Today I completed 10 years of blogging. It was on 8th Feb 2014 that I published my first post. In the initial couple of months, I knew nothing about blogging. I only knew how to express myself in written words. I had no dearth of stories, thanks to the presence of the toddler boy in … More My decade old blogging trip
“Hello!” “My name is Chalukya. I know you never expected a call from me, as famous as I am, but I’ve been given your name as someone who can help me with wri…”. Me: “Er..er.. I am sorry Mr. Chalu kya you said you are famous but I have never heard your name before. What … More Hello Ms. Bespectacled Mother! #writebravely
“Should I become an IT consultant?” “Here are the matching images.” “I didn’t ask for the images. I need to talk.” “How may I help you?” “Do you know who my Papa is? He is an IT consultant. Should I become an IT consultant like him?” “Too many words. Please be specific.“
My father gave me three life rules to live by: Study hard and get a job. Learn to drive and become independent. Drop the romantic ideals and become practical. For example, make friends with those who can be of use in moving forward in life rather than based on their character’s qualities. The first two … More The era of silent rebellion #writebravely
For Day 2, let us play a fun game. I will pretend to be a not-so-brainy Derek O’Brien and you pretend to be the quiz participants. I will ask you 10 silly questions and you are free to choose and answer at least 5. You can even answer more or all if you are not … More 10 not-so-brainy questions #writebravely
I love daily blogging challenges as long as they are 7 days long. It is fun switching from blogging once in 7 days to blogging 7 days in a row though I will tell you a secret it becomes quite a toil from the 3rd day onwards. You may ask ‘Toil? Do I even know … More Tumbling out my secrets #writebravely
Now that the second edition of Bar-A-Thon is coming to an end today, let me tell you that I had planned to pull out after the 5th day because I got distracted and lost the flow of words. I am here today, typing out this post, thanks to the encouraging chat with Tulika and the … More 7 things not to do when doing Bar-A-Thon #BarAThon 2017 Day 7
I am a mom who has a super inquisitive child who can drive me nuts with his interrogations from the moment I throw water into his face every morning and his button gets switched on. If you ask me, I do not switch it on deliberately but, I happen to brush his teeth. I am … More Answer my 7 questions for #BarAThon 2017 Day 6
When things get tricky I turn to books. So, here is a list of 7 books that are responsible for making me who I am, in this phase of life. … More 7 books which made me who I am #BarAThon 2017 Day 5
For Day 4 of Bar-A-Thon 2017, I have put together a list of Dhruv and my 7 favourite picture book authors whose works we have enjoyed reading over the past years – 1) Dr. Seuss No childhood is complete without reading The Cat in the Hat and Green Eggs and Ham. These 2 were a … More Our 7 favourite picture book authors #BarAThon 2017 Day 4
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