A Blogger Wonders: Do I Really Like Writing?

I’ve always loved spinning tales since I was younger. After reading Harry Potter when I was 11, I was convinced I should become a writer. I’ve been writing short stories since that age. For a while, I lost touch with writing but found my rhythm again with this blog in 2020. I have been struggling…

I Felt Something

I know the title of this post is obscure but as much as I tried, I couldn’t come up with something better. If you’ve been following along on my journey, you probably know about my fun/funny dating life. While I have met some incredible men and had some wonderful dates, I haven’t felt anything special…

How NOT To Deal With Grief

This year has been a little heavy on me, grief-wise. My grandfather was diagnosed with cancer earlier in the year and passed away exactly one month back. After being a complete mess for the first few days after his passing, I tried to pull it together and deal with it as an adult (as all…

Growing Up or Growing Older?

When you are a kid, every birthday brings with it excitement for the celebration and growing up. Adulthood seems like a hood you’d love to live in. And then you grow up and realize that adulting sucks. And then each birthday brings with itself the dread of growing older and of not having achieved as…

World Mental Health Day: Bloggers Share Their Stories

10th October has been assigned as World Mental Health Day to help raise awareness about mental health issues and fight the social stigma surrounding mental health issues. If you’ve been following my blog for a bit, I have written extensively about my battle with anxiety. Over the last two weeks with everything going on in…

I Said Goodbye To My Grandpa

I’m sitting on the steps outside my grandfather’s house. He passed away 2 hours ago. As much as I want to be practical and see it as a relief for him, I just can’t. It’s not fair. It’s not fair that 10 days back he was walking, eating, and chilling with us and now he’s…

Blank Noise – Inner Working of an Anxious Mind

Do you ever have those moments when you have a lot that you want to say but nothing comes out of your mouth when you try to say those things out loud? Blank noise. I have so many thoughts whizzing around in my head as I write this post but none coherent enough to make…

Self Doubting Adult Woes: 5 Thoughts I Regularly Have

Note: This is a sad post – so if you don’t want to read a sad person’s whining – you can skip it! I’ve been away from the blogging world for a whole week. Life has been super stressful! With the festive season around the corner – life at my brand has gotten out of…

Does Garlic Work On Energy Vampires?

Did the title make you doubt my sanity? Haha! It will all make sense as you read on. I have been listening to this fascinating podcast over the past 2 weeks called Founder Thesis wherein the host interviews many successful Indian start-up founders. You might be aware that I started my own business last year…

Mental Health Update: How I Improved My Sleep Pattern

If you are a follower, you probably know about my run-ins with a bandit called anxiety. I’ve been dealing with anxiety over the last 3 years, which has impacted a large part of my life, including my sleep. Sleep anxiety is this feeling of fear of falling asleep/staying asleep. I’ve spent hours on my bed,…