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…
Category: #ThinkingAloud
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….
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. …
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…
Why talking to my body is my most important conversation #BlogchatterHealthWatch
All humans talk. Some talk a little, others a lot. We have various conversations throughout the day. We talk to family, friends, colleagues, staff, and even strangers. Some even talk to their pets and plants. How many of us talk to our bodies? Talk to our body? Is that even a thing? Our body supports…
My Word of the Year for 2019 #WOTY
I have always been an impulsive person. While others look before they leap, I am one of those who doesn’t look after she has leapt, and most probably injured herself while thoughtlessly doing so. Over the years, I have strived to change this habit, but haven’t succeeded so far. My impulse leads me to be…
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…
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…
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…
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…