Complete make over solution

Yay!! It is August. And I love this month. Not because of monsoon (not at all). But because it is my birthday month.
I do not know about others. But since childhood, I am always excited about my Birthday. The whole year I look forward to it, plan for it, dream about it, etc etc. I have no fear of getting older.

Anyways! update on the work front. My work has expanded. Besides fitness, I have added many feathers to my portfolio. Now my company undertakes complete makeovers. I have a team of doctors (cosmetic surgeons, dermatologist, dietician, dentist, fashion designer, stylist, make up artist, hair stylist, etc) all in house with me. We work on public speaking, grooming, finishing, etc. We work with individuals as well as corporates.

The soft launch was done 3 months back. But we were just testing the waters. Now we are fully into it. We are also undertaking medical tourism for people traveling from overseas for any of their needs.

This month we undertook 12 weight loss surgeries and they have all been successful. Thanks to highly competent doctors- the best ones in the country.

The fitness sessions still go on as before.

Another update. My maiden name is/was Kiran Bajaj. I had to secure a website in my maiden name too. Now I have done that. Type

www.kiranbajaj.com

and see. I have linked it to this website only. :)

Its monsoon in Delhi

To describe happiness is to diminish it. 

.. said Stendhal - author of Le Rouge et le Noir

Thus with any further ado, I will let this post go down as "the post where I used more words to describe an outfit than a feeling".

A day of monsoon, happiness, clothes, jewelry, and shoes.

                                                                      A day of love.

What I wore:

Top: Macy's 

Skirt: Gift from sister

Bag: Chanel

Glares: Ed Hardy

Shoes: Ferragamo

Necklace: Gift from niece

Bracelet: Barcelona

Rings: Forever 21

Watch: Bought on Alaska cruise

Hair clip: Hawaii

Gingham

It's just a little bag, but we feel naked in public without it. 

- Carrie, Sex and the City -

What can be more true that this short, but to the point, quote by Carrie? Whatever we do, wherever we go the one fashion item that is always present in our lives is a bag. Be it handbag, shoulder bag, clutch, minimal, maximal, too small for your phone, or big enough to house an entire weekend attire, the bag is our trusty sidekick. And whether our baggage, especially emotional one, is big or small there is always a bag for it.

Bag: Lacoste

Dress: It is old one. From my export line. Also worn here before.

Glares: LV

Necklace and bracelets : Dilli haat

I like this Salsa belt. Bought it in Pondicherry from Hidesign. It is old one. Now I do not buy leather anymore. 

One day a young monk on his journey home, came to the banks of a wide river. Staring hopelessly as he pondered on just how to cross such a wide barrier, he spotted a great teacher on the other side.
The young monk shouted over to the teacher, "Oh wise one, can you tell me how to get to the other side of this river?"
The teacher pondered for a moment and shouted back, "Son, you ARE on the other side".

My picture in You and I magazine

Parasites, strange species

The world is full of bad. Bad people, bad clothes, bad lunches, bad experiences, bad weather, bad relationships, bad heartbreaks. On the bright side, for every Yin, there is a Yang. A good, amazing, fascinating, beautiful Yang. 

I remember Chuck Palahniuk saying: “Have your adventures, make your mistakes, and choose your friends poorly -- all these make for great stories.” Newsflash of the day? If bad friends make for great stories, good friends make for amazing ones!

So whatever happened yesterday, make a determined decision to wake up on the bright side today. Put on your best face & outfit, give a call to a good friend, and go weave an amazing story.

I know all kinds of species (some ridiculous ones too).
There is this girl I know- if one complimented her for anything- her dress, etc, her standard answer used to be, " This is 20 year old, or 15 year old".
While I do understand and appreciate vintage and antique, but what pride does one take by labeling EVERYTHING as more than a decade old? I used to wonder, did she stop shopping a decade back? Is there nothing in her wardrobe which is recent? And yes, her outfits were ridiculously old fashioned. They had frills like Madhuri Dixit wore, in her old movies. Those tailored kind of dresses. And she would say, "these girls of today have started using LV's now. I have been using it for more than 20 years". Good for you girl. But do tell me what were you trying to prove by saying that? I still fail to see the point of living in your past glory. Even if you were some king or queen in the past and owned some kingdom (which she certainly did not), what matters is NOW. Where are you today? Just someone very fictitious or maybe vicious. Even an actor, who gave one time super hit film, cannot live whole life with that one time success. He also constantly needs to prove himself. What matters is present moment.


This character who claimed to own some old C class Mercedes, would NEVER EVER take out her car even outside her gate. (I wonder if it was functional). She always used (and still does) people like me and others for thankless pick and drop service given to her.
I am an extremely independent person and I enjoy my independence. (Which is the reason why I drive myself). But the lesson I learnt was- not give such services to anyone. It takes away your independence. You move according to other person's mood and time. You own your own car, yet, become answerable if you are picking the other person late even by few minutes. You might have to run errands on your way back, but the other person would wish to go back or be dropped to some place which is exactly not a part of your route. You can car pool with your friends once or twice, but not on regular basis. And car pool means that both the parties, equally share the transport. When one party is constantly used as a chauffeur, it becomes cumbersome. You might have your own plans, you might not want to talk on the way, be quite, do some mental work. But such a person will be a parasite on you and chew your brains with constant banter.


6 months before me, this person used someone else, then me for 6 months and now has latched onto another one. There are serial killers. This person also has a set manipulative pattern/ modus operandi.
After 6 months, a person like me is dumped and back stabbed. There is a fall out. Then on a hindsight, one understands the manipulative pattern.


Bottom line- Do not let anyone be parasite on you and suck your blood. Do not ever do thankless jobs.
There are ample number of people out there, ready to use you like a tissue paper. 

Interesting

This can save your life. See it carefully. Maybe practice it too (shadow boxing).

These are some good core conditioning exercises.

Like my nail art, I am so tempted to try these. :) very wacko. So bizarre.

Nice idea for nail art.

Great vegan food. Bread has to be vegan (without any milk, butter), and milk on the side has to be either soya or almond milk.

This is my wish list.

We are a batch of Zoukers

Yoga for Cervical- Gomukh Asana

DIY- picture frame

Few days back I got this wedding card (invite). Since it was my favorite fuchsia color and my favorite print, I just could not throw it away and kept it, thinking, I will make something out of it. Today I gave myself, this "do it yourself" project and revamped it.

This is the cover from outside.

Inside, it was all written. I had to cover and hide it

And finally paste my picture on it.

My picture frame is ready. It is cute.