I’m back! (Also, it’s my 7th blogiversary)

Hello everyone. Remember me? It has been over an year since I announced I was taking a break from blogging. Honestly, I never thought the break would extend this long. But when you set certain things in motion, they take a life of their own and drag you along with their flow. Over the past …

3k followers – A new blog milestone!

I did it! Yesterday, I managed to accumulate 3000 followers on WordPress. The current count stands at 3026. I am glad that my blog has crossed this milestone. While I am extremely happy that 3000 people have subscribed to this blog, only a fraction of those people actually read my posts, like them and leave …

100k+ views!

Look what WordPress informed me today! Yay! Earlier today, I was pleased to get a notification that My Random Ramblings has crossed 100k+ views. Thank you to each and everyone of you for making this happen. You've made my day. But that being said, I've always noticed that despite my high number of followers, many …

Announcement #3

Hello readers, I have published over 500 posts on My Random Ramblings! My notification box was overflowing and hence I lost my "500th post" badge from WordPress before I had a chance to take a screenshot.  I (or rather my story) have been shortlisted for the 'Spoken Word with Blogchatter'. I'll be performing my content …

And it’s a new record! 😍

A huge thank you to all of you who made this happen. Thank you so much ❤️

100 Days of Writing

Thanks to a nation-wide the lock down, I started taking blogging more seriously. I have been posting at least one blog post per day. And guess what, I just hit a century! Yep, today marked the 100th day of my longest writing streak till date. I can't stop grinning. I'm so happy and proud! 😀 …

Yay! It’s a new record

Thank you so much, my dear followers for making this possible! 🙂

10 of My Favourite Feelings x 2

I was nominated for this tag by Saumya and Pooja. It's been a while since they nominated me. Thank you for nominating me. My hectic work schedule, aided by my abundant procrastination can be blamed for the delay. But as they say, better late than never! About the Tag  The tag is the brainchild of Xandria. In …

Vincent Ehindero Blogger Award!

I was nominated for the Vincent Ehindero Blogger Award by Anish Nair who blogs at The Poetic Prism. He writes the most beautiful poems and the occasional stories too. Do check his blog out. I am sure you will enjoy it as much as I do. Thank you, sir for nominating me and sorry that …

#MyFriendAlexa Season 4

Hey peeps, This is just a shoutout to let you know that I'm participating in Season 4 of #MyFriendAlexa. So what does this mean for you? More posts! And I'll be on a regular writing diet! (Doctor's, I mean Blogchatter's orders). I'll be publishing a minimum of 8 posts in September as a part of …

six word story #41: Update!

Last week, I submitted my entry for the #SixWordStoryChallenge prompt: Darkness hosted by Kirst. And guess what, I won the first prize! Thanks to everyone who voted. 🙂 via six word story #41  

six word story #40 (And it won an award!)

Chose money over his own country. Written in response to last week's #SixWordStoryChallenge prompt: Treason (Check this link for more six-word stories inspired by this prompt!) Please click here to read the six word stories that I've previously published on this blog. Thanks to Sara from Wonderwall for hosting this amazing challenge! 🙂 The #SixWordStoryChallenge …

Third blogiversary!🎂 Join the blog party. 🎉🎉🎉

Yay. My Random Ramblings turned three this Sunday! Three down, forever to go. (*cough cough* well, as long as I'm alive and sane enough to know my way around WordPress, but let's still go with forever!) I know it's a bit late to post this, but hey, as they say, better late than never. I …

1000 follows, 2 years and…

Yay! If the post title didn't give it away yet, here it is - My Random Ramblings has finally crossed the 1k followers' milestone! Thanks to each and every one of you for propelling this blog to new heights. It means a lot to me. For someone whose thoughts flow through her writings, I'm finding …

Announcement #2

Hello readers, I have an important announcement. I have been thinking about hosting a fortnightly six word story prompt here on My Random Ramblings. The prompt would be a word or a picture. (I'm still figuring out all the details.) So, does that sound like something you'll be interested in? Do let me know. The …

Are you on Instagram? Let’s connect!

Hello everyone, I hope you had a great weekend. I've got news for you. The title says it all. My Random Ramblings is now on Instagram too. Are you on Instagram? Let's stay connected. You can reach me at @my.random.ramblings Here's the link to the Instagram account. My Random Ramblings Please do follow to read …

Awesome Blogger Award!

I was nominated for this award by my dear friend Cheila. It took quite a while to do this post but here it is, at last! Her blog is simply awesome and she's one of the sweetest people I know. She blogs over at Pink for Days. Here's the link. Do visit her blog! https://pinkfordays.wordpress.com/ …

Versatile Blogger Award!

The back-to-back award post marathon continues. I was nominated for the Versatile Blogger Award by Minty Freshie. Thank you so much for the nomination, Minty! I'm so honoured. I'm sorry it took me quite a long while to do this post. Do visit her blog and support her by reading, liking, sharing and following! Here's …

Blogger Recognition Award!

The rules: Thank the blogger who nominated you and provide a link to their blog. Write a post to show your award. Attach the award to your post. Give a brief story of how your blog started. Give two pieces of advice to new bloggers. Select other bloggers who you want to give this award to. …

Mystery Blogger Award!

I was nominated twice for this award. I want to thank Pooja and Lenni for nominating me for this award and I am so sorry it took me a while to get to it! She has an amazing blog that you should definitely check out if you haven’t already!! The Rules: Put the award logo/image …

The Cramm Award

I was nominated for the Cramm Award by the lovely Cheila who is a super sweet, amazing blogger. I'm sorry it took me such a long time to do this post, dear. She's one of my favourite bloggers. If you aren't following her blog already, do check it out. Her blog is called Pink for …

Just Another Blogger Award!

I was nominated for this award by Jeni who blogs over at crumpled piece of paper. She is an amazing writer. Do check out her blog and be sure to read her tiny tales and six word stories. Thank you so much, Jeni, for nominating me. 😀 She also happens to be the one who …

Liebster Award!

It's been a long time since I was nominated for this award by Cheila and Andrea. They are both amazing bloggers. Do check out their blogs. I'm sure you will love it. Thank you so much for nominating me, Cheila and Andrea! And I'm sorry it took me such a long while to do this …

I won an award!

Do you remember the six word story #4 that I had posted last Saturday? If you haven't got a chance to read it, here's the link: six word story #4 I had written the story in response to the Sometimes Stellar Storyteller's Six Word Story Challenge prompt "Deceive". The votes are in and the winners …

100 posts!

When I started blogging, well over two years ago, my blog was titled "Deciphering Life". Much like the title, I was a beginner who was trying to decipher blogging! 😂 Back then, I was a highly erratic blogger who chose struggled to write once every month! My reader base mostly entirely consisted of friends and family …