I am writing this post from a room which is bare, empty and feels cold, even though today is a particularly warm summer day. All the paraphernalia on my desk has been packed in boxes, and the pictures and postcards on the walls have been stripped off. No, I am not moving anywhere. I am simply re-building my study room / work-space. After a lot of thinking, planning, postponing and some more planning, I finally decided that I had to re-do my room this year. Over the last few years, I have collected and parked a lot of memories and a whole lot more objects in…
Today is Holi – the festival of colors, love, laughter and merrymaking. The Holi festival marks the end of winter and is a great way to welcome spring. Holi is probably one of the most chilled out Indian festivals ever – all you are expected to do on the day is put color on your family and friends (kind of like paintball), eat, drink and just have fun! Holi is a celebration of love, friendship and happiness. The fun and frolic in the air, faces drenched in color, people soaking wet, music, dance and togetherness – I love everything about this festival! On…
Spring has finally sprung (yesterday was the Spring Equinox) and today UN is celebrating the International Day of Happiness. If you click this link, you can actually download a free Happiness Guidebook which is packed with ideas to create a happier life! Coming back to celebrating today, I wanted to leave you with 10 things you can do to get an instant boost of happiness. Start your day with a good breakfast, native to your home town. Ditch social media and read that book you have been wanting to read. Organize one thing, anything – desk, photos or your to-do for next week.…
Being a woman is a blessing which should be celebrated everyday, not just on 8 March! But since we got a day to ourselves, let’s take some time today and remember to: Be kind to ourselves and stop feeling guilty: we don’t have to have it all together all the time (although I know we love to). Take care of our health and happiness: strong, fit, healthy and happy women raise happy families. Take care of yourself first and the rest will follow. Stay strong and be brave: don’t be afraid to say no when required and don’t think twice before asking for what you deserve.…
Happy Monday my lovelies! It’s a particularly happy Monday for me this week, since we got our grandmother home today. If you read my post last week, you would know that my absence on the blog was primarily because my granny was hospitalized, and I was not in a frame of mind to write. Well now she is back, and we know she is as happy to be home as we are to have her here! The last two weeks were a big mess, what with work, visits to the hospital and stress at home. It is difficult to be positive in such…
