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Going Zero Waste: Is It Possible or Just a Myth?

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Let me start with a confession: I once tried to go completely zero waste for a week. I downloaded checklists, watched YouTube videos with calming acoustic music, and even made a DIY toothpaste that tasted like sadness and baking soda. By Day 3, I was exhausted. By Day 5, I was googling if buying an iced coffee in a plastic cup “just once” could still count as zero waste. Spoiler: it doesn’t. And yet, something shifted. I began noticing waste everywhere. Packaging, receipts, tissues, the mysterious plastic wrapping around every vegetable at the supermarket. The idea of zero waste suddenly didn’t feel like a lifestyle; it felt like a rebellion. The “zero waste” movement isn’t about literally sending zero trash to the landfill. It’s more of a philosophy, reducing consumption, rethinking systems, and designing waste out of our lives wherever possible. It emphasises the 5 R’s: Refuse, Reduce, Reuse, Recycle, and Rot (compost). Sounds noble, right? But in practice, it’s also deeply overwhelm...
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5 Life-Changing Books Every Indian Young Adult Must Read

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Hey there, fellow book lover! If you're anything like me, you know that the right book at the right time can wreck you (in the best way possible). It can shake your beliefs, make you question everything, and leave you staring at the ceiling at 2 AM, wondering how a few words on paper have just altered your entire worldview. Over the years, I’ve stumbled upon books that didn’t just entertain me, they changed me. And if you're a young adult in India, trying to make sense of this chaotic, beautiful, often frustrating world, these five books might just do the same for you. So, grab your favourite drink, get cozy, and let’s dive into the stories that will stay with you long after you turn the last page. 1. Animal Farm by George Orwell "All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others." This is a novella by George Orwell, written in 1945, that explores power and politics in a satirical and allegorical manner. Imagine a bunch of farm animals rebelling again...
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5 Hobbies I would love to try in 2024

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Hey folks!  How are you doing? Finally got the time to write. It was a long semester and a much longer exam week, but eventually, it's all over. And as 2023 is coming to an end, I decided to make my 2024 a little bit more productive hehe.  So here are 5 things I would love to try out in 2024. KNITTING Source: https://sarahmaker.com/how-to-knit/ Believe me or not, I never imagined I would like to learn knitting ever! Whenever I used to see my grandmother and mother or anyone else knitting, I used to think how boring it could be to sit in one position and keep intertwining two needles in complete silence for hours. But somehow, getting to know how to stitch and embroider (which I was not really into before), really made me curious about knitting. So I watched a few videos and explored some techniques on Pinterest and came to the conclusion that I could try this out. BLOGGING Source: https://www.score.org/blog Number 2 on the list is blogging. Ok, I know I already have an account...
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My First Ever Collection

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 Heyy peeps! How are you doing?  So I finally got the time to write about my first-ever home furnishing collection. When we got this project, I was super excited to make something worthy, something useful, and I guess I did. To be honest, the whole process was not only a joy ride but there were a lot of ups and downs; starting from changing the colour board to fixing the mood board to planning the surface exploration techniques to buying the 'right' fabrics (no kidding, I had to buy the fabrics at least 4-5 times till I finally found the right one). Deciding the techniques to be used on the cushion covers was the hardest part or rather the complicated part given the time frame and the deadline (ugh!), then was the sofa throw which I decided to finger knit; the table cover and wall hanging were a bit easy and were finished within 4-5 days.  Let me share with you some pictures of the collection:                       ...
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Introduction

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 Hey peeps! How are you doing?  Finally, I got the time to fulfil one of my wishes from my bucket list. It was my years-old wish to write blogs and express myself to you- my readers! And as the summer vacation arrives, it is just the right time for this. I wanted to start this whole blogging thing by introducing myself. So.......Helleu! My name is Shinjoni Mukherjee, and I am a design student. Umm... I like doing everything, literally everything, and that's why I am not good at anything, haha (smiling through pain). No, but seriously, if you ask me about my hobbies, I will either say I have many or I have none. I can basically tag along with you anywhere unless it doesn't need much or any socialising. Yes, I am a 99.9% introvert, and therefore, I evidently chose blogging over any outdoor activity this summer. So I basically started this account for chilling purposes. As a place to come and open up my mind from the hectic schedule during college and my so-called unhectic schedu...
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