Hi Baby, Just when I was tucking your baby sister in, I could not help but think to myself that I was so lucky that you are my firstborn. You are a brat with the most mischievous air about you, undoubtedly, but you also have the purest heart. You are so compassionate and so kind,ContinueContinue reading “A Letter to my Firstborn”
Category Archives: Me Myself and I
10 Random things-to-do!
This is for you. And you. You, as well.10 Random things-to-do. Everyday. Or just today. Whatever!HELL YESSS!1. Tell someone they have a charming smile. Also, smile more often yourself. It is infectious. It is important, however, to know when to retract that smile. You do not want to be that weird guy who smiles that constant psychopathContinueContinue reading “10 Random things-to-do!”
Acceptance and busting Pregnancy-related Myths
I have never complied by rules on the first go. If someone asks me to do something a certain way, I first do the opposite and then if that does not bode well with me I will return to do things the way I was first asked to do. So naturally, my first instinct isContinueContinue reading “Acceptance and busting Pregnancy-related Myths”
5 thoughts I have when the baby moves!
One of the most defining moments during your pregnancy is the time you feel the baby squirm inside of you. Given that you have been living with a black and white ultrasound image of a blob of mass, five months into the pregnancy, you finally get that one proof that there is indeed something growingContinueContinue reading “5 thoughts I have when the baby moves!”
Bring back in trend, the lost art of spelling correctly!
I missed publishing this post on Tuesday because it was my birthday and I was in an overly indulgent mood. So I quit working, planning or any activity in general and parked myself on the sofa with my phone and the television. Like I promised last week, I am continuing this week with talking aboutContinueContinue reading “Bring back in trend, the lost art of spelling correctly!”
#ShaadiSeries : 11 Things I would have done differently in my wedding
Right now, I am 9 months into my wedding but most days I feel like it only happened yesterday. But then there are times it feels like it was years ago, what with all that is happening in life at such a fast pace. Looking back at my wedding, I do have regrets about howContinueContinue reading “#ShaadiSeries : 11 Things I would have done differently in my wedding”
How to draw a simple Mandala
mandalaˈmandələ,ˈmʌn-/nouna circular figure representing the universe in Hindu and Buddhist symbolism.To a lot of doodling and drawing enthusiasts, mandalas are the circular patterns that talk symmetry, beauty and perceiving perfection in the face of some haphazard yet repetitive patterns. My fascination with mandala patterns began when I discovered them in colouring books for adults aContinueContinue reading “How to draw a simple Mandala”
SMILE!
We prize ourselves at being lovers of candid photographs. The beauty of a candid shot is that it is raw in emotion and purely an unadulterated excerpt of a memory. The same does not go for pictures that are posed-for. Photographs of people that are staged, as part of a photo-op or a professional photoContinueContinue reading “SMILE!”
#ShaadiSeries : I did my own make-up!
When I first set out to look for a make-up artist who would help me deck up for the wedding, I looked EVERYWHERE! I even considered, for a fraction of a second, to hire a professional cinema level artist even if it paid a bomb. But then I wanted all that time I spent onContinueContinue reading “#ShaadiSeries : I did my own make-up!”
#ShaadiSeries : What I wore
Being a plus size bride is a nightmare in itself. Not counting the limited number of options you have clothes-wise, there is also a flurry of opinions from shopkeepers and stylists urging you to ‘settle’ for the options you have. One can argue that we can get clothes designed and stitched, but I am aContinueContinue reading “#ShaadiSeries : What I wore”
Marvelous Mrs D 