Category: C’est Ma Vie
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The Long Road Home 🐾
After four years in France, we decided to return to India — with Arya in tow. What followed was a tangled web of paperwork, missing registrations, last-minute crate hunts, and emotional airport goodbyes. This is the story of her journey home — across borders, bureaucracy, and a whole lot of…
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The Soundtrack of My Soul
From raiding my brother’s music stash to creating my own emotional refuge, music has been my constant companion. Lyrics rarely mattered—except for Bon Jovi. Rhythm always did. Through heartbreaks, takeoffs, and turbulent times, I’ve turned to melodies to hold me steady. This is the story of that quiet bond.
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Walking in their footsteps
Looking back at the profound impact my teachers have had on my life. We all have that one teacher who left a lasting impression. For me, it was those who challenged me, pushed me beyond my limits, and opened my eyes to new perspectives.
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The Power of Journaling and Monthly Recaps
From my personal diaries to my blog, I’ve been keeping a record of my life ever since I remember. This year I embarked on a new style of digital journaling with monthly recaps that’s been a great way to focus on the good, even at the end of very difficult…
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Life Lessons from a revamped Humpty Dumpty
A story of how Humpty Dumpty didn’t just sit on that wall; but got up undaunted, ready to explore the adventures that lay beyond the wall. And so, with each step, the mended egg ventured into the world, leaving behind a tale not of a fall, but of a resilient…
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A Serendipitous Encounter with Gesine Arps
When a walk in the park leads to a serendipitious discovery of a contemporary artist, filling the heart with the kind of peace and joy only art can evoke.
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A short story about a clothes horse
While he may have been forgetful of birthdays and anniversaries, Papa’s love flowed silently through the veins of our home, epitomized in some ways by the clothes horse he designed for Amma.
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I miss the quiet…
I miss the quiet of the lockdown months. I miss how everything was so still….and so peaceful.
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A year in Grenoble…
Looking back at a year in Grenoble, the myriad good (and bad) experiences, and the many lessons I’ve learnt…
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A Parisian Workation
Close to burning out (from work, and the soaring temperatures), we took a month-long workation in Paris this summer. An excellent decision. Paris allowed us to achieve the right work-life balance, and brought back our mojo.
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Lessons in Agility from Arya
You might have noticed that I’ve been a bit obsessed with agility over the last few months. I’ve read several research papers, and case studies, but the biggest example of agility over the last few months has been Arya. From being a dog that refused to step out of the house…
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What’s in a name?
What’s in a name, you ask? Quite a long story, I say. Take my name. Geetanjali Shrivastava. I was named after the collection of poems written by Rabindranath Tagore, since my father had hoped for a girl with a sweet, melodic voice. He didn’t get that, but that’s a different…
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