Blogmas 10 – 10 Things I Love About Christmas Welcome back to Blogmas. Seeing as this is post 10, I thought I would do a rundown of the ten things I really love about Christmas. I’ve already have covered some of it in Why I Celebrate Christmas but I love a good list. These aren’t in any particular…
Caribbean Crush (Living Arrows) Welcome back to my photo adventure, Living Arrows, which is about celebrating childhood. Each week I share photos of both Shalini and Shivam from our week. These are simple photos that capture a moment of childhood. Of course, we’ve been on holiday and I took a break from the blog. This is the…
16 Things I’ve Learned In 16 Years Of Marriage Sukh and I are celebrating 16 years of marriage today. We tied the knot on 31st August 2002. So I thought I would write a reflective post about our marriage, our friendship and our life together. I have no idea how we’re celebrating yet. We might be…
My Single Parent Test My husband Sukh and I often go away for work. Even though my trips are shorter – no more than ten days at a time – they’re more frequent. Read about my recent trip to Mumbai here. Sukh’s first work trip abroad came in the summer of 2016 when he went to…
Matilda – A Special Theatre Experience Last week I was invited to watch Matilda at t he Birmingham Hippodrome. I had a plus-one so I had to make that very difficult decision of which child to take! I knew Shivam wanted to watch the musical but Sukh and I decided I would take Shalini. I…
Big Man’s Food A couple of weeks ago, I took the kids for dinner at a local restaurant, Big Man’s Food. Friday night is usually takeaway night but the kids asked if we could eat out instead, as they’d been in all day. We usually eat out as a family but Sukh was working late so…
The Half Term Challenge Photo Credit: Shalini I look forward to school holidays because it means I can get up just a little bit later (if I’ve booked time off work) and not have the usual morning stresses of getting the kids up, ready, fed and out of the front door in time for school,…
On The Eve Of My 40th Birthday This is a post I wrote on the 6th November, on the eve of my 40th birthday, as part of a mini-series about reaching this milestone age. Read about my birthday celebrations here and about how I should dress for my age. As I only launched my site…
When My Supergirl Met Superwoman I surprised Shalini with a Superwoman meet and greet. It was probably the best surprise I could ever have given her – to meet her idol. Here’s what happened… HOW TO BE A BAWSE BOOK TOUR When I found out Internet and viral sensation Lilly Singh was coming to the…
The Handover I’m on my way to Mumbai for a work trip and writing this post as I sit on the plane. There are still three hours to go until we land and people around me are fast asleep. I can’t ever sleep on a plane, so I’m writing this instead. It’s standard practice that…