My blog turns one as a self hosted blog and I am sharing my experiences for the past one year – my successes as a nascent blogger and the downfalls that I faced over and over again. I also give thanks to tonnes of peeps who helped me on this journey!… Read More Shalzmojo turns One as a self hosted blog!!
Read about this gorgeous home decor store in one of the posh malls in Gurgaon that curates and retails beautifully crafted furniture, furnishings pieces, among other things. … Read More Mora Taara – Twinkle twinkle little star, how I wonder what you are! [Home Decor]
Read about a quirky wonderland in the heart of Gurgaon where Enid Blyton meets Alice and takes you into a world of funky stationery, decor items, artefacts and even books. The curation of items here makes one wonder at the inner child of its two founders who believe in not growing up!
(This article was first published on Decoinch – an online design portal- in 2015 and all content & pictures are copyrighted by the author)… Read More A wishful wonderland [Home Decor]
I was hugging myself happily in anticipation of getting ready. For you see, today I would wear that dress which I had ordered online and worked very hard to fit into. Yay!!!! Slipping into the dress, I twirled a little in from to the mirror, loving how it flared up and then fell softly around… Read More Why must you judge my choices? [ #MondayMusings ]
They say that what you are looking for is, is searching for you too and comes to you when you least expect it to. This is a secret that I have learnt the hard way up but now believe with all my heart. I hate getting into a tizzy first thing in the morning and… Read More The Secret Road [ #MondayMusings ]
“Your writing sucks and people laugh behind your back at what you write!!!!!!” Crushing? You bet your bottom dollar, it was. I was so heartbroken as it was said by a blogging friend fiend who retaliated over a perceived misdeed/misspoken word by me for her. Without waiting to clarify anything, she declared me Brutus and… Read More Your writing sucks!!! [ #MondayMusings ]
This year’s Bangalore trip saw me catching up with loads of friends, which meant that I got to check out tonnes of neat cafe there. One such get together saw me at Claytopia in Koramangala. We deigned to sit in the open courtyard, fanned by the green foliage of the tree cover. Our curiosity was… Read More When you are feeling blue, adding lemon can make you purple!
Hola folks! It’s that time of the month again when we catch up over a cup of our favourite brews; mine isnt coffee but tea! It’s already August, the 8th month of the year and time seems to be flying with jet spurred wings. I have had quite a busy and eventful year so far;… Read More | Day-7 | If we were having coffee #writebravely | WriteTribe – Festival of Words 2017 |
Hola Peeps. Today is Day#6 for the #WriteTribe #Festivalofwords and I am introducing Arpit Chhikara as my Guest Blogger for today’s prompt. I hope you will appreciate his writing and interact with him to know more about him. Self acceptance A five-year old kid is standing in front of you. Besides the kid lies a… Read More | Day-6 | Guest Post – Self Acceptance #writebravely | WriteTribe – Festival of Words 2017 |
Day-5 prompt is to write a letter; I decided to make it a fan letter ♥ My dearest SRK, I first learnt of you when we congregated before the routine morning assembly. A gaggle of girls were chattering in earnest about this cute “guy” from the TV serial last night. The year was 1989 and it was… Read More | Day-5 | Letter – Sigh, Swoon & Drool #writebravely | WriteTribe – Festival of Words 2017 |
“Wow! You are an interior designer!”I have lost count of the number of times I have had this reaction when I reveal what I do for a living. People generally assume that mine is a glamorous vocation and I am really living it up, making endless moolah. Time for a reality check peeps, so lets… Read More | Day-4 | A day in the life of an Interior Designer #writebravely | WriteTribe – Festival of Words 2017 |
Day-3 prompt in the #festivalofwords is to take a map and detail out a place (virtual or real) and I couldn’t think of a better place than the famous “Moonland” of Ladakh which has stunningly gorgeous landscape, thanks to the nature induced lunar-scape formations. This is also the location of one of the most ancient… Read More | Day-3 | Map to a moonland in Ladakh | WriteTribe – Festival of Words 2017 |
Writing for today’s prompt meant to let you all into a little secret part of me as my strongest and best resource is my independence. While growing up, I was a shy child and would wait to be included in a group – be it cousins or friends. The wait would bear fruit sometimes, but… Read More | Day-2 | My biggest resource | WriteTribe – Festival of Words 2017 |
Mulling over the first prompt – A treasure that I cherish; it wasnt too difficult to decide what it is for me. As a child, I was always fascinated by the camera – yes I know all kids love to pose but for me it was the camera in my hands and not being clicked… Read More | Day-1 | A treasure that I cherish | WriteTribe – Festival of Words 2017 |
She was gone! The quiet of the room mocked him for sleeping so soundly to allow her to slip away again. Why did she leave? Didn’t last night mean anything to her? The passion had felt real, it had woken something in both of them. Throwing stuff into his suitcase, he packed up to check… Read More When love strikes | Friday Fiction |
“Gratitude is more of a compliment to yourself than someone else.” Raheel Farooq I have been missing out on writing my Gratitude posts since a couple of months; blaming it on personal issues rather than laziness to write 😉 But life has been good and blessed and I have loads to tell you. Maybe its… Read More Gratitude Post – July 2017
Quickly draping her saree, she stole a glance at his sleeping profile and almost slipped back into the bed. Collapsing into the waiting cab, she closed her eyes. Images from the night before flashed before her and she licked her lips as if to taste him again. She still felt it was a dream to… Read More Opportunity knocks once, Temptation leans on the doorbell | Friday Fiction |
Adjusting her Saree palla one last time, she walked confidently into a room full of her peers. The ballroom at Taj Palace was abuzz with conversation, laughter and clinking of glasses as the busy servers sashayed around the room, balancing platters laden with food, drinks and used glasses. She glanced around, exchanging smiles and nods… Read More The last swan song | Friday Fiction |
He’s a stud, she’s a slut! Picture this: a twenty-something single guy. Working in a job he enjoys. Paying bills. Living in a share house. Catching up with mates after work or on the weekends. Meeting girls either via Tinder or through his mates. He doesn’t want to be tied down in a relationship. He… Read More [ #Opinion ] Image Shaming | #Guestpost by Sanch |
I grew up surrounded by love. Doted on by Dida and Dadu (my maternal grandparents), with Choto Mashi (younger maternal aunt), stitching clothes for my dolls; and the two of us eating chaat together in the evenings. Life was very, very good. Both Ma and Baba (my parents) were working, but I didn’t feel short-changed… Read More [ #Opinion ] Body Shaming | #Guestpost by Anonymous |
