Parenting is like a roller coaster ride – exciting, adventurous, and fun punctuated with a healthy dose of nervousness. It is demanding, stressful, and challenging. There are no parenting books that teach you the rules. Most of us secretly worry about whether we’ll make a good parent the moment we start…
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=93rmPxakndY Did you see that video? Mr Jugaadulal is busy trying to be “creative”, finding jugaad solutions. Jugaad. Short term solution. I first learned this word way back in the 80s when my colleagues at work would often say,”Kuch jugaad kar de yaar” (think up a creative shortcut) especially when emergency…
What better way to welcome 2016 in the Mindful Mondays series than with chocolate? Yes, you’re welcome. So I bring you, *drumroll* Chocolate Meditation I am serious. Look, here is the thing. Mindfulness is all about appreciating every little thing and living in the moment, being present. It includes mindful eating.…
Parenting is no cakewalk. I mean, ask any parent. From the moment we learn about the arrival of that bundle of joy, we start dreaming of their future. Of course, the moment of truth comes later. How are we going to finance those glorious dreams? Naturally we want our little rays…
It is that time of year again when we get ready to celebrate Makara Sankranti or Thai Pongal, the harvest festival of Tamil Nadu. One of the most important festivals in South India, this four-day festival is something we look forward to with gusto, mainly because it means one of the family’s favorite…
The word holidays instantly brings happy visuals of beautiful places we’ve always dreamed of visiting and sailing beyond the shores of our country. And why not? Foreign tourist destinations are becoming cheaper than popular Indian holiday destinations, and naturally a sojourn abroad is on everyone’s wish list. However, foreign travel involves…
In January, last year, I featured a book spotlight for Model Undercover: New York by Carina Axelsson (Thanks Netgalley, for the advance review copy). The book was delightful! I am thrilled to participate in the spotlight tour for the next book in the series launched on January 5, 2016. Enjoy the excerpt! The other books in…