Hello 2021! – Toast To Ten New Year Resolutions

January 10, 2021 S D 0 Comments

Lose weight. Quit social media. Eat healthy. Blah blah blah snoozefest.These are all good goals, don’t get me wrong. But I’ve set the same New Year’s resolutions every single year and then… never manage to stick to all of them. So, for 2021, I thought why  not shake things up a bit and try creating new …

Read More “Hello 2021! – Toast To Ten New Year Resolutions”

The One Resolution To Make In 2021

January 1, 2021 S D 0 Comments

“The secret to living the life of your dreams is to start living the life of your dreams today, in every little way you possibly can.” Mike Dooley A brand new 2021 is upon us, and just when we think that the year-end holiday is over – we need to get back to the mad …

Read More “The One Resolution To Make In 2021”

5 Easy DIY Lockdown Recipes

August 6, 2020 S D 0 Comments

I was recently invited to list 5 of my favourite recipes as part of our community home chef week where one person is required to post one recipe each day. I was only too happy to share my lockdown creativity with food. I’m neither a chef nor a nutrition expert because most days I chop …

Read More “5 Easy DIY Lockdown Recipes”

Write Your Own Destiny

July 20, 2020 S D 0 Comments

Write your own destiny  I’m part of a small ladies book club and we haven’t had a chance to meet each other face to face in months during the pandemic. So, I thought up books that each of us would write if we could. I based the titles of each book on the conversations I …

Read More “Write Your Own Destiny”

5 Reasons Why I’m Clocking 10,000 Steps Daily Without Leaving The House

April 20, 2020 S D 0 Comments

For my birthday this year, my husband bought me a wearable fitness tracker because I wanted to track my steps. Since the coronavirus lockdown started, I put on the Jillian Michaels ‘30 Day Shred’ video and sweat it out for 30 minutes first thing in the morning. In addition, my daily goal is to reach …

Read More “5 Reasons Why I’m Clocking 10,000 Steps Daily Without Leaving The House”

Recharge, Reflect, Reset, Restart

March 25, 2020 S D 0 Comments

It’s Ugadi/Gudi Padwa today – which marks the beginning of spring and is considered very auspicious and also treated as the beginning of a New Year. While Maharashtrians tie a gudi and eat a mixture of neem and a bit of jaggery to herald the new year, down south, people in Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and …

Read More “Recharge, Reflect, Reset, Restart”

Staying Safe And Sane : Coronavirus Precautions

March 13, 2020 S D 0 Comments

Full disclosure : I used to be a hypochondriac who also feared doctors, white coats, needles, blood, hospitals, syringes, pills, medicines, tests. I would do anything to keep from falling ill and when I WAS ill, I’d downplay it and do anything to not go to a doctor. I realised it’s stupid, I am now …

Read More “Staying Safe And Sane : Coronavirus Precautions”