The Whimsy Bookworm: A Book Blog from India

 I am totally into totes. The last 3 years has seen me become low key, well high key obsessed with totes. I also use them pretty much every single day.  I have a Planner Tote which holds all of my Planners and Journals.  Then I have a reading tote, that holds my current reads and some annotating supplies.  And I have a tote for my Laptop and iPad and Kindle. So three totes are always in circulation.  I change up said totes once in a while..like today.  Moved into a new Planner and Reading Tote, so thought I’d share.  This yellow gingham quilted tote is a recent find. It’s from the brand Orla that I got via Amazon.  I love the Springy and happy vibe and I’ve always loved gingham. This is spacious enough to hold all of my planners and journals.  And it has a zip which is great and keeps my things dust free and safe.  I filled it up and everything fits in just perfectly. It was some slip pockets inside that are perfect to store some of my s...

 Monday Blues.  Some hints of blues from my camera roll.  📸 A pretty tiny bookmark. From Plain Paper Page on IG.  A fabric ring from Mela by Shreya that I love  A blue blockprint sheet and a book that made me a little blue.  An armful of bangles.  A tote from Lific and a phone cover from Taaga. Love how well they go together.  And finally the bluest skies. Not a cloud in sight. Everyday views out my window. 

  New Beginnings.  Reading Japanese Books for Japanuary 🎀 Bag of the moment.  A sling from Cord. I adore the gingham print on the inside.  🌲🌳🌴 Trees 🌲🌳🌴 Setting goals and intentions for the month.  Quietly Reading and spending time with myself.  I hope the rest of the year has the same vibe. 

 Hello Loves!  Let's haul something seriously cute today, shall we?  I got some absolute adorable things from Doodle O Drama , a place I've had my eye on for a while, her art is so cute and squishy.  Let's see..  Perpetual Mood.  This one just spoke to me.  Look at his tired little face.  I cannot even with the accuracy of this feeling.  The rest of the gang.  We've put these guys on our Raskog carts, and they add so much quirk to our stationery carts.  Now for the bag.  Emotional Baggage, something we all cart around, but has it ever looked this wholesome?  I think not.  Look at these faces!  I cannot with the cuteness.  Just look at the expressions.  Miffed but cute.  The bag is huge and spacious and very well made and super sturdy.  I used it as my planner bag in March and it held all of my stuff and I think this is the perfect size for daily use and even a spot of travel.  The shop i...

Hello Loves!  Summer Styles in my books is all about comfort and Cotton.  Wear the softest and comfiest things and hope to keep the heat at bay.  I recently worse this very blue and airy outfit and this is what I want the rest of my summer to look like.  Rings galore.  Wore some of my old silver rings.  A rug on a friends terrace.  An armful of bangles.  Snacks.  My sister's bag sitting pretty.  My gorgeous little Tuesday Sling from Chiaroscuro.  All kinds of blues.  Pockets of peace.  No such thing as too much silver.  DETAILS:  Kurta: Farida Gupta  Bag: Chiaroscuro  Rings: Amber Jewels and Shops in Bangalore  Silver and Meenakari Bangles: Jaipur Silver Shops (I don't remember the names anymore) Cloth Bangles: Art n Light Studio 

 Hello Loves!  Hope this Friday is treating you well.  :)  It's a rainy one in my corner of the world.  For this week's Friday Faves, I want to share a small but beautiful haul from a small shop. One that I came across on IG and bought from back in April I think. The shop is called Kuuuusum and it's owner makes some truly lovely thing.  I love the things we got from the shop and I am so in love with the gorgeous painted creations.  We got three things in total.  Two pouches, that are quite large and roomy.  And one circle sling.  Here is everything.  This Maa Lokhi Sling was love at first sight.  Look at how utterly stunning this is.  I can't wait to carry this out, might just save it for Pujo.  :)  So so so pretty.  The painting is flawless.  The bag itself is fairly roomy.  If you know us, you know how much we love pouches and can't pass up a beautiful pouch.  This one we loved and my siste...

 Hello, hello! Wanted to quickly share the top 5 things that are on my sister and my wishlist right now! These are big and small things and we look at these as little treats to ourselves for surviving these times! :) Also since this is my Birthday Month I am always looking for presents for myself :)  1. Uni-Ball One Gel Pens  I just love gel pens and can't have enough of them! These newest gel pens from Uni-ball are supposed to be rich and can write to surfaces like vellum as well! We use a lot of vellum paper in our journals and being able to write on them is a huge plus!  2. SoftCover Purple Notebook from myPaperClip  These softcover notebooks from myPaperClip look perfect for my 'daily pages' (where I write my feelings, thoughts, events of the day in a more free-flowing, stream of consciousness manner) journal! Plus, isn't that colour so cute?!  3.  Small Drawer Pouch from Hobonichi My sister is eyeing this stationery pouch from ...

 Hello Loves!  This has been yet another strange year. I think a lot of us felt it would be better compared to the horror that was 2020 and maybe for some it was. For a lot of us this year was way..wayyy worse than 2020.  I started this year with a lot of excitement and hope and in so many ways the first 3 months were sorta perfect.  I blogged every single day and was reading a ton and even managed to do a little road trip to the hills.  Then in April Covid got me..I still don't know how since we stayed home completely. But by the grace of God we, sister and I, got better. Yet here I am in December, still unable smell anything and my energy level is just shot to hell. I do well for a couple of days and then BAM I feel drained for a whole day. The after effects of this darn virus keep lingering on. I meant to write so much more this year. I meant to go back home. I meant to be...well I should be glad I survived when so many other didn't. For that I am grateful....