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This Year, I'm Choosing ME 💙✨

This year, I'm choosing ME a little more.

Living for myself. Putting myself first without guilt. Protecting my peace. Letting go of what no longer serves me. Choosing experiences, people, and moments that fill my heart instead of drain my energy.

And so much love to the beautiful souls who show up, support me, celebrate me, and genuinely want to see each other happy. You know who you are. ❤️

Life is just too short to overthink, over-explain, or spend time trying to please everyone.

Here's to choosing happiness. Embracing the moment. Dancing like nobody's watching. Laughing a little louder. Taking the picture. Singing the song. Making memories. Living LIFE to the fullest.

This weekend was one of those moments.

A Bollywood-themed girls' night filled with color, music, laughter, friendship, and the kind of joy that reminds you what matters most. Every woman brought her own diva energy. Gorgeous. Glamorous. Confident. Unapologetically herself. And together, we danced, laughed, and created memories that will last far longer than the photos.

And me?

I stepped into the party in an electric blue chiffon saree, channeling one of Bollywood's most iconic divas. 💙

Here's a clue...

"Badtameez Dil... Badtameez Dil..." 🎶

Any guesses who I was? And how did I do? 😊

Here's to many more years of living, loving, laughing, celebrating friendships, and collecting unforgettable memories along the way.

Because at the end of the day, life's best moments aren't the ones we schedule. They're the ones we fully live.

💃✨💙

#ChoosingMe #GirlsNightOut #BollywoodThemeParty #Friendship #LifeIsBeautiful #MakingMemories #LiveLaughLove #BollywoodDiva #BadtameezDil #JoyInTheJourney

P.S. If you guessed Naina from "Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani," you just might be right! 😉

Ganpati aarti

 There’s something about sarees and me .. 

 

it’s a connection I have not understood yet ..  shopped sareees yet again today .. 

But I just remembered the one thing .. in my younger days I always thought when I am capable I will buy what ever I want without any guilt .. and seems like this is the one thing I can buy and buy and keep buying without any guilt ..

Do whatever makes you happy !! Isn't it that what everyone says ..  khud ko khus rakhne ke liye koi bhi khayal acha hai .. 

Was invited to a ganpati aarti at Kalyani & Vikram's so dressed up in a brand new chiffon with brocade border in bright Orange from KurtiConnection, met some great people there and also got to see Rasika and Gaurav after ages, Ria enjoyed her college prep talks with her juniors. It was a great evening!   

 

 

Saree speak Birthday with my Saree Sakhis ( April 14th)

 When it’s saree speak birthday how can I not celebrate ..

Very last minute .. but worth it .. every minute .. every second ..

Tannavi Jaiswal’s awesome yummy cake

Avani Deshpande’s gudi padwa special food

My sis in law Swati Sharma witnesses yet again our craze for sarees and thinks that we are a pretty awesome bunch of mad saree lovers to pose in the barfile hawayye .. outdoors .. With dearest Ninette Helsaba Ninette Helsaba Abraham and my life line Rajeshwari Ganesh

These are some of my Chicago favs and my pillars of strength.. I can very much be myself and love and long for spending good times and capturing moments with them

Friends are indeed your much needed therapy in life

In a multicolored silk saree sent by mom in law .. I had kept it aside to wear for holi Milan but could not .. so a very apt moment to wear this new saree for SS 5th birthday !!

Tried a new look with a denim jacket and saree too... :-)

Bura na Mano Holi hai!!!

 This day is dedicated to colors.. colors that make our life worthwhile.. they add the needed dimension to our outlook and mostly drive at least my mood and behavior

( hint hint .. !!) I am known for my love of bright colors .. wonder how my closet looks like?

My sis-in-law is visiting us from Mumbai and it’s been great celebrations with all the delicious holi ke pakwan ( pics below ) and fun and masti. She is indeed my friend and more like a sister .. that is the kind is relationship we share

Celebrated the day today with quality time with my soulmate Rajeshwari Ganesh and sis-in-law Swati Sharma

SOTD : A beautiful georgette with dual colors of black: a culmination of all colors and earthy green with beautiful maroon embroidery .. I kind of stole it from my dear friend who I share my first name with .. Pallavi Revanna .. loved this saree sooo much when I saw it in her closet !!

Bahut maza aaya .. the colors and sareeying and the chai nasta and photography .. && some us time .. aur kya chaiye !! I hope my sis-in-law also shares her first post here .. thoda influence to banta hai .. and so does raji.. I took some good solos of them .. in the Chicago ka बर्फीली ठंडी तूफ़ानी हवायें .. lend my saree, blouse & jewelry with her !

Believe me there were like more than 100 pics in an hour .. and my sis in law was amazed and did a शत शत नमन तो our dedication of sarees

Enjoyed thoroughly making this video too..

Onam Special - 2020 My very first Onam Sadya!!!

 My very first Onam, got to experience it first time and man I am a happy soul!!!

I really want you to see the happiness in my eyes

This is a day I was waiting for ages .. thanks to

Ninette, my saree sakhee , I

was invited to her house for Onam special lunch with some of my other fav saree sakhees .. my lifelines

Really I had this feeling of Aaj main upar .. aasman neeche

This was my very first time trying to wear a lighter shade of saree.. and I am liking what I see .. I went all the way to get a new saree.. the gajra ( thanks dear

Tannavi

and the saree

Rajeshwari

.. the golden juumkas, the payals and the typical south Indian Malyali look

Paired it with my blue heavy blouse and I do fee every bit of what I wanted to be !!

Loving every moment of it

The awesome food spread from dearest Ninette was just out of this world !!

SOTD - Onam special off white Georgette saree with golden border ..