Feeling like blogging after long time.
Life has taken totally different turn and had given me really different experiences.
I have never ever thought that I will develop patience and tolerance in my character.
But I am really happy for that.
I have lost my two fathers ( Dad and Father-in-Law ) within 3 years; I had to move homes, places and even countries in the last 1 year.
I realized that we take many things for granted and we never realize the importance of them.
When I had most of the things in life, I didn't realize the importance of them.
But after I shifted to Australia, I really really realized the importance and values that life wants to teach us.
I realized the importance of one dollar, importance of having a rental house, importance of your privacy, importance of earning your own money, importance of having time with children and importance of being aggressive and sometimes importance of keeping quiet in a conversation.
I met many people who had inconsistent thoughts and activities, who tried to impose their views of life on me, who wanted to help me genuinely and many many characters.
In all these, I was able to survive only because of the support and love that was provided by my husband and daughter ( Without her knowledge ).
I think that God wanted to test our rapport, thats why all these happened.
Wanted to write many things. Starting with this.
Many more to go.
Have a Happy Week end ( Yes. I work till Thursday only ).
Thursday 16 August 2018
Thursday 4 January 2018
Being Vegan in India
I wanted to try vegan diet for some days.
Today is my 55th day as Vegan.
I just wanted to try for a month and leave it. Strangely, I started liking it.
Difficulties:
Honestly speaking, I didn't face much difficulties in following this diet.
I had been following vegetarian diet for more than 12 years.
Basically I am allergic to Milk smell.
The things I had to avoid was Curd, butter, Cheese and Ghee.
We can strike off Cheese and Butter, as I don't have any space for them in my day to day cooking. My family's way of cooking will not have Cheese and Butter for many generations.
So, Curd and Ghee were the main targets.
I told people that I don't like to have curd now. It was acceptable.
But when it comes to sweets made using Ghee, I had to explain that I am following Vegan.
Though I am not fond of sweets, colleagues in office will bring one or the other sweets and insist you to have them. I successfully avoided them.
How it helped me
Why I started liking this diet?
I could not eat any unhealthy or junk food items.
Sweets, Bakery snacks, Pizza and many items got off from my food list.
I felt very happy.
I got a good habit 'Mindful Eating'.
I found out that most of the south Indian foods are already 'Vegan'.
I started exploring traditional snacks and healthy food.
I just started avoiding animal products. Now for some days, I am not taking 'White Sugar' and 'White flour\Maida\All Purpose Flour'. This helps me to be fit and healthier even more.
I just started this diet without any intention. But now, I want to follow for some more days and explore this completely.
Let me see how it goes :-)
With Love,
Vaanadhi
Today is my 55th day as Vegan.
I just wanted to try for a month and leave it. Strangely, I started liking it.
Difficulties:
Honestly speaking, I didn't face much difficulties in following this diet.
I had been following vegetarian diet for more than 12 years.
Basically I am allergic to Milk smell.
The things I had to avoid was Curd, butter, Cheese and Ghee.
We can strike off Cheese and Butter, as I don't have any space for them in my day to day cooking. My family's way of cooking will not have Cheese and Butter for many generations.
So, Curd and Ghee were the main targets.
I told people that I don't like to have curd now. It was acceptable.
But when it comes to sweets made using Ghee, I had to explain that I am following Vegan.
Though I am not fond of sweets, colleagues in office will bring one or the other sweets and insist you to have them. I successfully avoided them.
How it helped me
Why I started liking this diet?
I could not eat any unhealthy or junk food items.
Sweets, Bakery snacks, Pizza and many items got off from my food list.
I felt very happy.
I got a good habit 'Mindful Eating'.
I found out that most of the south Indian foods are already 'Vegan'.
I started exploring traditional snacks and healthy food.
I just started avoiding animal products. Now for some days, I am not taking 'White Sugar' and 'White flour\Maida\All Purpose Flour'. This helps me to be fit and healthier even more.
I just started this diet without any intention. But now, I want to follow for some more days and explore this completely.
Let me see how it goes :-)
With Love,
Vaanadhi
Tuesday 2 January 2018
Happy New Year 2018
I wish you very happy new year.
Instead of wishing, I have learnt to observe what the year wants to teach us. But still we can't go without planning. So I making my plans and destiny will make its own plans.
Here's my plans for the next one year.
My main focus areas:
1. Settling down with a job in Sydney, Australia.
2. Continue to follow healthy diet and exercise plan.
3. Good Financial planning and follow up in budget.
4. Develop good relationships.
5. Learn to avoid things which hurts unnecessarily
Plans:
1. Make a daily ritual in diet and exercise.
2. Make a daily expense notebook and calculate.
3. Practice to be silent in unwanted conversations.
4. Read many books.
5. Do a course in Early childhood education.
With Love,
Vaanadhi
Instead of wishing, I have learnt to observe what the year wants to teach us. But still we can't go without planning. So I making my plans and destiny will make its own plans.
Here's my plans for the next one year.
My main focus areas:
1. Settling down with a job in Sydney, Australia.
2. Continue to follow healthy diet and exercise plan.
3. Good Financial planning and follow up in budget.
4. Develop good relationships.
5. Learn to avoid things which hurts unnecessarily
Plans:
1. Make a daily ritual in diet and exercise.
2. Make a daily expense notebook and calculate.
3. Practice to be silent in unwanted conversations.
4. Read many books.
5. Do a course in Early childhood education.
With Love,
Vaanadhi
Year 2017 Review
Year 2017 has been a learning year for me personally.
Main thing which I learnt is 'Things can go out of your control even if you plan'
When I look back my resolutions of 2017, I have a slight pain in my heart.
First one was 'Do Better at work' - I completely stopped working due to tension in personal life and have resigned my current job, January 10, 2018 is my last working day in my present organization.
Reading and Writing - I could read some books and could not write anything.
Travel - I could not travel much, but we managed to visit new places in Karnataka.
I achieved my relationship resolution, that is what I believe.
Gardening - I had to vacate the house where we stayed and half of my plants were adopted by one of my friends, It is really painful to give away your plants. I do not know in the near-by future whether I will be able to start a garden.
Good Things Happened :
* My brother's family got confirmation that they are expecting baby in 2018.
* We got family permanent residential visa to stay and work in Australia, which was a plan in our life.
* We started constructing a house in native, which is in finishing stage; this was a dream in our life.
* I learnt what a minimalist life style is and started practicing minimalist lifestyle. I understood that I am more interested in minimalist life structure. It makes e happy.
* I have formed good exercise and yoga routine.
Bad Things Happened:
* My husband's father has been diagnosed with Cancer and he is counting his days. Life of each person at home is like hell.
* We both resigned our jobs.
* We had to take off our daughter from her favorite school.
* We could not travel to Australia even after getting Visa.
* There was misunderstanding with my sister-in-law ( It helped me to understand that we both are totally different and It is better to stay in distance )
On last day of 2017, My husband said, 'Every year will have good and bad things, Don't blame the time.' I agreed.
Main thing which I learnt is 'Things can go out of your control even if you plan'
When I look back my resolutions of 2017, I have a slight pain in my heart.
First one was 'Do Better at work' - I completely stopped working due to tension in personal life and have resigned my current job, January 10, 2018 is my last working day in my present organization.
Reading and Writing - I could read some books and could not write anything.
Travel - I could not travel much, but we managed to visit new places in Karnataka.
I achieved my relationship resolution, that is what I believe.
Gardening - I had to vacate the house where we stayed and half of my plants were adopted by one of my friends, It is really painful to give away your plants. I do not know in the near-by future whether I will be able to start a garden.
Good Things Happened :
* My brother's family got confirmation that they are expecting baby in 2018.
* We got family permanent residential visa to stay and work in Australia, which was a plan in our life.
* We started constructing a house in native, which is in finishing stage; this was a dream in our life.
* I learnt what a minimalist life style is and started practicing minimalist lifestyle. I understood that I am more interested in minimalist life structure. It makes e happy.
* I have formed good exercise and yoga routine.
Bad Things Happened:
* My husband's father has been diagnosed with Cancer and he is counting his days. Life of each person at home is like hell.
* We both resigned our jobs.
* We had to take off our daughter from her favorite school.
* We could not travel to Australia even after getting Visa.
* There was misunderstanding with my sister-in-law ( It helped me to understand that we both are totally different and It is better to stay in distance )
On last day of 2017, My husband said, 'Every year will have good and bad things, Don't blame the time.' I agreed.
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