Greatest Treasure

Being loved,cared for,appreciated and being able to be surrounded by people who love you is the greatest treasure of all.We should always count our blessings and be grateful for what we have been blessed with. My mother knows her daughter refrains from buying new things for herself (mostly clothing and shoes) so she splurges by...

Do vision boards really work?

Visiting Shillong, also referred to as "the Scotland of the East" was always on my bucket list.So last year approximately around this time of the year I started planning for Shillong trip.I opened Google and started researching on Shillong tourist destinations.I browsed through Google and Instagram, exploring and noting down places I could visit.I was...

Yoga or Gym, but keep that body moving!

Working in a 9 to 5 job specially a software engineers day can be quite sedentary so I always make it a point to exercise 4 to 5 times a week.Personally I like doing Yoga mixed with a little bit of cardio or even jumping jacks works well for me.But we need to have that...

Is Bhagavad Gita only for certain age?

"Its not your age to read Gita", exclaimed my colleague when I told her that I wanted to read Bhagavad Gita to which I casually replied "Age is just a number". After our short conversation ended, I began thinking what could have I told her in my defense (which happens to most of us after...

Did I gain or lose?

As I read this book called "Mindset", it made me wonder why didn't I learn cycling?.Yes, born and brought up in the plains, yet I do not know how to ride a cycle.Few more things in my list-I do not know how to swim,nor do i know how to drive a four wheeler too!. Well...

My brief Kathmandu,Nepal Tour!

Last year around March I visited Nepal for my sisters wedding function and being aware of the beauty of Nepal we quickly squeezed in a days itinerary for exploring the local attractions in Kathmandu. Swayambhunath : After climbing some steep steps we reached the religious architecture atop a hill overlooking the valley of Kathmandu city...

Change in my mindset too?

Just finished reading this book called "Mindset" by Carol S. Dweck. I loved how the author has put it in simple words that it is always possible to develop abilities and explained about the power of mindset with examples. Five to ten pages a day of this book in the morning before starting our daily...

Your umbrella is very interesting!

It has started to get very hot and humid as summer is approaching.I like to shop grocery myself so instead of the scorching heat and the humidity outside, I tucked my wallet , house keys and my umbrella to save me from the flaring sunlight. After shopping some chicken, vegetables, yoghurt from the local market...

Is gifting plant a good idea?

In this day and age where gifting bouquets is trending, my colleague gifted me a dwarf snake plant as an early birthday gift.I was ecstatic to receive a plant, as I have always preferred to be be gifted (or gift) plants, succulents, flowers, herbs(or maybe even seeds 😉).Well, if we want then we can also...

Joy of growing your own vegetables

There is something so gratifying about growing your own vegetables.The experience you receive by perceiving the growth of the plant from seeds to plant and eventually the fruits or the vegetable is so rewarding.I have been growing tomato,chilli,bitter gourd,mustard leaves, and seasonal vegetables in my balcony and it gives me immense pleasure to see them...