The Whimsy Bookworm: A Book Blog from India

 Hello  Loves! October has begun and has been wonderful so far. We've had some cold, rainy days that I spent on the terrace reading and watching the rain.  I had the first year anniversary of my stroke, and I had delicious food and had a cake.  Some sadness was journaled away. Nothing beats putting pen to paper and getting our muddled thoughts out on your system.  Reading has been going on well. I started October with two chunky books, Anna Karenina that I am still reading. And American Hagwon which wasn't my cup of tea. I really wanted to like it but it just didn't land.  It felt too long and unending.  A disappointing read.  Re-reading a childhood book that's old and battered and wonderful.  Spooky Mugs are out.  A yearly tradition that makes me so happy.  One year of my horrid stroke and instead of crying about it, I decided to eat some cake and commemorate a horrid day.  Journal Spreads & My Journal. 💚💚💚💚 A rain-kis...

 I've been away from home, Mumbai for over a year now. I came to my hometown in June 2025 when Maa passed away. Then in October I got my stroke and got paralyzed and any plans of going back home got indefinitely delayed. Now I don't even know when we'll go back. I miss home with a such severe longing..I miss my books, my stationery, my journals and my life.  I miss my books so much. I wish I could somehow I could teleport to Mumbai for an hour and grab some of my books to bring them with me.  I miss my bags. Not like I'm going anywhere but it would be nice to be with my bags.  And I miss little treats now and again. And I miss all to food from home.  I miss my quiet reading and journaling days.  And my miss coffeeshop reading 🎀 Hopefully I get better soon and go back to my ordinary and blissful life 💗  

 Hello, its me, your resident bookworm. I am still here, still around. Still healing. Still recovering from my brain stroke. It's nearly been a year, I'm slowly getting back to normal.  Life has been going on, I've been reading, journaling, moving my out of wack body and trying to manifest a future where I am somewhat normal again. My old life seems so far away sometimes. The life in Mumbai somedays feels like a dream, a fever dream. Hopefully I can find myself back to that old version of myself.  Here is journal eco-system for 2026.  My planner, my journal and my reading journal. I will do a detailed post on my very minimal system soon. I have really simplified my planner stack this year, mostly out go necessity. But I am quite pleased with how things turned out.  A stack of my beloved books. A TBR pile I made for August.  I haven't blogged since June! I meant to but most days I get tired by evening and just want to read and hangout with my Baba and sister...

 January has begun cold and quiet and bookish-my. Spending my days under my quilt and reading my books and life feels pretty good. 

  Some Bookish Moments and Joys from April. Making TBRs and sticking to it. Reading Bengali Books & Authors. Books & Coffee. 

 This is what the day before my birthday looked like:  New books. Cake.  Cute bookmarks.  Little Joys.  Sushi. 🍣 

 Dear Diary,  Today was a good day.  I took down my Christmas Tree and even packed it away in the loft. Always a bittersweet feeling. Tidied up the flat and even sorted through and moved my coffee mugs around.  Had a cup of delicious cardamom tea, the weather has cooled down and it was a perfect morning to enjoy some chai.  Watched an amazing Bengali film called Habji Gabji on Hoichoi which shows the perils of video game addiction and how harmful it can be for young kids.  Also re-watched Godzilla Minus 1 and loved it.  Read a little and had a very chill day.  So grateful 🧿 for these mellow days of early January.  Here's what today looked like..