Happy New Year!Today is a very exciting day for me, apart from being the first day of 2011. I have just launched my new blog, One April Morning, at www.oneaprilmorning.net. I hope you like it.At this...
Dear lovely readers,Just a little note to let you know that Life.Beauty.Laughter. is on hiatus. I will be launching a new blog in the new year. (And by new year, I mean New Years Day, at this st...
Summer, for me, is really long holiday, marked by clear skies and hot weather, stretching into the expanse of the next year and beyond. Since exams, I have taken a break, taking the opportunity to do...
Just smile.Its that simple. Those days, or moments - and I am sure you have them too - when I feel petulant or miserable, I force myself to smile. A big, wide, toothy smile. I usually take the time t...
I try to avoid reviewing books and films. In writing, at least. I do like to share what I love about them, what inspired me when I read or watched them, but I dont like to criticise - because I...
It is hot. Really hot. Humid, too. With that heat and stickiness comes new beauty needs. Summer calls for a pared-down, low-maintenance beauty regime that presents itself as effortless, pretty, glowy...
(via Miss Bonaparte)When he was young, Benjamin Franklin transcribed a list of thirteen important virtues that he felt were important guides for living. At the end of each day, Franklin would record ...
Since I am still exhausted after finishing my exams, I thought I would be lazy today and just share a few articles, videos and blog posts I have come across lately that you may like. They are divided...
Yesterday, one of my relatives discovered that he is dying. I think all I can do is examine this situation from my perspective, as selfish as that may seem. I can try to imagine what he and his ...
Okay. So usually, when I hit a red light, I come up with a plan. Its really fun to do, and amounts to me transforming myself into the most amazing, kind, wonderful, glamorous, creative, productive, i...
I think everybody must have experienced a "red light", somewhere along the line. Or is it just me? A "red light" is when you are gliding - or maybe, to put it more aptly, sliding - al...
At present, Im writing a little review of Eat Pray Love, the movie, which should be up in a week or so. In the meantime, I was perusing Elizabeth Gilberts website for some research material and came ...
Last week I watched Groundhog Day, for what was probably the trillionth time. It is a really wonderful, classic film.I guess there is a lot that you can take away from it. The themes are intertwining...
Listen; theres a hell of a good universe next door: lets go.e.e. cummings
The other day, I read this lovely post by Gaynor Alder of The Modern Womans Survival Guide in which she wrote a heartfelt letter to her 16-year-old self. It drew me into a cloud of nostalgia and I to...
"I am one of the searchers. There are, I believe, millions of us. We are not unhappy, but neither are we really content. We continue to explore life, hoping to uncover its ultimate secret. We con...
I am a bit of a nerd. A soul nerd. But also a story nerd. One of the things I do for fun is track down and read the original scripts of my favourite movies, trying to find the true heart behind the s...
Last night, when I couldnt sleep, I resorted to one of my favourite procrastination tools: authors@Google. (Another favourite is The Book Depository, but I had no money.) I came across this talk by T...
There is an oft-repeated, much lauded piece of advice that gets my goat. It is recited by the well-meaning yet patronising acquaintance, dispensed as a generous pearl of wisdom to a needy friend or r...
"Here I am, a bundle of past recollections and future dreams, knotted up in a reasonably attractive bundle of flesh."— Sylvia Plath
I came across an amazing speech by Haruki Murakami today. Last year, he was awarded the Jerusalem literary prize for the Freedom of the Individual in Society. Pro-Palestinian groups attempted to...
"I have no advice for anybody; except to, you know, be awake enough to see where you are at any given time, and how that is beautiful, and has poetry inside. Even places you hate."— Jeff Buck...
I recently read a blog post by the lovely Becky Hunter, who suggested that we should take time to remember, every so often, that we are going to die (a tip she borrowed from the inspiring novelist An...
It has been a while since I have done one of these! Meanwhile, the 10 Day Cycle has caught onto a few more lovely bloggers, including Jade of Jades Musings and Hannah of Counter Obsession. (I would l...
"When you start to know someone, all their physical characteristics start to disappear. You begin to dwell in their energy, recognize the scent of their skin. You see only the essence of the pers...
Have you ever once in your life reached out to touch infinity?I read that query somewhere and it stayed with me... and got me thinking about lifestyle design. I learned about the term itself on Free ...
1. What will future generations condemn us for? by Kwame Anthony AppiahThis brilliant article for the Washington Post (which is fast becoming my favourite publication for thoughtful, considered journ...
Trust your heartif the seas catch fire,live by lovethought the stars walk backward.ee cummings
Welcome to Part 4 of my "beauty secrets" series. There are still many skincare products to peruse, but I felt like deviating a little to share some of my favourite makeup products with you be...
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