Ahead of my Europe trip, I downloaded a language learning app called Duolingo and started learning Italian and French. In Europe, I observed from my previous trips that it becomes extremely difficult without knowing the local dialect, I was especially worried about France because the French are well known for their aversion to speaking English. … Continue reading How Bengali helped me in Europe
Thankfully, Durga Puja is over and I am back to my routine. Even though I love Durga Puja, I find it too chaotic. Each year it leaves me exhausted. Before I got married I used to spend Durga Puja in a relaxed way. Usually, my Dad and I used to go out of Kolkata and … Continue reading Puja Memories
Most people adopt pets but I have been always adopted by pets. They just land up in front of me and never let me leave. They stick to me stubbornly. When we lived in Gangtok, we had a street dog called Julie. It was an extremely fluffy and cute dog. One day it took shelter … Continue reading The Pets that Adopted us
I went through a psychological low phase from June through August. In fact, August was the worst. My regular readers must have noticed that my posts were reflecting deep dark thoughts. Those who have ever suffered from obsessive-compulsive thoughts would know how difficult life gets when you are unable to control your own thoughts. I … Continue reading How Staying Away from Social Media Helped- GratitudeList of September
Today is the last day of my #20DayChallenge. In the challenge that I took up I had decided to do the following: Post Daily No Social Media usage from mobile Call up people No sugar (bonus resolution) Exercise daily (bonus resolution) Let me confess, I was not 100% successful, however, I was fairly successful. I … Continue reading Finale of #20DayChallenge
The other day, my son asked me 'Ma, where did you meet Baba? why did you marry him? Both of you are so different.' It is true we are different because while I am a woman, he is a man. There are more differences than similarities yet we are married for a dozen years. The … Continue reading How I Met Your Father- #20DayChallenge
Today is the second day of my 20 Day Challenge. The first day of my challenge was pretty good. I read a book, watched the movie Tamasha, played with my son and also told him the story of The Ramayana. Phew!!! Great achievement. I also ate no sugar but couldn't manage to exercise as I … Continue reading Self Love- My 20 Day Challenge
I have become very irregular with blogging these days because I am going through a lazy phase. I wouldn’t call this ‘writer’s block’ because there is no dearth of ideas. I even managed to write a few posts however never posted them. Therefore, I have decided that I will post something daily on the remaining … Continue reading My 20 Day Challenge
I was feeling lazy today and wanted to write something light for Monday Musings. So I thought of playing a question and answer game with myself and my readers. Here I have a set of 10 questions that I will answer in my post and would want you to answer in the comment box. Instead … Continue reading Monday Funny Talk #MondayMusings
Trina Looks Back 