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a farmer’s life. I was also teaching the same in a tasks to be finished, I will take a walk in between,
college until COVID. When you look at it, what listen to a podcast, have a cup of tea, a little nap
I do now and what I received expertise from in and all along the way, I would be completing my
college has no connection, but I view it differently. work, one task at a time. That’s my style now. Live
I read somewhere that we learn differentiation life one day at a time.
and integration in school not because we will If you ask me how I came to adopt this, it’s a
directly use that knowledge in life sometime. gradual process. I did not wake up one day and
Math problems are in the syllabus to give students decide to slow down. Simply put, now I have the
a sense that most problems in life are solvable. I liberty to live and set my life according to my own
love that! So yes, definitely everything I have learnt terms.
so far makes me who I am and makes me better
equipped to make decisions. Q. Your content is amazing and inspirational,
especially because of the sheer number of topics
Q. The lifestyle you follow I’m sure would be you cover! From eco-friendliness to “taboo”
different from the one followed by a majority of conversations and we cannot leave out adorable
the population. So could you walk us through Neelu and the message of love to animals that
a day in your life and how you came about you spread through her. Has your content ever
adopting it? changed direction or how has your approach to
Ans. I feel that I have always been following a lot of social media evolved?
these habits in life. The difference is that now I am Ans. When I started out on Instagram, I was a
consciously building a routine, carefully picking more naive person; quite judgy and insensitive
habits. Mostly I have tried to slow down the pace too. I would put out posts and stories about plastic
of my life, especially since COVID. Every morning I alternatives with a mean tone to people who don’t
take a walk with my child, pet, Neelu. When I walk follow these diligently. I had no problem preaching
with her I observe the squirrels, insects, stones to moms about using cloth diapers when I didn’t
and sticks. I try to read every day. My work allows know the first thing about being a mom. I am
me to be flexible. Packing my work day tight and grateful to my friend who opened up to me about
stressing out is really not my style. I list out the how guilty it made her feel. Conversations like
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