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No Graduation Party. What we did instead.

  As my son started his senior of high school, many of his school events […]

For the love of watching my kid run

Dear Kid 1, I will miss watching you run. The last run of your track […]

Birthday Anxiety : The Real Birthday Blues

Birthdays are inherently joyous occasions made even more special when surrounded by loved ones. Many […]

To My Friends Who Stood By Me As I Struggled With Anxiety

For the longest time, I was hesitant to share my struggles with anxiety and skeptical […]

Parenting Teens in the times of Covid

It is a truth, universally acknowledged that raising teenagers is far from easy. Add to […]

Ten Things ‘Not To Do’ to get to 10K on Instagram

I finally hit the very coveted 10K in my Instagram journey a week ago. It […]

Table for One Please.

Planning out summer vacations can get a bit tricky in our household. We had to […]

The Top 10 Struggles of the ‘lesser- known’ Instagrammer

If you are an instagrammer, who isn’t well known – for example, someone like myself, […]

Marie Kondo’s Tidying Up: Sparks Joy or Triggers Anxiety?

Lay Flat. Fold sides. Roll in thirds. Repeat. Have you joined the Marie Kondo cult as […]

Ten Things That Make Me Happy

Starting this New Year on a happier note! Keeping it simple this time. Ten things that […]

Gearing For Change? Perhaps.

I spend a significant portion of my day behind the wheel. Starting from the early […]

Have you read an audiobook yet?

I had been wanting to read  ‘Little Fires Everywhere’ by Celeste Ng for the longest time. […]

Raising Teens: I Need A Support Group And So Do You

Contrary to popular belief, it really doesn’t get any easier once the kids grow up. […]

10 Things That Happen When Your Mom Visits

Visits from parents, especially moms, are always – enjoyable?! If not, they are definitely interesting to say […]

Finding Your Way – As Your Kids Grow Up

Much has been written about parenting teenagers as they make their way into adulthood. The […]

Top 5 Text Messages – As explained by an Introvert

I recently came across an article ‘Why introverts absolutely loathe talking on the phone’ and shared it […]

5 ways to get over a post vacation hangover: Expat version

One minute I was in Virginia, enjoying the breathtakingly beautiful skies, the refreshing lush greenery, […]

Mother’s Day. It’s complicated.

  Mother’s day: The Expat Dilemma Which day should I really celebrate ‘Mother’s Day’? (I […]

25 things I’m trying to teach my 9 year old girl

My daughter is 9. For her 10th birthday (coming up in just a few weeks) […]

Reminiscing the ‘good times’ with friends

Reconnecting with your friends from ‘back in the day’ is oddly fulfilling. A completely different time […]

Having my 12 year old around

Yesterday I took the day off! I was done. I needed a break from this ‘mom […]

2016 : Thoughts & Realizations

The last couple months have been a whirlwind of emotions for me. I ventured into […]

Are introverts misunderstood?

When I first started my blog and shared the link with a few friends, one […]

About the Author

Introvert, gym rat, book lover and avid baker. With this blog I hope to share with you personal anecdotes, life experiences, my love for baking and fitness – (fitness because of the incessant need to bake and eat), and hope for the blog to emerge as a melting pot of some interesting reading!

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