Thursday, October 10

Household

 Running a household:

1. Housekeeping (cleaning the house, arranging things)

a. Rooms cleaning
i) Brooming, moping of floor, throwing garbage, putting new garbage bag.
ii) Dusting of furniture, home appliances, show pieces, balcony grills, doors, windows, taps, almiras, fridge...
iii) Doing the beds

b. Bathrooms cleaning

2. Kitchen & Dining

a. Food & Beverages
i) Making a list, Buying, Storing
ii) Washing (fr, veg, pulses etc.), Cooking (5-6 times a day - Morning tea to Night milk)
iii) Re-heating, Serving, Storing the left-over, giving to maid, wiping & laying out the dining table
iv) Filling water in RO

b. Utensils & kitchen (2 times a day)
i) Arranging n soaking used utensils
ii) washing
iii) keeping back in almiras
iv) Cleaning the kitchen slab n cooking stove

3. Laundry (Clothes, Woolens, Linen) (Washing, Ironing, Dry-cleaning)
i) Choosing, Washing
ii) Cleaning the stand, Hang for drying
iii) Check n pick them up, Folding
iv) Counting, Packing n giving for ironing, noting it down
v) Paying to press-bhaiya, noting it down
vi) Arranging in the almira
vii) Re-arranging messed almiras from time to time

4. Security

Locking all the doors/checking
Keeping valuables locked.

5. Balance-sheet (Finance mgmt)

paying to helpers
paying our bills
Maintaining an excel-sheet of expenditures

6. Family (relationships)

Talking to family members

7. Repair (servicing)

Electrician
Plumbing
Car
Carpenter
RO water purifier

Optional:
- Decor

Wednesday, October 9

My fav places / travel destinations (out of all places I have been to)

1. Andaman Islands (Havelock, Neil, Jolly Buoy, Ross, Scuba, Snorkeling, Beaches)

2. Manali (n Rohtang)

3. Shrinagar (n Pahalgam, Gulmarg)

4. Kerela (Greenery awesome, backwaters, waterfalls)

5. Rajasthan (architecture, desert, colours)

6. Sikkim (monasteries, waterfalls, bridges, lakes, kangchenjunga, india-china nathu-la)

Tuesday, October 8

Personal Development / Spiritual Growth / Self-Help Books

Books I read and follow:

1. Change your thoughts - Change your life
http://eyesoftanushree.blogspot.in/2016/07/cyt-cyl-dr-wayne-dyer.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wayne_Dyer

2. You can heal your life
http://eyesoftanushree.blogspot.in/2016/07/louise-hay.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/You_Can_Heal_Your_Life

3. The Secret
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Secret_(book)

4. The Four Agreements
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miguel_%C3%81ngel_Ruiz

5. The Alchemist
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Alchemist_(novel)

6. The Power of Now
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Power_of_Now

7. The Be-Happy Attitudes
http://eyesoftanushree.blogspot.in/2016/07/the-be-happy-attitudes-robert-schuller.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_H._Schuller

8. Tough times never last but tough people do

9. Life without limits
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nick_Vujicic

10. Balance your Life
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1. The Start-up of You
2. Men are from Mars, Women are from Venus
3. Awareness
4. Fifteen mantras for the empowered woman
5. Illusions - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Illusions_(Bach_novel)
6. Don't sweat the small stuff - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Carlson_(author)
7. Leaves from the Tree of Life
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Feel the Fear and Do It Anyway
THE 7 HABITS OF HIGHLY EFFECTIVE PEOPLE

Full Week Menu

Along with fruits and shake/shikanji,

1. Monday:
B -> Aloo Sandwich
L -> Arhar Dal, Cauliflower-Aloo
D -> Masoor Dal, Cabbage-Aloo

2. Tuesday:
B -> Kaale chane
L -> Vegetable (onions, red bell pepper, cherry tomato, spinach, baby corn) whole wheat Pasta
D -> Arhar Dal, Shimla-Aloo/Carrot-Peas

3. Wednesday:
B -> Poha
L -> Urad dal, Cabbage-Aloo
D -> Pav Bhaji with chopped onions n lemon

4. Thursday:
B -> Aloo Paratha
L -> Veg. (Onion, Bell peppers-red yellow, Carrot, Palak) whole wheat Noodles
D -> Masoor Dal, Cauliflower-Aloo

5. Friday:
B -> Kale Chane
L -> Moong Dal, Gajar-Matar
D -> Arhar Dal, Baigan Bharta

6. Saturday:
B -> Poha/Bread
L -> Rajma-Chawal / Chhole Roti / Urad dal/ Aloo Tomato with onion salad
D -> Moong Dal, Beans-Aloo

7. Sunday:
B -> Poha/Bread
L -> Rajma-Chawal / Chhole Roti / Urad dal/ Aloo Tomato with onion salad
D -> Veg. Pulao (Beans, Carrots, Onions, Peas, Corn, Potato) with curd/raita, pyaaz, chutney
http://eyesoftanushree.blogspot.in/2013/05/pulao.html
or
Khichdi with chutney, papad, dahi, pyaaz

Alternates:
1) Brown Bread Toast
2)  Milk - Cornflakes
3) Dhokla
4) Besan cheela
5) Halwa/Kheer

Makeup -- My fav. n must-have nail, lip colours

Nailpaints:
lighter:
1) Light Brown (eg. colorbar quick finish - creme d'nude 001)
2) Light brownish Pink (eg. faces canada 7ml - silken pink 203)
3) Misc. Daily/Office wear (eg. faces hi shine - pink bluff)
darker:
4) Bright (brownish) Pink
(eg. lakme 9 to 5 - rust project, it is a beautiful pink in one coat n more muted in 2 coats. a pretty pink for warm earthy undertones)
http://www.theindianbeauty.com/2013/08/nail-art-at-lakme-fashion-week-lakme-9-to-5-nail-color-rust-project.html
5) Muted Red
(eg. lakme absolute sasla red)
 (eg. maybelline colorama - rubi, it is a pretty red in one coat and dark red in 2 coats)
http://planetfemmina.com/2013/01/09/maybelline-colorama-nail-polish-rubi/
6) Bronze (eg. revlon top speed - bronze currant 105)
& Base coat

Lipsticks (matte):
lighter:
1) Natural peachy Brown (eg. chambor powder matte - 168 dessert rose)
2) Nice brownish Pink (eg. mac satin - twig)
darker:
3) Muted Red   (eg. lakme 9 to 5 - mr3 scarlet drill)
4) Muted Orange (eg. revlon moisturestay - golden apricot)

Tip: daytime-light to med. muted colors, night-med. to dark muted colors.