Poornima Jha grew up in Chennai, though her roots are from Darbhanga, Bihar. She lives in Nuremberg, Germany with her husband who is her biggest fan and supporter. She has a bachelor’s degree in Engineering and an Executive MBA from IIM Kozhikode. Alongside managing a team of embedded software programmers in her day job, she is a lifestyle blogger and a marathoner. She has travelled to several countries on adventures.
She wrote "Need Over want", her debut book, which took shape after years of blogging on her website lawsofpositivelifestyle.com. The blog was where she had been pouring the lessons from her lifestyle experiments so far. At work and outside, she yearns to be a serial skill-collector. She balances her free time by juggling between – running full marathons, cycling long-distances, dancing, swimming, playing badminton, stitching, painting and carpentry.
We found out we were pregnant in November 2023 when travelling to India from our new home in Germany. Our families couldn’t be happier about my motherhood. Here is a diary entry from my
On Women’s Day, I talked about Fitness tips for busy women at an event in the Apartment society where we stay. Here are the tips I shared including aspects for five different areas of fitness.
We found out we were pregnant in November 2023 when travelling to India from our new home in Germany. Our families couldn’t be happier. Here is a diary entry from the second trimester of
Pihu walked with a school pad on her head. Storm and wind were pushing her against her will towards the edge of the road. She kept trying hard to stay in the middle. Her knee-length skirt kissed the
Paris, being the city of lights, carries a reputation for being romantic, artistic and scenic. But like any city with such a long history and such a mix of population, there is a dark side of Paris
I woke up one morning feeling angry at my face. Why should it be so round? Even if it is round, why not symmetrical? Beauty mostly has to do with symmetry. My impact on this world would have been
We found out we were pregnant in November 2023 when travelling to India from our new home in Germany. Our families couldn’t be happier. Here is a diary entry from the first trimester of motherhood.
This post is a dig at the superficial tourist mentality versus the more ethical traveller mindset. So, read with a pinch of salt, my take on how not to travel the world. Carry everything but the
I was striving to steady my steps on a snow-covered footpath in Luxembourg. Shreyas, my husband held my hands to keep the three of us from falling. Me, him and our unborn son. We reached Luxembourg
The shrill scream of a boy broke the quiet of the night. Mangal turned to his mother Sati in the middle of the night and snuggled into her blanket. When asked what happened, he said he saw that
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