in front of my in class during the balancing pose.........!