We all go through phases when life gets tough and looking for bright spots or silver linings feels harder than usual. If I am feeling particularly lost and exhausted, and nothing seems to help, I abandon all efforts to make massive changes in my life and instead pour my attention into the tiniest of activities that make me happy. Moon gazing, watching reruns of FRIENDS on TV, hot coffee and cake for breakfast, reading in my garden, rearranging my room or just cuddling with my puppy! You don’t always have to take a trip, make an expensive purchase or initiate…
Hello all you sparkly people and warm wishes for a wonderful 2019 filled with much love and light! I am already getting good vibes from this year, specially because am starting it on such a positive note – coming back to writing and my blog! For those of you who follow me religiously and for those who stumbled upon this space by chance, you would have noticed that I took a break from writing around 2 years ago. The last couple of months have been packed with action – lots of soul searching, losing and finding myself, professional and personal…
I recently stumbled upon the surreal art of artist Rune Guneriussen and can’t take my eyes off his dreamy installations. Rune uses everyday objects to create stories in the natural landscape of his hometown, Norway. These complex and time consuming installations are painstakingly created by hand, and the end result is installation art which looks like a magical painting. What I really like about his creations is the balance between real life and fantasy. The locations and structure of his installations has a mystical feel to them, making you escape into a fairy tale of your own. But the use of common objects immediately brings you back to reality. His…
Happy Monday everyone! This is officially the witches week as we all get set to celebrate Halloween over the weekend. This week will also see the last sighting of a super moon in 2015, which makes it one of the most magical weeks of 2015. So to start your week on a whimsical note, I am sharing some quotes and sayings for a happy and fun Halloween. Hopefully, these will add some magic to your Monday and make it easier to get through the week in anticipation of the fun times planned for the weekend. (Image Credits: Image 1, Image 2, Image 3, Image 4, Image 5, Image 6, Image…
Did you grow up reading Enid Blyton? I did! Her books were a very important part of my growing up years and I feel like her stories helped me believe that anything is possible, and magic does exist! Her stories ranged from the whimsical to the realistic – on one hand she would write about folklore and faraway lands, and on the other hand she would narrate adventures of school kids solving mysteries. Her books offered an escape from the real world to a fantasy world which seemed enchantingly perfect! Enid Blyton introduced me to the amazing world of books and the wonders of reading. So for today’s…
