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. …
Category: #ThinkingAloud
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…
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…
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…
Are you dating the world yet? #TheBlindList
We come into this world with our eyes closed. Our life from then on is a blind date with the world. Different people and varied experiences at various stages of life mould us into the people we become. The beauty of life is that every experience helps us evolve. If we wish to, that is. …
On Mental Health & Friends
My Dear Friends, It pains me to find out that you are struggling. That your mental health is a cause for concern to you and the people around you. Do you know what makes me proud though? The fact that you have identified what ails you. There are so many people who spend a lifetime…
6 Reasons why Reading is the best habit to have
My reading habit was formed thanks to the ‘Library Period’ at school. This once-a-week practice required us to stay put silently in our beautiful library and read compulsorily for an hour. This forced reading helped cultivate a habit that later led me to join the school library, and after passing out of school, a regular…