Wedding is once-in-a-lifetime event and you want to make sure everyone invited should be counting hours to your big day. Quite naturally, you want to book an amazing venue, take care of all fun and entertainment needs of your guests and grab their attention with exciting invitation cards.

But budget is one word that scares a lot of people, especially if you want your wedding a certain way. So, does this mean you compromise on your desires and settle with what your limited finances can offer?

Well, before you start hyperventilating, here are some cool tips and tricks to help you decide where to save and where to splurge, so you can have a superb wedding that all your guests would enjoy and look forward to. Continue reading

It requires no further mention here on the blog that heart health is a subject, which remains close to my heart. After losing my mom to heart disease, I decided to take on the formidable foe with the same passion and dedication with which I care for my family or work on my blog.

As women, it goes without saying that taking care of our family, home and work-life is something that tops our list of priorities. But one thing that we most women often tend to ignore or take for granted is our own health!

And even when we do take care of ourselves, we are more inclined to tending to our outward appearance or boosting our energy levels, so we can look and feel like a superwoman. We aren’t too concerned about heart disease because somewhere in our minds we nourish this false belief that heart attack is something that only happens to men or older people! Continue reading

Do you ever have trouble turning your brain off at bedtime? Do you ever lie down in bed intending to sleep but your mind is working on a zillion things – the family, future, work, and the bills! Have you ever found yourself awake at 3:00 a.m. and then finding it impossible to get back to sleep?

If your answer is yes, to any of these above scenarios, you may my dear girl, have insomnia!

But as much as it might seem to you that you’re the only one in the world not getting sound sleep, you’ll be surprised to know that more than 30% of the population suffers from some kind of insomnia or sleep disorder.

So what do you do, when the ‘zzzs’ elude you? Pop a sleeping pill?

While, sleeping pills do offer an easy and quick solution, they come with a long list of consequences or side effects. And convincing yourself that this is only a temporary phase and you’ll soon return to normal is not going to help either.

So what can you do to get better sleep? Continue reading

I don’t know about you, but I sure do enjoy a good wedding. Fun, food, flowers and of course, the sizzle of sundry emotions in the air – ah! I’m so much there!

But what makes for a good wedding? Is it the fun, food, dancing and dresses or the beautiful décor that turns a wedding space into a celebration that’s all ‘you’? Well, it’s a combination of both. With theme weddings and innovative reception designs, professional decoration of a wedding ceremony has become no less significant than the restaurant, photographer, and dresses.

So if you’re in Bangalore and thinking how to decorate a beautiful wedding ceremony in the city, here are five wedding decoration ideas to make your wedding day a special and memorable occasion for all: Continue reading

As women we spend a small fortune every year on anti aging creams, fairness serums, and moisturizing lotions promising us younger, fairer looking glowing skin. But do you know, there’s a whole range of oral antioxidants and dietary health supplements in the market that can do just that?

Yes, unlike topical creams and potions, these super antioxidants and health food supplements are meant to be taken orally with your meals as part of your daily diet. Thus, proving the age-old mantra that what you put on your plate is as important as what you put on your skin. Continue reading

Forty-eight Kgs in weight and a mother of two, I’m often asked about my diet and fitness secrets. While, I’m not an expert in nutrition or a weight-loss guru by any means, and I do keep falling off the wagon myself with my own efforts, I still thought of sharing my fitness tips and tricks with you. For who knows, who might find information here helpful and realize her own weight-loss goals.

So here are my 8 best fitness tips and tricks to help you stay motivated and be in ‘fitting’ shape anytime, all the time. Continue reading

If you’re busy putting creams and serums on your skin in a bid to look younger and fairer, here is an interesting piece of information that might change your beauty routine.

It’s glutathione, a highly powerful antioxidant naturally created and found within our body cells! Continue reading