The journey from making a living to making a life
When I last “let go” of something major in my life, I was walking away from my office after returning my work laptop, almost giddy with excitement and wondering wide-eyed about the possibilities in my future. My sister, who is one of my close confidants, role model and best friend rolled into one, had repeatedly […]
I notice how every post of mine on this blog begins with a lukewarm apology for my procrastination. Before I quit my busy job in November 2013, I’d follow a number of blogs and wish I had the free time to sit down and write something because I knew I had a lot to say. […]
I realize it has been way too long since I wrote my monthly summary of how the month went by – It has honestly been a chaotic couple of months in India to put it very mildly. Chaos is always something I resist and struggle with and then reflect on it as being very beneficial […]
I remember watching an American science show on TV when I was a kid – I think it was “Bill Nye – The Science Guy”. There was once a segment on a show where they asked kids if they’d seen various animals. When someone asked a little boy if he had seen a cow, he […]
This long overdue post has been residing in my head in bits and pieces for the last 3 weeks – For the three people who are still reading my blog – I apologize for the delay. 🙂 You will hear about what a whirlwind my month of April has been but for now let me […]
One of the major reasons for the long duration of my trip to India is to help my parents downsize their belongings and declutter their home. (and possibly help them move in to a new place) My sister got started on the task back in January by labeling contents of different shelves when she visited with […]
I grew up in the cosmopolitan, very urban city of Bangalore, India. It has only been a little over five years since I left the city for the US and in this short time the city has become unrecognizable with its swanky clubs, microbreweries and smooth roads (traffic, however continues to make its presence felt […]