{"id":4097,"date":"2025-03-30T05:28:47","date_gmt":"2025-03-30T05:28:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mindscapeinwords.com\/?p=4097"},"modified":"2025-03-30T05:29:50","modified_gmt":"2025-03-30T05:29:50","slug":"march-2025-recap","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mindscapeinwords.com\/?p=4097","title":{"rendered":"March 2025 Recap!"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"678\" height=\"901\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mindscapeinwords.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/PXL_20250329_114144864-1-1-scaled.jpg?resize=678%2C901&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4099\" style=\"width:444px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mindscapeinwords.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/PXL_20250329_114144864-1-1-scaled.jpg?w=1927&amp;ssl=1 1927w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mindscapeinwords.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/PXL_20250329_114144864-1-1-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C1020&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mindscapeinwords.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/PXL_20250329_114144864-1-1-scaled.jpg?resize=1156%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 1156w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mindscapeinwords.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/PXL_20250329_114144864-1-1-scaled.jpg?resize=1542%2C2048&amp;ssl=1 1542w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mindscapeinwords.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/PXL_20250329_114144864-1-1-scaled.jpg?w=1356&amp;ssl=1 1356w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 678px) 100vw, 678px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Hi Readers! Birthday month is finally over, but it was fabulous (mostly!) I took a nice short break at the beginning of the month to be with my friends and de-stress. I also got to live alone for about a week, so yay independent woman! I ate delicious food. I did a lot of shopping. My family and friends gave me amazing gifts &#8211; Headphones for my walks, a graphic novel, a suitcase, pretty dresses, yoga mat, kettle bell, cakes &amp; flowers! <strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#c45911\" class=\"has-inline-color\">I feel SO lucky, grateful, and happy to have these amazing people in my life!<\/mark><\/strong> \ud83e\uddff The month took a tumultuous turn towards the end and I felt a lot of feelings, but at the end of it I got clarity on next steps. The last four days were a complete brain reset to help me find me, and that helped so so wonderfully. \u2764\ufe0f\u2764\ufe0f\u2764\ufe0f<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As always, let\u2019s start with reading!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#27c7cd\" class=\"has-inline-color\">~~BOOKS~~<\/mark><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#c45911\" class=\"has-inline-color\">I read TWO BOOKS across 319 PAGES in MARCH!<\/mark><\/strong> One wonderful thing was that I was reading throughout the month which made me happy and left a lot of scope for introspection. This is because I was reading <strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#c45911\" class=\"has-inline-color\">The Poetry Pharmacy<\/mark><\/strong> for majority of the month. It\u2019s literally titled as <strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#c45911\" class=\"has-inline-color\">\u2018Tried-and-True Prescriptions for the Mind, Heart and Soul\u2019<\/mark><\/strong>, so it had to do a number on me. I got a lot from this book, and it will be something I will always go back to re-read. The second book was <strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#c45911\" class=\"has-inline-color\">Strange Pictures by Uketsu<\/mark><\/strong>, which I finished in one day. I think most people who have read this book would have finished it in one sitting, because you just can\u2019t stop! <strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#c45911\" class=\"has-inline-color\">Needless to say, I rated both the books at five stars!<\/mark><\/strong> Reviews for both the books will be up on the blog very soon! You should read both of them!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#27c7cd\" class=\"has-inline-color\">~~STATS AND MORE~~<\/mark><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Since I am generally reading less, I\u2019m always reading from my physical TBR. I\u2019m also picking shorter books, because I picked 4 thick books and left them all one tenth of the way in. But, I\u2019m glad I loved both the books that I read in March!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow aligncenter\" data-effect=\"slide\"><div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_container swiper-container\"><ul class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_swiper-wrapper swiper-wrapper\"><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"678\" height=\"1205\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-4103\" data-id=\"4103\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mindscapeinwords.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/March-2.png?resize=678%2C1205&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mindscapeinwords.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/March-2.png?w=1080&amp;ssl=1 1080w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mindscapeinwords.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/March-2.png?resize=768%2C1365&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mindscapeinwords.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/March-2.png?resize=864%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 864w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 678px) 100vw, 678px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"678\" height=\"848\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-4107\" data-id=\"4107\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mindscapeinwords.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/2.png?resize=678%2C848&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mindscapeinwords.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/2.png?w=1080&amp;ssl=1 1080w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mindscapeinwords.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/2.png?resize=768%2C960&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 678px) 100vw, 678px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"678\" height=\"1205\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-4106\" data-id=\"4106\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mindscapeinwords.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/March-1-1.png?resize=678%2C1205&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mindscapeinwords.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/March-1-1.png?w=1080&amp;ssl=1 1080w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mindscapeinwords.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/March-1-1.png?resize=768%2C1365&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mindscapeinwords.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/March-1-1.png?resize=864%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 864w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 678px) 100vw, 678px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"678\" height=\"848\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-4108\" data-id=\"4108\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mindscapeinwords.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/4.png?resize=678%2C848&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mindscapeinwords.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/4.png?w=1080&amp;ssl=1 1080w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mindscapeinwords.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/4.png?resize=768%2C960&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 678px) 100vw, 678px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><a class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_button-prev swiper-button-prev swiper-button-white\" role=\"button\"><\/a><a class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_button-next swiper-button-next swiper-button-white\" role=\"button\"><\/a><a aria-label=\"Pause Slideshow\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_button-pause\" role=\"button\"><\/a><div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_pagination swiper-pagination swiper-pagination-white\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#27c7cd\" class=\"has-inline-color\">~~LIFE LATELY~~<\/mark><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#c45911\" class=\"has-inline-color\">Slide 1:<\/mark><\/strong> Two achievements this month!! <strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#c45911\" class=\"has-inline-color\">I walked my first 10K!<\/mark><\/strong> I did this on my birthday as a little non-guilty treat, and oh will I be proud of this for a long time!! And the second was <strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#c45911\" class=\"has-inline-color\">completing 200 days of Daily Workouts!<\/mark><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#c45911\" class=\"has-inline-color\">Slide 2-5:<\/mark><\/strong> Amazing, chill, wholesome time spent with my besties <strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#c45911\" class=\"has-inline-color\">Mindy &amp; Poonam<\/mark><\/strong>! We cooked together, drank soju together, walked &amp; did strength training together, travelled together, made reels together, played dumb charades together, painted together, laughed A LOT together &amp; had the most lovely sisterhood bonding days together!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#c45911\" class=\"has-inline-color\">Slide 6:<\/mark><\/strong> While I was painting the clay pot, I realized my mind was on pause. No overthinking. No anxiety. Nothing. So, I again painted on a small canvas on my birthday. It really has become my mindfulness activity whenever I am overwhelmed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#c45911\" class=\"has-inline-color\">Slide 7 &amp; 8:<\/mark><\/strong> Happy family video calls. Also went South Indian caf\u00e9 hopping in Matunga with my <strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#c45911\" class=\"has-inline-color\">brother Suraaj &amp; my sis in law Janhavi!<\/mark><\/strong> We had Thatte Idli &amp; Neer Dosa at Madras Caf\u00e9, then we had Mysore Dosa at Mysore Caf\u00e9. We browsed at a few roadside book stalls. Met my uncle who bought us mini donuts! We then drove to Marine Drive via the Coastal Road. Had K Rustom\u2019s ice cream sandwich, sat at seafront at 12 PM heat and then finally headed back. Fun fun day!!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#c45911\" class=\"has-inline-color\">Slide 8-10:<\/mark><\/strong> Food diaries! I forgot to click a good picture of the yummy macaroons which my friend Sadhana sent to me on my birthday!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow aligncenter\" data-effect=\"slide\"><div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_container swiper-container\"><ul class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_swiper-wrapper swiper-wrapper\"><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"678\" height=\"848\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-4109\" data-id=\"4109\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mindscapeinwords.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/5.png?resize=678%2C848&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mindscapeinwords.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/5.png?w=1080&amp;ssl=1 1080w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mindscapeinwords.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/5.png?resize=768%2C960&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 678px) 100vw, 678px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li 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src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mindscapeinwords.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/16.png?resize=678%2C848&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mindscapeinwords.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/16.png?w=1080&amp;ssl=1 1080w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mindscapeinwords.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/16.png?resize=768%2C960&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 678px) 100vw, 678px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><a class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_button-prev swiper-button-prev swiper-button-white\" role=\"button\"><\/a><a class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_button-next swiper-button-next swiper-button-white\" role=\"button\"><\/a><a aria-label=\"Pause Slideshow\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_button-pause\" role=\"button\"><\/a><div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_pagination swiper-pagination swiper-pagination-white\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>So, that was March! I decided to keep a theme for each month. <strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#c45911\" class=\"has-inline-color\">It was <a href=\"https:\/\/mindscapeinwords.com\/2025\/02\/january-2025-recap.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Artsy January\">Artsy January<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/mindscapeinwords.com\/2025\/02\/february-2025-recap.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Fitness February<\/a> and my month was Self-Care March!<\/mark><\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right\">Until next time,<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"176\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mindscapeinwords.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/sign.jpg?resize=200%2C176&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3295\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hi Readers! Birthday month is finally over, but it was fabulous (mostly!) I took a nice short break at the beginning of the month to be with my friends and de-stress. I also got to live alone for about a week, so yay independent woman! I ate delicious food. I did a lot of shopping. 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