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.
While packing for any trip, a few questions pop into the heads of many of us. Questions that encourage us to add just one last thing. What if I need this? What if I decide to go for a swim? What if I
Hari overhears his father talking about a corrupt act in his government job and a murder that his dad committed. The father tried to hide the body after the murder. He had killed the guy in an auto
She flinched as a large leaf hit the windscreen. The automatic viper moved it away. It was not a heavy rain, not the rain where you would need an umbrella. If you are wearing a jacket with a hoodie,
Last August, I participated in the Ermstal Half Marathon in Metzingen, Germany. I found it brutal and yet I want to participate in it again. Here is why. At the registration Even though it was
Most of you must’ve heard of capsule wardrobes. I was under the impression that there is nothing to be said about capsule wardrobes that has not already been said. Yet here, I am bringing you a
I am often asked, In what ways do you practise minimalism in your life? In several years of my minimalism practice, there are many granular habits I picked up to keep my focus on what is important.
My debut book “Need Over Want” is on Amazon for all of us to read. Hope you are as excited as I am to share this with you. Here we go! After winning the Penmancy Writing contest, my debut
Pedalling along the steep slope of the tree-lined lanes I was thinking. I hated this. I hated this so much. Switching to the lowest gear, putting all my energy into it. Puffing and panting. This is
Many of us take care of our body regularly. Do we take care of our mind with the same care and attention? Some low maintenance habits are listed here in order to polish your mind just as your body.
Shreyas, my husband joined me in a trip to Frankfurt in January this year. Here are some highlights from this memorable outing of ours. Never too old To preserve the past is to save the future.
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