Hair today, gone tomorrow

You either have it or you don’t. And if you got it, unfortunately you can’t flaunt it. I am talking about facial hair, the bane of my existence. Don’t think I am exaggerating. There indeed are women who need constant help in this area. In my experience, there are three categories of Indian women (i [...]

Who’s your daddy?

Mine, I am proud to say, is a genius. Last week I saw him making multiple trips to our basement, which at first I mistook for his daily laundry routine (my folks are the kind who insist on washing clothes everyday). But very soon I saw him scurrying down with some tools, and soon after [...]

My aunt Flo and I

Every girl has an aunt Flo in her life and I am no exception. Some people liked to refer to her as my ‘chum’ or my ‘best friend’ but I liked to keep my distance from her. So aunt Flo it was for me. Period.
My aunt Flo and I, we’ve had a love-hate relationship all [...]

Pehla Nashaa

The first batch of mangoes have hit the grocery stores here in the US. I got hold of some Atulfo mangoes from Mexico this past week. The mangoes smelled sooooo good that i couldn’t walk past that bin without picking up a few. Here is what we did with them -

Now, these Atulfo mangoes come [...]

Husband No.1

A while back, during a relaxed holiday abroad, I did something extremely stupid - I put some rather grandiose and now in hindsight, foolish ideas into HG’s head. Told him that he needs to be my voice of reason, and that he should push me more and that if he sees me slacking he should [...]