5 Lessons I Learnt From NaNoWriMo
NaNoWriMo taught me that writing pressure can help, failure can instruct, and the process that works beautifully for someone else can still be completely wrong for you.
5 Lessons I Learnt From NaNoWriMo Read More »
Life
Don’t Ask if You Don’t Want To Know
Picture this. It is 8.50 am and you have just entered office for a 9.00 am meeting. Before heading into the meeting room, you want to pop into the pantry for a quick cup of coffee. You have a long day ahead of you and already thoughts about your meeting and the long to-do list
Don’t Ask if You Don’t Want To Know Read More »
It’s Not That Simple on Voot
That title did not mean Voot is not simple, it is simply a new show on Voot titled.. It’s Not That Simple. Marriages are not simple. Each marriage has it’s own learning curve, it’s own adjustments, contentment and discomfort. Now you throw unhappiness and an affair in the mix. What do you get? Well, It’s
It’s Not That Simple on Voot Read More »
My Brother Bestest
My brother – has undoubtedly been my oldest friend. I realise this today as I look back several decades that somewhere along the line between mothering him, supporting him and fighting him… we became friends who could share everything with each other. As kids, we used to play together and one of my earliest memories
My Brother Bestest Read More »
Unconditional Love
I have now begun to believe more than ever that there really is no unconditional love in this world… Everybody who loves somebody loves them for a reason and does within the boundaries of their own perception of love. Because the boundary is different for each individual, acts of love may be random… But never
Unconditional Love Read More »
Fitness
They say change is the only constant. But when the change is for the worse, how do you cope with that? Some time back, I had a successful stint with the Wheat Belly Diet and lost a few inches. The change was noticeable and lots of people commented on my weight loss. But then, I had
When #LaundryGoesOddEven
In most Indian households, men doing housework is odd, more so when the man in question is your elderly father in law! I am one of the blessed few who gets tremendous support in chores from my FIL. When I was invited to do the Laundry Goes Odd Even challenge, he readily agreed. For our challenge, we used
When #LaundryGoesOddEven Read More »
Belling the CAT – Did you do it?
A while back, my blog buddy Vee told us that she has been accepted into a prestigious Global Management School. That sparked off a memory of my initial career years and the race to do an MBA. When I was in the final year of engineering, my class was divided into two main groups –
Belling the CAT – Did you do it? Read More »
Of Expectations…
We have so many expectations… from things, from people, from the world in general and ourselves in particular that something or someone is always falling short of our expectations. I think half of our problems would be solved if we stopped having expectations from people. Taking my own example, I want to excel at my
Good to Gold #Colgate360GoldMornings
Yeah, you read the title right. I am not talking about The self help book Good to Great. I am actually talking about Good to Gold. I am not an early morning person but mornings still are the best times of the day. Open your window to smell the freshness and the early morning bustle will
Good to Gold #Colgate360GoldMornings Read More »