A heartfelt story of a working mom balancing office, kids, chores, and herself—with a little help from 11 mystical HabitZup actions. Meet Meera. Read how Meera’s Monday Mayhem transformed to Weekend Wisdom!
🔹 1. Organise
It’s Monday morning. Meera’s getting her son ready for school, prepping lunch, and glancing at her 9:30 AM Zoom calendar invite.
She pauses.
“Let me declutter this chaos.”
She writes 3 things on a sticky note: Lunch, Email, Yoga.
Just that tiny act of organizing her mind helps her breathe easier.
🔹 2. Restart
Her daughter throws a tantrum over homework. Meera is about to snap.
But then, she breathes.
“Maybe it’s time to rethink my approach.”
She lets her daughter cool off. That evening, they restart with music and a whiteboard—turning math into a game.
🔹 3. Reset
Her husband has been grumpy for days.
Meera sits beside him one night and says:
“You seem distant. Want to reset our evenings?”
She suggests 20 mins of couple time after the kids sleep—no phones, just talk.
“Sometimes, resetting a rhythm resets a relationship.”
🔹 4. Swap
Meera usually does the cooking.
One busy Thursday, she swaps the roles:
“You cook. I’ll help the kids with homework.”
Turns out, her husband makes a mean tomato rasam.
“Roles aren’t fixed. Surprises are hidden in swaps.”
🔹 5. Undo
She once scolded her son harshly for spilling juice on her laptop bag.
Later, she saw him drawing a sad face in his notebook.
She gave him a hug and said,
“Sorry I yelled. That wasn’t okay.”
A simple undo brought back trust.
🔹 6. Distract
Dinner conversations were silent. Everyone was glued to screens.
One night, Meera shouted,
“Phones down, forks up!”
She introduced a rule: No gadgets during meals.
They talked about their day, laughed at school stories.
“Distractions dilute bonds. Know them. Control them.”
🔹 7. Skip
Meera’s maid couldn’t come for 3 days.
She had a tight office deadline too.
Instead of forcing herself, she skipped deep cleaning and focused on essential tasks.
“Not everything needs to be done now. Protect your peace.”
🔹 8. Draw
When her presentation file crashed an hour before her meeting, Meera panicked.
Then she whispered,
“It’s a draw card moment.”
She took a deep breath, redid the slides, and actually ended up improving them.
🔹 9. Cycle
Every Saturday, her neighbor and she exchanged favours—
Meera watched both their kids while the neighbor ran errands.
Next week, it was Meera’s turn to nap guilt-free.
“Help. Be helped. The cycle matters more than the score.”
🔹 10. Exchange
Every Sunday, the family shared one thing they liked about each other.
Even the kids said:
“Amma makes the best hugs.”
Meera felt tears.
“We exchange emotions more than things.”
🔹 11. Reverse
One night, she saw her daughter mimicking her:
Typing on a toy laptop, saying, “I’m busy!”
It hit Meera hard.
She reversed her pattern: now she shuts down work at 7 PM sharp.
“When kids reflect your actions, reverse what hurts.”
💖 Conclusion
Meera didn’t master motherhood or career.
She just kept showing up, using small mystical actions every day to build a home filled with love, laughter, and peace.
