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tales from my domesticated existence

tales from my domesticated existence

pre-script – I have two important and dear to me drafts ready to be edited and then published. But I wrote about this and published it instead. Please don’t hesitate, go ahead and question my priorities as I am questioning my entire existence right now. Are you a ritual person? I am into specific rituals. For eg. the way I eat my idli, chutney, and sambhar. Everything separate. Idli – chutney first then a sip of sambar or idli-sambar first…

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Roots

Roots

I submitted this (not this, but a really bad draft of this one) piece for Kommune Pune’s Roots story slam. My shitty draft (according to me) got selected! Yay! So posting the final draft here for memory. Also whenever self doubt kicks in 🙂 Shoutouts to S and P for reviewing the edits from time to time and providing me valuable feedback. I immensely enjoyed the writing and editing process. yay! Bigger shoutout to S for calling me after her…

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Gratitude journal entry # 78378934

Gratitude journal entry # 78378934

This past week has flown by. Travel, work, Diwali, meeting aunts and uncles, helping parents fix things at home (fixed a Chinese lighting set using good old soldering techniques learned in Junior College, with Fathership watching over as lead technician and Brothership helping out with getting the soldering paste and cord from local electrician 😎), Diwali cooking,-decorations-rangoli-shopping, talking to younger cousins about all things exciting, career counseling, cheat-week when it came to eating and the shebang. Whew! I have been meaning…

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A list..

A list..

Of unfinished/unstarted/left in random state projects. Because Upasna who I am constantly in awe of wrote one with the most apt illustration.1. Books – 9 physical books have piled up on my to read list. I don’t know how/when I am going to arrive at them. 2. Photo memory project – I am not big on clicking pictures using phone or any other device. Recently with the addition of a new member to our family i.e. Baby M, I want…

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Things I learnt from 6 days in the mountains

Things I learnt from 6 days in the mountains

Baths/showers are for the weaklings. If you are from the drylands or plains (or cities) and want to live in the mountains, then, forget what a bath feels like. Because when you are up there freezing your exposed body parts, read toes and fingers (if not wearing socks or gloves. But why will you do that in December, I ask!) nose, cheeks, mouth, making water touch them will feel like saja-e-(thanda)-pani. As if drinking water to stay hydrated, as drilled…

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