A Peek into my Life

We bought an apartment a few years ago while the project was in nascent stage. Towards the end of last year, we moved into this completed apartment. The apartment, being newly constructed, was a blank slate. We did not hire an interior designer and decided to design the built-ins, closets, and the rest ourselves. Our apartment, being in Mumbai, had to make the best use of the space available to us. The apartment was still a great size for Mumbai because it was in a somewhat remote location. We took things very slowly and took nearly 6 months to complete the interiors to a livable state. We started with the known - We knew what stuff we owned and wanted to fit into the apartment. We knew how much space we have to fit all our stuff. So, even before there was a single thing in the house, I was organizing stuff in the house in my brain. What should go where and what kind of storage would need to be built in that place for the stuff that would go there? This was the starting point fo...

June sees the most birthdays in our family. The first week brings my husband's birthday; the second week brings my brother-in-law's birthday and the third week brings my mother's birthday. Unfortunately, I cannot bake a cake for my mother since we do not live close by, but I always bake a cake for my husband. This year I also baked a cake for my cousin brother-in-law when I got the chance. I made a honey cake for my husband's birthday based on a recipe I had bookmarked long ago. Everyone absolutely loved it, especially my daughter. She requested that I repeat the same cake the following week. That is a rare occurrence because I have so many bookmarked recipes and repeating a recipe so close to the previous attempt is not what I like to do. But the cake certainly has that comforting taste and texture that leaves you wanting more. And more we had, the following week. husband's birthday cake b-i-l's birthday cake My daughter doctored up leftover cake ...