About PraBeacon
Figuring it out, and sharing what actually helps.
Hi, I’m Puja Kumari.
I have been writing and editing for magazines for eight years. But the reason PraBeacon exists has less to do with my job title and more with everything that happens after I close my laptop. Running a full-time work-from-home career, raising two kids under five, managing a household, keeping a family running. No nanny, no help at home. Just me, figuring out how to make all of it fit into the same 24 hours.
Somewhere in the middle of that, I genuinely found technology AI especially could actually take off my plate. Not in a “future of work” abstract way. In a “it’s 8:45 a.m., someone’s crying, and I need this handled in the next ten minutes” way.
So I started testing everything. What actually saves time versus what just sounds good on paper. What quietly handles the boring, repetitive parts of running a work-life-household triangle so I have more energy left for important things.
What I’m doing here
Sharing what actually works: using AI and technology to manage work, kids, the household, the family calendar, all of it without any fancy set-up, support, or subscription and most importantly, without pretending any of this is effortless.
I write about the AI tools I’m genuinely using, the ones that earn a permanent spot in my routine versus the ones I deleted after two days. How I get actual work done while keeping a toddler busy with something more interesting than my phone. Which apps actually help me track a baby’s daily diet without me manually logging every spoonful. What I’m learning as I go, and just as often, what old habits I’m having to unlearn because they don’t hold up anymore. I share what I do here mainly because it’s helped me and it might help you too.
What’s actually here
AI & Technology: Practical ways to use these tools for work, home, and everything in between.
Work & Career: The honest notes on staying sharp in a job that keeps changing shape.
Family & Household: The systems and shortcuts that make managing a home and kids a little less overwhelming.
Money & Growth: Smarter decisions, no get-rich-quick nonsense.
This isn’t a parenting blog or a tech blog. It is a blend of my work, kids, and household, because that’s genuinely how my days work and pretending they’re separate would be dishonest.
Who this is actually for
If you’re a working parent, a professional, or a small-business owner who wants technology to lighten the load instead of adding to it, this is for you. If you’re juggling a career and a household and you’re tired of advice that only sounds good in a trending reel, this is for you too. I’m just sharing what’s actually survived contact with a real week because it’s worked for me, and it will work for you surely.
PraBeacon
A beacon does not give you a map. It gives you one point to stop by when everything is foggy and most days, that’s exactly what I need too. That’s the job here: a little clarity on work, technology, and family life, in a world that’s mostly noise.