last week we celebrated international women’s day, and while i appreciate that women received the acknowledgement we deserve for being awesome, i also struggle with only having one day of recognition each year. women are making great accomplishments in our world every day, and i want to do a better job of recognizing the amazing women i am blessed to have in my life. between my mother, friends, relatives, and coworkers, i am surrounded by phenomenal women in all walks of my life, and today i would like to share some of them with you.

celebrating my birthday with my sheilamma and my amma. bangalore, india. july 2015.

pictures of pictures. memphis, tennessee. july 2016.

with christina and jane along the way. memphis, tennessee. october 2016.

me and my bear. memphis, tennessee. june 2016.

three of my favourites. bangalore, india. april 2015.

with the little and the middle. little rock, arkansas. december 2014.

loved getting to see these girls over the holidays. memphis, tennessee. december 2016.

rhodes class of 2004 reunion. memphis, tennessee. june 2016.

saying farewell to jane. memphis, tennessee. january 2017.

my lovely staycationing dates. bangalore, india. october 2015.

sisterly love. brooklyn, new york. july 2016.

so happy to have had this friend in town for a few days. memphis, tennessee. february 2017.

celebrating our successful pub crawl. bangalore, india. october 2015.

these girls have my whole heart. nashville, tennessee. august 2016.

with christina and ali. memphis, tennessee. january 2017.

the vee-bees. knoxville, tennessee. august 2016.

hanging out with the bride while she got her mehendi. calcutta, india. december 2015.

loved seeing all of these fun people at the liberty bowl last weekend. memphis, tennessee. january 2016.

love how awesome the young ladies are. bangalore, india. july 2015.

with the birthday girl. fayetteville, arkansas. november 2016.

wedding dates. memphis, tennessee. july 2016.

hanging out at rokeby. mussoorie, india. may 2016.

fun friends at my farewell memphis party. memphis, tennessee. december 2014.

celebrating diwali with my crazies. bangalore, india. november 2015.

at the boss’ birthday party. bangalore, india. june 2015.

friday lunch at gus’s with the mother. memphis, tennessee. august 2016.

luxuriating in our super comfy robes. bangalore, india. october 2015.

the vee-bees. memphis, tennessee. december 2014.

hanging out on the jackalope patio. nashville, tennessee. august 2014.

cheering on the packers. nashville, tennessee. november 2016.

dinner with these two lovelies. bombay, india. may 2015.

maggie and i near india, since we didn’t take any photos in india. new york, new york. june 2016.

hanging out with walker and lena. memphis, tennessee. december 2015.

beginning our tinfinity celebrations. bangalore, india. january 2015.

watching field hockey and raising money for st jude. memphis, tennessee. september 2016.

just hangin’ with my main man. memphis, tennessee. february 2017.

sometimes we dress alike. bangalore, india. may 2015.

annual rhodes girls pajama party. memphis, tennessee. december 2016.

sister time. little rock, arkansas. february 2017.

post-dinner entertainment. bangalore, india. march 2016.

with my favorite big talker. mussoorie, india. may 2016.

chrystal and i were way too excited. memphis, tennessee. february 2017.

with super and samy at super’s birthday celebration. bangalore, india. may 2015.

mother and daughter are good luck charms. memphis, tennessee. october 2016.

the three queens of memphis. memphis, tennessee. june 2016.

all bundled up for a u of m football game. memphis, tennessee. october 2014.

ringing in 2015 at janata. bombay, india. january 2015.

i love taking pictures with sneha because we somehow always make each other look amazing. bangalore, india. may 2015.

i am so lucky to have all of these phenomenal women in my life, and i hope you are lucky enough to have some in your life as well.

xx