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The Comeback Chronicles: From Lost Words to Found Joy
I’m back on my blog after a protracted hiatus, and if you’re one of the few who noticed, thank you for sticking with me. I owe you an apology and an explanation, and I’m ready to share. Well, I admit I don’t have a compelling reason for why I stopped writing. Really, I just kept telling myself it was due to an overwhelming sense of busyness. Truth be told, I am neck-deep in work that I staunchly believe in, and there have been significant changes on the personal and family front. Time seems to be rushing past me, and I found myself lost in the whirlwind. Initially, there was the…
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Teaching social media etiquettes to children
Since the past six months, our entire lives seem to have shifted online. From work to schools to attending functions and funerals…everything has, unfortunately, become virtual. The pandemic has forced us to stay cooped up inside our houses and the erstwhile debate on ‘exposing children to devices’ has gone out the window. Schooling being online, the screen time of the children is beyond recommended by any standards but right now, there seems to be no other solution to stay sane and connected if not through digital devices. As schoolwork is being shared and submitted online using Google classrooms and Whatsapp, most of the parents(including me) have given children a device…
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Take a break, reclaim your life! I just did.
Do you wake up every morning and follow the same routine over and over again, everyday? Do you have a mental list of things you plan on doing ‘once you have the time to’? Does the phrase,’Where is the time?’ come spontaneously to you whenever anyone asks you about a recent movie, a book or a cool cafe that just opened in your town? Do you realise it feels okay for you to say yes to all these? Don’t be surprised if you find yourself nodding in response to all the aforesaid questions. Most of you do one or many of these and quite frankly, till recently, I did too!…
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Chhatbir zoo- A photo blog!
Chandigarh is City Beautiful and has always had my heart! So when we had guests over from out of country who were keen to travel nearby cities, Chandigarh topped the list. As a person who never misses a chance to visit the place, I pride myself in knowing a lot about the sightseeing places in Chandigarh and assured our guests of a perfect guided tour. I forgot that despite the familiarity, the city always entices me. One of the places that truly mesmerised me was Chhatbir zoo (Yes, I have been there before many times but still!) I was on my own, capturing the majestic animals in all their glory…
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5 innovative ways to use your travel photos!
‘’Trips become memories…. Memories become treasures!’’ The memories you make on the move are the most cherished ones and there isn’t a better way to preserve them than turning them into photographs. Although smartphones and gadgets have digitalised the world pf photography to a large extent, images in print not only create treasure books called photo albums for you to cherish forever but can also be used to customise a personalised gift for your loved ones. A decade ago, I lost all my honeymoon photos due to a software error (Yes, I don’t have a single photograph of my honeymoon. I bet you remember reading that) and since then, I don’t rely…
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Tips on air travel with kids
Travelling with kids is one thing and travelling with kids by air another! I would prefer road travel any day over air or rail when my kiddo is in tow but for long distances, you can’t help but choose air travel. As a parent, it is difficult to manage your hyperactive child and expect her to not jump around. find the loo empty just in time. convince the kiddo that the plane is flying and cannot stop just ‘coz she wants it to. keep her engaged. coax her to sleep on an overnight flight. look the other flyers in the eye when your kiddo is at her shrieking best. The…
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Top 5 places in India to visit in summer vacations!
Summers are here and it is time to plan the summer vacations your children and you eagerly await. A trip during this time is an annual affair but the confusion of choosing an appropriate destination always is a prime concern. Our country, India, thanks to its diversity of culture, topography and climate offers a lot of varied options suited to every season. For the summer vacations, the top 5 tourist destinations are listed here to narrow it down for you: Leh/Ladakh The Mecca of travel, if you can visit just one place in your lifetime, it ought to be this! The sheer unadulterated beauty and serenity of the place is…
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London-It stole my heart!
Travel changes you…not only because of the memories and experiences you gain but also because of the little part of you that gets left behind. The tiny void that gets created nudges you from time to time to return and you try to pacify it by looking at the pictures, reminiscing on the time spent, wondering why you miss a particular place more than the rest. That is what London did to me! It stole my heart! I cannot pinpoint as there are so many reasons that it did but here are the (most probably) main ones: The British etiquette With no offence to my motherland at all, three decades…
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Confessions of a mom-5 things I do behind my kid’s back!
Being a role model as a mother can get overwhelming at times. It sometime get difficult to practice everything you preach and you need to allow yourself a teeny-weeny break from perfection . I too long for the ‘me’ time I get when my kid is off to school, out to play or staying at her grandparents’ house. It is not to reflect on my inner self or rejuvenate myself for the next round of parenting but to indulge in apparently unrighteous, yet harmless acts that I cannot do in the presence of my offspring. Here are my top five: 1. Hoard on my favorite shows. When I get fed…
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The storm inside
Falling down, getting up It matters not, I just carry on. The journey matters, the end shall arrive on its own. Sometimes I lie tamed above a candle Lighting up the path ahead. On others I burn as a forest fire Untamed, wild, free and all consuming. I am me, the master of my destiny. The calm is my strength, not weakness. The silence at the surface holds within A tempest, a tornado that storms inside.
