The Irre'Zest'ible Five...

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Zest...

Something Exciting...

Something Adventurous...

Something Inspiring...

Something Unique...

Something Extraordinary...

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There Are Some Zestful Activities In My Everyday Life...

Which Aid In Renewing My Vigor And Zeal Towards Life...

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Reminiscing Over My Mother's Many Creations...

Like This One...

Admiring Her Artistic Creations...

Gives Me A Sense Of Fulfillment...

And, Reminds Me Of The Passion And Perseverance...

She Had...

For Her Efforts...

This Year, We'd Be Commemorating Her Fifth Death Anniversary...

But, It Doesn't Feel Like It...

Because, She Lives On In Her Art...

Her Works Adorn My Home...

And, She Lives On...

In Her Art! :)

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Photographing Nature's Beauties...

Like These...

Especially In The Monsoons...

Rainbow Magic!

Notice The Sun And The Peacock, Even Midst The Grey?

The Spray Of Freshness, In The Monotony...

The way Nature's Marvels present us with Life Lessons...

And, present us with special opportunities to look at the Bright of Life and not at the Gray...

Because, There's Always A Silver Lining In Even The Darkest Clouds. :)

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Collecting Memoirs From Vacations...

Like These...

To Remind Me...

That...

Even The Littlest Of Adventures In Life...

Can Leave A Long - Lasting Impression...

With The Memories, That We Gather. :)

And, Just A Glance...

At Souvenirs Such As These...

Is Enough To Bring About...

The Adrenaline Rush...

Of That Adventurous Vacation...

All That Is Needed...

Is An Excitement...

And, A Spirit...

A Zest...

To Live Life To The Fullest! :)

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Expressing My Artistic Side...

On Festive Occasions...

Expressing My Artistic Best...

Instills A Strong Sense Of Self-Confidence...

And, Of Familial Support...

Celebrating Festivals Together...

Brings Along An Inexplicable Sense Of Exuberance...

Having Kept The Celebrations Of Life...

Zestfully Alive! :)

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Reminiscing Over My Daughter's Awards...

These Awards, Stand Testimony...

To Achievements...

In The Past...

Which, Provides A Path...

To Progress...

These Are All Inspirations...

To Chalking Out...

Newer Achievements In Life...

With A Newer Zest...

And Newer Ambitions. :)

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These Are My Pointers To Looking At Life...

With A Unique Perspective, Each Day!

Because,

All You Need...

Is...

Zeroing In On The Priorities In A Life...

Escaping Those Mundane Monotones...

Shatter That Glass Entrapping The Self...

To Unleash Unexplored Talents, Hidden!

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This post is a part of the #ZestUpYourLife Activity in association with TATA Zest and BlogAdda.com.

Recalling All My Firsts, All Inspirations...

 

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Recalling All Firsts.

Treasured Memories.

First Birthday.

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Guess Whose Birthday It Is, Today?

My Blog's!

My Humble Abode, Dear Readers...

Has Turned ONE!

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153 Posts.

33820 Views.

806 Comments.

18 Followers Via Google Friend Connect.

260 Bloggers In Network Via IndiBlogger.

33 IndiStars.

2 Co-Blogger Awards (Liebster & Versatile Blogger).

5 Wins At IndiBlogger (3 Contests, DID IndiMeet Experience & #ChennaiExpressAndYou).

An IndiHero Badge.

A Dedicated 'Awards And Accolades' Page.

A Dedicated 'About Me' Page.

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I would like to take this opportunity to recall all of my blog's first milestones...

From 20.4.2013 To 20.4.2014.

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20.4.2013 - First Post - Stir Your Souls.

16.5.2013 - First Personal Photograph In A Blog Post And First Win As A Blogger - Freeze Frame The Happiness.

19.5.2013 - A First Hand Experience On The Blog - Have We Lost The Direction?

19.5.2013 - The First & Only Post To Have Crossed 1000 Pageviews - 1272 To Be Precise - Size Does Matter, But Of An EGO?

12.6.2013 - First IndiMeet Experience - HPInkAdvantage And We.

May 2013 - First IndiRank - 72.

Current IndiRank - 82.

29.6.2013 - First Attempt And Selection For BlogAdda's WOW! And An Attempt At Poetry - On A Rainy Day.

30.6.2013 - First Post By Dearest Daughter - 50th Post - An Ode To Delhi University.

July 2013 - My Association With 'Photo A Day Experiment - PADE'.

07.09.2013 - First IndiStar - The Memoir To My Entrepreneur Nieces.

16.10.2013 - 100th Post - What A Coincidence.

30.10.2013 - First Liebster Award - Lights, Camera, LIEBSTER!

06.10.2013 - First & Only Coverage Of A Celebrity On The Blog - Mr. Amitabh Bachchan - AB Senior, LIVE & Exclusive.

15.12.2013 - First Attempt At Fiction - The Mysterious Look.

25.12.2013 - First Blog Review - Narrating An Unresting Vethal's Tale.

My Blog's Review By Ekta At Numero Unity - Stir Your Souls, Says Poonam Khanduja.

07.02.2014 - First Post As A Guest Author To Project 365 - Do You Care To Transform With Health Care Reforms?

17.02.2014 - First & Only Movie Review On The Blog - The Goons Of Calcutta - GUNDAY.

26.02.2014 - First & Only Post To Have Touched A Century Hearts On IndiB - Until Then, It's Happily Ever After.

09.04.2014 - 150th Post - The Mysterious Look, Not A Mystery Anymore.

10.04.2014 - First Attempt At Humor - An Olfactory Oopsy Daisy.

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A Big, Big Thanks To All My Readers. :)

And To Blog Platforms Of The Likes Of IndiBlogger & BlogAdda. :)

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Why I Blog, You Ask?

This Is My Answer. :)

For All Creative Exuberance, This Blog Has Brought Out From Me.

For All Appreciations I've Received.

For A Brilliant Bloggers' Circle I'm A Part Of.

For All Such Opportunities I've Come Across.

For All Such Support I've Received.

For All Those, Who Inspired Me To Blog.

For All Those, Who Keep Me Going.

I Will Continue To Blog! :)

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This post has been written as a part of the IndiSpire initiative launched by IndiBlogger.

The IndiSpiring thought was #BlogInspiration...