Before you judge my family and friends, I promise you they did exactly what I needed this year! Some background first… I started 2024 with a view to self-discovery, leading to self-development and new challenges …
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The Year My Family And Friends Wrote Me Off
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Reflections on Life’s Curveballs: My Anniversary Post Journey
For the first time since I started my blog, my anniversary post is late. It has taken me a while to gather my thoughts as they are across a few countries, time zones and lives. …
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Straight From My Art – Wooden Box Decoration
One of our dear friends’ daughter got married in the month of December. A group of friends and colleagues decided to gift her something special and wanted to put the gift into a decorative box. …
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The Art of Decluttering
I look around the house, feeling a little defeated. There are times in our life when dusty shelves and strewn clothes take a back seat over other priorities. This is one of those times. It …
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Before There Were Hacks, There Was Jugaad!
Long before social networking arrived on the scene, long before videos were made of what to do with plastic bottles or straws or paper clips or old tyres, long before the word “hack” was coined …
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Bai The Way
1970s – A bustling Mumbai with immigrants pouring in from all states, eager to make a living, maybe more. Dreams, hopes, ambitions soar high. While husbands busy themselves with work and prospective business opportunities, wives …
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Messages From The Universe
I’ve always believed in the concept of The Universe and its power, influence and benevolence over all living things on this beautiful home we call Earth. We each identify with this concept in different ways. …
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mykidneybeans turns seven
Regular readers of my blog would probably recall my annual self-imposed ritual to turn to my friend Yosvon’s photo blog and pick one of his amazing clicks based on whichever one inspires me and fits …
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An Artist and a Workaholic Meet at a Bar
She rushed in with the weight of a hundred worlds on her head. Even as she walked into the bar to meet a long-lost friend, her mind was miles away in front of her work …
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Protect, Respect, Honour, Love
Once a year in the Hindu tradition, brothers and sisters celebrate their relationship and reaffirm what they mean to each other with the festival of Raksha Bandhan – literally translated to the bond of protection. …