About me…

I am a working mum of 2, loving wife, daughter, sister, friend to many… I started this blog to just air views, and reminisce… feel the flava of the old school, if you know what I mean!

It has evolved, over the last few years into a space which I try to fill with positivity, humour, and heartfelt thoughts.

A little bit of creativity, stories about my family, recipes, Spidey, and my cat, Sonu Singh, all feature regularly! Throw in some weekly challenges which I take part in, and there you have it!

I have, since starting this blog, compiled and published my first book, an anthology of verse, Poetic RITUals, which is available to purchase on Amazon by clicking this link: myBook.to/PoeticRITUals

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As well as my debut novel, Marriage Unarranged, which took nearly twenty years to complete! Another one you can get on Amazon, and it is in Kindle Unlimited too! getbook.at/MarriageUnarranged

So if you fancy reading the sometimes crazy, off the wall thoughts of a loony working mum, WELCOME!

Hope you enjoy my thoughts!

Blog Website: http://www.butismileanyway.com

Author Website: http://www.ritubhathal.com
Twitter: https://twitter.com/RituBhathal
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ritubhathalwrites/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/butismileanyway/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RituBhathal/
Pinterest: https://uk.pinterest.com/bhathalpadhaal/
Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/56854412-ritu-bhathal
Mix: https://mix.com/butismileanyway
Tumblr: https://www.tumblr.com/blog/ritusmiles

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ritu-bhathal/
Bloglovin: https://www.bloglovin.com/@ritubhathalpadhaal

Amazon https://www.amazon.com/author/ritubhathal

And if you wish to contact me for any reason, feel free to drop me a line!

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  2. Lokeish Umak
    May 16, 2023 @ 06:34:27

    What a lovely blog you have created and I am impressed with your writing style. I am also a regular reader and still enjoying reading. Would you mind writing a blog post for <a href=“https://lekh.co/”>LEKH? My blog has international traffic and writers who contribute to my publication. By doing a guest post drive traffic to your blog blogs. I hope it would be beneficial for both of us. Read our submission guidelines here https://lekh.co/

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  4. TanvirKaur
    Mar 02, 2022 @ 07:12:38

    It’s great knowing you and have a wonderful blog.

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  6. SaaniaSparkle 🧚🏻‍♀️
    Jul 27, 2021 @ 10:25:07

    Hello! How are you?

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  7. Dhirendra.S.Chauhan
    Jul 05, 2021 @ 17:56:43

    Ritu ,you have a lively blog with a nice theme! I wish you could find some time to go through my blogs & follow if you like them!Have a very happy,healthy & safe time!

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  11. H.R Phoenix, Author
    Aug 07, 2020 @ 19:30:55

    Hey Ritu, I have contacted you 🙂

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  16. jwebster2
    Dec 14, 2019 @ 11:52:06

    I mentioned you here https://jandbvwebster.wordpress.com/2019/12/14/whistling-in-the-dark/

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  43. Eliza
    Mar 04, 2018 @ 14:15:16

    Your blog looks interesting.
    Happy blogging!!

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  47. Radhika Acharya
    Dec 16, 2017 @ 08:17:54

    Thank you Ritu for dropping by so faithfully each time I post something!! It really means a lot to a blogger who’s still struggling to find faithful readers even after a year of blogging!! 🙂

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