How to Make a Perfect Green Smoothie For most of us, the idea of a green leafy meal doesn’t usually brighten up our day. While I take the greatest pleasure in treating my eyes to the green garb of Mother Nature, veggies are not always on the top of my food list. But sometimes, sneaking leafy greens into my meals via a smoothie really works. Smoothie recipes have come a long way from those early versions that focused on fitness and ignored the cries of our taste-buds. This green smoothie recipe {my favourite} is well-balanced, bringing in a glass of fitness, good taste and energy {I promise ..read more

6 Steps to Building a Daily Meditation Practice Professional acrobats orchestrate their movements to such perfection that it often renders you speechless. A person in mindful meditation cuts a picture of stark contrast. It is as if he/she is doing nothing. But don’t let that deceive you. Venture a few steps into meditation, and the difficulties are revealed. Most people find it inconvenient to stay at it even for a few minutes, let alone understand how to begin a daily meditation practice. Yes, meditation can be challenging but you will find it easier once you begin to appreciate its many bene ..read more

Simple Ways to Balance Your Mind, Body, and Soul If you caught this post, you would be well acquainted with the fact that my goal since starting my blog in 2016 has been to ensure I deliver content according to your needs, dear reader. Fashion and travel aside, I have been consistent in sharing posts on personal wellness and blogging tips here on Urban Diaries, that have helped me and in turn, have hopefully helped you. I continue to seek inspiration from elements around me and am working towards developing these insights into business models for bloggin ..read more

3 Valuable Investments That Will Change Your Life Three Secrets to a Rich Life: My framework for getting places, accomplishing things, and living in a way that makes me happy! What is the price of that pink flush on your cheeks when you ask your crush out? What is the price of the smile that lights up on your child’s face when you prepare her favourite meal? What is the price of the tears rolling down your mother’s cheek when you visit her after a long time? Some things in life are priceless and these moments remind us that life’s investments are not just the ones we make for financial ga ..read more

How To Turn Your New Year’s Resolutions Into Goals With Christmas at an end, we begin the countdown for a New Year… Recollecting and re-evaluating a few of our life choices, many of us consider New Year as an opportunity to embrace long-term goals. And since New Year’s Resolutions are perceived differently worldwide, a tradition for one may be cliché for another. But let’s be honest, everyone makes at least one resolution whether it’s building a new habit or establishing a business venture. Of course, the idea behind resolutions is to press that restart button and begin a new chapter ..read more

Christmas Holiday Tablescape A Little Less Simplicity and a Lot More Dazzle, Please! A Christmas Holiday Tablescape is like tapestry that isn’t just beautiful but also tells a story. Stories about age-old heirlooms beautifully adorning the centre, about a hand-crafted tablecloth bought as a reminder of our trip, and about flowers that most accurately resonate with the spirit and cheerfulness in the air! This is why I always take the onus of setting up the table for a family Christmas dinner.     The holiday season invites a meditation on togetherness, the meaning of joyfulnes ..read more

Chocolate Crunch Raspberry Waffles A big part of the holiday celebration might be Christmas dinner, but Christmas morning is when the magic really starts. And, what better way to make Christmas even more magical than to serve a special Christmas day breakfast! Although cinnamon rolls seem to be the popular choice, I’d like you to make a new holiday memory this year with these delicious, light and fluffy Christmas Waffles.     Breakfast is the most important meal of the day. But that doesn’t mean that it can’t be fun, too! In your breakfast hides the energy you need to get through mo ..read more

Resolve to Undo Holiday Overindulgence Unhealthy Temptations to Dodge this Holiday Season Never do we feel the need to enjoy as much as during the holiday season when time seems to be slipping away like sand, the year coming to an inevitable end; when we lose our days to holiday shopping and nights to endless partying!     Wrapped in several layers of love, warmth, happiness and celebrations ~ the holidays bring some harsh lessons of health and fitness, that we usually learn in the new year immersed in guilt and resolutely planning to not repeat the same pattern the following y ..read more

Home Workout Tips to Maximise Results Exercise does not have to be an expensive {or even public} activity. Slender, athletic women seen running on the treadmill and showcasing fit and toned bodies, beefed up machos flaunting their hard-earned abs, the clattering of heavy gym equipment, a chiselled trainer keeping clients in line ~ a gymnasium is as daunting as it is expensive. If fitness has breached your top five goals this Christmas and hitting the gym sounds inconvenient or gym-timidating, good news! You don’t need to squander money on an expensive monthly fee. A bit of space, a comfor ..read more

My Beauty Secrets First impressions are definitely the best! And, the best thing about being a woman is that we have a plethora of looks to choose from to create the perfect first impression as well as subsequent ones. But let’s not forget that creativity expressing different versions of ourselves is not just about fashionable outfits, it’s also about beauty.     With that said, there is something about the way we get up every morning that lays the groundwork for the rest of the day. “Golden hour”, the most beautiful time of the day, is an artist’s favourite ~ for it beautifies eve ..read more