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5 Winter Adventures for Kids in Dubai that Won’t Cost a Fortune!

Kids in front of pond with swans and ducks

Winter in Dubai is a magical time of year and I’ve been lucky enough to experience it first-hand. Parts of the city transforms into a winter wonderland, complete with fake snow, festive lights, Santa’s Grottos, outdoor movies, and all sorts of family-friendly activities. I’m sharing my own experiences and was pleasantly surprised to learn that …

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Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, And Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin #bookreview

Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin My rating: 5 of 5 stars This is in essence, a love story. The book explores love in its myriad forms – between parents or grandparents and children, between siblings, colleagues and more importantly, between friends. At first, I thought it was about the relationship between Sadie …

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Bombay Balchao by Jane Borges

I read Bombay Balchao this week. Well, heard it actually on #audible. I guess I picked it because I was missing my home city. For those of us who have lived in Bombay, we understand the difference between Bombay and Mumbai. This book, was a glimpse into Bombay. Bombay Balchao is written very well, it …

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But… those are Boys’ shoes! – A Gender Neutral Parenting Story #Fail

Workout Shoes

“But those are boys’ shoes”, said the helpful store clerk to me last evening and I wanted to punch him. Thankfully, I had my mask on, so I gritted my teeth, smiled and asked, “Does it matter? Please get these in her size” We didn’t get those shoes ultimately and yesterday was a Gender Neutral …

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The Slow Fashion Conundrum

I have always followed fashion trends. As a teen, it was thru a voracious reading of glossy newspaper segments and women’s magazines. Later, High Heel Confidential and the likes became my daily diet. I always followed the trends with interest, saw what the celebs sported and most often, called them outrageous. I was able to …

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The SEO Trap

So, you love writing, have always wanted to put your writing out there and decided to start a blog. You write enthusiastically and publish blog posts only to feel dejected and disillusioned. Only your mom and three loyal friends read your blog. What to you do? Google ‘How to be a successful blogger’. Sounds familiar? …

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Exhasuted

I am exhausted. I full extent of my exhaustion hit me just a few moments ago. I spotted the spelling error in the title of this post even as I wrote it and the effort of moving my cursor there and retyping seemed too much to bear. Today, I was multi tasking since morning. Attending …

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