Maa had always warned us about the kitchen. She says that once you enter it, you cannot come out of it easily. After getting married, I finally realized that she could not have been more right.Apart from Az, I share my marital home with his two siblings and three cousins. And when seven people use …
Tag: Life
The Fading of Handwriting
Sometime back, I started noticing that my handwriting has worsen. More importantly, I realized that my hand seems rigid on holding a pen and it refuses to move across the page lucidly. I literally have to force my hand to make my cursive right. My hand stiffens as I try to write as if it …
Sharing Love
My dear friend and fellow blogger, Madhusmita at "Dreamz and Clouds" nominated me to 'Share Love'. It was early April and I was doing the "atozchallenge 2015" the whole month. I promised her that I would take up her nomination after that but it is already one and a half months since then. Sorry girl!Once …
Sharing The Laundry Job
I was excited when I received a mail from BlogAdda two weeks back, saying that I have been selected for the #WashBucketChallenge activity post my #ShareTheLoad blog post “The Official Laundry Officer”. And yesterday, I finally received the Ariel Matic sample pack. The activity asked that I take up the #WashBucketChallenge activity with the male …
The Oil For Your Lamp
We women, by nature, are usually giving. Nurturing, caring, and loving are all termed as feminine qualities and rightly so. We have always been givers rather than takers. And sadly, that has become the only accepted aspect of our personality over time. And when we do dare think about ourselves, we come across as selfish …
Detoxification
Yesterday while browsing through my Facebook page, I came across the above quote. And it got me thinking, "Is it really always possible to do so?"It is not that I have not removed "toxic" people from my life before. Yes, I have done it. Some were once my "good friends" who turned rogue. While others …
My Valentine Moment
This Valentine's Day was a beautiful sunny day. It was also a Saturday and so a perfect excuse to go on a date. But it was a working day for both Az and myself. While his was a half day, mine was full. We finally decided that I would take a half day leave and …
Warm Winter
Unlike most people, I love winter. Winter makes my heart cozier and everything around me also feels cozy. Winters are so cold on the outside, but it never fails to make my heart warmer.Every winter, I am home (my maternal home) at least for a few days. I spend the days basking in the soft …
Bit by Bit
On my birthday this year (it was last week), my husband gave me a card which said "To the wonderful woman I married". Today we were talking about the card and he said laughing, "I had married a wonderful woman, no doubt about it". And added gently that but the woman I am today is …
Dilli Dilwalon Ki?
A Delhi RoadThey say "Dilli hai dilwalon ki" (Delhi belongs to the bighearted). Well, it is somewhat difficult for me to agree.I have been residing in Delhi since a year and a half now and also have visited the city several times before that. And I have heartbreaking experiences all the time. Let me share …
Natasha'z Points To Ponder 