Tag: work

Relationship 201- What to do when the honeymoon period is over?

So you’ve met someone and the ‘honeymoon phase’ of the relationship is now kinda over. You disagree. You argue. He has an opinion (shocker) often different to yours (double shocker!). She stops dressing up. He’s not shaving that often. She’s stopped the heels… He’s stopped opening doors…And suddenly it seems like this isn’t going to work out any more…! I mean he/she seemed perfect … Read More Relationship 201- What to do when the honeymoon period is over?

The only target that counts aka I am amazing!

And it’s that time of year again where you hang up the keds and say – “Well this is it! I did it!” You accept that a year has gone by and you’re not much wiser, but funnily enough a heck of lot older. You’re not much richer but still have lots of unpaid bills ! But you did it! You made it through … Read More The only target that counts aka I am amazing!

1000 Facebook Friends doesn’t mean you have friends

Courtesy Divya Palat Celebrity Blog for the Times of India Today I take a break from the news and the politics and even the decline of the rupee to focus on something much more personal. Today I take the time to talk about relationships. Today, is a world where you have over 1000 Facebook friends and even more Twitter followers / friends. But even … Read More 1000 Facebook Friends doesn’t mean you have friends

The DREADED MONDAY MORNING (after a break!)

It’s that Monday post the incredible vacation! Schools are open, work is on schedule and traffic is a b!@%h! You wish you were back in bed/on the beach/shopping! You wish you were anywhere but back because back seems even more awful now especially after than incredible break! That’s the thing with breaks….once you taste freedom and the enormous possibilities that the world holds in … Read More The DREADED MONDAY MORNING (after a break!)

You’re beautiful* (*Conditions apply)

Courtesy Divya Palat’s Times of India Celebrity Blog  You’re too fat, too skinny, too anorexic, too curvy. Your hair is too straight, too curly, too messy, too styled, too black, too red! You’re out of fashion, you’re too much of a wannabe! If you’re a celebrity, it seems nothing you do will ever be perfect and then you blame the celebrities for airbrushing photographs … Read More You’re beautiful* (*Conditions apply)

Love is…

A feeling of calm….Love makes you feel content not hyper. It calms you. Love is not control. You cannot use love to control someone nor must you let them use love to control you Hard…It’s work and it’s work that has to be done every day. It needs to be oiled like a machine or a car. It needs to be freshened up. It … Read More Love is…

I want to!

We have sooooo many wants or at least that’s what we think…! And there never seems enough time to do any of it… (especially on those God awful Monday mornings!) But if you were to put all your wants in a list…you might find there are not that many wants after all..! Write a list of your long term goals…! Let’s try (in random … Read More I want to!

GET UP! Get yourself out of that rut!

So it’s already the fourth month of the year and well nothing’s different from last year…same crap, different day and you feel like life’s just being sucked away- GET UP! GET OUT! MAKE A CHANGE! Life is not what happens to you….it’s what YOU do to make it HAPPEN! Discover a new restaurant…like I did this weekend! Cafe Zoe at Mathuradas Mills Compound…! Sure … Read More GET UP! Get yourself out of that rut!

Making Monday not MournDay!

Ok so I HATE MONDAY MORNINGS! I mean I start stressing on Sunday night about the week that’s about to happen…not that the week isn’t totally exciting, glorious and fun…I’m the eternal stressed and so I stress! This morning was particularly hard! There was too much to do and too little time- scripts to finalise, meetings to attend, chores to complete at home and … Read More Making Monday not MournDay!

To new adventures….

The last leg of a 2 part anniversary adventure starts today!And as travel goes ….on travel days I’m exhilarated yet totally exhausted today ! But now my part of the anniversary starts…. Shopping and more shopping and when men asks how much shopping is enough…it’s never enough even when you think it is….so shops ahoy ;)! (‘Ahoy’ personal joke between the husband and me)

is he the one & happy birthday aditya ;-) ( p.s. aditya IS the one…)

so….people (friends and blog readers…so also friends;-)) keep asking how you know…? how do you know if he’s the one? what is there’s someone just ’round the corner who’s better? do bells ring when you know you’re with the right one? does your heart skip a beat ( p.s. YES it skips many beats!!!!…you might think you have heart problems 😉 )? HOW DO … Read More is he the one & happy birthday aditya 😉 ( p.s. aditya IS the one…)

THINGS THAT EVERY COUPLE MUST DO ( and no….I don’t mean the obvious!)

so being a couple is fun for all the obvious reasons…yes i mean what you think i mean– cuddling ( get your minds out of the gutter people!!!)…but its often very very important to see if you are more than just great looking people who are attracted to each other!  if your partner and you have done / can do most of what’s below–well … Read More THINGS THAT EVERY COUPLE MUST DO ( and no….I don’t mean the obvious!)