Life Stories is where the ordinary things sit before they become stories. A sentence overheard, a room remembered, a small irritation, a moment that looked harmless at first and then refused to leave. These pieces are about everyday life, memory, family, work, identity, and the strange ways we become ourselves while doing everything else.
Love this quote… Always makes me smile! “In my next life, I want to live my life backwards. You start out dead and get that out of the way. Then you wake up in an old people’s home feeling better every day. You get kicked out for being too healthy, go collect your pension and […]
Read this on a blogger’s profile…. unfortunately, I have lost the link and do not remember the blogger’s name… her words live on…! (So, if it is you who wrote it, I love the quote… if you need me to take it off, please let me know) I write because its cheaper than therapy! Â
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As kids, we are taught not to discuss the intimate details of our personal lives with those outside our innermost circle. And for an Indian family, the innermost circle is the family or part of it. We are told to be guarded about what we tell others, we don’t know who might exploit the info
It is a good thing to be independent… knowing that you don’t need anyone to get your things done. But having someone by your side is always a good thing 🙂 I call that comfort company and am craving some right now… Hubs has been travelling and his visits have been clashing with my tests
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Am so worried if I’ll make a good mom…. so much so that the thought keeps me awake for hours at night. But then, I read an article the other day that said don’t bother about the worry. The very fact that you are worried means you are concerned and the ones that don’t make
Mish Mash of thoughts…. Read More »
I did’t sleep well last night but woke up fresher this morning than most days. Strange, na? Some days are like that I guess. Started work early since there were back to back calls lined up all morning… my throat actually hurt after that…. it’s still hurting… oh wait, thats the ice cream and milk
Strange Day, Sore throat and a recipe! Read More »
The fantastic weather is making me totally miss Mumbai today… the breeze, the temperature, the clouds…. its so so nice! 🙂 I hope it stays this way… light drizzles to just caress you and a gentle breeze that tickles you… bliss!
Mausam induced Nostalgia Read More »
Half of my world knows this… I might let the other half and beyond know it too…. I have been hiding a growing secret within me since Jan…! Well, those of you who have figured it out… good for you… those who haven’t… read the pointers! My wardrobe is becoming fast obsolete… I can’t wear
For years and years now…. I have used lip balm for chapped lips (mine have a brutal tendency to chap) I have tried various brands and found Vaseline and Dermalogic to be the ones best suited to me… Then, I discovered makeup… Nude coloured lipsticks did the trick for me, gave me a hint of
From Lips to Growing up! Read More »
That’s the only way to describe Delhi’s weather these days… Some of the things I associate with Summer: Ice Candies – Love’em in orange! Watermelon – Anytime, anywhere… having grown up in Mumbai that has practically no winter, watermelons were a perennial thing to beat the heat Loose Kurtas – The softer the cotton, the
