I’d say most of us are a part of this rat race, watching our peers grow. Why do I feel so? I was, or rather I am party to this rat race. The cost of living is high, my peers buy houses, inflation… run the race, earn more… push working hours, impress boss, get a […]

Let me narrate a few pages from my life. When I was in an abusive relationship, I had to do almost everything for my child, all by myself. Dropping and picking him up from school, paying the school fees, preparing his lunch/snacks/dinner, taking him son out to play, to museums, and parks. So I was […]

If you google ‘financial tips for single parents or single mothers’, you’ll get plenty of results. The goal of this piece however, is to give you some realistic tips of what is working and has worked for me as a single mother. Have a stable job My assumption is that if you’re reading this, you’re […]

I was cleaning my grinder the other day, when advice from my ex-mother in law flashed in my head “If you clean with dish washing liquid, it will be much easier”.  The other day, I was contemplating on whether to join my son in a new class or not, when similar instance with my ex-husband flashed in […]

Swimming is the only activity which I get to do peacefully, alone. 20 to 30 minutes are those precious and cherished minutes where I am in deep silence, doing nothing else but swimming. Though I am not a pro swimmer, I learnt how to breath outside water, all by myself. Well not exactly I took […]