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Posted on February 16, 2018February 16, 2018

Raising Readers

This meme has been doing the rounds for a while, now... And then, on a trip to the park, with Baby Bee, I had my very own 'this meme' moment. Now, those of you who follow me on Instagram, or who've met Baby Bee, however briefly, will know just how much she loves her books. …

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My Nani would’ve been 86, today. Her favourite cake recipe was pound cake, and if I think of it, it’s no surprise. Simple, reliable, no fuss, soft though sturdy, easily adaptable, liked by all and coming out tops in spite of all odds, pound cake is a lot like Nanima was. This particular cake did, in fact, survive a number of setbacks, from the mixer going kaput to a too-big dish because I was in a hurry. I even forgot to look in on it once I’d bunged it into the oven, but apart from a few too-brown spots, it came out better than just fine and the texture was quite unaffected by it all. Talk about being reliable! I try and bake it on Nanima’s birthday whenever I can, and this time, I had a little helper, too. #baking #bakinglove #bakingwithkids #poundcake #tograndmawithlove
This is the look of somebody who hasn’t slept in over 2 years and has just realised how long it’s been. But please feel free to admire this kurta, from @cottonsjaipur, bought the summer before I lost my sleep. It has very pretty sheer chiffon sleeves that I just didn’t have in me to take a picture of, but I’ll try another time! #weareverything #momlife #sleeplesslife #tiredmom #nofilter
I try and not wear pjs to work. Sure there are days I end up doing that. But I try not to. That’s another matter that my Monday dressing may not even make the cut for your Friday dressing. But those are the perks of working from a home office! 😁 Black and white gingham checks from @thelabellife, blue cropped pants from @cottonworldlive, leather chappals bought from a shoemaker in Mahabalipuram and the Monkey on the shoulders made by me! #weareverything #weareverythingincludingyourbaby #ootd #workfromhomemom #mondaymood
This top from @thelabellife is my current favourite. My mother insists the babydoll silhouette looks like I’m trying to camouflage a baby bump, when really, all I’m trying to do is camouflage a post-baby bump! 😶 These @hm jeans are the only distressed/embellished denims I’ve ever owned. It was one of those things I saw and I just had to have. Besides, I was at that weird postpartum state, when the some stuff was still too tight and everything else was way too loose, and I was living in another country, like how could I not buy a pair of denims from there, is that even a question!!! White @occhialieyewear sunglasses that were a birthday gift from the father of the child who photobombs my pictures! That second picture, though, is more for the lip colour. It’s called Toast and Butter (@maccosmetics), which is why I ordered it. I never buy makeup online, but I’m currently obsessing over brown lips and how can you not buy a lipper called Toast and Butter!!! I love it, but I was hoping it’d be a tad more toasty. The person I married blames these shoes for the lizard menace in our house. Cosmic law of attraction or some such, he says. My lizard shoes bring the lizards to my 🚽! 😂 #weareverything #weareverypair #ootd #whatiwore #sundaydressing #shoelover #makeuplove #lipstickjunkie P.S: While I’m busy wearing everything in my wardrobe, Baby B only wants to wear that one frock my cousins gifted her. But in the spirit of wearing everything, she wore a pair of shorts along with it, this afternoon. And in the spirit of picking our battles, we let her go out like that! #parentingwin #parenting101 #lifewithatoddler
What do you do, when you’re really thinking of someone? I usually wear or use something of theirs, if I have it, or that they gave me. When @amrishalamba lost too much weight to fit into these @mango pants, she palmed them off to me, and I’m in love with them, even though it’s very easy for me to outgrow them! Teamed with what’s easily the most comfortable shirt in my wardrobe—the softest cotton, white with pink dots from @ilovepero. My @kolkolbabycarrier ring sling to the rescue, when Baby B got cranky towards the end of what had been a rather long evening! Ruffled sandals from @thelabellife and a @lovemoschinoonline bag. #weareverything #ootd #whatiwore #lazypero #cottonlover #babywearing #lifewithatoddler #momlife #weareverythingincludingyourbaby
When you come back home and rush into the kitchen because you’re dying for a cup of tea, but the paparazzi is waiting for you! 😂 Sari was once the mother’s—cotton, beige with embroidered black bootis—and so was the blouse. 🤦🏽‍♀️ Silver Dogri jhumkas gifted by the brother’s MIL, and Toda pendant gifted by person I married to celebrate two years of said occasion! #weareverything #sarilove #sarilover #saree #sareelove #ootd #whatiwore
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