I believe that the simplest foods out there, are the ones that can be made with simple ingredients and eating raw makes you go back to the basics of food and dining. I absolutely loved this recipe by Andrea and I had to try it. The only modification I made to it was make it into balls rather than brownie cupcake shapes. I also did not add walnuts ( i processed by almonds coarsely - and it had enough nutty-flavor that I did not need walnuts ). It came out really well, and even my husband who hates RAW sweets, devoured them :) I strongly recommend that you try this even though you might not really decide to turn raw/vegan anytime soon.
Tuesday 13 December 2011
Sunday 4 December 2011
Weekend Ramblings
How was your weekend? Mine is going "Okay" so far. I ended up not being pregnant this month after all. Strangely, I am not too upset about it. I decided that I was putting too much pressure on myself and my body. The husband and I felt we should take a break for 3 months and just enjoy ourselves. We still have age on our sides(we both are in our late 20s) and there is still ample time to start a family. I believe that we will wait another 6 months at least before starting fertility meds. I want to lose some weight, become mentally prepared and not stress myself out as much as now, most importantly give my body time to get pregnant when it feels right instead of acting as desperate as I had been this last month. My doc told me yesterday that if I am as stressed out about pregnancy and PCOD as I am , I am never likely to get pregnant thanks to the stress. Thus, I have decided to let go. And a huge weight as gone out of my shoulders, and I am feeling better.
All the pent-up energy that I was focusing on to get pregnant? Well, I am using that to focus on my exercise :) So far, exercising everyday of December is working great. Today is Sunday and I ended up walking for one hour. It was great. I went out at 6 am and exercised till 7 10 am :) It was a great start to hopefully a great day today.
Unfortunately, my mom's not been keeping well. She might have to be hospitalized this week. We are doing some tests today and tomorrow the doc would let us know based on the tests whether she needs to be hospitalized or not. She vomited blood out two days ago and that is a sign that something is seriously wrong. Will keep you informed on how things work out on that front.
Also on Saturday afternoon, I went out for lunch with my gal pals. I wish, in retrospect, that I had voiced out my views stronger. It was decided that we would go to Little Italy to sample Italian food. Not only is this restaurant housed in a costlier part of town, but also having Italian food in India would cost more. Hence, I decided to go to a buffet with an Italian spread which would cost us Rs. 300/- per head including tax. I found that restaurant and booked a table for 4 there. But, one of my girl pals did not agree, she wanted to sample Little Italy at any cost and of course to another girl, Little Italy was near to her house. And so we went, we met, had a few drinks, ordered what we all felt like, ate it all, and 3 hours later, we ended up spending Rs. 800/- per head. When my husband and I go out to dinner with my inlaws, we spend Rs.800/- to finance that entire meal. But on Saturday, my share alone was Rs.800/-. I knew that Little Italy would be costly and I was mentally prepared to pay Rs. 500/-. But when I saw the bill of Rs. 800/- as my share, I was less than amused.
This is not my idea of having a great time. I save half my monthly pay check every month and in some months I save much more. Spending Rs.800/- does not break my bank/wallet. But it is still not worth it. I strongly believe that this is not the kind of outing I would like to be part of in the future.
From next time, I will join these girls only if I know what would the cost be in advance (i.e a buffet restaurant with a fixed price irresp. of what we eat). I am not going to join if they go to a very classy restaurant. The time spent in the restaurant sampling the food is not worth the money spent no matter how much I enjoy the time I spend with these girls.
On Sunday, I had called my parents home for lunch. After her diagnostic tests were done, they came home and then we had a great time. We had our lunch, watched Venkatesh Kumar's private home recordings, a Malgudi Days episode :) and bits of Pather Panchali ( my favorite scenes are the ones with the old Aunt).
And thus, the weekend got over, with me spending Rs. 800/- for one lunch, but otherwise it was a simple weekend with no money spent!
All the pent-up energy that I was focusing on to get pregnant? Well, I am using that to focus on my exercise :) So far, exercising everyday of December is working great. Today is Sunday and I ended up walking for one hour. It was great. I went out at 6 am and exercised till 7 10 am :) It was a great start to hopefully a great day today.
Unfortunately, my mom's not been keeping well. She might have to be hospitalized this week. We are doing some tests today and tomorrow the doc would let us know based on the tests whether she needs to be hospitalized or not. She vomited blood out two days ago and that is a sign that something is seriously wrong. Will keep you informed on how things work out on that front.
Also on Saturday afternoon, I went out for lunch with my gal pals. I wish, in retrospect, that I had voiced out my views stronger. It was decided that we would go to Little Italy to sample Italian food. Not only is this restaurant housed in a costlier part of town, but also having Italian food in India would cost more. Hence, I decided to go to a buffet with an Italian spread which would cost us Rs. 300/- per head including tax. I found that restaurant and booked a table for 4 there. But, one of my girl pals did not agree, she wanted to sample Little Italy at any cost and of course to another girl, Little Italy was near to her house. And so we went, we met, had a few drinks, ordered what we all felt like, ate it all, and 3 hours later, we ended up spending Rs. 800/- per head. When my husband and I go out to dinner with my inlaws, we spend Rs.800/- to finance that entire meal. But on Saturday, my share alone was Rs.800/-. I knew that Little Italy would be costly and I was mentally prepared to pay Rs. 500/-. But when I saw the bill of Rs. 800/- as my share, I was less than amused.
This is not my idea of having a great time. I save half my monthly pay check every month and in some months I save much more. Spending Rs.800/- does not break my bank/wallet. But it is still not worth it. I strongly believe that this is not the kind of outing I would like to be part of in the future.
From next time, I will join these girls only if I know what would the cost be in advance (i.e a buffet restaurant with a fixed price irresp. of what we eat). I am not going to join if they go to a very classy restaurant. The time spent in the restaurant sampling the food is not worth the money spent no matter how much I enjoy the time I spend with these girls.
On Sunday, I had called my parents home for lunch. After her diagnostic tests were done, they came home and then we had a great time. We had our lunch, watched Venkatesh Kumar's private home recordings, a Malgudi Days episode :) and bits of Pather Panchali ( my favorite scenes are the ones with the old Aunt).
And thus, the weekend got over, with me spending Rs. 800/- for one lunch, but otherwise it was a simple weekend with no money spent!
Thursday 1 December 2011
The office bus drive.
When I first joined this company, both my husband and I worked here and we used to commute by car. 15 days ago he changed companies, and I have been commuting to/fro office alone. I was using the public transport and I used to change 3 buses on my way to office, and change 2 on the way home. It was quite tiring. Thus, with the beginning of this month I enrolled for the office bus commute.
Yesterday, was my first day of commute with the office bus. We have AC buses in our city for public transport and our office bus is but an ordinary bus (no AC). Must say, so far I am not very impressed with the bus. The only positive is that the pick up/drop points are nearer to my house and I don't have to change buses during the commute to reach my destination. And of course, the office bus is cheaper( they charge me Rs. 1300/- for a month) when compared to the public transport (I have to pay around Rs.1500/- with monthly bus pass, else it costs around Rs. 2000/-) as they charge us subsidized rates.
So for this month, the office bus is what I shall be using to commute. I have not yet decided as to whether I would be using the same next month to commute or if I would shift back to the public transport.
Yesterday, was my first day of commute with the office bus. We have AC buses in our city for public transport and our office bus is but an ordinary bus (no AC). Must say, so far I am not very impressed with the bus. The only positive is that the pick up/drop points are nearer to my house and I don't have to change buses during the commute to reach my destination. And of course, the office bus is cheaper( they charge me Rs. 1300/- for a month) when compared to the public transport (I have to pay around Rs.1500/- with monthly bus pass, else it costs around Rs. 2000/-) as they charge us subsidized rates.
So for this month, the office bus is what I shall be using to commute. I have not yet decided as to whether I would be using the same next month to commute or if I would shift back to the public transport.
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