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Tuesday, January 21, 2020

Diary of a Blog #DecadeHop

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2010

Life is a toddler tantrum
she is a blog and a human new-mom
doesn't know the difference between a RAM and a ROM
I am worried how she will manage me @ dot com







2011

Our poems now travel around the world
Displayed now in a cafe in Canada I am told
we are now confident and bold
the baby and I are school-age old





2012

Now we are also the published word you see
There's fame and the rat-rice thingy
We are now sturdy three
Mom writes too much and doesn't let me be 








2013


We begin getting prizes and awards
hard work has its own r-e-w-a-r-d-s
mom seems to get a hang of it seems
we have a HINDI sibling now for the record











2014


We are now branching out to other addresses
feels very good to touch new bases
mom looks at the world now with new glasses
a blog is not just a diary and has more uses





2015


A challenge in this journey, next milestone
we have come a long way on our own
sometimes the words don't easily come by
but we are ready for the unknown










2016
We have become now revolutionary
we have extended every boundary
a voice strong and feisty
we move on with our lessons, wisely





2017

Younger sibling is five now
Parshv Swar is her name!
We are now much more than hobbies
filling our mom's mantel with trophies!




2018

5 years at AtoZ and now it becomes a book
Mummy is on some awesome lists
advocacy and activism our new tools
we are a voice you can't overlook

Pic courtesy: Women's Web


2019

at the beginning of an end
or an end of a beginning 
Are we still new and fresh
or time for the second inning?




Image of A Night in the Hills





2020 

This year we begin a new decade and many of you have walked this journey with us if you think you really know us take this Quiz

Correct answers shall be revealed after this bloghop.




“This post is a part of ‘DECADE Blog Hop’ #DecadeHop organised by #RRxMM Rashi Roy and Manas Mukul. The Event is sponsored by Glo and co-sponsored by Beyond The BoxWedding ClapThe Colaba Store and Sanity Daily n association with authors Piyusha Vir and Richa S Mukherjee”



140 comments:

  1. Hi Pooja. Well, I remember our meeting in 2016 and have been reading you since. Of course we met several times before that but this one introduced me to Pooja, the writer. I loved your rhythmic take on the writing journey. I am proud that I knew most facts. Onwards and upwards my friend. I was only unsure of the first answer in the quiz section. I'm hoping to win!😜

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    1. Thanks Sonia for constant support through the years. Nothing to win unfortunately except my heart 💜❤

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    2. Well..What better than that! Best wishes!

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    3. Pooja I loved your photo story spanning across the decade. Very beautifully expressed!

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  2. WoW! Poetic journey! Liked it so much..beautiful.. crispy details! Reading you for the first time and must say.. Abhi tak kahan the yaar?

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  3. Thanks Hema! Glad you came by, I have been around almost 12 years now this address.

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  4. Aww this is so cute! I love the rhyming and the smile you put on my face. I have heard of you but this is the first time I'm reading your work. Well done and I'm glad to have found you!

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  5. Loved the mother-child relationship synonymous with writer-blog which you have used to describe your decade long journey as a blogger and poet. The very human touch you have used to describe your journey as a poet and a blogger is really charming and held me in a thrall. This post is really unique. Congratulations on coming up with it.

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    1. Thanks Jai ! though I am against any glorification of motherhood per se I have always maintained that the blog and all creatuve work is my offspring too.

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  6. Hey Mom. Beautifully expressed emotional decade of an inspiring mom.

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  7. A wonderful poetic combination of the decade gone by. Congrats on your many achievements. You seem to have had a fascinating journey!

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    1. Yes Pri , that's true it has been fascinating to say the least. Thanks

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  8. Wow! Pooja, I like your writing style. With fewer words your conveyed your journey through the decade so precisely. Few can manage to fill in so much in such little space. Kudos to you!!

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    1. Thanks Janaki! Yes in bloghops I try to keep them short, people have a lot to read :)

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  9. Very Innovative way Poojaji to express your decade journey in a poetic way. I love poems and here I feel great to witness your achievements through this wonderful post. Best wishes for all the upcoming opportunities Mam! I read your Hindi poetry too recently. Very crisp writing!

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    1. Thanks a lot Aspiring hope, please visit our Hindi sibling too sometime

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    2. Sure PoojaJi! I subscribed now I will get notified. I didn't aware of your Hindi poetry write-ups.

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  10. Loved it Pooja. You are such a big source of inspiration. Enjoyed reading about you and your achievemnets in the last decade through the words of your blog. Keep it up..keep writing and may you rise higher in the next decade !!!

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  11. I always enjoy your style of writing Pooja. This ode to your blog in a chronological order is heartwarming and full of love. As this youngster grows into his/her teens in the coming decade, I send all my good wishes so that as a parent you don't have to face all the teenage tantrums! ;D

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  12. Very innovative way of starting the blog hop! :) I wouldn't have been able to think of it this way - though I also think of my blog as a baby and I have two of them!! ;)

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  13. Loved your poetic journey through the decade! Could trace your development beautifully and graphically! Best wishes for an even better decade to come! 😊

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  14. Such an amazing write up. You summed up an entire decade so beautifully and poetically. Loved the warm you put into your writing. This is the most innovative post I've read ever. Wishing you all the success

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    1. Well Deepika EVER would be an overstatement but thanks for your love

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  15. Very nicely expressed your emotions Pooja....Could connect so well. Enjoy your growing up years with the kiddos. God bless

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  16. I just loved the write up. What an amazing creative style of writing a musing!! Hats off to your imagination of creativity!! Loved reading the diary of your blog and congrats to you for all the achievements! Best wishes for this decade :) :)

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  17. Loved the way of writing! Kudos to you for this amazing style of creativity! Best wishes for this decade :)

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  18. Loved the crisply written journey of the blog, the blogger and the mother. May your voice be stronger and may you continue championing the causes you always do.

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  19. Hey!! Such a unique and poetic way of describing your decade. Every year has done you well. Hope you get more recognition amd awards in the coming decade.

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    1. Thanks Ruchi for such warm wishes

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    2. Its Shail..🙂🙂🙂🙂..but no worries whats in a name!!!

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  20. For me my books are my babies and I have 18 of them.
    I loved reading your entry for the Bloghop, how poetically you’ve handled the prompt is worth an appreciation. No doubt the blog is your baby and you share a great mother-child relationship.
    Moments of laughter, happiness, achievements and challenges make our words significant; daily habits such as writing leave deep impressions; and then there are profound moments of love, support and care which you have found through blogging just like I’ve. When you love something/someone/ I think it is important to express your feelings and you’ve done that perfectly with this post. The tribute you’ve given to your blogs are public and emotional, it’s important to be honest and clear about how readers will feel when they read it.

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    1. Thanks Romila for so much empathy now and over the years. We do have lots of common grounds.

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  21. Loved the innovative style of your decade recap. How awesome to have a cafe feature your poetry. Wishing you a wonderful decade ahead!

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  22. Oh ho . This was a fun read. 10 years in 10 stanzas. Only a pro writer can do that. Good job. Felt like a decade just passed within a blink of eye.

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  23. That is a very innovative post I must say. The lovely journey brought a smile on my face. I love it how you call the blog your baby. You have achieved a lot in the last decade and I am sure you will have a wonderful decade ahead. All the best

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  24. Such a creative way of writing - love it Pooja! Looking forward to reading more of your work going forward!

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  25. Written so beautifully dear. Loved how you expressed

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  26. Oh, from the perspective of a child! The year-wise tiny poems showed the transition and growth of a mother, a woman, and her children. This is wonderful! More power to you.

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    1. yes Rekha! i see myself more as a parent less a mother.

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  27. An innovative way to tell the story of your creativity. I must say yours is one of the most beautiful journeys one can dream of ❤️

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  28. Pooja, i started following you from the MyFriendAlexa, 2019 and I am so glad that I found u. kudos to the phenomenal journey you have had. finding your poem on the walls of a cafe is the best thing that can happen to a writer. you have touched so many lives and your short and sweet poem is so crisp to give a full picture of your decade. All the best dear and keep inspiring...

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  29. What a beautiful post to start off the bloghop! I loved the unique way the story unfolded. You have climbed many hills with your writing, may you reach even greater heights this decade!

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  30. What a beautiful way to celebrate your journey!!!Loved the way you wrote it..Hope to see you achieving greater heights..

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  31. Pooja, this is a beautiful compilation of your journey. Believe me this would connect with anyone.
    There's this concept called Visual connect, which is not only the representation of images or paintings but those simple words conveying volumes and episodes of expenses.

    Nice knowing you, wishing you a happy 2020

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  32. Loved how you penned the lines from the blog/child's perceptive. Could find a connect there, I treat my design studio as my baby.

    More power to you, Pooja. Keep inspiring.

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  33. Wow, what a poetic journey of blog you had expressed, loved it. I had always cherished and admired your poetic posts specially पार्श्व स्वर. This is a great start to 2020. I wish you more accolades on your mantle in coming decade. Loved the comparison of mother & blogger to its blog, very innovative & creative.

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  34. Pooja, we met in an A to Z long time ago--loved reading the journey of your blogs via their own voices! A very innovative structure to your post.

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  35. My my! What a journey you had! I loved how you portrayed your blogging journey through this beautiful poem.

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  36. Wow that's great Ritu yes all creative work is like an offspring

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  37. What an interesting take and format for the topic. Loved going through your journey and here is hoping you will have more adventures in the coming decadr.

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  38. A very different style of writing as first time visitor to such an innovative blog good luck

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  39. Hey good to know about you yearwise . Hope you get many more achievements your way .

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  40. Beautiful representation of time and years gone by through eyes of a growing child. Much more sucess to you.

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  41. Overall a very successful decade, wish you much more achievements ahead.

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  42. Wow! Such a wonderful compilation of your decade. Quite innovative and aesthetic at the same time.The lines describing each year said everything in brevity. Absolutely loved it. Keep shining and my best wishes to you.

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  43. Fantastic journey of growth throughout a decade gone by, inspirational one, wish you many more acheivements Pooja in coming years.

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  44. Quite a multidimensional decade for you. Best wishes for all future endeavors

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  45. You've gone places in a decade! Great to know you through this and will surely be reading more of you. Lovely way of jotting down your journey of a decade.

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  46. In so less words, you spoken so many things...I loved your style of writing...

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  47. I loved the way you have succinctly summarised your yearly round ups in byte sized verse! I also loved the way you look retrospectively with affection and not regret! Bash on regardless!!!

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  48. Loved the way you have put your thoughts and events all throughout the decade like a diary. More power and luck to you girl for the next decade .

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  49. A wonderful compilation of the last decade and you have achieved so much! The mother-child relation between the blog and blogger was a beautiful comparison.

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  50. Fantastic Read!! The creativity, the emotions, the relations, the achievements, the memorable moments of the decade in your life year by year... everything is so heart warming. Lovely post. Truly

    #readbypreetispanorama
    https://preetispanorama.com

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  51. wow what an amazing style to represent your last decade journey. I am highly impressed with your yearly achievements and it seems you had done really hard work all through these years while caring and nurturing your kids. wish you much more success in upcoming years too.

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  52. This is simply superb and I relate to each and every word being a mom to 2 brats. I loved the use of humor and satire and excerpt from the child's point of view 👍
    Zens2Cents

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  53. Lovely post! Innovative and different... I felt really calm while reading it, there was a sense of contentment in your writing.

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  54. Congratulations on the success. The way you wrote this post is simply amazing.

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  55. UnknownJanuary 21, 2020 9:37 PM
    Fantastic journey of growth throughout a decade gone by, inspirational one, wish you many more acheivements Pooja in coming years.

    With love Archana....sorry just realized my name is not reflecting on my above comments��

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  56. Hey Pooja! Reading your decade journey in this chronological fashion with verses was a delight to read. A blog is your child and the mother's love and nurturing already made it a decade+ stronger.

    - Pragnya (www.lifewithmypenguin.com)

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  57. It is so motivating reading your decade journey and the way you expressed your blog. Wish you more luck this decade.

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  58. Wow! What a decade of achievements. I am sure whenever whenever you feel a little down (which I hope is never)you should go through this post. You will feel better.

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  59. Manisha - The decade gone by looked so promising for you with so many milestones covered, I am sure the next one would be even bigger, good luck for that.

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  60. It's really very wonderful poetic combination and blogger journey and this is the first time i reading your blog. My best wishes for your all the upcoming achievements and this decade.

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  61. Wow!! It was beautiful. I kinda lived this journey with you here. you have an amazing skill of writing.

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  62. What a lovely post, I loved how you weaved your journey of a decade into a poetry and I was smiling all the time while reading it. No wonder why you received so many awards and rewards as you have a way with words. More power to your pen - Vartika.

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  63. Such a heart warming and touching post. I wish I could write poetry like you do. But I am just not cut out of poetry. Yet, I can appreciate some of it. This one is definitely one of those. More luck and success to you.

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  64. A joyful story depicted with pictures and a rhythmic take on your decade. What else could be so beautiful. I guess ill be reading a lot more from you soon after we are done with the #DecadeHop
    -- rightpurchasing

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  65. I attempted to take that quiz Pooja but I completely failed at it. To remedy the situation, I'm subscribing to your blog, and promise to ace the next one! I enjoyed the poetic narration of your blogging journey. Our blogs are definitely our babies too.
    Noor Anand Chawla

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  66. How beautifully you shared your decade's journey in the form of a poem, loved reading it. It's been only 2 years since I started my blog and every now & then I feel am losing my focus and won't be able to continue for long. But looking at your journey of blogging I felt truly inspired to keep going. Wish you all the best for the coming years.

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  67. I loved your dogged consistency! The smorgasbord of your personal journey combined with the intellectual one! Writing a book is an amazing achievement! Congratulations and wish you many more! Rohit Verma

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  68. Great one Pooja ji. Loved the poetic style...such few words but it conveys so much...You have beautifully summarised your decade in this amazing poetic take. Keep flying. Keep doing the amazing work. We were blessed to have you on board this hop.
    #DecadeHop #RRxMM

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    1. Thanks Manas, I am glad you liked it, it was fun being on the blog hop with you all

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  69. What a beautiful and unique take on the theme. Loved how well you have expressed your journey in a poetic form and must say, its highly inspiring. More power to you and to your pen, rise and shine. Thankyou for being a part of this hop and I really admire your discipline and the genuine comments you have left for others. Well done Pooja :)

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  70. Thanks a lot Rashi! I loved the whole experience.

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