It really pisses me off when some of my friends/colleagues who are mums give me “gyaan” on how I have all the time in the world to pursue my hobbies – reading, writing, cricket, dancing, cooking along with my busy work schedules just because I don’t have kids. (I need to introduce them to some… Continue reading »
Apr
22
STFU
by Minal
How long have you been married? Why have you retained your maiden name after marriage? Do you have kids yet? Why don’t you have kids? You get to enjoy so much only cause you don’t have kids Mint money now – good plan, you won’t work after having a kid will you? I just… Continue reading »
Apr
16
Switched Off…
by Minal
from Facebook. I went off it during my two week illness. Came back for a few days and then deactivated the account again. I had really enjoyed Facebook until I realised it was getting too intrusive and it was making me claustrophobic. It was eating into my reading and writing space. Not that I’m a regular… Continue reading »
Nov
23
Toastmasters Project-2 “Public Transport and Me”
by Minal
Remember I mentioned to you all that I’ve joined Toastmasters and put up my first speech 2 months back on this space. We are to complete 10 project speeches in the year and I moved to complete my Project-2 yesterday. The topic I chose was the one which has been very dear to me having… Continue reading »
Jun
26
Stop playing GOD
by Minal
I woke up today to read this shocking article in Hindustan Times .Read the article and tell me if you don’t feel disgusted. “Girls are being ‘converted’ into boys in Indore – by the hundreds every year – at ages where they cannot give their consent for this life-changing operation.” We women… Continue reading »
May
25
The Other Kind of “Feminist” ?
by Minal
There are tons of women folk in the blogger world who write about feminist issues – highly thought provoking ones too. Lots of causes are taken up and written about and wonderfully researched. I admire their patience and level of depths researched on the subjects they post. I do read some of them and find… Continue reading »
Apr
12
Why Moms are the Cutest…
by Minal
Mumma is with me in Dubai for a couple of months. One of my cousins has gone on to be a famous fashion designer in the USA. We were surfing his website, when mumma spotted the “HOME” link and kept telling me “Minu can you click there I want to see his home” Mum is… Continue reading »
Mar
05
Crave Some Lazy Time?
by Minal
It feels like ages since I put up a post – I told you cricket and work is occupying my time currently. MDH and I were having crazy weekends for the last 3 months. There was a continuous flow of guests at home and on weekends we were busy playing tour guides, once they were… Continue reading »
Feb
03
Life in 55 words over the last 2 months
by Minal
Guests, touring, delicious food, best friends, parents, grown up nieces, reliving childhood & teen years, laughing all over again at the past, night-long chats, cricket podcasts, blogs neglected, RWAs, RoEs, SVA, portfolio management, falling in love with my work, minimal online life, watching my 10 month-old niece grow up fast, exhausted, tired but still rejuvenated!
Dec
30
The Year End Recap & Resolutions
by Minal
Have been less frequent on the blog owing to concentrating on getting this blog up. I’m back to do a quick recap as it is that time of the year when you get nostalgic. It was a much better year professionally and personally than last year and my best moments of the year were: Undoubtedly… Continue reading »