This is my daughter Waliya’s favorite dish. She is a connoisseur of food. So, when I’m feeling very loving towards my child, I like to make this for her. Once, we were going through a tough period in our lives, I decided to make this for Waliya, as a surprise. So, when I went to …
How my Mentors helped …
All of us go through times when we feel we are stuck in an ‘impossible’ situation. It feels like a dead-end in life. You need someone to talk to. Someone, who is not judgmental. Who will listen to you with empathy, and offer the best solution. With time, I’ve gathered mentors in every field of …
This Mother’s Day 2019
Hi, Everyone! Yesterday was mother’s day, and yesterday, I completed a milestone in my Instagram account – yes, the coveted 10 k followers! It happened so rapidly and suddenly. But what was more momentous was something that I shared in my stories, it was a message on mothers’ day for all mothers. Surprisingly, it had …
Dealing with hateful ‘things to do’.
No matter what we do in life, we still have to swallow some bitter pills. So, this blog post is about how to do it as smoothly, quickly and efficiently as possible. So, what is the ‘bitter pill’? It is anything that you HATE to do! No matter how much you hate it, you still …
The happiness formula
Are you feeling unhappy? Are you in session with a psychiatrist but find it hard coping with the days in-between? Well, I have a homespun ‘therapy’ for all types of sadness and sicknesses. It happens because we all want happiness. All we have to know is that we have it inside of us. It comes …
Living within glass walls.
It is about the glass walls that we are living in. No, you don’t realize that you are living in it, but you are. We all are actually living within compartments made of these glass walls. Occasionally, we share the compartment with others. Mostly, we live separately. Actually, no one knows about it. Only you …
The upholstery project
Hello Everyone! You gave me such a wonderful response to my previous blog post on how I revamped my parents’ room here. I was flooded with questions about it afterwards. Yes, I get most on my Facebook and Instagram accounts where I share the blog posts also, as well as on WhatsApp with various groups. …
Reboot yourself by re-upholstering.
Salaams to all. This one is more about getting yourself back to normal after a difficult spell in life. It maybe a personal tragedy, or just a terribly busy spell in life. When you come back to your own life, you find that almost everything has changed. Nothing is as it used to be. So, …
Mindset – a book I’m reading now.
Buying books and visiting libraries in Seattle: My love for travel and family is almost equal. Love to merge the two by visiting my family in the States as often as I can. Naturally, being with my family is my biggest motive, but after that is the thrill of books. Just love it. Can’t get …