I was hanging out with my friend's parents when I was visiting her in London. They told me that if they were in India, they would have gone to a temple in Palani. I asked them why they had to go on this particular day - is there any logic? Because what I have realised is that the...
We are in Pune, India, for the first time in the longest time ever that we have travelled away from my home in Chennai, India. Now, you have to understand my parents have adjusted the house in Chennai to accommodate foreigners, as their son-in-law, aka my husband, is an American....
At work, we recently did an icebreaker question - 'What is the one thing that people can count on you for?' It was interesting to hear different perspectives, like peer-to-peer vs leader-to-peer, and it was also good to see what others thought of you and how it matched with what ...
I went for a run yesterday morning - it was sunny and humid. As I left my house, I felt drops of water on my body - I ignored them, thinking they would go away, but as I covered a block, I started noticing wet splotches on the ground as well. So, I ran back to my house and did th...
When I clean my house or a room in the house, I make sure there is empty space in it. Like, if I clean my kitchen, then at least one shelf will be empty. If I organize my bookcase, one shelf or half a shelf will be empty. Moving onto my calendar - I make sure there is empty space...
So, I have a weird problem, and this blog is to explore that. The problem is that people want to hang out with me, but I don't want to hang out with them. Three things to know before we explore this:
Firstly, I am an introvert when it comes to people outside the circle of my trus...
'I am a key stakeholder in your life - so you should treat me accordingly.' I said. And my husband said, 'No, you are not my stakeholder but my wife.'
'We should have a weekly standup or huddle where we review our week and share our calendars.' I suggested, and my husband flat-...
This morning I went for a run - now that the weather has improved, it is nice to run outside. I usually don't loop back around the pond, but this time, for some reason, I did - and on the way back, I saw this extremely happy Shiba Inu with no collar hopping around the bushes next...
I was four years old when we moved from Bangalore to Delhi, and then another seven years later, we moved to Nagpur. And another four years later, we moved to Bombay. Seven years later, I moved to Boston on my own, and then six months later to Phoenix, two years later to London. S...
I was four years old when we moved from Bangalore to Delhi, and then another seven years later, we moved to Nagpur. And another four years later, we moved to Bombay. Seven years later, I moved to Boston on my own, and then six months later to Phoenix, two years later to London. S...
As some of you may know, my last role was a difficult one with the stakeholder group I had, and it felt like all I could do was keep my head above water most of the time. It was such a roller-coaster journey, both internal and external, that left me with inner turmoil I had never...
I was watching a Netflix Show set in rural courts in India. It is based on true events, well, loosely. Like in one of the episodes, a robber masquerades as a judge for months before he is caught. In one episode, there is a conversation between two characters in which one asks the...
I have lived in Ohio for more than a decade now. And I still resist it - it's a love-and-hate relationship. I came to Columbus, Ohio, from London with a bit of resentment about the move. London, for those who don't know, is where people who do not belong anywhere fit. I don't bel...