The Antibland Chronicles

  • Walking Home

    Before we bought our condo in Logan Square, we rented an apartment in the Gold Coast neighborhood of Chicago. I have never lived in a more convenient and beautiful place. Everything that my heart desired was within a couple of blocks from home. And at the risk of sounding like a Peeping Tom, one of…

    Chika Gujarathi

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  • Days are Long but Years are Short

    I read this quote on the interwebs a while ago and can’t tell you how appropriately it applies to having a child. Nothing in life has been more fun and transforming as having a baby. Today my little girl, who used to jump around in my belly, is now 11-months old. Although we are still…

    Chika Gujarathi

  • Jam Session

     Here is Asha kicking off Friday night with a jam session on the guitar with her dad. Hope your weekend is off to a wonderful start too.

    Chika Gujarathi

  • Relaxing Times – Home Facial

    On Sunday over brunch, my friend Sara surprised us with a little gift. Wrapped in a pretty pink tissue was a jar of her homemade lavender scrub. It smelled delicious and soothing even before I had a chance to unwrap it. I am a sucker for homemade gifts and this one especially seemed so luxurious…

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  • Life Lately

    For Valentine’s Day Devang surprised me with orchids and pie (from Bang Bang…YUM) and found the cutest little pink dress for Asha to wear. I must say that this year I wasn’t prepared with anything in return and had woken up that morning feeling a little exhausted and out of it. But then to come…

    Chika Gujarathi

  • Missing the early island mornings

    For the first few days in Hawaii, all three of us were up before dawn. Devang would crank up the coffee maker and we hung out in our robes, sipping coffee on the lanai. Then we would head out for a walk on the hotel grounds and hear the birds chirping as the sky brightened.…

    Chika Gujarathi