Hi. I’m Dhivya and this is a place for me to write about random stuff, and think aloud. Sometimes things don’t make sense to me until I write them down, and for me, to write is to think. Connect with me if you are into travel, food or words.
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Jane Austen’s spectacular women
19/04/2021
Am I a Jane Austen girl? If yes, who would I be? Would I be the impatient, quite blind in the head, reckless Emma, or the free-spirited, fierce Elizabeth, or
The wilderness.
09/08/2020
I am not sure if it’s me who has mellowed down or if there is a shift deep down in my soul that lost its wilderness.
Anxious? You are not alone.
22/06/2020
COVID crisis across the world has taken a huge toll on our mental wellbeing. A lingering melancholy, a constant state of restlessness, and extreme frustration at your inability to control things around you? None of this is your fault, and no, you are not alone!
What to say to someone you know who has been laid off?
22/06/2020
The post-COVID business world is ruthless right now with job cuts and layoffs every day. How can we help people who are going through this?
Am I making sense?
25/05/2020
Why must we be so forward-looking anyways?
Why must we run this constant race to the future?
Why shouldn’t we slow down and realize what made us who we are? How failures gave way to courage, and how heartbreaks gave way to unconditional love!
The Summers.
07/04/2020
Things of Joy — Part 1 (Just an attempt to write about things that bring me joy, and hoping some of you feel it too. 🙂 In times of darkness, it helps to acknowledge
The biggest act of rebellion is the pursuit of self.
10/03/2020
To live creatively is to simply live bravely. In a world constantly seeking a return on investments, pursuing your true sense of self without expectations is the biggest act of rebellion.
A rant about obnoxious restaurant reviews!
29/01/2020
The biggest flaw with online food reviews is that they have little to do with food, and are more about climbing some social influencer ladder, that brings you more points for more restaurants you visit and the more number of pictures you upload. It is cluttered with entitled people, who hold restaurants accountable for not living up to their personal idiosyncrasies.
A whooping! cough is ruining my life!
24/01/2020
A cough…. It’s just a cough. That’s what you tell yourself when it is coming from someone else. How does it possibly interfere with everyday life? Well, it does. Doesn’t
12 things 2019 taught me
13/12/2019
2019 wasn’t just super fast, it was super eventful for me. A quick recap because I pay a hell a lot of money to Hostgator for this blog, and it makes sense to write this here, y’all.
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Life
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On abortion rights.
I thought of giving this blog a fancier, lesser controversial title. I thought of not commenting at all about this
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Travel
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