15 Marbles

Our happy place – now filled with everyday chaos, hustle, laughter, and noise… once upon a time occupied by giggles, unicorns, and superheroes ! Gathering little marbles from ordinary days and keeping them for our memory jar. ❤️

  • Memory keeper

    I am the self-appointed memory keeper for my family, my sister, and my own life. I take photos, insist on them taking photos, despite them all objecting – because photos are memories. I plan trips and I tell them the ‘remember when’ stories. When you lose a parent earlier in life, you rely on your… Continue reading

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  • Conversations with the teens

    “Oh my God! I would happily trade the teenage years for the newborn phase,” I say in frustration some days. On other days, I walk around with a goofy smile on my face and a spring in my steps, because the said teens texted or called to share something about their day. If you are… Continue reading

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  • Three Months and a Week

    It’s been three months and a week since my total hysterectomy. In this time, I have realised that six weeks’ medical clearance doesn’t mean that you are fully healed. Healing, as I am learning, is not linear. Some days are great and pain-free. I find myself moving more easily, I have more energy, and I… Continue reading

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  • Friends Who Live in My Laptop

    When I started blogging, I was a stay-at-home wife, expecting our firstborn – who was also my inspiration for starting the blog. Every morning, I would wake up, wave the husband off, make myself a cup of chai and settle my very pregnant self on the couch with my laptop. I would start by checking… Continue reading