My Diary

Last week I celebrated my birthday. While digging into a lovely black forest cake it clicked somewhere SUDDENLY that life is very beautiful, I was surrounded by people I loved and it could’nt have been better! These last 10 years had seen me graduate from college, struggle really hard to get this job, get posted to a metro i dreaded to be alone in-Mumbai, eventually find love, get married to the one I loved, build a beautiful nest with my soulmate and the best part- welcome a new family member, who makes me skip a heart beat everytime I look at her. The numbers to my age made me wiser, calmer and patient. All these years birthdays had been celebrated with the same energy warmth and love. I made resolutions, slept over them only to come up with similar newly worded ones the next year. Let’s see if this year could be different for I am going to keep them as promises to myself and my family! Does that sound newly worded……naaaaaaaaaaah! 1. I have to eat healthy and reduce junk to once

I wondered why women complimented me on my glowing face, always. I have dry skin with occasionally oily t-zone. I would generally not pay a lot of attention to it. So, I thought. But while going threadbare at what regime I followed or did not follow, i realized that my skin care was primarily deep rooted into home remedies, minimal usage of chemical based products, and it was CHEAP and FUSS FREE. The reason for this kind of regime could be that I was mostly focused on academics in school, had some fun experimenting the below listed tricks in college and once I started working I was always hard pressed for time. So here’s what I’ve been doing right I guess, rest it’s all my genes. These tips barely take 5-10 mins and I don’t follow any periodicity. At times I do it every week, at times after months I apply a face pack. Mom always said that do not fiddle with your face, and probably that has helped . 1. CLEANSER: I Cleanse face with raw milk/ boiled when raw unavailable, applied l

We all get bogged down by something or other at some point of our lives, be it an over demanding boss, a nagging relative, inconsiderate colleagues, a bossy mother-in-law, a bad day at work …just about anything......the list is endless….There are times when you just don’t have a choice and you gotto go with the flow. Don’t dampen your spirits . We do not have rewind or forward buttons in our lives, we just have to go through it and It’s upto you to take it in your stride or be moved by the tide! Ladies, live life to the full and get over it! Let me tell you that as I write this post, I know deep within, how hard this can be. Easier said than done. But, baby steps in the right direction can keep you happy and chirpy. How I do it, you may read: 1. Talk : share your feelings with someone you trust! 2. Start Exercising: You get in shape and get the endorphins in the system, happiness hormones they say. You can start with a 30 min brisk walk. Also helps to clear your head. 3. Deep b

While driving back from work these days you see umpteen number of vendors selling corn or bhutta in this part of the world. I ama hoarder. And as they say ‘eat seasonal’ I try to get best of both the worlds, I buy at least 10 bhuttas and while I roast 3-4 on the gas, myself for the family, I pressure cook the remainin, deseed them and save in containers for usage in paneer corn masala, corn soup, salad, veg biryani, corn cutlets etc etc etc…easy peasy. I usually keep such staples ‘ready to use’ in my fridge to be used as per requirement. These little weekend build ups to the war help me combat the weekdays in a breeze. 1. Homemade Eggless Mayonnaise:to be unloaded between yummy soft brown bread or between slightly grilled ready to use pizza base slices, garlic bread loaf slices. Endless usage. You can put onion, tomato, garlic, chicken shreds etc. in this and use it as filling between sandwiches etc. 2. Peeled garlic, a bowl full, stored in food grade air tight container Garli