Taking the plunge and Spending Quality Family Time

Its the small things that really do make the big difference and in that context spending quality family time is a big one on my list. But day to day life has its own challenges, particularly if the members are travelling or working in different cities. While technology is a boon when it comes to staying connected, it can be a real pain when people build walls around themselves and stay glued to their phones even if they are in the same house, or far worse, at the same table.

So I must share this true story when I deliberately used our time when we were forced to stay indoors at home in Muscat because of a high velocity tropical storm, Phet when the concerned authorities had sent out serious warnings and topped it by giving a holiday so that people didn't venture out recklessly. What could we all do as a family, I thought to myself? Something that would keep us all busy and engrossed as well as prevent us from getting hooked to the idiot box or then the bane of all of our lives, our phones.

It was really quite simple, we would play Monopoly, my mind told me and after a quick discussion, it was agreed- Monopoly it would be. I don't remember the last time all of us  sat down for about four hours and played a game of Monopoly as a family but that day certainly was. And when we had a marathon session  it was certainly a  'landmark'-by any stretch of the imagination.  

An extended session of Monopoly 

It's an entirely different matter that I was the first one to be knocked out but it was the sheer difference that it made to the way that an evening is normally spent. And for that we have to  thank Cyclone Phet, which raged around as we sat cozily at home, a big bowl of popcorn and our choice of beverage close at hand.

As the storm raged all around us

The previous evening had looked just as you can see in these two photographs  and the Government authorities had made sure that everyone was well informed and aware.Must add, that was the best thing they could have done under the circumstances!

Like I started off by saying, it really was well worth it. Thank you 'Phet', we loved our evening together.

The heart wants what it wants, right? Taking the plunge and listening to your heart, even if it is just for an evening really does have its advantages!

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