Teaching Meditation to my Office
One of my lifelong goals was accomplished today. I taught meditation in my office! The opportunity came when our Head of Talent, Emma, sent a message to the whole office asking for suggestions about what we’d like to learn about in our weekly lunch and learns.
Strange Love Coffee Shop on Spadina
My friend from work Mel and I went to Strange Love for a coffee. I had a good old Americano and she had a hot chocolate.
Lulu and Ritu and Julie
I went over to Lulu’s place after a long time and the best thing about it, apart from seeing my sweetest sibling, of course, was seeing Julie, the Shit-tzu.
Life in a Snow Globe
Toronto is in the middle of the weirdest storm system right now. Yesterday it went up to 12°C. This morning it was 9°C and right now it plummetted to -6°C and it’s only 4pm.
Janus The God of Beginnings And Endings
Did you know that January is named after Janus, the Greek God of beginnings, gates, transitions, time, duality, doorways, passages, and ending (Wikipedia).
Sunset over Lake Zurich
I was so lucky to be able to spend Christmas with Ben and his family this year. The alternative was to stay in Toronto by myself since Mum is in Bangladesh right now.
Winter Style & Rose Embroidered Sweater
When it comes to winter style, I’m either oversized and baggy or fitted and airtight. The reason? Heat preservation. I actually tried wearing a shirt that was just a tiny bit cropped and I literally froze.
Is Turning 33 A Turning Point in Life?
I’m 33 now. And this was the age that Haruki Murakami started his life as a runner and in a way, truly started as a novelist.
Short hair and Murakami
Whatever it was that possessed me to cut my long hair into a short chin-level length has now passed and I’m half-regretting cutting my hair.