"We all have our time machines. Some take us back, they're called memories. Some take us forward, they're called dreams." -Jeremy Irons
A very (belated!) happy 2016 and February to you. February is my favorite month and I am really excited about this year as well. I hope you are too. I started Pink Rickshaw back in 2008 which seems like a lifetime ago. Blogging was just taking off and like most people who start a blog, I was just looking for a creative outlet from my day job. Eight years later, blogging is a huge industry with millionaire bloggers, the expected backlash against the "perfect" world of lifestyle blogging* and such an over saturation of sites, that frankly I can't even keep up with my own blogroll. Also, like most of you, I get so much of my content from social media than from websites, that the future of blogging is a mystery. But before you think this is the all-too-common farewell letter, it's not. Call me old school, but I still love making Pink Rickshaw. And even with the overwhelming amount of content out on the web today, I still hope that Pink Rickshaw can bring an unique perspective on mainstream and South Asian topics. So, I'm really excited to give the site some much needed TLC and see how it continues to evolve this year. The quantity of posts last year was fewer than years past but I have to admit that some of them are amongst my all time favorites. In fact, the Indian inspired cheese plate post was the most read and shared post ever. (Cheese lovers unite.)
So, as we start this year, I thank you for coming on this journey with me so far and am super excited to continue to share more fun stuff with you. And, speaking of posts, in case you missed them, here are some of my favorites from last year:
Food: Recipes for some delicious frozen treats like peach ice cream, vietnamese coffee ice cream and kulfi popsicles and how to make small bites like healthy quinoa apps, assemble an unique Indian inspired cheese plate and make homemade ricotta cheese
Art: The Dallas Art Fair, Decorating with globes, the Dallas South Asian Film Festival and the amazing Taxi Fabric project
Fashion: India Fashion Week Part 1 and Part 2 and gladiator sandals that I'm so excited to wear when it gets warm again
P.S. If you followed me on Instagram (@pinkrickshaw) last year, you may have noticed I fulfilled my not so secret desire to start a "style blog" by starting a new Instagram feed for my outfit posts @pinkrickshawfashion. Hope you will follow it (even if it is to see if I ever master the art of taking a flat outfit picture. I'm okay with that.)
(*GOMI is not for the lighthearted. It definitely gave me a new perspective on the world of blogging and how disingenuous it has gotten over the years. While some of the forum activity is very raw and honest feedback, a lot of it is quite mean. So, if you don't want to read harsh criticism and even borderline trolling, I suggest to pass on checking out the site. Here is a great article from a few years ago about the fascinating world of blogger hate.)
-SD
Yay Pink Rickshaw is back!!!! Love your perspective and can't wait to see how it continues to evolve! Also super excited about @pinkrickshawfashion! (How did I miss this?!)
Posted by: Rosh | February 04, 2016 at 11:05 AM