Author: An Extraordinary Woman
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Kashmir’s Resilience: A Traveler’s Perspective
Kashmir’s resilient spirit shines through tragedy, offering warmth and kindness amidst turmoil. My hope is for safety, stability, and a thriving future for its people.
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Tips for Introverts to Manage Social Overwhelm
After extensive socializing, an introverted individual feels exhausted and detached. I’ve implemented coping strategies, emphasizing the importance of self-awareness and mental health support for similar experiences.
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December Delights: Food, Festivities, and Fresh Starts
December is a season filled with nostalgia and celebration, marked by reflections, festive traditions, and the promise of new beginnings, creating an enchanting atmosphere.
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Support My Blogs: Join My Travel and Lifestyle Adventures
I share about my travel and lifestyle blogs, encouraging you to follow, engage, and support my writing efforts.
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Smart Ways to Dispose of Puja Offerings Post-Ceremony
After Grihpravesh puja, avoid discarding offerings in water bodies. Instead, dry them for potpourri or create organic compost. Wooden remnants and ashes can be buried. The blog concludes, inviting readers to share their own practices and disposal techniques.
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Essential Decorations for a Successful Grihpravesh
A Grihpravesh involves several rituals to ensure prosperity, such as blowing a conch, boiling milk, and conducting an aarti. Floral decorations and seating arrangements are essential, along with return gifts and personalized invitations. Ethnic attire in auspicious colors is recommended.
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Steps to Conduct a Successful Grihpravesh Ceremony
On Grihpravesh day, homeowners should enter their new house together with auspicious items and the right foot first. Setting up a temple and a Kalash, purifying the home with Gangajal, and performing various pujas are essential for welcoming positive energies.
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Essential Steps for Grihpravesh Ceremony
A Grihpravesh involves rituals like Havan and pujas to invite positive energy into a new home. Key steps include choosing an auspicious date, cleaning the house, decorating the entrance, creating rangoli, and breaking a coconut for purification and blessings.
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Grihpravesh: The Sacred Threshold — Rituals, Symbolism, and Stories That Make a House a Home
The Grihpravesh puja, observed upon entering a new home, symbolizes good fortune and purification, enhancing family bonding and community ties. Conducted during auspicious times, it safeguards against negativity and can be repeated throughout one’s life under specific circumstances.
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Finding Freedom in Puppy Love
In 2021, while reflecting on my past, I felt liberated yet nostalgic until encountering Fluffy, my puppy. Fluffy’s unwavering affection juxtaposes my strictness, reminding me of my good fortune. Despite missing independence, Fluffy’s companionship enriches my life profoundly.
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8 Effective Ways to Boost Your Mood
When happiness wanes, this girl has her arsenal: decluttering, indulging in sweets, journaling, upbeat music, messaging friends, self-care, outdoor adventures, and laughter from comedy. These aren’t just distractions; they’re essential lifelines for a better mood.
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Antic Adventures: A Nutty Intrusion
Ant invasion wrecks home; chaotic battle ensues, but sympathy lingers for intruders.
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2021: Embracing Gratitude and Personal Growth
In a year of despair, this optimistic soul clings to gratitude, celebrating health, accomplishments, and treasured moments while acknowledging others’ struggles. Can positivity truly thrive amid chaos?
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Prepping For Diwali? The Significance of Pre – Diwali Cleaning
The preparation for Diwali involves cleaning and decluttering, symbolizing renewal and spiritual purity. Breaking tasks into smaller areas and seeking help are recommended for an efficient process.
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Confronting Societal Hypocrisy: A Call for Tolerance
In an age of glaring hypocrisy, society seeks change while failing to embody the patience, tolerance, and compassion it preaches. Let’s embrace genuine kindness and understanding.
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Celebrating Sisterhood: A Sari Photo Shoot Story
In a vibrant winter photo-shoot for Tejaswini saris, I embraced community bonding, self-expression, and the beauty of tradition, celebrating our unique identities through exquisite garments.
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Coping with Emotional Weight: Practical Tips
Life’s heaviness can feel overwhelming, yet we can find relief through self-care practices like writing, crying, and gentle movement, among other personal coping strategies.
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Wrongdoer – Coping With Unrealistic Standards
The writer questions why they are always seen as the wrongdoer, admitting to overthinking and self-doubt. They find solace in letting go and forgiving.
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From Excitement to Assumptions: The Dance of Miscommunication
At a party, I joyfully danced, only to face assumptions about my personality. My exuberance was misconstrued as authority, highlighting the pitfalls of first impressions and subconscious biases.
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Embracing Diversity: Why Acceptance Matters
Individual differences are inherent, yet many struggle to accept them. Realizing this fosters understanding and change, as dissent drives progress in thought and behavior.
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Experiencing Winter: A Personal Reflection
Winter is my favourite season. The only wish of mine that remains unfulfilled is ‘if only it snows in NCR’! I can take the freezing chilly weather. Don’t get me wrong; I feel cold, but I love it. Much better than sweating in the horrid summer! So, yes, the cold never bothers me. On the…
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5 Things to Use Up Before Buying More
The post discusses the necessity of using up accumulated items, such as books and personal care products, before purchasing more, to reduce waste and clutter.
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Miss Marple would agree, there’s no perfect crime. From post-war Britain to modern India, criminals leave their mark. Kalyug! Technology complicates, but karma catches up!
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An ordinary girl with an extraordinary life story to tell. Despite her ordinary appearance and nature, she has experienced some remarkable episodes.
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Ohh!
It’s okay to recycle – are you feeling patriotic? What does patriotism mean to you? Share your thoughts! #recycling #patriotism
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Can You Take A Joke?
So, you love a good joke, huh? But can you handle being the punchline? Don’t dish it out if you can’t take it! Lighten up and laugh!
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The Inspiring Tale of Tails
I interviewed Reeya Thakur of Happy Tails Foundation (HTF) in 2021 for my society magazine and also posted that on this blog in 2022 (which you can read here). Over the last two+ years, this animal lover & activist has continued to do phenomenal work and has made me aspire to be a better human…
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More than a 🎁 – Embracing Activity
Fitbit transformed this lazy person into a fitness-conscious individual. Now, they can’t part with it even though their beautiful watches lay forgotten in the cupboard!
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One That’s Built On Respect!
I envision my dream home as a cozy cottage in a town with a pleasant climate, featuring a garden, patio, and a warm, welcoming atmosphere.
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Thank god!
When receiving fantastic news, I head to my place of worship to express gratitude. I’ve learned to embrace destiny and the value of gratitude.
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My Bones Creak!
In my 20s, I could party till dawn, but now, I prefer to sleep at 10 PM. I still love dancing, though! Embracing the changes gracefully.
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Pan Pasand vs Swad: Exploring the Tasty World of Indian Candies
In this delightful post, the author reminisces about their favorite candies, Pan Pasand and Swad, celebrating their flavors and the sweet memories of childhood.
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What Is Love?
Love is happiness. Love is how your eyes light up when you see your loved one. Love is when your smile reaches your eyes. Love is the satisfaction of knowing you’re appreciated & cared for. Love is the joy of sitting next to each other & not feeling the pressure of holding a conversation. Love…
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I Need A Break!
Yeah, I don’t need a break right now, but I do need breaks from my family and the routine. Sometimes I just go out for a coffee or hang out with friends. Other times, I take a solo trip or explore locally. My me-time is precious and non-negotiable. How about you?
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📱!
The cellphone, introduced by Motorola, is the most important invention. Despite criticisms, it’s essential for our lives, connecting us and managing everything.
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Bliss Day!
My perfect day would start with no alarm, a morning walk, some yoga, healthy meals, reading, sightseeing, writing, playing with my dog, socializing, and ending with a peaceful sleep.
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The Ephemeral Nature of Life…
Death, especially due to COVID, has made me value the present moment and live life to the fullest, shedding regrets and embracing contentment.
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A lifelong struggle with art and craft – childhood attempts haunt me. Despite fleeting motivation, doubt always prevails. A to-do list item forever neglected.
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My 👟!
My favourite pair of 👞 is clearly the pairs of sneakers I’ve owned over a period of time. Three things make my 👟 my go-to shoe – I’ve big feet. I’m a size 11 or 41. I don’t get much choice when it comes to footwear. Sneakers are the only ones where I do get…
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Is ‘a story’ an acceptable answer?
The writer reflects on their late start in cooking, preferring storytelling over actual cooking. For them, “baking a cake” symbolizes living.
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My first 🖥
The author nostalgically recounts their experience with their first computer and internet: an assembled, bulky machine fraught with problems and a dial-up with unpredictable connectivity, which drastically differed from today’s advancements.
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🙅🏻♀️! Not happening!!
The author dislikes adventure sports, and prefers focusing on their own niche interests rather than attempting everything. They question the necessity of universal participation in all activities.
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I’m Not Much of A Complainer…
The post discusses the author’s disdain for extremely selfish individuals, specifically those who disregard others’ feelings for personal convenience, control friends, and disrupt peace.
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That’s a tough one!
In my new blog post, I reflect on my lack of involvement in sports during my childhood, expressing regret over not having remained more physically active for health reasons. Only passively interested in watching cricket and occasional football, I’ve recently developed an interest in the Olympics but prefer following events via social media due to…
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80:20
If I won the lottery, I would put 80% of the amount in my 🏦 savings deposit & use the remaining 20% to travel the world. Why Savings Deposit you ask? Why not stocks?? Well, I’m quite risk averse. The max I can venture is a Fixed Deposit (FD). FDs don’t have very high interest…
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TBR list
Is ‘all of them’ an acceptable answer? 👍🏼 I’m exaggerating. As much as I love 📚, I’ve realized I’m fond of only certain genres… Fiction tops my list! Within fiction, mystery/ thriller, historical fiction & mythology have turned out to be my favorites. I also like lighthearted books, the ones that are popularly (& sometimes…
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A foodie 👨👩👧👦
My favorite family traditions revolve around food. These are either going to our favored cafes/ restaurants or cooking new dishes for each other… Tasty food has always been a big priority when all of us are together! Recently, this has moved to tasty AND healthy food. Our family gatherings are infrequent but when they do…
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Sightseeing
OK, difficult to say if sightseeing is business or leisure for me, given that I’m a travel blogger. But I truly, madly, deeply love seeing sights… I’m one of those who doesn’t disregard anything till I’ve seen it with my own eyes! If I don’t get a chance to step out of my City, I…
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Oh that’s an easy one!
An attraction close to 🏡 that I still haven’t got around to visiting is the Okhla Bird Sanctuary. It’s home to a lot of migratory 🐦 & every winter, I tell myself, “I’ll go this year” but it just doesn’t happen. 🤦🏻♀️ Name an attraction or town close to home that you still haven’t got…
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Funlimited!
I believe there would be more than five things I do for fun but the top five have to be the following – People – 👀 Local sightseeing 📚 🚶♀️ Netflix and 😎 The first one deserves an explanation. I like observing human behavior… Initially, it came naturally to me thanks to my being an…
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❤️
If I could make Fluffy understand one thing, it would be that I love her a lot & would be lost without her. This may not be 100% apparent to Fluffu as I’m quite a strict dogma & am always trying to discipline her… But she’s my 🌞… literally! She gives me life. She makes…
