Need Any Extra Help Before Valentine Day ? 2014

There is a lot that comes with celebrating February  14^th .You have to pick out a great gift, figure out what to do about dinner and eventually to set a mood it might seem like a bit too much.  But  there  is nothing  quite  like a romantic evening to keep the home with a small touch can make a big difference-and they don’t have to cost much.  Romance creates a mood, excites us and keep our love lives  interesting ,kind, selflessness and happy.

It  might  Valentine  date ideas to turn your romantic day into passionate. Rose is the flower of love,   rose  is  the flower that is given on Valentine’s Day or by lovers in general  .This is beautiful and majestic flower speaks of many eternal love stories, rose  brings out all the colors of a relationship on the contrary flowers are the most unique, powerful and romantic  gifts. They also have been  given  as a  gesture  of  love  and  

happiness.

When thinking of presenting roses to someone  we  generally  think of big bouquet to express our feelings. But sometimes a single rose can do a bouquet cannot do.

 On this valentine day break away from the traditional myths  of  Valentine Roses and try these rose option well.-

Single Red Rose- I Love You

Single Rose of any color- I thank you.

Two roses in twined- an engagement or marriage is at hand.

Red and pinks are generally romantic colors roses,tulips and orchids are good bets as well as many women  enjoy traditional gift flowers.Don't forget to buy a date card with a handwritten message inside.

 So it  is  natural  that  each  one  of  us  wish this day  uniquely. The day should be remarkable and one should leave an unforgettable impression in your beloved. Explore  Valentine  Day  is  one of  the  most romantic days in a year. So it is natural that  each  one  of  us  wish to celebrate this day. Your Valentine Day must be remarkable and should leave an unforgettable impression in the mind.

VALENTINE  IDEAS  AND  TIPS

     No matter, what gift idea you come up with. You have to show your love by choosing a gift that is from your heart. Enjoy  this  Day  and  remember to  let  your partner know how much you love him/her.

.      Why do we have birthday cakes and anniversary cakes and why not we have valentine cake..? go for it have fun.:)

.      Think of something unusual and plan the entire day together, Stay at home and  prepare  meals  together. 

          Turn  your  home  a  little  more  romantic , make the ambiance fragrant  and with soft music.

      If   you  both  love  adventures   then go –Carting  would be an ultimate experience to you. Go-Carting   can be a wonderful day to spend together.

.      Say ” I Love You “ with a personalized mouse pad for his desk top computer. This would be a good gift idea.

      You can add your own personal message and put it in your partner’s briefcase, or on his car. Add your intimate messages about what the evening will bring,

     Most people stick to the same general gift like flowers, chocolate, cards  maybe a  piece  of  jewelry.  Can  you  think of something different that might mean a whole lot more-?

      Set a goal and discover one new romantic idea each day for a year.

      You can gather your old photographs and create a collage if nothing else ,you can recollect your old memories.

.  Get eleven red roses and one white rose, attach a card saying in every bunch there is one who stands out and you are that one.

 what if you have miles or even an ocean apart? 

     Other than choosing to celebrate your day of love at a latter date,
   you can still show some affection,whether you are away from each other.So what if you can't have breakfast in bed together but you can still give a wake up call of your voice to see your smiling face on the morning of Valentine's Day

  This time  seek out a movie that  you both want to see that begins as close to the same exact start time as possible in your respective towns.If there is nothing in the theatre you are both interested in rent out one that is the mutual favorite watch at the same time-you can even sign into IM and chat together as you watch if it's more your style.And hey...if you do,shush....don't announce!

    You can still have romantic dinner face to face How? pick a time foe dinner agree you 'll both get a candle to light beside your computer plan on ating same type meal it would be something meaningful and sign into skype together with the flickering glow.

  No matter  what   one  thing  is  always  certain , being in love is the most wonderful and amazing feeling on this earth  Love is the ultimate  illustration of all the best things in humanity.

  MAMA

 Valentine's Day means family,friends,love and celebration.

Let Others Envy You !

·         Do you secretly envy others who turn heads when they walk down the street?  Would  you  like to receive wow! that  is incredible…
Whatever  your  age  is,  I hope this will help you to continue a good start in ageing  process.

•          Throw out non-essential things.

•          Keep only cheerful friends.

•            Keep  learning  and   find  something new and different  to talk about

•  new hobby you are passionate about.

•         Laugh  often,  long  and  full heartily

•         Enjoy and be happy in simple things

•         Surround yourself with what you love , Tell people you love them

•          Cherish your health

•         Tears happen. Endure, grieve and move on.

•                 Don’t take guilt trips

•             Spend less time with friends who only want to talk about their problems and yours, remove people who taunt.

•             Stop gossiping, avoid being mean to others.

•      Look in the mirror everyday and say "I am beautiful,just the way I am ":)

Start your day with -

 A well balanced diet is the most important aspect.

 A couple of glasses of water (room temperature)

After 30minutes, drink one glass of warm water with a little honey, half piece of freshly   squeezed  Lemon  and a pinch of black pepper (pepper for blood circulation, lemon  for cleansing, Honey provides energy)  After  an hour you can have morning tea  if you prefer.

Breakfast-

1 fruit, whole meal toast with cheese or cottage cheese

Coffee or tea

Three hours latter have one large bowl of  fresh  green  salad  with  little fruit and  nuts like almonds and walnut.

Lunch - Be moderate in your lunch and snack after 3 hours.

Dinner-          dinner before 8 pm

High fiber foods such as  whole  grain,  cereals,  pulses  , green vegetables and fruits should be eaten in large quantities that help your skin and body clear and also make the complexion clear and bright. Proteins found in milk  and  milk  products  and  eggs, meat fish and poultry.    Take  care  of   your health and help in building new cell. Cultivate the habit of eating slowly and eating small portions.

Drink minimum 10 glasses of water to keep your  body  hydrated  and fight dryness of the skin of your body. Exercise for 30 minutes at  least  5  times a week on an empty  stomach. This help to burn calories.
Finding Beautiful   From the Within

MAMA                                         

Be  gentle  with  yourself  forgive others :)

Authentic G.S.B ( amchi-gele) Food

Sanna polo

• 1/4 cup tur dal
• 1/4 cup raw rice
• 10 dry red chilies
• Tamarind a small ball size
• 6tbs.  grated coconut
• 2 big size onion
• Oil for frying (shallow fry)

Method

Soak the rice and toor dal soaak  together for about 2 hours.

Wash and drain  and grind  adding little water,.add grated coconut,tamarind and red chillie

After remove the paste from the blender add finely chopped onions.

 Prepare mini size dosa. Fry this dosa from both the sides

Adding little oil .

The same method can be used for cabbage dosa adding finely chopped

Cabbage.half cup of finely grated cabbage.

SURNA KUTU (yam)

•  Suran a small piece
• ½ coconut grated
• 4 fried  whole red chilie
• A tamarind seed sized tamarind
• 1/4tsp  of asafotida powder
• For garnishing
• 1tsp mustard seed
• 2stem of curry leaves
• Salt to taste

Method

Cut and cube into small pieces of suran,adding lilltle salt and keep it for 3-4minutes wash and drain the water.Adturdd little salt ,rub it and keep it aside before removing the masala fry  asafotia  and mustard and add to  the masala and grind for 2seconds and transfer into other vessal.

Take a deep pan add oil after it is heated add suran pieces and fry into

Crispy  golden color add to the masala  add salt to taste.

Finally garnish with musurd and curry leaves.

SWEET AND SOUR CURRY  (Mensukaye)

• 1 raw mango
• 10-12 red chili
• 1desert spoon coriander seed
• 1 desert spoon urud dal
• 1/2  tsp  methi seeds
• A big size of jaggery
• 3desert spoon grated coconut
• 2spoon white teel seeds (sesame)
• 1/2tsp mustard seed
• Oil for garnishing
• 1 stem curry leaves
• Salt to taste

METHOD

Take a deep paan adding little oil and fry corriender seeds, methi seed and fry red chillie fry separately and keep aside.

Slice the the raw mangoe  into a small pieces.

Add sliced mangoe to the  masala paste.

With the grated cocanut  coarsely grind the fried ingredients.
add sliced mangoe to the  masala paste.

Take a small pan and  garnish wih adding little oil, mustad curry leaves
  

Finally put jagery and salt to taste.
Bring it to boil.

Remove from the heat.

POTATO SONG

•  5 Medium sized potato
•  5 medium size onion
•  10 fried red chilie
•  2 flakes of garlic
•  1/4tsp turmeric powder
•  1cup coconut
•  Tamarind medium size
•  Salt to taste

Method 

• cut  potato and  cut into square medium sized pieces.
• Cube the onions like potato pieces;
• Grind coconut, with fried red chili,corriender,tamarind and one flake of garlic,adding little water to it.
• In a deep pan put oil when oil is heated add onion  till it becomes transparent.
• Add one finely sliced  garlic,turmeric  and add  potato and cook it with the masala water
• Lastly pour the masala fry for few minutes add add little water
• Let it cook till potato is done .
• The gravy should b semi thick.
• It goes well with rice and daal.

Cauliflower  mixed  with  peas green  sukka

Ingredients

• Cauliflower 2cups
• Peas 1cup
• Onion 2medium size cut into small pieces
• Oil 5tbs

Ingredients for Grinding

• Cor render leaves 1 small bunch
• Tomatoes 1 (boil )
• Garlic 2 cloves
• Ginger 1’’piece
• Green  chilies 5
• Garam masala powder 2tsp
• turmeric powder 1/2tsp
• Salt to taste

Grind all the masala ingredients Keep it aside
Heat oil in  another vessal  add onions, when onion  turn  light brown  add ground masala , garam masala powder and vegetables to it.Cover the lid  leave it to boil.When the vegetables is done remove from the fire.(add 1 cup of water)

                                                                          

Massage is My Message

It is never too late in life to educate oneself. There is so much to learn and absorb that it would take many lifetimes to be perfect.Let me pass on some of age-old from my country India a massaging. Right from new born and as we grow massage is very important which helps improve blood circulation.

A  daily massage of 5 to 8 minutes helps your skin and feel relaxed. If you can do-it for yourself a gentle face massage all it takes a bit of will power and make your skin glow.

A good massage is the essential part of the facial .You first need to thoroughly cleanse your skin with a cleansing lotion or cream and then wipe it off with a damp cotton .Finish it off with a skin tonner for a dry skin with rose water or a cucumber slice.

A massage cream or oil you could use olive, almond, apricot, vitamin E oil or simple coconut oil. If your skin is  dry  and mature choose ripped avocado  or banana mix with a tsp If of warm honey.

If your skin is very sensitive the massage should be very light and gentle. A  gentle and firm massage, using the correct movements.

 When my daughter was born I remember all my relatives are remarking, she is cute but has a flat nose. So I took it as a challenge there is an amazing change. She has no longer flat-nosed in fact she has well shaped sharp nose now. I had learnt my first lesson on the benefits of massage.

There is a way to massaging your face, the correct techniques can only come with practice .Massaging the face helps in stimulating blood circulation and removing the dead skin. It helps in tightening the skin tissues, thus preventing the flabby and sagging skin.

Face massaging steps

A facial massage should always begin with an upward movement starting from the neck. To ease tension you must place the fingertips on your nose and gently stroke your skin outward in the direction of your ears. For frown lines and wrinkles gently massage in an upward motion. Give eye brows a gentle squeeze to release any build up tension you may use the backside of your palm as this is comfortable. Work from neck and move to jaw and go to the outer ear, the corner of the mouth   nose and cheeks. All these moments should end towards outer ear or hairline.

 Try this massage who someone loves and cares for you, you won’t regret it.

MAMA

Go on spoil yourself you  deserve  the bestJ

MY EXPERIENCE WITH THE MOROCCAN BATH

The Moroccan bath  is actually famous in the Arab World. The Moroccan bath is considered a sacred ritual in the Far East. . It is also simply known as Hammam. it is a tradition spread across the Middle East. It has been also known as a  must do ritual before a girl gets married. Out of curiosity, I did try it too and soon got addicted. :)

Benefits:

• The Moroccan bath is done to clean , whiten and soften the skin.
• It helps to relax and helps blood circulation, the veins and the joints in the body it also releases  the pain  and stress..
• It helps to heel and detoxify and makes your skin to sooth and smooth. 
• it improves the skin elasticity 
• it is an excellent anti ageing treatment..
• Removes the dead skin layers. 

Ritual:

• The Moroccan bath usually takes place in a room which looks like a regular bathroom.The only difference is being the pipe with steam . it is quiet big room where two can be seated with a ceramic bench to lay on. ( wish  I could have been with my daughter or a friend right now. ) These rooms are slightly dark inside to make you feel more relaxed and sleepy.

• Firstly  you have to wear some sort of bikinis and then  they turn on the steam pipe for 6-7 minutes,when the bath is full with the steam.

• Next they cover your body with Moroccan soap, which is black in color which looks like jell. They spread all over the body and you are allowed to take steam, until the body pores open from the steam. This is the zenith moment I should say your whole body becomes clean and skin becomes soft and supple like a baby.(definitely not as soft as my baby Dron :) just kidding )

• Next procedure is the Italian white powder which is used to whitening the skin depending on the color and the sensitivity of the skin.

• After washing the body from the powder with a special brush called “Leefa” the process of scrubbing starts from the feet and then up to the upper part of the body. while scrubbing the dead skin  and  other  dirt from the body is removed.  (I was totally shocked and quiet embraced too) 

• Again I was guided to take one more shower, with shower jell to give the skin more  softness and make it smell  good. 

And lastly  cream needs to be applied...After finishing with the bath if you prefer to have some extra pampering to your body there is another massage called a relaxing massage. This completes the bath and it definitely gives you a sublime feeling.

General info:

• The whole Moroccan bath takes 40 minutes and the massage alone takes another 40-45 minutes and another 20 minutes for the massage at the end. 
• It is  advised  women take Moroccan  bath twice a month because even with the regular everyday shower the skin really needs to be cleaned in a more professional way.
• At  the beginning  you  may feel little uncomfortable but the feeling slips away in no time.

  I got back my youth :)…..!!!

                                                               MAMA