Z to A Reports on Fashion,Beauty,Home,Food and Health
“May the New Year teach you to enjoy the simple pleasure of life that add up, to make a wonderful life” -Unknow. Moments that take your breath away, dont always have to be the big ones.They can be small everyday occurrences,like holding hands with your significant other as you wait in the grocery checkout line or starting Saturday morning with [...]
As the week draws to a close I am looking forward to spending the last weekend of the year close to home.Over the weekend I plan on pampering myself with some quality me time-I am going to light a winter scented candle,put on some comfy socks,make myself a bowl of warm soup and a grilled cheese [...]
I am looking forward to the first December weekend as I get comfortable and settle back in after being away for the past two weeks.I have errands I need to run-restock the fridge and pantry,sort and go through the mail,send off two holiday gift packages and a birthday card to my cousin,pick up my new phone and [...]
Lots and lots and lots of hot tea. Meals in bed and bucket-loads of R&R. A novel I finished this weekend. If you like romance novels give the ghostwalker books a try.This was my first novel from this series and I am hooked.I looked up the author and the ghostwalker books on Amazon and this series has [...]
I want to re-start eating healthy again.One of the big mistakes I used to make earlier was I would stop by the grocery store on my way back from work, multiple times a week-Invariably I would end up making unhealthy food choices-from frozen pizzas to mini snicker bars.Lately I have consciously cut back on my random trips to [...]
I am having a productive yet extremely relaxing weekend.Friday evening I hung out with a friends-late evening we headed out to an outdoor shopping plaza-its an outdoor mall of sorts-with restaurants,a huge target,Ann taylor etc all located outside. It was a relaxing evening-we hung out by the park for awhile and enjoyed the fall weather-I picked up two [...]
Saturday morning I went apple picking at a local orchard with a couple of friends-I forgot my sun glasses and my floppy hat which was a big mistake cause I was hot and sweaty within 5 minutes of reaching there but other than that it was an interesting experience. On the way back home I picked up [...]
I had the most perfect weekend-I switched off the alarm and woke up at my own leisurely pace.I started Saturday in bed with the morning newspaper and some healthy breakfast. After which I indulged in a bubble bath and the latest issues of all my favorite magazines. Saturday afternoon was spent slathered in a clay mask while perusing my [...]
One of my best friends recently got back from a trip to Paris.This weekend we caught up and did what girls do- Ate and gossiped about all things Parisian. I used store bought hummus and we paired it with everything from tortilla chips to fresh apples-and surprisingly hummus with fresh crunchy apples totally works-who knew. Lazed by the pool [...]
There is something about summer that to me screams tan leather clutches and lazy late dinners Hagen Daaz-Salted Caramel Truffle Sundae My new work out song-It makes me want to run Winters last bounty-A bowl of clementines. Warm weather trend wavy hairy-My new curler from hot tools. How is your weekend going? -Ash
The last couple of weeks have had a very hectic pace-This weekend I decided to disconnect and just read.I spent hours by my bay windows accompanied by a warm throw, enjoying the fresh crisp spring air and bits and pieces of the literary (and at times not so literary) world. I read everything from Martha to Nandan nilekani to the WSJ.I am close [...]
This weekend I am looking forward to savoring some home made chocolate croissants and then going and sweating it out to justify this gastronomic indulgence.A new book awaits me on my bedside table along with a scented candle and I am really looking forward to a decadent yet relaxing weekend-what are your plans? Image Credit-awesome places -Ashiima.
As I had mentioned here ,this past weekend, I and some of my friends were catching up for dinner at the mall and sure enough on our way to the food court one of our pit stops was Loft. I found my perfect Valentine’s Day Outfit-Its red, its extremely comfortable and totally adorable . I have a [...]
After a week whose’s pace left me breathless-I unwinded with retail therapy on Friday and caught up on some much needed sleep all day today.I am looking forward to a late brunch with a friend tomorrow and am currently cozying up in bed with episodes of House M.D. while luxuriating in the smell of the [...]
Despite being just 4 days long, this week has been one of those blink and miss weeks where before I knew it the days had whizzed past at it was time Friday (not that I am complaining-I never complain about Fridays).At work we launched 3 major initiatives and I am responsible for one of them-I am looking [...]
The long memorial-day weekend brings with it the opportunity to unwind,relax and recharge. My plans for the weekend include attending an outdoor jazz festival, a hour long lesson in portrait photography, finishing the final few pages of a cliffhanger novel and of course some scrumptious meals hopefully taken alfresco. Lately all I have been craving is sandwiches-it might be cause I only ate [...]
For awhile now I have been thinking about writing this post but between taking the GMAT,the craziness that is life and finding the right words to convey what I wanted to say, this post kept getting pushed back.But now that the GMAT is behind me and things have stopped being so crazy, I have a feeling that [...]
I spent the weekend at a leisurely pace getting settled in.After a month of not having to do any cleaning,laundry or grocery shopping there is part of me which has gotten lazy about chores but I am slowly getting back into the swing of things.My fridge is stocked, the laundry basket is semi-empty,the suitcases have [...]
There is something about India that grounds me; Its reminds me of who I am and where I am from. Everywhere I turn, there is history -the playgrounds where I played hopscotch as a kid,the exact spot where my bicycle collided with a car and I ended up with a scar on my elbow,the schools [...]