September 20, Sunday - Goodbye Chikmagalur and the Long Journey Home Our third and final day in Chikmagalur began a little later than the previous two. We woke up at around 8:00 a.m. after a wonderfully sound sleep. Before getting ready, we spent another half an hour in the swimming pool, enjoying one final bit …
Chikmagalur Travelogue – Part 2
September 19, Saturday - Coffee Estates, Waterfalls and a Misty Mountain September 19 began with a lot of enthusiasm. At around 7:00 a.m., the swimming pool at our homestay was open, and four of us jumped in. My father-in-law and I stayed out while the others enjoyed the pool for about an hour. After the …
Chikmagalur Travelogue – Part 1
September 18, Friday - From Chennai to the Hills Our Chikmagalur trip began in the middle of the night, with six of us : myself, my husband, our elder daughter Vennila, our younger daughter Iniya, my father-in-law, and my mother-in-law, all setting off from Avadi, Chennai, in our new Hyundai Venue car. It was 2:45 a.m. …
The Book Thief
What’s the longest book you’ve ever read?View all responses This book is the one I remember reading recently that had a lot of pages. It is a surprise for me to think I sat through all the pages. I did not know what fascinated me but I gave a lot of my time and felt …
Be happy today, we anyhow forget the past, so no worries about anything!
What’s the best advice you’d give to someone younger than you?View all responses In my gallery when I visit back a few years, even 2 years before I feel surprised to see how things have changed. I forget the place or restaurant we visited. I forget the pain and hard routine I went through while …
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British colonialism in India
Daily writing promptIf you could erase one event from history, what would it be?View all responses I know my country is rich and had abundant resources. I read that so many wealth was looted away from our country. I want to see how India would be If we had not been ruled by the british. …
By going with the flow 🍃🍂
Daily writing promptHow do you deal with uncertainty?View all responses Life is uncertain. What can be controlled is what I can do alone. This is the major fact I realized, remember and follow always. While there is uncertainity, I will not let life take its own path. I plan every week, every weekend meticulously, making …
Life goes on, no matter what – You are capable of riding tough times!
Daily writing promptIf you had a time machine and could send just one message to your past self, what would it say?View all responses While I was young, I used to be insecure about my future. I get scared what if I loose my loved ones, be very careful about health and all those. Now …
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Health alone matters Priya, Move your body, exercise, sleep well and stay happy <3
Daily writing promptIf your future self could send you one sentence, what do you hope it would say?View all responses I am happy that from a very young age, I paid attention to health. I exercised before marriage, after delivery, when kids are grown up, now in my 36 with my husband. Somehow I know …
Be polite but firm
Daily writing promptWhat’s the best piece of advice you’ve ever received?View all responses At work I heard a lot of situations, where people are asked unfair questions. One example to share is, When the manager or a senior person asks you about your attendance hours average which is 7 hours and wants you to stay …
You are what you think
Daily writing promptWhat’s a quote that perfectly describes your outlook on life?View all responses Thats my website's tagline. 🙂 Life is simple. The very purpose - not different for different beings, it is the same for an ant or any human - it is LIVING. Avoiding over thinking, the capability to not take any thought …
Consistency beats Intensity 🔥
Daily writing promptWhat is your favorite quote?View all responses A recent favorite one is "Consistency beats intensity". It is good to know this and believe this. So that, I dont wait for a perfect 30 minutes in any day to do fitness related activities. I can simply get going with 5 or 10 minutes simple …
A mere functional minimal clean space
Daily writing promptWhat’s your home decoration style?View all responses I love to see aesthetic pinterest-inspired, instagrammable homes. But they cannot be the reality for me. Those are nicely done for some video shoot or guest arrival. Always a home can not be kept well. I choose not to spend my energy doing that. I keep …
வாகாய் வாகாய் வாழ்கிறேன் ❤️ | I am living comfortably ❤️
Daily writing promptWhat’s a song lyric that has stuck with you forever?View all responses Recently I got mesmerised by the deep meaning of the lyrics of a song. It was from a movie that is a Tamil remake of 96. This particular song is another version of an already super hit Tamil song. So outdoing …
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R for Rabbit baby high chair
https://simplypriya.wordpress.com/2020/09/12/3-my-best-buys/?page_id=504 Daily writing promptWhat is the best purchase you have ever made?View all responses
