The Woman That I Am… …is careful to use the right words and tone while talking to others, but is at her harshest when talking to herself. …has the wisdom and patience to bear every mistake made by the ones she loves, but none when she makes her own. …has used up her reserves of kindness so liberally that she …
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Introducing: You Beneath Your Skin by Damyanti Biswas
It is always a proud moment when a fellow Blogger and Writer takes the next step and is a published Author. Damyanti and I have been in touch through our words in the virtual words and I am thrilled to introduce her debut novel on my blog. Buy it. Read it. Review it. Enjoy your read! About the novel: YOU …
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How to find a Writing Group that’s a great fit for you: Damyanti Biswas
The writing life is hard. Anyone who writes seriously, hoping to do it for a long period, needs support, and this is where a writing group comes in. We all have an image of a writing group in a home or a cafe, tea and snacks on the table, a bunch of writers chatting away. To identify the writing group …
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If I were…
Haven’t you found yourself wondering , ‘What if..’ at least one time in your life? I find myself drawn to this question more than once in a day! So I thought why not answer as many ‘If I were…’ questions as I could think of, via an old Tag I found buried in my blog. If you find it interesting, …
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An update on my New Year Resolutions for 2019
How time flies when you are having fun! Well, 6 months of the year have flown by before I could even count them! Safe mark for an update on the resolutions, methinks. Just to refresh your memory; Like everyone else, I had made some Resolutions at the start of this year. Unlike everyone else, I fully intended to keep them. …
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How do you manage to smile when there is so much stress around?
If there is one sure accompaniment that comes with life, it is stress. Major or minor. Imaginary or real. Self-created or given by others, stress is the one sure thing that accompanies us ever since we discover its existence. Whether we want it to, or not. Even though we know that stress is bad for us, we rarely realize that …
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Meeplecon: The Board Game People
Board Games have been around for centuries now. Mythology talks of Lord Shiva and Parvati playing ‘Pachisi’. The Pandavas lost Draupadi over a game of ‘Chaupad Paasa’ (Dice) and the Mahabharat followed. Like with everything else, Board Games have evolved and become part of our life over time as well. So many of us look back fondly at memories of …
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Let’s turn Why into Why not? #ProjectWhyDelhi
Meet Renu, The project Why Sewing Teacher Six years ago Renu Karotia joined the Project Why Sewing Circle. Her husband had lost his job due to a work accident, her family had lost their home and they were snowed under huge debts. After joining the Project Why sewing class, Renu started taking small sewing jobs at home. Gradually she then …
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How to make your home safe for Senior Citizens
A few years ago, as my father-in-law stepped out of the bathroom after washing his feet, he slipped on the floor mat outside his bathroom door. This slip resulted in a hip fracture, which required a hip replacement. Last month my friend’s mother-in-law had a similar fall. A crushed hip bone and a grievously injured head were the results. She …
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Siblings are friends who can’t unfriend you #SiblingStories
opping on to board the blog train #SiblingStories hosted by Ila Varma in collaboration with brand Ang Tatva. 37 esteemed bloggers from blogging fraternity have come together to participate in the Blog train for #SiblingTalk , reviving the sweet and tickling hours spent with loving siblings and the golden memories of the past. Thank you Priyal Poddar for introducing me in this Blog …