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Midlife Musings – “Just Set Your Priorities”, he said.

I was sitting at the lunch table with a bunch of my colleagues today and we were generally discussing about the lack of work life balance these days in corporate jobs. One of them said, “Work-life balance is a myth that leaders and HR promote to give employees that carrot-dangling-at-the-end-of-the-stick incentive to keep working –Continue reading “Midlife Musings – “Just Set Your Priorities”, he said.”

Midlife Musings – The Importance of being Average

I was chatting with a close friend I made through the blogging world in the month of December last year (@Sahi, you know its you ;)), and I told her that this year I wanted to write more about existential questions that have been haunting me since the time I turned 40. Maybe its aContinue reading “Midlife Musings – The Importance of being Average”

2022 Wrap Up and Dreams for 2023

I know I have been missing from the blogging world since mid last year. I thought about blogging almost every day – I had so much to share and catch up with old friends, but this job I started last year has turned out to be a time sucking monster and I haven’t had muchContinue reading “2022 Wrap Up and Dreams for 2023”

Day 5 – 10 Mins for 10 Days

Today, you will get a story, dear readers. Not sure how good or interesting the story will be, but the prompt says that we have to write a story using some keywords that Tammy shared. My previous posts can be accessed here – Days 1 & 2, Day 3, Day 4. Story Title: Empty WindContinue reading “Day 5 – 10 Mins for 10 Days”

Day 4 – 10 Mins for 10 Days

Today’s prompt is ‘Non Sequiturs‘. But with a twist. I have to write a truth about myself and then follow it up with another truth, but one which will have no connection to the first one. How many such sentences or truths can I write about myself within ten minutes? If you want to participateContinue reading “Day 4 – 10 Mins for 10 Days”

Day 3 – 10 Mins for 10 Days

Today’s prompt is “9 Things I Noticed Today”. As per Tammy, she calls it her Day 2 prompt, but for some reason I think I’m on Day 3 already. Well, it doesn’t matter one way or the other. If you want to know more about this writing challenge or participate in it, you can checkContinue reading “Day 3 – 10 Mins for 10 Days”

Day 1 & 2 – 10 Mins for 10 Days

Ready, set and go! My timer has been set and oops, there goes the bell! I mean the doorbell. This is my life. Every time I sit down to get my meditative mode on to try and write something, an idea of a story, a continuation of my existing stories, a short story maybe, lifeContinue reading “Day 1 & 2 – 10 Mins for 10 Days”

My Running Life – June 2022 Updates

I had written a post about my running life and goals in March this year. If you are interested to read my first post on running, you can head out here. I have been running since 2015 and yet when I tell people I run, they immediately ask, “HMs/FMs”? (That’s short for Half Marathons orContinue reading “My Running Life – June 2022 Updates”

Three Things

Inspired by Holly from Poetry Forge – An interesting way to inspire a conversation. The first two stay the same and the third thing is chosen by the … Three Things I really liked this post shared by Tammy and so re blogging it. Here are my three things for today.. Both Tammy and IContinue reading “Three Things”

All About April 2022 – Trip to London, Bday Celebrations, Parties and Hardly any Reading!

This post decided it didn’t want to be boxed into a category or labelled. It called itself fluid. It is a little bit of a wrap up post, its also a travelogue, a lifestyle post, definitely not a reading wrap up post (even though this blog is supposed to be a reader’s blog), and willContinue reading “All About April 2022 – Trip to London, Bday Celebrations, Parties and Hardly any Reading!”