My Crafting Journey

An MBA in Marketing by profession I chose to be an entrepreneur in 2013 to take my passion and interest to the next level. Since a young age I have been pursuing Arts and Crafts as a hobby. Every summer vacation I used to learn a new form of hobby from my mother or attend any interesting summer camp. In 2012 the crochet work done by my Aunt made me to start crafting on a serious note. Initially it was only crochet accessories, some gift envelopes and bookmarks. Now I make decoupage home decor products, accessories, photo frame magnets, post-it magnets, handmade cards and other gift items. Sankrithi is a brand where creativity is given a new dimension and through which I sell my products.

My style of crafting depends on the project that I am working and do not follow a specific one. It keeps changing quite often as I like to try new techniques and create one of a kind product. It is an amazing feeling to come up with an idea, gather the required materials and tools and create the desired product in mind. As crafting is my passion, a sense of happiness and satisfaction is experienced upon completion of every product. Quality is something that I never compromise on.

I started blogging in the year 2010 but that was for a very brief period during MBA for a course and it was a general one. From the time I started crafting on a serious note I had the idea to re-start this blog and as usual it took its own sweet time. So now here I am in 2018 changing the focus of this blog to crafting but under the same name “A Journey called Life” simply because for me crafting will always be a hobby and passion first before it being a profession. So I hope to share my creations and tips to the blog world about this wonderful crafting journey of mine. Have a good day!!

My Culinary Skills

The credit of my interest in cooking and baking goes to my mother. She is a wonderful cook and a great hostess too. Not a single day does she get bored or tired to cook. She has been a true inspiration and guide right from my childhood days when she used to plan, cook and host the three of our birthday parties. Chocolate cake is one of her specialities and even today not a single birthday at home is complete without it.

When I was young I used to just help her when there were guests or a party at home. It was during the long summer vacation after my 10th board exams that I started watching cookery shows on TV and tried out a few recipes. Even today in my free time I watch shows on NDTV Good times, TLC, etc. It is from my mom and through these shows that I have learnt my culinary skills. However while studying BCom at Christ College I had the opportunity to do a Certificate course in Bakery and Confectionery. This short term course helped me to learn the basics of baking and from then on baking cakes and pastries have never been difficult. Also the encouragement that I have received from my mom and others at home has been very inspiring as they not only appreciate my culinary skills but are also ready to eat whatever I prepare as long as it is edible. Today I can proudly say that with the help of my mom and sister I can plan and cook a full course meal for a get-together at home without any difficulty.

Pay for the distance travelled.

All of us have been travelling by autorichshaws since so many years and have argued with the drivers atleast once. The reason for such arguments are many : asked to pay more than the actual cost, meter being tampered, not coming to the destination passengers ask for etc. There seems to be no end to the problems faced by passengers. Campaigns like "Meter Jam" will be there only for a day and do not bring about a change immediately. The solution should be a win-win situation for both passengers and drivers in the long run.

Off late I have been travelling to UB City quite often and take a richshaw from my place in JP Nagar. Right from the first day I have been taking the same route and it is around 8 - 9 kms. oneway. But the fare is not the same. The rates have varied from as low as Rs.55 to highest being Rs. 78[before the rates were revised]. On wednesday when I was travelling to the same place I was shocked when the meter showed Rs.40 and I had hardly covered half the distance. Immediately I told the driver about his faulty meter and to my surprise without arguing he turned off the meter and asked me to pay the amount that it usually costs me. This is when I thought that there should be some solution and gave it a serious thought : how about each passenger carrying a small device which records the number of kilometers travelled [similar to a speedometer]. This can reduce the problem to a large extent as the passenger will know the number of kilometers he has travelled without any problem and then calculate it with the existing fare for a km. The passengers need not depend on the autorichshaw meter to know the actual distance travelled.
They will be paying only for the distance travelled and not more than that.