Happy Diwali to you and yours.

Wishing all you awesome people a sparkling and a "green" Diwali.

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Merry Christmas and A Happy New Year.

Lots of wishes for a sparkling Christmas and a wonderful, safe and a Happy New Year.

"We will open the book. Its pages are blank.We are going to put words on them ourselves. The book is called opportunity and its first chapter is New Years Day".  

By Edith Pierce

p.s. I have lots of lovely Chrismassy things we did this year at home. Will put it all together for all of you soon:)

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Purplehomes turns five.

A big thank you and a warm hug to each and everyone of you for being with me and giving purplehomes so much love and support. Its been five beautiful years and I feel so blessed.

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Hello,Is it me you are looking for?

Hello, Is it me you are looking for? 

This is the longest I have been away from the blog and I have to admit I haven't liked it one bit. I haven't been able to reply to your emails or visit my favorite blogs (GB, Patty, Shanthi, Anu, Rajee...I have lots of catching up to do:))  A big thank you to all of you who wrote in to ask about me. Your warm emails mean so much to me.

A lot has happened between the time that I "decided" to vanish and resurface. And I am itching to share it with you. On the personal front, little Sara joins big school soon, we celebrated her 3rd birthday, my little sister got hooked and booked and in between all the craziness that January and the first half of February offered we even managed to squeeze in a fun filled weekend away from home.

Work has been great at times and not so great, most of the times. Too many loose ends that need to be tied. Hopefully before the end of this month. I also need to learn to say no and I need to manage my time better.

I also need to get back to my first love, blogging. So, here I am. 

How have you been? 

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Loving December

Hello people. Liking December? 

I am totally loving it. For the slight chill in the air. For the warmth of the sun that we are enjoying. And more importantly for all the get togethers at home that not only translate into good times with family & friends but also tons of opportunities to do up the home and cook. My two favorite things to do :)

The month began with a Sunday brunch with the extended family and then there is our anniversary, sister's birthday, Christmas and the New Year to be planned. I am excited to play the role of the hostess and the cook. Can't get any better? :))

How have you been? 

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Four beautiful years

Four years? Four years! 

Yes, it has been four beautiful years. I first wrote here on the 21st of Nov'07 and wow, what a journey it has been :)

When I started blogging it was essentially a space where I could bookmark ideas that inspired me, record my experiences & projects, capture sweet memories; all with design as the underlying theme. Over time it also became a place where I got the opportunity to meet so many creative people. 

purplehomes has given me more than I could have ever imagined.

Four years ago, I couldn’t have imagined making lifelong friends in different parts of the world.

Four years ago, I couldn’t have imagined I’d be consulting for an organization for a cause so close to my heart.

Four years ago, I couldn’t have imagined I’d be writing for design magazines.

Four years ago, I couldn’t have imagined someone out there would be writing about me.

Four years ago, I couldn’t have imagined the birth of my new baby, www.purplehomes.co.in (I’ve been working really hard with my small, extremely talented and growing team and we hope to go live by the end of the year)

A big thank you to each and everyone of you.For being there. 

For giving me an opportunity to write here and make this a space a special part of my life. A space that I love revisiting; to rejuvenate and remember. Writing here refreshes me and clears my head and simply going through the older posts helps me savour the good times I’ve had in the last four years.

Thank you once again.

And like all the celebrations in my life, food needs to be an integral part of it. So I’ve decided to rejoice by gifting myself a new blog.A food blog.

Orange Kitchens (Going live tonight)

And I am secretly hoping that all of you will give orangekitchens as much love and support as you’ve been giving purplehomes.

Much love,

Prachi

A question for all you creative people.

I consider myself creative and I am aware or made aware by my "lovely" family and friends that I suffer from a severe case of OCD. Such is their love and affection that they call me "Monica" :) 

How about all you creative people out there? Do you agree with the statement above? What OCD do you have? I am waiting for your response and already grinning :) I think I am really going to love all your comments...wink wink. Truth be told.

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