Shopping close to Valentine ’s Day makes me roll my eyes till I feel dizzy to the point of almost falling flat on my face. Any guesses why? Because of the same old- same old (boring) tsunami of merchandise and promos for Valentine’s day! Most people never think beyond the clichéd gifts like chocolates, … Continue reading 7 Bedazzling Non-traditional Valentine’s Day Gift Ideas

  Sharing personal stuff is not easy for me, and yet I am summoning the courage to do so today. The fact is: I’m hurting. A lot. The past few months have been a painful roller-coaster ride for me. Last November I injured my lower back. Now, if you’ve experienced your lower back ‘click’, you know … Continue reading No Matter How Much it Hurts [My most personal share yet]

This year Father’s Day is extra special for me, as I’ll be celebrating it with my dad after many years. As I started going through ‘gift ideas’ for him, I just could not think of anything suitable. You see, he is a man of very few needs. Growing up with very humble beginnings, he had … Continue reading A Lesson Learnt From My Father

It’s May and Mother’s Day is around the corner! You see, While I was researching things to write about in this newsletter, I came across some cool ’acronyms’ for the word MOM. As I read through them I couldn’t help but start identifying myself with many these acronyms. Sharing with you my reflections on some … Continue reading What kind of a mom are you anyway?

Come the month of February you start feeling that love is in the air. Whether you actually celebrate Valentine’s day or not, you are certainly forced to think about it and see it all around you. All the media hype, advertising and sales gimmicks around flowers, cards, gifts and ofcourse food! The lure of dining … Continue reading Is love and chocolate in the air?