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.
Minimalism is a way of living where you buy and use only what is needed in your life. You eliminate unnecessary waste of things, time and money. I have started employing this way of living since the
My mother had been asking me to book my parents the tickets to Vaishno Devi for a long time. Every time either it was too expensive or too cold or too risky to go to Jammu. But this time, when I got
Yes, this is another travelogue by me. But no, it is not the kind of travelogue you have seen me write. If you are looking to find an itinerary for a week’s travel to Thailand, look
Sometime in July 2017, two of my friends Shreya, Bhoomika and I finally executed our plan to visit the beautiful Himachal. Himachal is beauty, calmness, and adventure in all its glory. Here is an
Shreya, my friend from Mumbai and I planned a trip to Meghalaya this August 2018. The beginning of this dream trip to the north-east of India was a bit unusual. It will probably not be on any of your
Some years ago, I traveled quite a bit around Europe and lately a lot in India. And often people ask me how I manage to pack so light. I am particularly proud of this one time when I managed to go on
So, sitting in my room and looking at the rain through my window, I am feeling gloomy. I am just a sunny day kind of person. Rains strand me at home and is a big spoiler for my weekend plans. How do
“Feminist” has become a bad word because of some aggressive people who pushed too hard to get attention. But for the advocates of equality and human rights, it is still a clear and
Finally, I could see the finish line. I was running in terrible pain. I had limped for what felt like ages. The entire stadium was vacant but for a few organizers and friends waiting for the last few
Lately, I have been taking domestic flights a lot in India and then here are a few lessons that I consolidated from these experiences. Some of these are my mistakes and some are from the experiences
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