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The blog now lives on Instagram too
Small announcement. No balloons. Glitter in my Greys now has a second home on Instagram: @glitterinmygreys. Same opinions about money, work, friendships and overpriced Swiss coffee, just shorter, swipeable and occasionally featuring my face. Think of it as the trailer. The blog is still the full film. If you’ve ever finished a post here and…
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My Passport Was Kidnapped. So Was My Inner Peace: What I Learnt When I Lost My Travel Freedom for 48 Hours
I handed my three passport booklets to a courier. He vanished for 48 hours. On what it feels like to lose your identity, your freedom, and your exit door — and realise your passport was never really a document.
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All Ideas, Including Eating Protein, Need a Go-to-Market Plan: Why the Best Communicator Wins, Not the Best Thinker
A good idea is not nearly as important as explaining someone else’s idea better. On thought-leader theatre at work, WhatsApp-group democracy, and the aunt who finally convinces your parents to eat protein.
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The Art of Spending Money: What Does It Mean to Say “I Made It”?
The strange, deflating feeling of finally getting what you spent years wanting. On the difference between wanting something because it brings joy and wanting it because owning it makes you feel successful.
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I waited weeks for Dubai and it lasted 11 minutes!
Lately, I have this incredible urge to get on a plane to just about anywhere. A new city or somewhere I have been 10’s of times, hotel rooms with freshly laundered linens and towels. A weekend that looks different from the one before it and that has been bringing a smile to my face these…
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An open letter to memories
An open letter to memories — on how time edits our worst pain into something survivable, and our brightest joy into something we can no longer quite feel, only remember.
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Turning 42 on a Tuesday: What Birthdays Feel Like in Your 40s
I turned 42 on a Tuesday and took the day off like a rebel. On what birthdays actually feel like in your 40s.
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Sad, Sore, Smogged: Surviving a Delhi Winter Burnout
Gurugram smog, a brain that has stopped cooperating, and the specific exhaustion of a December week in your 40s.
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Blah With a Side of Back Pain: A Midlife Summer Moodboard
Ten deadlifts, one pulled back, zero appetite. On the days your body files a formal complaint.
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The Hair, the Hunger, and the Hump Day Hangover
A hair colour booked out of spite, a flirtation with a calorie deficit, and the midweek meltdown in between.
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