About Me

My dad named me 'Pooja' having been inspired by Rakhi's character in 'Kabhi Kabhi'. My grandmother wanted to name me 'Narayani'. I'm glad my parents disagreed. Being the first girl child born into my dad's family in 40 years, my birth was quite the reason for celebration.

My brother was born 3 years after me. My grandmother wanted to name him 'Narayan'. Again, my parents disagreed. I'm sure somewhere deep inside, my brother is truly thankful for that.

My mother tells me how her grandfather had land that stretched as far as the eyes could see. But, all those riches were lost in family disputes and wars. I hate how money changes everything: family, friendships, loyalty, character. Money really is the biggest evil.

I never got to meet either of my grandfathers. Dad says his dad rarely talked and was very reserved. Mom says she was her father's favourite daughter. Had he been alive when I was born, he would have spoiled me rotten. I wish I'd gotten to meet him. I'm sure I would've learnt a lot.

My father served in the army for 22 years. I spent more than half my life moving from town to town. But contrary to what everyone thinks, its an experience I thoroughly enjoyed. I liked meeting new people, making new friends, new places. Every new place was a fresh start. Today, I feel like I'm stuck in this city. I wish I could move away, start fresh, forget the past.

When I was younger, I was so inspired by Kalpana Chawla that I wanted to be an astonaut. Then in 9th std, I was introduced to computer programming and its been my love and passion ever since. After 8 years of learning to write programs, I have a degree in hand and can call myself a computer engineer.

But my first love was books. I've been reading since the time I can remember. I grew up on a healthy staple of Enid Blyton, Nancy Drew, Hardy Boys, Mallory Towers, Sweet Valley High and every other book I could get my hands on. Writing came to me years later, when I was gifted my first diary. Till then, I hadn't known the pleasures of writing your thoughts down.

I fell in love once, and then had my heart broken into a million pieces. Its been 5 years, and I still can't bring myself to trust someone again. But then I'll see someone so madly in love, I wish I had that someone special in my life. I know he's out there. But I don't think I'm ready to meet him yet.

Life hasn't been easy for me. I've had those rough years, and my family went through bad times. But today, I want to believe I'm happy and things are finally going smoothly. And I honestly think they are. I think I worry too much about the future to pay attention to the present. I'm working on that.

My best friend is my mother. She's the only person in the world I'll willingly cry in front of. She's the best mother a girl could ask for. Someday, I hope to be atleast half as good a mother to my child.

As much as I love my brother, I wish he was older to me. I hate being the older child. I hate having to be the responsible one. And I hate that I worry too much that my brother is going to fall into wrong company and mess up his life. If I were the younger, I'd be the one being worried about.

I spent most of my life as a tomboy. Female influences in my life were very rare and far between. My mother has been the only constant woman in my life. Its only in the last few years that I've slowly transitioned into being a girl. My friends still won't agree with that.

After reading and programming, my third biggest passion is shopping. It doesn't matter what I'm shopping for, books, clothes, makeup, furniture. It all gets me excited.

My relationship with blogging has been on-again off-again for the last couple of years. I lose interest fairly quickly and the victim is always the blog. This is the first time I've been consistent with my blog. And this time I plan on staying committed to this blog, not only because I enjoy writing here, but also for the friends I've made here.

This blog is not just about beauty, or makeup. I write about anything I want to. It might be books, life, love, or any random ramblings.

Love, Pooja

CONTACT INFO:
If you want to write to me, feel free to do so at ladylavendersays@gmail.com