'Before anything great is really achieved, your comfort zone must be disturbed.' ~ Ray Lewis If you ask me what my comfort zone consists of, it would be me being sprawled across the couch mindlessly eating crisps and chocolates while having the superpower to browse through social media and simultaneously watching reruns of F.R.I.E.N.D.S. I... Continue Reading →
Moving from India to UK…. Chapter 4: the transition
After an eventful and partly lazy 2019, I feel prepared and compelled to finish the story I started 2 years back. The small town girl making it big and all.... Just kidding! Incase you missed the earlier parts, here is a link Chapter one: the vision Chapter two: the application. Chapter 3: the... Continue Reading →
Approaching the terrifying thirties….
We all love that one spectacular annual event when we are bestowed with gifts and applauded for aging. It has been my favourite too until this year. Why? Well because I reached that threshold of being officially ‘old’. 30. All through my teens I couldn’t wait to be an adult. And as my ‘adulting’ was... Continue Reading →
Body Shop Spa of the world: Body scrub review
After getting back from a trip, my skin needed thorough detox and I had been eyeing the Spa of the world body scrub range for a very long time. Finally I had a reason to indulge and after hours of browsing through their range, I picked up two scrubs. Spa of the world range by... Continue Reading →
Relative(s) rebellion
My tryst with social normsWell this is a blog post I had published on my other blog (when I used to write anonymously). I wanted to share it with you. I have grown up in a fairly modern Indian family. Having completed my medical school and specialist training in India, I moved abroad for further... Continue Reading →
Yorkshire diary…. A weekend through pictures.
Its been 8 months of living in the UK for me. Ever since I saw the movie The Holiday, I have wanted to visit the English country side and live in a cute and cosy cottage just like Kate Winslet in the movie. My wish came true on Easter weekend when my friends and I decided to... Continue Reading →
The Sunshine Blogger Award!
Hey guys, I just completed a month of blogging and here is my award nomination already! I am so happy and humbled. This is an award nomination given to bloggers who are creative, positive and inspiring while spreading "sunshine" to the blogging community at the same time. I was nominated by the talented, creative and amazing -... Continue Reading →
Planning 101: For procrastinators like me!
Submission deadlines, paying bills, date with your bank, planning vacations, returning purchases, grocery shopping, laundry, work appraisals, replying to emails, cooking, project completion, studying…. OMG! We all have a lot of shit that needs to get done. I am neither fancy nor a colourful planner. I always thought my mind worked like a super computer;... Continue Reading →
Girl talk: Too pretty to be taken seriously?
Hi guys welcome to another post on girl talk; dealing with iceberg problems. (Do check out my previous post Girl talk: body shaming?) Lets all take a moment and be honest with yourself and think over this. We all have that one colleague, that one lawyer, that one friend, that one politician, that one neighbour,... Continue Reading →
How real life people inspired me……
I have been extremely blessed when it comes to family and friends. They have been through thick and thin with me. Unknowingly their pearls of wisdom have left a lasting impression on me and helped me through trials and tribulations. So let me share these with you… Simple living extra high thinking: Daddy dearest. This... Continue Reading →