This post is about introducing you to Anuja Cambatta and her creative venture, Dragonfly Farms. I have been following Anuja for a few years now and I enjoy her content on styling with plants, garden accessories, and home decor. Her knack for putting together rustic wood items with lush green plants with brass accents is...
The old-world charm of Goa makes it the perfect place for slow-life boutique stores and it does not disappoint. I was in Goa last week and got a day to go around and explore. Our primary objective in going to Goa is to visit our Kuladevi Temple, sharing a photo of the temple and the...
Yes, you read the title correctly – Cheap doesn’t always mean bad quality, and expensive doesn’t guarantee good quality. Since my most requested and most visited content is about budget shopping I thought this post was very much needed. Affordability is subjective. What is affordable for you, may not be affordable for me. What is...
Very recently, I was trying to match the wallpaper with the paint color for a project. I had the wallpaper sample with me, took out the shade card, got an exact match, and happily got a liter of it. My idea was to combine this fall leaf kind of wallpaper that was 2/3 the wall...
I often get told that I have a real talent for DIY and I am gifted that way. The truth is far from it. I am just one of those people who cannot sit still. And I discovered the joy of doing something with my hands and I was hooked. Of course, you will screw...
This post is about what a prabhavali is, how to use them as frames, where to buy them, and how not to get scammed when buying them. What is a Prabhavali? Prabhavali is an ornamental arch that can be seen behind temple deities in most temples in India. They are representations of the aura of...
…This post is a good fifteen months late. I was hoping to publish it just after my 40th birthday, but never mind! Life always has other plans, and I have to work harder and fight fiercely to continue making time for the things that matter to me, and not let life take over. Nevertheless, we...
This post is about my experience, during my recent visit to Chor Bazaar Mumbai and I am sharing 10 tips to enhance your experience there. While I was doing research on visiting Chor Bazaar, it was both exciting and terrifying at the same time. While on one side you see these gorgeous images online that...
And how exciting is that!!! When I quit my job, my boss asked me this question. “What question should I ask Preethi? Why so early? or What took so long?”! Well, I know you will ask the same. And honestly, I don’t know the answer to that. I made my first stop motion video in...
Having completed a decade (discounting the two years of shit show that life was) of being on my own, there are a lot of learnings, more failures than successes, and an eternity of misery, (yup! you read that right) I decided it deserves its own blog post. Well, yes! This is where I tell you...