Ghata's articles Book Review – The Things We Do For Love “From the moment they meet, Angie sees something special in Lauren. They form a quick connection, this woman who is desperate for a daughter and the girl who has never known a mother’s love. When Lauren is abandoned by her mother, Angie doesn’t hesitate to offer the girl a place to stay. But nothing could […] August 12, 2018August 12, 2018 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked Thinking out loud.. Sometimes I come back to my blog after a break, a couple of weeks or a month, and I feel like, “Hey, do I know you?” It's the exact same feeling when you are fighting with your husband who you have known for a decade now. True, right? 🙂 These days, I often go back […] May 14, 2018May 14, 2018 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked Don't Wake Up – Book Review “Gillian has always encompassed the vast space between pretty and ugly. In fact, she is painfully aware that there is nothing remarkable about her, until her husband Ricky experiences a mysterious fall that leaves him in a comatose state. As doctors and nurses rush to assure her that Ricky will recover well, Gillian thinks of […] April 14, 2018April 14, 2018 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked The Wife – Book Review After finishing “The Husband’s Secret” by Liane Morarty, I was really looking forward to a book that would hold on to its own. You know how sometimes you read a book so amazing, that anything you read after that does not match up. I wanted to pick up something that wouldn’t disappoint me. And so, […] March 22, 2018March 22, 2018 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked The bathtub I told her to read her a book till I was back from my bath. Nothing out of the extra ordinary. That was our routine for the past few weeks. She had finally started reading on her own. I made use of that to take a relaxed bath. That day was no different. I ran […] March 15, 2018March 15, 2018 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked Tourist in my own city Life in Philly is good, but also terribly cold all the time. The idea of a snowfall sounds so great and romantic and maybe playful, but after the first time, it's really more of a nuisance. It gets bitter cold and the sidewalks get slippery and you are under house arrest until the weather clears […] March 14, 2018March 14, 2018 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked Kids and Government officers So, I have been trying, and in vain, if I may add, to teach my little one to pick up her toys after she is done playing with them. Most of the days she doesn't even register that I am talking to her. She is too smart to give me attention when I am asking […] February 22, 2018February 23, 2018 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked The little girl Bastard and illegitimate were just some of the words that her new born had often been labelled with. The baby was born to her and her live-in partner. They had decided to keep the baby when they found out, at 12 weeks. As expected, their parents had not agreed to the match or them having […] January 9, 2018January 9, 2018 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked The latent cooking gene! And so, if you have been reading up, you would know my cooking journey has finally commenced, and how! I never thought I would ever talk about cooking on my blog, or discuss recipes with my friends. If people who can't dance have two left feet, then I, with my zero cooking abilities, am definitely […] January 6, 2018January 6, 2018 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked An ode to 2017.. Saying that this year was life changing for me, would be an understatement. The year started with us planning a trip to Thailand for our 6th wedding anniversary. It was a great vacation, with beach visits and lots of family time. 3 months later, H was packing off to US. Goodbyes are never easy. And […] January 4, 2018January 4, 2018 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked Heartbreak! Our house still reeks of love. I think it always will. All the unsaid words and feelings, I can feel them floating around. You love me, you say. I believe you. Only that your love is biased towards your own self. I toy with the idea of moving away. I know it will be […] December 16, 2017December 16, 2017 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked Hello, from the other side! How do you greet your friends when you meet them after a really long time? Do you acknowledge the time lapse and explain the reason for your absence? Or just pretend that nothing happened and 18 months is not really that long a time to be missing from one’s blog!Ok so, I am not going […] December 7, 2017December 8, 2017 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Book Review – The Things We Do For Love “From the moment they meet, Angie sees something special in Lauren. They form a quick connection, this woman who is desperate for a daughter and the girl who has never known a mother’s love. When Lauren is abandoned by her mother, Angie doesn’t hesitate to offer the girl a place to stay. But nothing could […] August 12, 2018August 12, 2018 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Thinking out loud.. Sometimes I come back to my blog after a break, a couple of weeks or a month, and I feel like, “Hey, do I know you?” It's the exact same feeling when you are fighting with your husband who you have known for a decade now. True, right? 🙂 These days, I often go back […] May 14, 2018May 14, 2018 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Don't Wake Up – Book Review “Gillian has always encompassed the vast space between pretty and ugly. In fact, she is painfully aware that there is nothing remarkable about her, until her husband Ricky experiences a mysterious fall that leaves him in a comatose state. As doctors and nurses rush to assure her that Ricky will recover well, Gillian thinks of […] April 14, 2018April 14, 2018 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
The Wife – Book Review After finishing “The Husband’s Secret” by Liane Morarty, I was really looking forward to a book that would hold on to its own. You know how sometimes you read a book so amazing, that anything you read after that does not match up. I wanted to pick up something that wouldn’t disappoint me. And so, […] March 22, 2018March 22, 2018 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
The bathtub I told her to read her a book till I was back from my bath. Nothing out of the extra ordinary. That was our routine for the past few weeks. She had finally started reading on her own. I made use of that to take a relaxed bath. That day was no different. I ran […] March 15, 2018March 15, 2018 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Tourist in my own city Life in Philly is good, but also terribly cold all the time. The idea of a snowfall sounds so great and romantic and maybe playful, but after the first time, it's really more of a nuisance. It gets bitter cold and the sidewalks get slippery and you are under house arrest until the weather clears […] March 14, 2018March 14, 2018 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Kids and Government officers So, I have been trying, and in vain, if I may add, to teach my little one to pick up her toys after she is done playing with them. Most of the days she doesn't even register that I am talking to her. She is too smart to give me attention when I am asking […] February 22, 2018February 23, 2018 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
The little girl Bastard and illegitimate were just some of the words that her new born had often been labelled with. The baby was born to her and her live-in partner. They had decided to keep the baby when they found out, at 12 weeks. As expected, their parents had not agreed to the match or them having […] January 9, 2018January 9, 2018 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
The latent cooking gene! And so, if you have been reading up, you would know my cooking journey has finally commenced, and how! I never thought I would ever talk about cooking on my blog, or discuss recipes with my friends. If people who can't dance have two left feet, then I, with my zero cooking abilities, am definitely […] January 6, 2018January 6, 2018 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
An ode to 2017.. Saying that this year was life changing for me, would be an understatement. The year started with us planning a trip to Thailand for our 6th wedding anniversary. It was a great vacation, with beach visits and lots of family time. 3 months later, H was packing off to US. Goodbyes are never easy. And […] January 4, 2018January 4, 2018 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Heartbreak! Our house still reeks of love. I think it always will. All the unsaid words and feelings, I can feel them floating around. You love me, you say. I believe you. Only that your love is biased towards your own self. I toy with the idea of moving away. I know it will be […] December 16, 2017December 16, 2017 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Hello, from the other side! How do you greet your friends when you meet them after a really long time? Do you acknowledge the time lapse and explain the reason for your absence? Or just pretend that nothing happened and 18 months is not really that long a time to be missing from one’s blog!Ok so, I am not going […] December 7, 2017December 8, 2017 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked