As the year end approaches, work starts wrapping up the goals and milestones for the year as well. It is a nice approach to divide a year into quarters, quarters into weeks and complete the tasks one at a time. If we apply the same approach to our personal lives and personal goals, it will […]

It’s Thanksgiving today. I don’t know too much about it except that it dates back to Indigenous People who celebrated to thank for their Harvest. Later in 1500s and onwards there were various different celebrations such as harvest, safe voyage etc. I’m not sure why and when Turkey’s became the symbol for Thanksgiving, I’ll look

And so it begins! The first snow of the season is here and it is crazy cold. I was not dressed for the weather today. Sneakers should never be anyone’s first choice of footwear in a weather like tonight. However, since the snow was ideally supposed to be starting tomorrow i.e. October 12th, I was

Birthdays are weird. At least for me. It mostly makes me realize how another year has passed and I haven’t been able to achieve many of my goals. I don’t remember my early childhood birthdays because a lot of time my parents were having a clash and we would be cutting cake at any of

Living alone is really nice. It’s peaceful, calm, free. However, every now and then there comes a time when it gets ‘lonely’ perhaps. Not necessarily because there isn’t a person around but because there wasn’t anyone to chat with, on call or in person. I think I have had a similar day today. I wasn’t

For a very long time now I wanted to get back into two things, writing and sketching. I think both may have been a way to express myself when times were not great and life was hard. My mom is an Arts graduate. Back in the day she had made paintings and sculptures etc. Some

Maybe everyone thinks this way or maybe it is just me, but I think I have a story that needs to be told. Not just me but every individual of my family, all 5 people have a story worth telling. I used to think of it a lot some time ago, and also reached out

Some times I spiral and go down to the depths of internet on YouTube and randomly come across things that now I want as a new hobby. This weekend as my uterus made me just lie down in blankets and do nothing, I took the opportunity to scour YouTube and find something new or something

Do you ever look around, see your blessings and think that you are probably a really special one to Allah? I feel that way. I think I had always been very special and He has always loved me a lot. From where I started and where I am now, if it wasn’t Him protecting me