I have been racking my brain to come up with the perfect first article, it seemed kind of impossible.Then I thought, what is it that I look at first,when I visit a blog ? I look at the content.
Accordingly, this first post is going to be about why I started this blog , and what is it that I am going to write about.
Why am I writing this blog?
I want to get back to writing.
I love to read. I also used to write fairly well,up until a couple of years ago.Then my life got busy following its own agenda.While it taught me a lot of things, somewhere in between ,I forgot how to write.I tried writing stories, it did not work at all. I tried to write about common place occurrences in my life, but I was always interrupted by some looming catastrophe (whether real or mostly in my head , I cannot say). Its sad , but I simply lacked the tenacity to stick to writing.
I am writing this blog so that I can get back to writing.I acknowledge that my first few posts (at least!) will have mistakes,( my commas are all over the place already), it may not be very comfortable to read. I am sure it will have a lot of other issues that I will notice in a while.Hopefully writing is going to be rather like cycling and few rounds around the blog should make me steady again.
What am I going to be writing about ?
Now that is a question ! I would probably write about anything and everything, as long I have experienced it directly.So that includes
1.Cooking : Being a fairly new to this art , I have mishaps on and off. I consider cooking an experiment most of the time. I like to make up new recipes if I can , if not , I go through all the cool stuff internet gods provide me with. Unfortunately for me, I don't have most of the supplies most of the time. No, I don't plan my menu in advance.Its all instant gratification. As you may expect , this creates a flurry of problems. So I substitute.I read up extensively on possible substitutions , sometimes replacing the substitutions with substitutions of the substitutions ( I shouldn't do that anymore ? OK. I'll try my very best ).It doesn't help that I live in India where a lot of the specific things mentioned are just not available,even if they are, they are most likely prohibitively expensive.On the positive side ,I do live in India,where everything is actually available, just under a different name, and within my budget.
So my cooking posts would most likely include , successful recipes that I have made up , successful substitutions( along with horrible ) substitutions I have tried. Perhaps an occasional real recipe I have followed successfully.
2. D.I.Y Projects : I love D.I.Y ( now onward referred to as diy in this blog ) projects.It is sometimes referred to as, my die projects by my husband and my mother. Frankly though, they are pretty standard diys as I haven't bought the drill and the butane torch yet, I am saving up for them though.It might get dangerous then.
I love to make jewelry. I don't have one particular medium.I get bored quickly, so I do whatever I am in the mood for. My ambition in life was to design spectacular jewelry.Quite clearly, I am not there yet.I would probably write about working with cold porcelain , trying to learn quilling and about wire work with copper.I would also have entries about making beads with cold porcelain.I have recently splurged on some polymer clay ( I have been dreaming of polymer clay for years).It has become cheaper in India , however it is still bit too expensive for me.So my experiments there might be limited.
3.Book Reviews : I love to read and discuss what I read.While I do have a soft spot for science fiction and fantasy, I am genuinely trying to branch out more and that is an experiment for me. Again a warning, as a rule I dislike auto biographies,so I most likely wont be moving in that direction.
Thanks for reading up to here. I am planning on writing regularly,hopefully at least two entries per week.
Since most of these are experiments, I would love to hear your stories too.Comments are always welcome ( even if you disagree) , but please don't use abusive language.
Visit again and have a good day !
Accordingly, this first post is going to be about why I started this blog , and what is it that I am going to write about.
Why am I writing this blog?
I want to get back to writing.
I love to read. I also used to write fairly well,up until a couple of years ago.Then my life got busy following its own agenda.While it taught me a lot of things, somewhere in between ,I forgot how to write.I tried writing stories, it did not work at all. I tried to write about common place occurrences in my life, but I was always interrupted by some looming catastrophe (whether real or mostly in my head , I cannot say). Its sad , but I simply lacked the tenacity to stick to writing.
I am writing this blog so that I can get back to writing.I acknowledge that my first few posts (at least!) will have mistakes,( my commas are all over the place already), it may not be very comfortable to read. I am sure it will have a lot of other issues that I will notice in a while.Hopefully writing is going to be rather like cycling and few rounds around the blog should make me steady again.
What am I going to be writing about ?
Now that is a question ! I would probably write about anything and everything, as long I have experienced it directly.So that includes
1.Cooking : Being a fairly new to this art , I have mishaps on and off. I consider cooking an experiment most of the time. I like to make up new recipes if I can , if not , I go through all the cool stuff internet gods provide me with. Unfortunately for me, I don't have most of the supplies most of the time. No, I don't plan my menu in advance.Its all instant gratification. As you may expect , this creates a flurry of problems. So I substitute.I read up extensively on possible substitutions , sometimes replacing the substitutions with substitutions of the substitutions ( I shouldn't do that anymore ? OK. I'll try my very best ).It doesn't help that I live in India where a lot of the specific things mentioned are just not available,even if they are, they are most likely prohibitively expensive.On the positive side ,I do live in India,where everything is actually available, just under a different name, and within my budget.
So my cooking posts would most likely include , successful recipes that I have made up , successful substitutions( along with horrible ) substitutions I have tried. Perhaps an occasional real recipe I have followed successfully.
2. D.I.Y Projects : I love D.I.Y ( now onward referred to as diy in this blog ) projects.It is sometimes referred to as, my die projects by my husband and my mother. Frankly though, they are pretty standard diys as I haven't bought the drill and the butane torch yet, I am saving up for them though.It might get dangerous then.
I love to make jewelry. I don't have one particular medium.I get bored quickly, so I do whatever I am in the mood for. My ambition in life was to design spectacular jewelry.Quite clearly, I am not there yet.I would probably write about working with cold porcelain , trying to learn quilling and about wire work with copper.I would also have entries about making beads with cold porcelain.I have recently splurged on some polymer clay ( I have been dreaming of polymer clay for years).It has become cheaper in India , however it is still bit too expensive for me.So my experiments there might be limited.
3.Book Reviews : I love to read and discuss what I read.While I do have a soft spot for science fiction and fantasy, I am genuinely trying to branch out more and that is an experiment for me. Again a warning, as a rule I dislike auto biographies,so I most likely wont be moving in that direction.
Thanks for reading up to here. I am planning on writing regularly,hopefully at least two entries per week.
Since most of these are experiments, I would love to hear your stories too.Comments are always welcome ( even if you disagree) , but please don't use abusive language.
Visit again and have a good day !
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