Chillibreeze

here I am

Hi everyone,

This is the first time I am posting here. Actually this is the first time I am blogging. Not much to say today. Life goes on. Have been pretty busy with chillibreeze work and my baby. Have named her Malavika. Am realizing that babies are a combo of lotsa work and lotsa fun. Will post something more interesting than this some other time.

Till then....

Nishi

My experience with Chillibreeze...

My experience with Chillibreeze… began one fine morning, when I found myself delving into links of the Chillibreeze website. The first thing that catapulted me into browsing the website was the name, Chillibreeze...very intriguing. Well, to give a formal introduction about myself before you begin wondering who am I and what am I writing about, I am a freelancer. Writing creative and semi-technical articles is one of my strong inclinations apart from the Market Research background I possess. I approached Chillibreezee as a writer, when I visited the office. In the beginning, it was the name that intrigued me; the interior décor fascinated me even more. If you ever visit the third floor of the office, the bright paint on the walls, the amazing paintings made me feel energetic, positive, warm, comfortable and confident.

Before I deviate into a tangent I did not intend to, let me proceed. Chillibreeze gave me an opportunity to submit an article for their website (the article about Indian management gurus titled, ‘Indian Management Personalities’ - A Synopsis’). After it was approved and published online on the website, I was contented. Their interactions with me were very professional yet informal…can it be more comfortable?

As I approached them as a writer, I did not anticipate an offer for a research project from them. I must add here, that they effectively used available talent. This was great, not only was I fulfilling my writing interests, but was also developing on my market research competence. This project entailed conducting Internet Research, analyzing the data in-depth and presenting the project report. There is one appreciable factor, I was amazed to notice the extent of autonomy provided. I found the whole operation very organized. I interacted with the client directly, keeping everybody I was accountable to at Chillibreeze ‘in the loop’. Whenever I was hesitant or required advice, I would get guidance immediately. And whenever they felt I deviated they would advise me appropriately, which I feel is very significant. This is my view…’one can only grow, through constructive criticism’…

Overall, I am very satisfied and I am eager to do more work with Chillibreeze. At the end of the day, the way you feel about yourself and about the people you work with matters most! 

An additional note I would like to add is that, the way in which Ralph and Joanna open their personal lives by sharing their joys spreads a wonderful feeling of ‘home away from home’.

Thanks and you will see me often on this blog..

Regards,

Rachana.

Mom's evening out

Merry was I when I got a call from my husband from work about a plan to spend the evening out in the city. Apparently, another new father like him had come in for some nagging from the wife about the grind, bustle and bother of newly blessed motherhood, and together they had decided to treat the moms to a few hours away from baby-related sights, sounds and smells.

Having worked actively full time on a non-sedentary, 'nomadic' defense job for six years and then finding myself sitting at home changing nappies and sterilizing bottles, such occasions saw me going all gaga with anticipation and euphoria.

Came six of the clock and my baby and I were all decked out and ready. The other merry family, also of papa-mama-baby constitution joined us as planned and we set out for an evening of festivities at a local fair to be followed by dinner at a mouth-watering hole. Babies cooperated very nicely; the fair was user-friendly without being pocket-pinching.

At nine of the evening, still floating on a cloud, we came out of the fair to make a beeline to the eatery, when: with a near-audible thud! I landed from the cloud I was in - I just remembered that I had forgotten to turn off the gas - I had set a huge vessel to boil water for babies' things. What a to-do resulted, only my otherwise calm husband continued to be cool, calm and collected.

He called our neighbor, gave him helpful directions to break open a meshed door to the kitchen from the garden, and waited till dear next-door-Samaritan gave a graphic report on the condition of the vessel he found glowing like coal in my 'work-place'. Well, the faithful follower of Norman Vincent Peale that I am, I took it in my stride towards, well, dinner.

Nishi's comments

Welcome to the Chillibreeze cafe. It is lonely here right now and we would like some company. So why don't you post something if you pass by. It can be full length articles, blogs about anything you like (or dislike), how your day has been or even some mindless chatter. Anything to break the ice.

Nishi

Famous last words: Solitude is not bliss.