Digital Art
September 12, 2025
Sharing one of the digital artworks I created in Procreate this week. … More Digital Art
Category: life
A Sneezing Tale: Achoos & Bless Yous
February 17, 2025
I am sneezing. Relentlessly. My eyes are watering—not from tears of joy, but from an unholy alliance between sneezes and the cold. The weather outside isn’t even that cold—just mildly so. Am I hoarding all the cold inside me, depriving the season of its rightful chill? A one-woman cold bank? There’s not a single raindrop, … More A Sneezing Tale: Achoos & Bless Yous
A Slow Start to the New Year
January 14, 2025
Today is January 14th, and the first half of the month is almost over. Yet, I feel like the new year is only slowly dawning. Last month, December 2024, was the busiest I’ve ever had. My sister and niece visited us from Dubai, and it was their first time here. Although they stayed for only … More A Slow Start to the New Year
When The Mind Won’t Rest #FictionMonday
September 3, 2024
“I don’t remember because I forget. I forget because I can’t remember.” Slow down. Lately, I’ve been thinking a lot about slowing down. Let’s be clear: nothing about my life suggests I need to slow down. I like to believe I’m good at taking things easy. But when I listen closely, my mind tells a … More When The Mind Won’t Rest #FictionMonday
Things That Made Me Smile Today
August 15, 2024
The last four weeks have not been easy for me. It all started with my account getting hacked, which caused a lot of stress that week. Then we got busy with our kids as they returned to school after the summer break. There were “Meet the Teacher” appointments, Curriculum Nights, High School Freshmen Orientation, and … More Things That Made Me Smile Today
From Summer Slumber to Slipping Time #FictionMonday
July 22, 2024
My alarm went off at 5:15 this morning. I got out of bed after 5:30 somewhat reluctantly—not because I wanted to sleep more, but because tomorrow school begins after the summer holidays and I’ll have no choice but to get up when the alarm goes off. That thought discouraged me. It’s always these unwelcome, undeserving … More From Summer Slumber to Slipping Time #FictionMonday
Finding Calm in Chaos #FictionMonday
July 16, 2024
Although I don’t consider myself a perfectionist, I do possess perfectionist traits, like procrastinating with no end in sight. It’s a dangerous trait because, being a half-perfectionist, I don’t do my tasks perfectly. Instead, I have perfected the dark side of perfectionism. I tend to wait for everything to align properly before getting on with … More Finding Calm in Chaos #FictionMonday
Not My Typical Monday
July 15, 2024
It’s true, hearing someone go through something and experiencing that something yourself are two different things altogether. Sunday afternoon, my Microsoft account got hacked, and I lost all my data. My son lost three years’ worth of gaming progress. We lost 16 years of data that we had gathered—our photos, documents, my notes in OneNote, … More Not My Typical Monday
My Reading Life and Writing Life Can’t Coexist
July 8, 2024
There are so many things that distract me during the day. My number one distraction is my family. With summer holidays going on, my kids are always around with their needs. This morning, I had well-defined plans that I made last night before bed. There were only three things that I wanted to do today. … More My Reading Life and Writing Life Can’t Coexist
A Spoonful of Mistake #MundaneMonday
May 30, 2024
It’s been a week since school closed and summer break started for my kids. Summer break, or any break for that matter, means a whole lot of baking in our kitchen. Akku and Kanna love to help me bake cookies and brownies, well, for their own selfish reasons, namely, eat the baked goodies and the … More A Spoonful of Mistake #MundaneMonday
Void Thoughts 