My Journal: Daily Reflections, Gratitude Practice, Being 1% Better

Capturing daily moments, reflections, and the journey of being 1% better.

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28 Feb

What an eventful day!

Shifted to a new rented house - Grateful to those packers & movers who were patient and did great work for 4 hours. They were in their 30s, 40s & one was 65 years old! He did so much lifting effortlessly.

Posted a WhatsApp status - Asking for Amazon Pay ICICI Credit Card to get great discount for buying EV Scooter. Grateful to Amit Maurya & Yagi who replied in time! My former colleagues at Bigbasket who continue to be friends even now :)

Finally, Pista Green Bajaj Chetak is coming home in a few days.. Yayy! All thanks to Praveen 🩷

27 Feb

Entered our new house, did Pooja on auspicious Ekadashi :) I also fasted for 20 hrs.. Then Praveen & I booked Bajaj Chetak 3501, the top end model. I’m super excited because Praveen agreed to buy my favourite colour - Pista Green. I love it for 3 reasons:

1. My dad’s scooter Bajaj Priya was pista green.

2. It’s a sober color and a subtle symbol of “Go Green” - There’s no other two-wheeler in Indian marker in that color. So it’s truly unique compared to common white, black, blue, greys.

3. Though we liked Matte Red too, Pista Green colour is a clear winner because it’s lesser carbon footprint. Matte absorbs more Infrared radiation which damages the battery sooner, compared to glossy pista green which reflects IR rays and therefore preventing battery heating up. :)

26 Feb

Writing a LinkedIn post during a busy day is a win - This post is about Going Analog :) How we can escape from WhatsApp Ads.. I’ve also shared why I appreciate men in this matter.

https://www.linkedin.com/posts/ecobhavana_digitalminimalism-noads-goinganalog-activity-7432626419949559809-Da2s?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_ios&rcm=ACoAABGZtFMBT6pyY7ygMyFx4hsIxGXsyKtYMWs

25 Feb

Amma Appa helped me so much in cleaning the house! Appa cleaned all the toys, Amma helped me with packing clothes. Praveen took photo of me cleaning wardrobe :)

Finally published the blog of “Unique Indian Baby Names” today. It took me 3 hours.

24 Feb

Cleaned refrigerator for the first time in life! Praveen, Amma, Appa were happy :) Also, cleaned the table shelves and created 2 give away covers with items, to Mala & Gita (our cooks).

23 Feb

What I realise is - As you grow older, your circle becomes smaller, with only genuine relationships continuing. As the saying goes, Quality is more important than Quantity. The biggest lesson I’ve learnt is — Always listen to two sides of a story before coming to conclusion or taking a decision. Grateful for such life lessons which people teach you.

22 Feb

Big day for Rudrakksh - Mudi done at Avverahalli, Nelamangala. Thanks to god for ensuring zero cuts during head shave :) 40 people came so far to grace the occasion. Grateful to all of them. They’ll be remembered :)

21 Feb

Chhaava played with his dad for more than 2.5 hours! :) They cleaned the car together, and then went to terrace and went on his small car rounds.

20 Feb

A miracle! Appa Amma & I shopped two pants (cream & grey) for Appa at Zudio, Lulu Mall! :) After photoshoot at Chethana’s place..

19 Feb

Uninstalled Instagram, LinkedIn from my phone to avoid doomscrolling. #productivity 🤩 Also uninstalled Canva - Will be using all 3 only from laptop browser whenever I’m posting content. My screen time should decrease massively!

18 Feb

Today, my guru, Dr Ramanna Gowda sir had called to ask me about why I had stopped coming to KAS Coaching class. I explained the situation and he empathised with that family is priority and to continue studying at home as much as possible. His words “You are a bright student, with so much dedication, you would definitely clear the KAS exam” - That’s a win for me :)

17 Feb

Finalised sounds for audio signatures. All thanks to Vinay!

Kraanthi - Indian bell sound (more like a wake up call for health)

EcoBhavana - Ocean waves hitting the shore (most of us talk about forests, oceans also need some attention, inspired by SEASPIRACY)

Only Peace - Bamboo Flute music

16 Feb

Did Jagarne for the first time! Was awake whole night, till 7 AM in morning. Declutterred GBs of memory in laptop which was stuffed from 2022!

15 Feb

Finally launched my LinkedIn Newsletter - Ojas Signals. It was in my todo list from 3 years. It happened today, on Maha Shivaratri! Got 300 subscribers in just 2 hours of launch :)

14 Feb

Wrote a LinkedIn post & Instagram post to spread awareness about Pulwama Terror Attack, and to stop celebrating Valentine’s Day.

https://www.linkedin.com/posts/ecobhavana_onlypeace-gratitude-india-activity-7428377808420311041-Bv6W

13 Feb

Celebrated Amma’s 60th birthday with Amar Maama, Athe & Harshitha’s parents, at Rasoiya Street, JP Nagar. Rudrakksh loved “Happy Birthday Cake” :)

12 Feb

Spent the entire day with Amma, Appa and Rudrakksh at my parent’s home :) Also, did 10-15 mins workout in park when Appa was taking care of Rudrakksh on swing.

11 Feb

Watched Mardaani Movie, which gives a glimpse of girl child trafficking for sexual exploitation. How honest, ethical cops breaks that syndicate and rescues girls. Grateful to such civil servants who work selflessly for society.

10 Feb

Met my sister Harini akka family and Praveen’s sister Mamatha akka family today, after so many months. So round trip travel of 4 hours was worth it. :)

9 Feb

Went to India Post (office) today at Vijayanagar, where a blind person was working as a receptionist :)

When there’s a will, there’s a way.

Was also glad to see a poster “No Bribes. Call 123..”

One thing I realised abt myself is - I’m a person who can’t keep quiet looking at bad civic sense - I told an educated lady to stand in queue and not crowd at the counter to bypass the queue.

I’ll argue / fight if required, even if it drains my energy in a hope that - They wouldn’t repeat it in future.

8 Feb

I searched for “only peace book” on Safari. I’m delighted to see Flipkart Link & Kraanthi website link being shown in top 3 results, yayy 💃

6 Feb

Arguments and fights does make us sad, cry. But I’ve always believed it’s good in a relationship because - We would speak out about our unmet expectations. Since no one can read anyone’s mind, when expectations are clearly specified, it helps us course-correct :)

Resolution — I’ll keep my house clean.

5 Feb

Family get-together to celebrate Amma Appa’s 36th Wedding Anniversary at Gulp. :) Appa wanted to go there from many months. Rajath loved the food. Best part — RCB Women won 2026 WPL! We all watched it together. Yayy 🏆

4 Feb

Today, a relationship with my cousin sister ended. I accept the reality because I have always believed - Everything happens for a reason.

Good thing abt today - Spoke to Shirish. I’m glad we can have honest conversations without any filters :)

2 Feb

Celebrated Rudrakksh’s Second Birthday with dear ones around at home 😊 Dressed him up in a cute pink frock..

1 Feb

Will be definitely launching LinkedIn Newsletter this week! Finally ready with 50% content for First Edition. Yayy!

31 Jan

Took Rudrakksh to a new park. Seeing him play, exploring sand and broken toys, running around in park makes me happy. Thankfully Bhemavi had also joined today! Two mothers who are best friends, who want their children also to be besties :)

30 Jan 2026

The more I watch movies like DIPLOMAT, I want my son to be an IFS Officer. I’m praying everyday. :)

29 Jan 2026

Finally got the website home page redesigned. Thanks to Maran, Siva from Zingbizz!

18 Dec 2025

Back to journaling after a long time. Edited Kraanthi website for 4 hours yay! :)

Edited the product pages in the best possible way and also categorised all the posts.

20 Sept 2025

Wrote the first few words of my second book today, while sipping Belgian hot chocolate at Brussels, Belgium 🇧🇪

21

Walked 10K steps in Disneyland Paris Marvel Park, even though it was second day of my menstrual cycle!

22 Sept 2025

Wonderful day sightseeing Paris. Loved the Eiffel Tower 😍 Thankfully we had our friend Nishanth to click pics of Praveen & I.

23 Sept 2025

Pleasant day at Disneyland Park, with cute rides.