burnout… Work is a four-letter word! 16 Mar 202216 Mar 2022 “Your work is going to fill a large part of your life, and the only way to be truly satisfied is to do what you believe is great work. And…
consumerism… Silent feminists! 23 Dec 202123 Dec 2021 I’m at a convention for engineers. These are all Pakistani women. With their nice Chanel and Hermes bags. They look wealthy. Age is defied by them. When you have money,…
consumerism… The glass cabinet 16 Oct 201916 Oct 2019 As I looked at my glass cabinet with all the lovely ornaments in it, I felt strangely empty. That's the problem with compulsive and impulsive buying. You end up hating…
consumerism “She’s the full package”. 8 Jul 201925 Aug 2019 "Mama! I've got nothing to wear". I complained again and my mom had to look up. She looked at my quizzically for a few seconds and then said, "YOU don't…
consumerism… MIL and I go shopping…. part 3 (last part) 5 Jul 20192 Oct 2019 I can feel her eyes boring into my shoes. She somehow can't raise her head and eyes from my shoes. I can't find any appropriate words for it. She finally…
consumerism… MIL and I go shopping Part 2 3 Jul 20192 Oct 2019 I've been standing in her room for the past fifteen minutes. She has a print-out of my invitation in her hands. She is squinting at it and incredulously appraising it…
consumerism… MIL and I go shopping! Part 1 30 Jun 20192 Oct 2019 Shopping......... My guilty pleasure! My idea of escape! My civic duty towards my own well-being! My body's ask of me. My mind's warning to me. To some shopping is buying…
consumerism… The thin threads connecting our dignity with our money 22 Apr 201925 Aug 2019 I say thin because really it's very easy to break free of the conditioning that society has performed on us which is "Money is dignity, honor and respect and if…
consumerism… The crap in my closet! 21 Apr 201925 Aug 2019 Oh my love of clothes and shoes and bags! And make-up and hair products! I'm sure when people see my closet they see a self-absorbed person. Every corner is meticulously…
consumerism… “But….but…It’s MY money”. 4 Apr 201925 Aug 2019 Money is a tough thing to part with. We earn it painstakingly and save it with even more care. It seems almost unfair that we would be expected to share…
My mind as a woman 