Hi friend,
I visited Jaipur in Rajasthan earlier this week.
I faced a terrible allergic reaction. I don’t know what I was allergic to, but I haven’t ever experienced days of sneezing, cold, and watery eyes before when I didn’t even have flu.
(That obviously didn’t stop me from shopping)
I type this back at home after a full night’s sleep without disturbance.
How blissful.
How easy is it to take something as common as daily sleep for granted, for you only know its value when you miss out on it?
Attending an Event, Alone, as an Introvert
I attended an influencer conclave last week where I got pretty high and confident. Not high as in with drinks, but with the entire vibe.
I saw top CMOs of leading brands and even mustered the courage to speak to some of them. I attended sessions on influencer marketing which was helpful for me as I’m trying to venture (or at least experiment) with that space.
I sometimes think I’m more confident when I don’t know anyone.
When nobody is watching.
Does it happen with some of you too?
On Savouring Local Food
On my trip to Jaipur this week, I tried to savour as much local food as I could.
I’m coming to realise that food is one thing I wholeheartedly connect with and remember places from. For some people, it’s smell or sight. For me, it’s food.
I want to smell the aroma and taste the distinct spices coming together to create magic.
And my husband Jai is an influence here too because he lives and travels for good food. Me, I don’t experiment much with food and am a finicky eater. So it is better to have someone try it out, validate that it is okay, and then taste it :D
Below is a photo of Keema Bati. I googled for description and it says - This is a minced mutton recipe which is then, coated with a flour-based coating and then fried in oil.
And after that, you put yummy mutton curry on it.
It was out of this world.
The cuisine in this part of the country is so flavourful.
On Feeling Lost
I’ve been feeling lost all of August. Confused about my work, and a bit unproductive too.
But I’m not sad about it anymore. Maybe I just had to lay low in August so I could come back strong in September.
Perspective :))
What I Posted
I published these videos recently:
I also recently published a very weird article,
See you next week!
Love,
N
And I thought only my August was like that. I can feel what you wrote.
I got the worst allergic reaction. (I've never had before). And this month was so challenging in terms of health. Due to which I didn't got the motivation to work.
I just wanted to say, I read everything you write and I always feel so connected to it.
Thank You for being you, Niharika.