Category: Profession & Creativity

Scrolling down Instagram feed made me realise it’s flooded with everyone listing down there achievements this year, a few were very interesting,inspiring and real. When I said “Real” I meant it, like Michelle Obama’s post said ” the kind of things most of us share on social media, those are important but we should also be sure to relish the fullness of stories” this felt like it came right out of my mind too. 

      As I already mentioned once, social media always shows bright moments and we should not fall for that. Every day is not colorful, we’ll have grey days too. It’s all about balancing ourselves through those days. Mental and physical health should be an important part of our day.Things I have learnt from 2018 & 19 are 

1)Talk to your friend,mother or husband or someone who can understand  what you are going through. 

2)Everyday go for fresh air walk.  

3) Sit in Sunlight.

4) Have some “me-time” for sure. 

It’s easy to say but hard to follow. I know, I have been there and I am still struggling. 

       So, I made a list myself ( not a big one though)

     Professional, I am extremely happy that I wrote a piece on Motherhood and it got published on an Online Website. A big shoutout to Shwetha @timesofamma for believing in me. I started my own blog, not that active but I started it and that’s what counts for me.

 Personally, I made sure I managed to handle all the things my baby and hubby wanted. Mayank, who will be 2yrs by this Jan end is able to narrate a story by himself in his own words so I am proud of myself first. 

  I had gone through a list of health issues even in this year, somehow health and me are always having conflicts, I hope she day we do smooth. Anyways, I just had a surgery(minor but a traumatic one)last week where I was unconscious for a couple of seconds on the night of surgery and now in recovery stage. Would write about it later. I must be thankful to my core family for hanging there with me and friends who were checking on me and the blessings and wishes from family members those who couldn’t be beside me. 

   All it matters is, how well we Face the situation, good or bad, Fight it and Get over with.  Today, I am happy, heal and healthy. Thinking of ways to sneak out and party 😜 

I always think that the dreams we have as kids are the best kind of dreams , where reality doesn’t interfere.I wanted to be a Radio Jockey , talk to people, get to know their stories. As I grew up I shifted gears and wanted to be a dubbing artist , this time wanted to be the one voicing their stories. Later , I thought I wanted to be a part of PR then changed my mind and decided That MBA was a more practical choice. While I might have wavered and been indecisive about my choices I always knew that I wanted to have something I could call mine, be an entrepreneur.

We often do not give ourselves due credit. We let the society define who we are and worry . Instead we should put our efforts in focusing on getting to know our inner voice and follow our heart , however cheesy it may sound.

The realization dawned on me as I tried to understand what I enjoyed the most. I recollected all those instances where I saved up my pocket money to buy fabric and guide my tailor on what patterns I liked and how I wanted my dresses stitched. My attention to detail was on point as I even picked the buttons that went into the making of my dress.That was when I realized fashion could be my passion.

I shared these inner musings with my husband along with what I had in my mind about pursuing fashion designing as a career option . In order to lay the foundation for that I wanted to study in a reputed college like NIFT to build up a portfolio . Not so surprisingly he was very supportive and wanted to know about the application procedure.‘  When I heard that I was overwhelmed !! I wanted to dance !! I guess I almost did a theen mar step !!
(If you don’t know what I’m referring to , do yourself a favor and google it , maybe do a little step as well while you’re at it).

Once the decision was made there was no looking back . I studied and worked for few months for a well known designer ‘ Manoviraj Khosla’. At that point I felt fairly well settled in my career and we started discussing about having a family. But before that I knew I had to get my health affairs in order, get fit and I wanted to balance my career with a baby on my own terms .The wheels in my head started turning and I felt this was the perfect opportunity to start something of my own . If I couldn’t have a studio I at least wanted to be a freelancer. And that gave way to one baby , SS Vibrance my very own label . A dream come true , something that I had been chasing for a while .
I had the opportunity to do some excellent work, If I may say so myself . All was well for a few months and then it wasn’t. I started having health issues but I tried my best not to give up.