Usha

I know that it might be nice to have a smart catchy sentence to restart the blog after a year. But you know that I am no good at those. So let me get straight down to business.

Where was I all of last year? I wish I had an interesting story that accounts for my absence – an important assignment, a book perhaps or at least an abhimaan-style breakdown . But I have no such story.I just stopped writing one day and then It was too difficult to pick it up again. I had nothing to say, no opinions on anything.

There were those very tough six months after Munni went under a speeding SUV. That wasn’t entirely the driver’s fault. On June 11, 2011 She just decided to cross the road at 9 30 a.m when the traffic is insane on our road. The gardener left the gate open and mademoiselle decided to take a stroll and ended up under the SUV with an arm and a leg completely crushed. Several surgeries later she came home with chronic ulcers and a malfunctioning kidney and a hemoglobin level of 6. While sending her home with us the vet had said “ we have done all we could. Now it is all up to your love and care.” He did hint that there may be a possibility of having to amputate one or both the legs and if it came to the latter, we may have to take some tough decisions as she may not be able to manage on two legs only. Those of you who know Munni know that she is bad news and big trouble, very self-willed and totally disobedient. But she is a fighter. She decided to live despite all the odds and on Nov 1st she decided she had enough of all the bandages and medication. I kept bandaging her legs and she kept taking them out So I decided to leave her be. And by Nov 15th she was hobbling on 3 legs and by dec 15th she was on all four. And now she is back to being the master of the house. The doctors at the hospital are so amazed that they want to present a paper on her. Zoozoo was initially traumatized but then she became our helper both for keeping a watch on Munni and keeping us cheerful with her monkey tricks. So all is well on that front now.

But that is no excuse for not writing here. In fact sharing it here might have been a source of comfort for me in those tough days. I guess I was plain lazy. Sometime in Jan 2011, I started working with a group of people running an internet magazine called Solvanam in Tamil . you can access my contributions here. I was exposed to some amazing writing in Tamil and many international writers, some of which I translated. This was one of the reasons that I felt I did not have anything good enough to publish. The bloggers I was reading regularly also wrote so wonderfully that I began to wonder what I was doing here. So I decided to slowly let this die and was pretty sure that no one was going to notice.

And then something happened. Many of my friends from blogdom wrote to ask when I was going to start. That’s when I realized that this blog was never about great prose or highly literary/ intellectual stuff. It was simply about sharing which is as important for me as it seems to be for those lovely people who have been encouraging me to come back via email , blog comments and on face book. So now is as good a time as any and since the blog posts have always been about nothing, what better way to start than with a nothing-post?

So ye all nice people, here I am back with my rambles and the simple stories from my unimportant life. But it is good to know that you will always be there for me as you have been in the past. So welcome back to my blog and let the bonding begin!

Love and hugs

Usha

27 Responses
  1. dipali Says:

    So good to have you back, Usha. Whether what we write is earthshaking or not, the camaraderie of the blog world is a very real bond.
    So good to hear of Munni's amazing recovery. For a horrible moment I thought she was gone.
    Looking forward to loads more posts, about something, or nothing!
    Huge welcome back hugs, Usha.


  2. Vijay Says:

    Welcome back Usha...hopefully I can update mine regularly as well..


  3. Good to read some straightforward, no nonsense stuff. So sorry about Munni and all the hardship she and you went through. That road is a little crazy at all times let alone during morning rush hour.


  4. radha Says:

    Welcome back. Glad all is well.


  5. Jane Turley Says:

    I am so very glad to see you back, Usha. The blogging world has missed your thought provoking and engaging posts! I look forward to reading more:)

    So glad to hear your little pet is fully recovered too - our furry friends are so important to our emotional well-being:)


  6. rajk Says:

    Great to have you back. I too have become so irregular in posting that I've thought lately of "letting it die".
    Taking a cue from you (and Munni), maybe not yet.
    You were definitely missed!
    Welcome back,
    RajK


  7. sesh Says:

    Wonderful Usha. It's so to c u on the virtual world. We should meet soon too.


  8. Usha Says:

    awesome! good to have you back :)


  9. Lavs Says:

    glad to see you back.


  10. djshanx Says:

    Feels wonderful to see a new post on your blog. Feels good to know that Munni is doing good now. Welcome back to your blog! Hope to see frequent posts from you.


  11. Anonymous Says:

    Welcome back - good to be bonded ..:) chitra


  12. Akhila Says:

    Glad to have you back Usha! I agree that blogging is about sharing, even day to day mundane things.If we think every conversation should be intellectually stimulating, life would be boring. It is interesting to know your opinions on issues. Please keep writing. If I could write half as well as you, I would be blogging too :)


  13. Unknown Says:

    Happy to see you back and read your wonderful words. All the best.


  14. R's Mom Says:

    yayayay! you are back...does cartwheels and all :)

    you were one of the first bloggers I started reading and got inspired to write...glad to know you are back!!


  15. Sumana Says:

    So good to have you back. I really thought i should quit blogging when all my favorites have stopped writing. Good to hear about Munni's recovery. Any yay to all the patience and care you have given her.


  16. Rara Says:

    this is the first of your blogs I am reading...very interesting ..and written so well ...


  17. Sri Says:

    Welcome back!:)


  18. Artnavy Says:

    Welcome back. Awesome to hear about Munni.


  19. Reema Says:

    welcome back!! shall remove your blog feed from "blogs on break" now :D


  20. maami Says:

    Hugs back!


  21. hillgrandmom Says:

    Was posting a comment earlier and then we were power-less!
    Just wanted to say it's nice to have you back and to say that I have many of the same reasons for not blogging.


  22. Anonymous Says:

    Welcome back to the blog (which I had been checking regularly for updates)! I missed your writing.

    -Deb


  23. WhatsInAName Says:

    So so so happy to read you once again. and hope to read you lots.
    Glad that Munni is back on her feet!
    Keep them coming, the posts !


  24. DivSu Says:

    Good to see you back!


  25. Soul on fire Says:

    Soooo glad to have u bac!!


  26. Soul on fire Says:

    Soooo glad to have u bac!!


  27. Usha Says:

    Thank you, nice people. Now let me see if I can really live up to this kindness and encouragement.