Blogathon 2018 - Day 17 - A red eye...

If you read my earlier blog posts, you'd know that at my work-space we sit in a pod structure, which is basically a round room with two round tables and we sit across each other. There are no fixed cubes or cabins and this supposedly supports better communication, which might be true - but I haven't just accustomed myself to the space. I find it difficult to look for a space to keep my laptop bag and my purse. While the bag can sit on the floor, I do not feel like placing my purse with it. The open cupboard gets direct sunlight and on day one, I had a mascara bleeding in my bag. Well, this is not the only issue - I find it weird to munch on nuts and/or fruits in front of everybody.. But the thing which has taken a heavy toll on me is the health issue. Now when you sit in such a close proximity to other people, you are more prone to the cough and cold bugs. We saw a drastic temperature rise since last week and almost everybody is under the weather. We had a lunch party recently and the number of unwell team mates has gone up. There were only a few exceptions and I was one of them - till yesterday. I have been doing really unwell since afternoon. I have really small eyes and to add to it (or should I say subtract!), my right eye has become smaller, swollen and is super red. And the thing is the eye is not painful but the right side of my head is paining. I hope I do not catch any bugs!!

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Blogathon 2018 - Day 16 - Doodling again!

So, I have been doodling and lettering again..  Here is a cute little reindeer wishing you a great day ahead..

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Blogathon 2018 - Day 15 - Sculpting time!

Now that I have restocked on clay, here is a cute custom unicorn, which is soon to be adopted. She is a sweetheart and I am taking due precaution that it turns out good.. This is also my first custom creation, so pray for me!


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Blogathon 2018 - Day 14 - Love!

How can you love someone else if you don't love yourself? I learnt this the hard way - but now that I have learnt it, I am happy I did... It is very essential to love yourself, give yourself some tender loving care, getting yourself that much needed spa session, buying that pretty top you have been eyeing for long, adorning the red lipstick you always wanted to... If you think you love someone else and give them priority above your own self, you can never be happy.. So darling! don't forget to love yourself first!!


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Blogathon 2018 - Day 12 - Guess what I got in the mail today!!

This is what I got in the mail today -


I am happily hopping onto this new year with doodle-o-bong :)

If you read my blog, you'd know that for the first time I took part in a 10-day lettering competition on Instagram hosted by the immensely talented doodle-o-bong. She'd give us a beautifully written word or sentence, one for each day and then I'd try my best to letter it nicely. And I cannot tell you how much I loved it - first and foremost I had something to look forward to everyday after office. I'd rush home, wrap up my chores and then quickly check Instagram. Once I got the word/sentence, I'd wear my thinking hat to plan how to execute... The second best thing to happen to me was water colors - I finally used them and the end product amazed me. It is good and encouraging to know that you can do something. I am grateful to doodle-o-bong who sent me this superb calendar as a gift and with a personal message...  I love adding a personal touch to things... and love it even more when someone does it for me..


The calendar has space for writing or doodling on the backside. See how cute the font is!!


All the month pages are beautiful, have a look at March -


And here is my giraffe, guarding the calendar on my desk -
 

Thank you doodle-o-bong!! You rock gurl :)
Over and out - need to adore my cute calendar!!

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Blogathon 2018 - Day 11 - Stationary Love!

I love stationary. I loved it as a kid and it continues. I would always have a lot of pens, pencils, sketch pens, crayons, pencil colors etc. As a kid, I always fancied buying more and more of stationary items and Dad gladly agreed. I realized later that we shared this liking. The hubby also likes stationary items. We always find ourselves staring at all these beauties and then end up buying them. We have a huge lot of markers, colors, pens and pencils and I am happy I own them, they give me a happiness beyond words. And adding to this collection of mine is this bombshell - a 50 color marker set!!

Look at these beauties...

The colors are so beautiful. I do not know if this picture is doing justice to the colors,but each one is different than the other. Hoping to add color to life with these beauties.

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Blogathon 2018 - Day 10 - Book Review - All the Bright Places

All the Bright Places by Jennifer Niven

My rating: 5 of 5 stars


This is a beautifully written book which keeps you hooked on right till the last page. I crave for happy endings, but then again not every story can have one. Apart from this one personal choice of mine, I read and digested the book. It made me cry, made my dream, made me smell the flowers. It was as if I was right there with Theo and Violet through their journey. Death - accidental, suicidal, natural is always sad. Time doesn't heal these wounds but it just makes you forget and you learn to live without that person. Such situations call for help.
The book highlights what it is to lose a sibling, the cyclone that shakes the very essence of life and then how normalcy returns. The college life is sweetly portrayed, so is love. I also loved the ideas of post-it notes, leaving memoirs at places you visit, finding beauty in every place. Read the book to know more.
What the book also points out to is mental illness and suicide and how family and friends play an important part. Someone with suicidal tendencies might just seem normal, but we just wouldn't know what they are going through. Depression is bad - all this is highlighted in the book.
Must read.. and keep a tissue ready if you are the emotional kinds.



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Blogathon 2018 - Day 9 - A book lovers doodle!!

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Blogathon 2018 - Day 8 - After all this time, always !!

Were you also teary eyed when Dumbledore asked Snape if he still loved Lily?
After all this time?
Always!

Did you guess when the doe patronus came to warn Harry, it could have been Snape!

Some sentences leave a mark on not just your mind when you read them, but they stay forever with you - etched in your soul! This is one such conversation, which transfers me in a magical world, breaking all the boundaries, leaving all the troubles behind and just feeling loved!

Once an HP fan, always an HP fan!!

Now if only the hubby would have been an HP fan, I would have had him say this to me everyday, but alas he isn't!

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Blogathon 2018 - Day 7 - Chewing gum !!

Do you like chewing gum? Do you remember chewing the nice juicy stuff and blowing the bubble gum in a balloon and competing with your cousins and siblings? I do!

Today morning, when the hubby and me were driving to office, we chewed on the Wrigley's Spearmint. And in no time, the hubby made a balloon and blew it off. And just like that I followed. The bad part was it stuck to my lipstick laden lips :D And then we got talking - about chewing gums..

We spoke about the yummy chiclets. I just loved the taste and could gobble up multiple at a time and then blow out balloons. Candies and chewing gums weren't entertained in the family, so, we had to wait for either Rakhi or pocket money to get our hands on them, but when we did - it was so much fun for the tongue.

The conversation then moved on to Boomers and Big Babol. I love the fruity taste and the fabulous balloons you could make. Chew two of them and bigger balloons to burst. And of course the tattoos that came free with these chewing gums. We were allowed to get them when we went to picnics or during school holidays. That was life!!

I don't know if we get these anymore in the market, but today after office I am gonna try and get my hands on this tasty sticky mess and blow bigger balloons and burst them. Who cares about the lipstick!!

 Do you like chewing gums too?
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All these pictures are courtesy google.

Blogathon 2018 - Day 6 - All the bright places !!

I love reading. Now, if you ask me a particular genre or author I love, I wouldn't be able to choose one. For me, if a book I am reading interests me, it becomes my current favorite. Depending on the emotions I go through or the fairy world I create around myself when I am reading, I decide whether I want to read more books on the same topic or by the same author. I was gifted "All the bright places"- Jennifer Niven by my Secret Santa for Christmas and I cannot tell you how happy I am to read it.

I am still mid way, but I find it difficult to keep the book down. It keeps me interested like a lover and it is one of the best feelings to have. What I also like about the novels I read are the quotes.. I absolutely love them.. some sentences, some words leave a mark like no other..

There is one such conversation in the novel which goes on like this - "The problem with people is they forget that most of the time, it's the small things that count..."


And it cannot be any more true. Small things, small gestures, beautiful words - they count. A hug, a pat, a smile, a hug - all of them count. A word of appreciation, a thank you, a sorry if someone is hurt. Sounds small but makes a big difference.

Cheers to such words and gestures! They are like an infinite source of energy which never exhausts... Let the positivity flow!

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Blogathon 2018 - Day 5 - A pictures post!!

So, I finished reading "Black Suits you". You can read a review here. As the book is a thriller I am not giving away any more details. Yes! but if you aren't gonna read it and want to know the story, let me know!

I was already reading "The Enchantress of Florence" by Salman Rushdie and have started "All the bright places" by Jennifer Niven. Reviews will follow shortly.



I love when the books I read have some beautiful quotes.. like this one in "All the bright places"

After a long time, I zentangled last night.. The result isn't as fine as I expected, but some more practice and I will be back on track!

Ramblings of a waiting soul!

Thank God it's Friday!! :)
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