Be yourself; Everyone else is already taken. — Oscar Wilde. This is the first post on my new blog. I’m just getting this new blog going, so stay tuned for more. Subscribe below to get notified when I post new updates. Continue reading My First Blog Post
In March 2018, the government declared a ban on plastic. We saw many photos and videos on how plastic is affecting our environment. Many of these photos, videos, and infographics were mind-shattering. We have destroyed a lot already and its time we act on our actions. The government fined people using single-use plastic with Rs 500. I started seeing a lot of ads for cloth bags for vegetables and daily grocery. These cloth bags were in high demand. People started carrying cloth bags everywhere with them. And if they forgot to carry bags, vendors would give newspapers pages to carry … Continue reading Unplastic life
Over the period, I have developed a liking for sarees. We all know, ‘a woman can never have enough clothes. It is true. In the first year of marriage, I barely had 10 sarees. And now in the seventh year, I have almost 50 of heavy work and heavy border sarees. I wear these sarees only when there is some family occasion. My father always says, “A woman looks her best when she wears a saree” and my husband believes in the same. I barely wore saree 4 times before I got married, so I was not an expert in … Continue reading Six yards of elegance
In a city like Mumbai, we have a lot of options for Public Transport. We have local trains, metro trains, auto-rickshaws, taxis and now with the onset of Uber and Ola we have a lot of cabs too. So, reaching from one place to another is easy, it is just time-consuming due to traffic on the roads. I was going to meet a friend whose father was admitted to the hospital due to a heart attack. The news came to me in the morning and I decided to visit her. When I was young hearing such news of anyone’s illness … Continue reading The cab driver
Silk sarees and the expensive sarees always need special care and cleaning. This is the reason we wear it only on special occasions. I love to wear sarees but due to the humid weather in Mumbai, it becomes impossible to carry sarees with comfort, hence I prefer wearing them on weddings. I pile up these special sarees and give it for a dry wash at a time. So once, I took five of my sarees for a dry wash on 10thFeb. The dry cleaners’ shop is on the street which is marked as ‘Even date parking only’. But when I … Continue reading The Trump Card
Raskha Bandhan has been one of my favourite festivals since childhood. When I and my brother were kids, Mummy used to bring a rakhi and a bar of chocolate. Rakhi for me, to tie on my brother’s wrist and chocolate as my gift from my brother. Rakhis were big with multiple layers, the most bottom layer was of a shiny flower shaped paper then was a sponge, then again a shiny paper topped with ‘Om’ or ‘Swastik’ or a floral design. And my chocolate was an Rs.10 Dairy Milk. On this day Mummy also used to make lip-smacking ‘Naral Vadi’ … Continue reading Rakshabandhan
A best friend is defined as the closest friend of a person. We all have had best friends, sometimes it is just one person who stays with you since your childhood but many times we meet them in our journey of life. I had many best friends, but as of now, I have 4. One is my husband, one is my junior college friend, one is from my first office and the last one is my mother. I did not realize she is my best friend until I got married. I was so used to her being around, I needed … Continue reading Mummy
The month of Shravan/Sawan comes in monsoon; it is forbidden to eat non-vegetarian food in this month. For a person like me who is an ardent chicken and fish lover and not consuming it for a month is very difficult. As kids, we ate only homemade food, so if Mummy said; she is not going to cook non-veg for some time, we had no option. We were fine with her decision. As I grew up and left Mummy’s home for education and job, I did not care which month it was or which day it was, whenever I felt like … Continue reading Veg or Non Veg?
My scooty, well it is a Honda Aviator has been my companion for 11 years now. My grandfather wanted to gift it to me. He used to say, “Archana, if you score 80% in the HSC exams, I will gift you a scooter, then you can ride and roam anywhere.” But I did not score 80% in my HSC exams, and he was very upset about it. He did not talk to me for days. Appa-my grandfather was very dear to me. My heart wrenched not talking to him. So, I decided, I will study harder and score good marks … Continue reading My Scooter
It is a family ritual to draw Rangoli in the patio or in the entrance of the house. My grandmother used to draw an intricate Rangoli design, filled with vibrant colors. I have seen her rangolis and helped her in it. As she was turning old day by day, her hands became shaky and it was getting difficult for her to put Rangoli. My mother took over my grandmother’s ritual. She used to draw Rangoli every morning in the patio. But it was not as beautiful as my grandma’s. On festivals, I used to force my grandma to draw Rangoli … Continue reading Rangoli- My way
What happens when your friends are no more your friends, but your husband’s friends have become your friends? Well, this has happened to me. After my marriage, I kept travelling with my husband due to his job. We hopped in and out of the USA, we stayed for a while in Hyderabad, we went to Japan for some time. All this travelling made it super difficult to stay in touch with my friends. They used to make plans, meet up and even post photos, I used to get annoyed because I could never meet them all and slowly, my friends … Continue reading Friends with Friends?
Diary of a typical Housewife 