Dear diary

Category: lifestyle

  • This Navratri, Honor the Goddesses Among Us.

    Another Navratri came and went. For nine days, we decorated our homes with lights, dressed in our finest, danced around, and performed rituals to honor the divine feminine energy in all her glorious forms. Durga, Lakshmi, and Saraswati, the three of the nine Goddesses embodying power, grace, wisdom, and protection. We chanted their names, offering…

  • “Its October 3rd”

    So, yesterday was October 3rd, and if you didn’t know what that meant… well, I’m just a little disappointed because why don’t you know?! Anyway, let me remind you what you missed. Picture it, high school, 2004, Mean Girls had just blessed the world with its plastic perfection, and our beloved Cady Heron, who had…

  • Aging Like Fine Wine… But It’s been Left Out Too Long

    There’s something incredibly unsettling about realizing that the people who brought magic to our childhood are slipping away. Dame Maggie Smith, the eternal professor McGonagall, has left us, and honestly , I don’t know how to feel. It feels like a sucker punch from reality. Is this what getting older feels like? Just losing pieces…

  • Why are most Book to Movie adaptations so hard to watch? Who hurt you Hollywood?

    There’s a peculiar kind of joy that comes with burying your nose in a good book, especially when it’s fiction. One minute you’re minding your own business, and the next, you’re swept into a world that feels entirely yours. Over the years, books have become my escape, my sanctuary, and my excuse to ignore reality…

  • Adulting? Yeah that’s a no from me.

    Growing up, this glorified idea of adulthood was ingrained in our heads and we couldn’t wait to grow up, because our parents and grandparents as we love to call “the boomers” loved entertaining us with tales of how things were “back in the day.” My dad, for instance, used to brag about how he’d walk…