Monika Suri

A woman turning 40 – How she accepts herself as she is aging As I thought of writing a series on ‘Women’s lifestyle over 40’ the very first thought my mind focused on was  the number 40 , yes the number – four zero – forty . Today I am 42 years old but I want to start from the day life starts changing for a woman turning 40 I remember when I was in my 30s and suddenly one day 39 was over and I entered into the forties . A year later I actually turned 40 . Oh it was hard to digest that number . This number brought  along some strange thoughts first ,  physical or emotional changes at a very later stage . My ears were just not ready to listen to this number . I suppose every woman turning 40 goes through  the similar remarks as I faced . Oh you have turned forty! You must take care of your health after 40 Forty brings many hormonal  changes . Be careful. And blah blah which others wanted to made me aware of .   40 felt like a monster to me who continually hammered my head My mi...

Fitness for women over 40  is a topic of discussion which I notice at my workplace , with my cousins and also on social media . Whatsapp and Facebook are a great source of all the gyan but they become a source of tension too at times . Watching all other posting smart pics or videos of them doing treadmill , may force our minds to go into a comparison mode and we start feeling depressed . Isn’t it ? I am neither  a fitness expert nor a woman with a perfect fitness level . But I can share some practical  tips for you on ‘Fitness for women over 40’ . Kick the idea out of your mind that it’s difficult to maintain fitness over 40 Nothing is impossible . Even health experts say that fitness can be achieved at any age . By fitness you want energy , muscular strength , good metabolism and a body in shape . You may not get a slim figure as the girls of 20s but you can definitely be graceful . So first of all kick the stupid fact that it’s difficult to maintain fi...

Blogging is happiness  . It’s fun and learning . The words first dance in your mind and when they are put on to a paper or the cloud , it brings satisfaction . As a blogger I keep looking towards challenges that push my abilities and challenge my limits . #BlogchatterA2Z in April month In the month of April every year , Blogchatter runs a month long blogging campaign and I have loved to be a part of it for the last three consecutive years . This year 2020  I would be rolling my writing around the lifestyle of women . As I am a woman in my forties , I have seen myself searching for topics of self-care , motherhood responsibilities , fitness , health concerns after 40, healthy diet , recipes , motivational quotes etc . I want all women around me to be happy , healthy , calm and living a life full of positivity. EMBRACE I decide to bring to you a series on ‘Positive life choices for women after 40’ and I name it EMBRACE Yes ! In April 2020 , for #BlogchatterA2Z  , EMBRACE...

When the human   life is surrounded by negativity , tension , fights , stress , hunger , poverty , disease , deaths , many kind of thoughts come up in one’s  mind . When you listen to the news of fast spreading virus and deaths here and there , the mind goes speechless and thoughtless at times . It feels scary too . How  unpredictable Life is ! You never know how long you are going to live on this planet . Whatever life span  one has been granted , one should make it a worthy living . Our life should be meaningful and be able to do something good for others too . That’s what I am blogging  under #causeachatter . Joy of spreading positive vibes Joy of monetary help Our religion gives the concept of Dasvand  Keep aside some budget for charity every month Tiny gestures to adopt for monetary help  ‘Doing something good for others’ Let’s start doing little good things for others. Sometimes those little things occupy the biggest part of their hearts .  Joy of spreading...

‘The Girl She was’  to  ‘The Woman She is’ Few years ago she was a little girl . She didn’t even know that boys or girls were different  . She just knew that boys wore short pants and girls wore frocks .  Boys fought more and girls loved more . They used to play together without any kind of hesitation or fear . She was a darling daughter of her parents , especially her Dad . He always motivated her , supported her , educated her the best and was always the pillar of strength for her . She  was free like a bird in her father’s nest .  Her life  was cool as a cucumber – just play , study , eat and sleep . Her mind was too light to even know about the existence  of heavy words like gender bias , equality , empowerment . The little girl was growing  from childhood towards  adolescence , weaving her own purple dreams . But she was  frightened  one bad day  when a  strange hand pressed her breasts and ran away .  She failed to utter even a single word when her own fami...