India celebrated the festival of Dussehra last week. Dussehra is a very popular festival which celebrates many events – the victory of good king Rama over demon king Ravana, the victory of goddess Durga over the demon Mahishasur, the festival of Navratri and the nine divine nights of fasting as well as a couple of other mythical happenings from across the country. It also marks the beginning of winter and kick starts the festive season in India, with Diwali being the next big celebration around the corner. The underlying message across each of the above events is the same – the festival of Dussehera celebrates the victory of good over evil.…
Happy Monday people! Did you notice something wrong with the blog today? It’s loading slower than usual, the newsletter sign up box is missing, the social media buttons on the top of each post are gone and a bunch of features are not working. Even the weekly newsletter did not go out today as usual. Yes, you got it right. I am facing a major technical issue on my blog back-end. I don’t know yet if this is to do with my server and hosting or any other issue, but the blog back-end is not loading in full, which makes it impossible for me to…
Happy Friday folks! Below are my top picks from the web for this week; what have you been reading? Have a good weekend! Where your heart is full. Gifts to give yourself. Apple cinnamon loaf recipe. How to juice like a model. Un-clutter your reading material. Clean eating shopping list. Five songs to ease into your day. Make the most of fall season. Turn around a bad day. Fabulous fall cocktail. Quote of the Week: “The greatest mistake you can make in life is to be continually fearing you will make one.” ~ Elbert Hubbard (Image Credits: Tumblr)
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I have mentioned a couple of times how much I love fall and winter. I am also equally fond of spring! However, I don’t like the hot season much. But the one thing I do love about summer is the beach. If you have been reading my blog for a while you will know that I had a fabulous beach vacation at Virginia Beach in May this year. It was the perfect weekend getaway with my wonderful sister, brother in law and amazing niece. My super smart niece has her own blog and she even wrote a post about our trip here! I know I have promised you…

