I am an unabashed nerd. A polished, and made- up nerd these days, but a nerd nevertheless. And I can still get into my frumpy, unkempt, snooty avatar whenever I feel the need to. Stationary makes me weak in the knees, as much as shoes do. If asked to choose between a designer bag and... Continue Reading →
This is a post to talk about why I won't talk about religion and politics on this blog. It's not that I don't have my own two (read five hundred) cents on these topics, I just don't want to open that ugly, festering, divisive can of worms. As a young girl, I wanted to change... Continue Reading →
Holla Ladies! I am tempted to make a silly pun as an opening to today's post. Apologies. In advance. If it irks you or seems overtly cheesy - HELL! MARCH HAS MARCHED BY! March of 2015 involved a lot of packing, unpacking, re- packing, scheduling, planning and organizing. And travelling, of course. I have my... Continue Reading →
I am truly envious of those people. Those people who are content. Happy with where they are and glad of their circumstance. They make me green- eyed and feel 'not so virtuous'. I secretly covet their lives and their calm, sedate existence of contentedness. I wish I had their strength of character, a character that... Continue Reading →
Choices galore So many choices I say. Choosing the date of travel, the airline, the time, the seats...phew! Date, well you might not have total control; but travelling bang in the middle of the work week is obviously better in terms of queues and crowds. Many people tell me it's best to travel at night... Continue Reading →
Foundation is truly the foundation of a great work/ party face. If you are lazy or out of time, or if you are are blessed with great skin; a tinted moisturizer or BB cream will do the trick. On days you want to look slightly more polished, you could go full on and slap some... Continue Reading →
1.How/Why/Where did you buy the book? I am not embarrassed to admit that I am the Harry Potter/ Southern Vampire Mysteries (Sookie Stackhouse Novels)/ Vampire Diaries/ Twilight reading kind of girl-woman. (As a consolation, I read the Kafka, Murakami, Tolstoy kinds too). As a gawky teenager I also watched every episode of Sabrina the Teenage... Continue Reading →
There was a time I carried my laptop and worked on the plane. I would buy magazines at the airport and read them cover to cover. A twelve hour flight would mean two movies, one book, at least two magazines (cover to cover), some grubbing, some shut eye and loads of window- gazing. Sigh! Those... Continue Reading →
For a human being who can not yet dress herself, or do her hair or even have the motor skills to use a spoon effectively; she does a darned good job at clicking- on her infant seat belt. She can undo it herself as well. She braces herself and hangs on to dear life when... Continue Reading →
Read part 1 here How does one fight back from the desolate depths of heinously blasphemous gluttony? Is there redemption? Can one survive the brutal onslaught of it's inner food demons? Folks, it's been a little over two weeks. Two weeks since I gave in to all my inner food monsters (The Dairy Demon, the... Continue Reading →
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