The Whimsy Bookworm: A Book Blog from India

 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...

 July is here. After June, which felt like a punch to my gut and heart.  I am hoping July leads to more healing ❤️‍🩹 and baby steps back to normality. My Mum passed away on 3rd June and I flew to the hometown and say goodbye to Maa and perform her last rites.  Life has felt impossible and hard and every day feels…off.  It’s been a  long month.  My heart feels wrecked and my life will never be the same again.  I am hoping this month leads to some kind of normality.  I disappeared from the blog because I just didn’t feel like doing much. I barely read. Didn’t touch my journals. Just watched films and spent time with my sister and dad.  This month I am hoping to blog more.  Read more.  Cry a little less. 

 Welcome June 🌧️☔️🌧️☔️⛈️☔️⛈️☔️ Come in. Get comfortable and be Kind. Started my month with a side of journals, planners and supplies. Started a new book. Made some lists. Did a bedding refresh.  Felt hopeful about this new month. The sixth month of the year already! Where does time go!?!  I hope this month is good for you and me 🙂‍↔️

 What today looked like:  5.5.25  Monday  Good Books.  Good Coffee.  A spot of journaling. 

 I am so in love with my journal this month!  It’s so adorable!!!  The TN is from The Black Canvas.  The folio is from The Bicyclist Stories. 

 Oh April! Went by so fast, yet felt so long! Here are some favourite moments from this month:  April Brought~ Good Books, Summer Light, Sunsets, Good Food, Worries and Sadness and some bouts of Joy. 

 Hello Loves!  Spent some time today with my journals and set up pages for this week and moved into a new journal cover for February 🎀 went all out and very pink. I have had this pink and floral traveler’s notebook cover for ages. I bought it from Ali Express I think and it’s made of really thick cardboard…or paper..I am not quite sure.  I love it so much.  It fits my Midori insert perfectly. And an A6 sized journal insert as well.  Added these charms for cutesy reasons. My daily journal/gratitude journal.