Category: Musings

  • Becoming a morning person

    I’ve never been much of a morning person. Getting out of bed before 9 a.m. has always been a serious struggle. In spite of the fact that I grew up in household where people would start waking up at 5 a.m. to enjoy a cup of tea before facing the…

  • ​10 things to keep in mind for 2017

    Last night I spent a few minutes thinking about the year that has passed, and the one that lies ahead. There have been ups and downs, calms and storms. That’s part of life, right? The important thing is to learn from your experiences and take away lessons for life. This…

  • A stranger is just a friend you haven’t met yet

    I was at an interview the other day, where I met some very interesting people. To give you some context, the interview was for the position of an Assistant Professor at a well-known college in the city. There were over 60 applicants and only one panel of interviewers. And so, I…

  • To-Do Lists

    To-Do Lists

    I love making To-Do lists! I love that feeling of jotting down the errands I have to run and other things I have to do on a fancy, usually colourful, notepad. I love stationery too, but we’ll talk about that some other day. Every morning, I sit down with my…