Birthday Ruminations !

Hi there! I love birthdays more than any other celebrations especially when it is mine..😂.

I had made a resolution to myself from the date I actually started celebrating my birthday : Cake or no cake, every year I would celebrate and enjoy this day whatever may be the circumstances and however old I may be. I will pull myself out of my bed that day and acknowledge every happiness I have been bestowed with. My close ones can vouch for this.

I learnt a lot this year, some beautiful life lessons.

• Life is not always a bed of roses. We all have our own share of ups and downs. The important point here is how you approach it.

• Do not judge people. They may be having their own troubles and asking them the same stupid questions only makes it harder for them.

• Do not fall into the "log kya kahenge" (what will society say") trap. Enjoy your days because they anyways do not have anything else in their extremely boring low life. Stay away from people who spread negativity.

• It is perfectly okay to be human and feel emotions. Do not let anyone tell you otherwise. Cry if you want to, feel happy at your own time.

• Life is not a race and it is completely okay if your wishes/goals/dreams do not match your planned timelines. Universe has its own plans , just keep up the hard work and efforts will bear fruits.

• The only thing standing between you and your goal is your will power. Running away from your obstacles will not make them disappear.

• Be grateful for all the good things you have. There are people around you in far worse situations. Reinspire yourself !

That's all folks. Here's to another year older with people who have always been there for me and never let me down!! Thank you for putting a smile to my lips every single day. Also, some shots of my lockdown birthday 😎

Love for Mangoes

 

                    

My Nani's Kheer(rice pudding)

Doi Kaatla(Fish made with curd)-My favourite

Clicking photos to remember this day

Me being me!!

Anger or forgiveness - Which one do you pick?

"The best revenge is to be unlike him who performed the injury" - Marcus Aurelius

Anger, a very important emotion felt by every single one of us. Anyone who says he/she has never felt anger is definitely delusional. There is nothing to be guilty about, people around you will hurt you and anger is a very natural emotion to be felt during those times. In fact, emotions are what make us human. 

The only point to be kept in mind here is to not let the emotion get the better of you. Anger gives birth to some very wrong actions which you will regret later. Being angry is easier, I know. You want to teach them a lesson but then the cycle keeps repeating. They hurt you, you hurt them and the loop becomes endless.

So what to you do? Do you pick anger or forgiveness? The correct answer : You forgive. It is never easy and will never be.  You may not feel right about being the vulnerable one. But remember you are the bigger person here. Deep down you want to treat them as they did to you, but you don't. You do the opposite, you be the correct person here. Forgiving someone does not mean that the wrong doing was ok, but that you will not do the same mistake. It is even ok if you do not want to relate to the person in the same way as before. Redirect your anger into activities you are passionate about. It is more about finding your inner peace and letting go of all that hatred and resentment. The more idle you are, the more your conflicting thoughts will come back and the more difficult it will be to cope with your anger.

Let your actions denote your goodness and let karma do its work here. Forgiving someone may not be a very quick process and may take a toll on your patience and your self control. It is completely fine if you do not feel ready yet because the hurt and pain is just too unbearable. Take it one day, one step at a time.

P.S - This is not in any way a personal post, it is just one of my random thoughts.

My Small Nykaa Summer Haul!!

 Hello readers. Who here does not love online shopping? I am guilty, I do(Beauty products more than clothes). Nykaa had a summer sale and I got some things for myself. Lets check them out :

1) TRESemme Keratin Smooth Shampoo : Somehow I am not very consistent at my choice of shampoos. I mean I do not follow one for a very long time, and that way I know which suits me better. I got this shampoo after reading some very good reviews. I have just started using it and I am happy.(Actual Price : 245 INR , Sale Price : 196 INR)

 

2) TRESemme Keratin Smooth Deep Smoothing Mask : Ok, so I was using the Matrix hair spa tub before this and it was good. The only problem was that it was too big and I could not finish it before it expired. This time I wanted something else and this one too had good reviews and it was at a good price and the quantity was reasonable. I must say this is really good and my hair feels extremely smooth after use ,Not sure because I am using the same brand shampoo or not.(Actual Price : 600 INR , Sale Price : 420 INR)

 

3)MCaffeine Coffee Body Scrub : This is a long wanted buy, reason being every time I thought of buying this I would wonder what would I do with a body scrub? Shower gels are enough. This time though I could not resist , and I got one. Surprisingly Nykaa decided to thank me by sending me a free gift or rather 3 small ones.  I got sample sized packs of  the coffee face mask, coffee face wash and coffee face scrub. Talk about coffee overdose.😆😇

  Now on the products, the body scrub is heavenly (there is just no other word to describe the smell).I use it once a week and it does its job very well. There is a small wooden spoon for scooping the product so that you don't get your wet hands in the bottle.I used the mask also, but other than the smell, I did not like it much. It felt sticky and also was not spreading quite well like masks do. I did not use the facewash and face scrub yet.

(Actual Price : 449 INR , Sale Price : 395 INR)

 

4) Lux Velvet Touch Shower Gel : Lux was the first shower gel I was into when the shower gel craze started. It slowly got replaced by Nivea, Fiama and Palmolive later. This summer, I wanted to go back to Lux and must say it still is good. It smells nice ,does not dry out , has a decent price tag and comes with a free loofah.(Actual Price : 99 INR , Sale Price : 99 INR)

That's all folks! Did you buy any thing this summer? I would love to know more, please let me know in the comments.