What is life if not an accumulation of experiences? And what are experiences if they don’t convert to lessons? Small or big, simple or complex, relatable or vague – here are 27 lessons I’ve learned in 27 years of existing. Always write things down as soon as they occur to you exactly as they occur […] The post 27 Lessons I’ve Learned in 27 Years of Existing appeared first on Ivory Mist ..read more

At the start of last year, I wrote a blog post on how 2020 was going to be my year of gratitude. But not much longer after I published the above-mentioned article, life as we knew it, changed. The pandemic hit. Casualties mounted, economies sunk, perceptions shifted and belief systems collapsed…as the very state of […] The post I Got Gratitude All Wrong appeared first on Ivory Mist ..read more

2020 was a difficult year in many ways. But when I look back in retrospect, I see it as a year of learning. It was the year I learnt I could live away from the city. It was the year I learnt to adapt. It was the year I learnt to let go. But most […] The post 5 Positive Changes You Can Make to Become a Happier Being appeared first on Ivory Mist ..read more

I’ve always been a solitary person. Happy in my own company. Even when I was in the city, when my girlfriends went out on Friday nights, I’d choose to stay home. On those nights alone, I’d spend hours staring out of my bedroom window looking at city lights. Millions of those colorful dots that lit […] The post City Lights – A Story of Belonging & Reassurance appeared first on Ivory Mist ..read more

Jesus! Christmas is literally 4 days away! If you count Christmas eve, then 3 days. How did time fly? In any case, if you’re freaking over the fact that you haven’t bought the perfect Christmas gift for your man yet – and worst still don’t know what to get – then this list of 15 […] The post 15 Last Minute Christmas Gifts For Men appeared first on Ivory Mist ..read more

A lot of things have transpired this year. Some good, but many not so good. But as the year draws to a close something spectacular, if not magical is going to happen on the longest night of 2020. So be ready to watch the night sky light up as the two of the largest planets […] The post Everything About the Jupiter and Saturn ‘Great Conjunction’ of 2020 appeared first on Ivory Mist ..read more

It’s December already. While this time is usually marked by cheer and excitement – this year though, the collective sentiment of the world population is not leaning too freely towards celebratory. It’s not just the fear, but perhaps even the uncertainty. I get it, because I feel it too. But if there is one reason […] The post Ivory Mist’s Ultimate Guide of Christmas Gift Ideas for Women appeared first on Ivory Mist ..read more

Sitting in the cosy confines of my bed, for the first time today I watched a Chanel Fashion Show. The ‘Le Château des Dames’ 2020/21 Métiers d’art Show to be precise. It’s an annual show they do as a tribute to the small artisans and specialist workshops Chanel started to buy since 1984 – as […] The post The Chanel Fashion Show Taught Me What Fashion Is Really About appeared first on Ivory Mist ..read more

Much like the ground squirrel of the American mid-west who – during the colder months – embarks on a sleep of a lifetime; come monsoon I prepare for a similar trajectory. Only instead of regulating my blood concentration and stacking up bodily glucose elsewhere as my pre-hibernation ritual, I start stacking up on my book […] The post Monsoon Book Recommendations: 5 Books to Read During the Rains appeared first on Ivory Mist ..read more

Come monsoon – every year while city dwellers wait in rapt impatience for the rains to dissipate the summer heat and farmers wait in fertile lands for a richer crop – I alone, wait in silent prayer for autumn’s dryness to disperse monsoon’s dampness. Against popular opinion – I hate the rains.  I know everyone […] The post Seeing the Unseen Beauty of Monsoon appeared first on Ivory Mist ..read more