Who said lockdown times had to be a nightmare!???? This Monday morning I woke up to find an envelope with my name on it and imagine my delight on finding a handwritten letter in it!!! 🙂 I don't know about you guys but I've always had an obsession with letters. It's so exciting to receive… Continue reading A letter in the mailbox! #lockdown-who!?
Category: Random Reads!
War and Piece – the story of a thumb fighter.
Before you assume that I went underground since the tree plantation update, let me tell you that I'm here, very much 'grounded' in all respects! Welcoming 'green' over the weekends has been the stress buster this monsoon, for the weekdays have been all about beating the blues. I've been trying to stay as close to… Continue reading War and Piece – the story of a thumb fighter.
Guardians of the Earth – Chartered Avengers (CA)
Save the Galaxy, plant a tree" Team of 16, number of trees planted 54, total hours spent 2. "I want to make a difference.." Pratik had said seated on the dining table with that intense look on his face that I'm only too familiar with. I knew his head was swarming with ideas and he… Continue reading Guardians of the Earth – Chartered Avengers (CA)
Begaani Shaadi mein Abdullah Deewana! :D
Last Sunday I attended the Sangeet ceremony of my mother-in-law's friend's son! Does that make him my friend? Well NO but that's how Indian families work! Everyone's a 'close' relative. Seated at our table was a boy of ten in a such a forlorn state that I feared he'd bring in the monsoon five months… Continue reading Begaani Shaadi mein Abdullah Deewana! 😀
30 things to look out for in the 30s!
End of a decade.. Nearly! It's time to say goodbye to the 20s! I can't believe I'm 29 already! Well that also means I've officially entered the 30s! The eternal confusion: With the mental age of a toddler and the body of a teenager I'm at a point where I can't tell my real age;… Continue reading 30 things to look out for in the 30s!
Minimalistic Living – Wardrobe Decluttering!
The more, the better... Or WORSE!? This particular line, with the 'worse' in red caps from the 'Times Life' supplement caught my eye on Monday morning while I was clearing up newspapers from the previous day. This one I had to read! Making a mental note of it I stashed the paper into my wardrobe.… Continue reading Minimalistic Living – Wardrobe Decluttering!
How to fall in love in 15 days! With a part of the CA course* :D
Kal ho na ho - Aman promised Rohit: 6 din ladki IN!! Chartered Accountancy - I promise you: 15 din GMCS IN!! (In your heart forever!*) Day 1: My phone alarm goes off at 6.45 a.m. With a right swipe I switch it off. Even if I were to drift off to sleep again, I… Continue reading How to fall in love in 15 days! With a part of the CA course* 😀
True Wisdom comes from Experience…
Before you readers think I’ve knocked my head silly to have come up with this topic, let me tell you the story behind it! I didn’t have any such accident! I’m currently attending a 15 day Soft-Skills ‘mandatory’ course of ICAI (An entire post dedicated to this one next week*) and as a part of… Continue reading True Wisdom comes from Experience…
The awakening that went awry before I could spell Y-O-G-A!
If you told me 4 days ago that I'd be waking up on Monday morning, NOT to my usual exercise routine BUT to a session of Yoga with PP, I'd say you needed a head check! I mean, yoga and me? Exercise for me is going berserk and trying to fit in a variety of… Continue reading The awakening that went awry before I could spell Y-O-G-A!
Dissection of Matrimonial advertisements!
If there's anyone to be grateful to, for getting me to read the newspaper, it's the istreewala! Want to know how??? His efforts in folding each of the ironed clothes with a sheet of newspaper inside force me to take a glance at the news before doing away with the sheet! Each morning a sheet… Continue reading Dissection of Matrimonial advertisements!