Happy Ganesh Chathurthi 2012

Wishing all my Hindu Friends ( nevertheless any one who loves Lord Ganesha) a very happy Ganesh Chthurthi. Have fun making good festival food and enjoy the day. May lord Ganesha bless the world with whatever is necessary for a peaceful life.

I have already written a post on how to make Ganesha idol. So i dont have anything to say this time. Pls find my ganesh chathurthi pictures which was celebrated couple a year ago. Becoz this year i have no idea what to do! :))

Another Obsession

Other than handbags, i have few more obsessions and one of them is my rings! I love wearing and collecting different rings. As im from India , we basically buy gold rings most of the time. But since i live here for the past 8 yrs, i started admiring rings which are made of metals other than gold. But i only have about 5 or 6 of the non-gold ones. Yet i love them the most.
The one thing that i will never stop buying is Rings. I started collecting them since when I was around 7th or 8th grade. Now i might be having aroung 70 or 80 probably. I never keep a count of it. The best part of buying gold rings is that you can wear them every day. It is a kind of investment. On top of it it makes amazing souveniers.
I wanted to show all my collections but they are all sleeping peacefully in the safe! so may be i will post the picture when i get a chance to go to my bank.
I am just posting a couple of pictures of the rings that im currently wearing.

Tanishq diamond ring, is one of the most popular diamond jewelry brands in India and is known for its innovative designs. This one is simply 3 diamonds built in 18k Gold. Came with a certificate of Authenticity. Each diamond is approximately 50,000 INR.

These are regular gold rings .

I.M.H.O Ash's weight gain!

Considering she's just going through a natural process, why all this fuss about a little weight gain ? Ugh!! It takes time to work off post-pregnancy weight. And it's only been 6 months since she delivered, so I am sure she'll get back into shape with time.
And people compare her with Lara Dutta who delivered at the same time. I dont know why people fail to realise that each and everone's pregnancy is unique. She has gone through a hard time getting pregnant & during pregnancy.Which means there is something more like getting just pregnant. It involves a lot of Harmonal changes, physical and emotional imbalances.  So, please refrain from getting judgmental.

Honestly to my eyes she has gotten more prettier than before.A rose is always a rose by whatever name may it be called!

How to add copyright symbol & name to Photos in Picasa3

Very simple....
*Select a picture
*Then select 'Add/Edit the Photo' option from the toolbar on the left
*It basically gives you the option to write something over the picture
*Now comes the main part - Press & Hold Alt key and enter the number '0169' and let go of the Alt Key. Picasa will add Copyright symbol to that picture.

Thats it. Have fun copyrighting your pictures.

My Birthday!

The most insanely beautiful day it is. Yes its my birthday. And i loved all the wishes, phone calls, text msgs, and wishes from Facebook friends made my day. On top of which my husband surprised me(as always) with this loveable cake! What more could i ask for. I thank god for making this day a wonderful & a pleasant one.

Oh the 5 candles r for 5 of us in our family! Cute isnt?! <3<3<3

My New Nikes

One of my new year's resolution is loosing weight. It is so challenging and tough with 3 kids. Yet i try my level best. I have a long way to go. Sometimes i get so low that i have to motivate myself. Lately i gave perks to myself as a token of achievement for reching my short-term goals(like losing 3 to 4 Lbs per month!).

Hence this post. I got these new nikes from sports authority. They r basically training shoes, which can be used for walking too. They carried only quite a few colors. I chose grey with flsc.green. I was skeptical at first about the color but it blends with almost any of my excercise outfit. Above all the comfortbeded sole is like walking on a cushion. So its a winner!
Price $75, with a 20% coupon(Available online in their own website). It came to about $60 plus tax = $64.

Love your feet

This morning i decided to do something that i have been thinking to do long since but never really did. Its pedicure! first time here in US. After say about 6 yrs. I have been lately finding a away to relax and soothe myself. And this is one such way that really makes me feel so nice.Its our wedding anniversary tommorrow, but we cant really do much about it as our schedule depends on our children. So i celebrate by giving a pedicure to myself.

I finally found a nail salon and got them done today. Aaww ....cant explain how happy i felt in yrs. Here's the pic.

My new favourite morning tea mug

Im a tea lover. i have to drink my tea, the minute i come to the kitchen as the first thing in the morning. Well not anymore. Im becoming lazy to make tea as it is time consuming. And i have to do 10 things at a time in the morning. Plus im on diet/excersie. So i found a new alternative to that which is a ready-made beverage mix. So, my morning ritual includes drinking tea/beverage mix, with marie biscuts. Allow me my dear readers to introduce my new favourite morning tea mug, tada...!!!

I Love Handbags

Lets see, .....my love for handbags started @ the age of 3. (wud soon post the picture as a proof). I cannot go to a place without it. I adore all cute bags. But im incredibly picky when it comes to the perfect one of my personal choice.

Im not a brand addict. Yet I love to have branded ones . NOT TO SHOW OFF BUT I REALLY LOVE THE QUALITY FOR THE PRICE IM PAYING.It gives an immense pleasure that we have gotten something thats worth the lifetime.FOR LIFETIME!!! if anything happens to it, you send it back and they fix it! How nice isnt?!!.. genuis! perfect! And no dont you dare to flash a question about knock offs to me. Im totally against stealing brand names. So i dont like fake things.

Anyways i have a cocktail of mixed range of handbags. Coach is one of my favourite brand. Coach reigns in my closet and even though I have a bevy of unique and pretty bags, I end up carrying one of my Coach bags 99% of the time.

Well im sure a lot of people out there are Coach lovers. When you go out for shopping or elsewhere, you can see atleast 5 to 6 people carrying Coach. Why? Because its the most popular affordable low end designer bags . People like to own brand names and please their wallets at the same time. So this is the widely used choice.Personally, I don't find Coach bags overpriced. In fact some, don't even consider it a brand now a days to be honest. Anyone can own them. And thats what i have mentioned earlier in this paragraph.















My next target is : Louis Vuitton Bag/Wallet & Burberry bag/wallet.Thats when i get back to work. Not for now.Anyways I love my bags. This is just my Coach collection. Others are pretty old ones and some are not branded. I cudnt take pictures of all becoz of time issue.

I cant wait to do another post about the popular "what's in my purse" . I like comments/following my blog , so pls feel free to do so. thanks for your time.

My twins turned 1! Yay!

When we reached our twins’ first birthday, we thought, we'd deserve a little celebration. After all, we have survived the first year.
You actually planned to have a big birthday bash with dozens of friends, decorations, and entertainment.
But all of a sudden, I didnt want to add stress by having a massive birthday party.
Fortunately, the first birthday is the only chance in your kids’ lives when they have no expectations of what a typical birthday should be like. Your twins’ first birthday is therefore your only chance to take it easy. So I took it easy!

Happy 4th Birthday to my Blog!

Happy birthday to you my sweet blog! Its been 4 years i started scribbling  my thoughts.This 4 years of blogging has taught me lot many things in life. Four years ago i had no idea if, anyone would read my blog, although i created this blog mainly as an outlet to my thoughts. I am amazed and delighted to see the number of visitors to my blog. Also i have earned few blog friends which is quite amazing.
To all of you, I give my million thanks . I loved having you visit, hearing your kind words, and sharing your experiences.
Thankyou.

Image courtesy : pincakebox.com

Karnan Old Tamil Movie in DTS

Sivaji Ganesan's Old tamil movie Karnan has been digitally enhanced and is to be released with DTs sound technology tomorrow in theaters. It is sure to make a hit among the latest crowd once again.
Although i watched the movie a million times during my childhood, I never got bored. I seriously cant wait to see it.I have mentioned this as my top most favourite movie of all the times in my previous post Classic cinema corner - Tamil. But im not sure it would be released here in US. Lets wait and see.



Image courtesy : www.chennai365.com

Simple Pleasure

After coming back to US, home alone! without my mom! was really a nightmare. Managing 3 kids without any help.Aww.... I myself feel like a big time complainer. :(
This made me so depressed and thus i ended up cheering myself. Hence this thought which i wanted to share with you all.

Life is filled with tons of simplest pleasures that we miss to recognise . Dear friends and readers, we happen to meet rough times , and tend to get stuck . But the trick is get self-motivatedly cheering ourselves.
In my case i was obsessed with baby sitting and doing the household chores. Eventually i tend to loose my mind , which lead to stress. So I was  casually stalking around the internet and read some people talking about having more kids and yet having simple pleasures. Thankyou web-friends, for reminding me what life is all about! Their experiences reminded me of  my simple pleasures to bring back my mood!
Here are they are:
Snuggling with my kiddos in the bed.
The moment i saw a wonderful handmade card by my Son for the mothers day!
The minute i saw my son's valentine card , that he had mentioned "My valentine is my Mom"
The first time my twins said Momma
Hearing someone say I love your hair/eyes/smile :))
Being told I did a great job on something
Reading emails from readers of my blog.
The smell of my house after the maids leave
The smile on my son’s face when I pick him up at school
Hearing my twin girls saying bye-bye to their big- brother when he leaves to school in the morning.
My twins huge (mostly) toothless grin when they see me
Unexpected “Mommy, I love you”s from my Son.
When my Husband says "this is the best dish i have ever had" with my cooking. and/or
"Not even my Mom(supposed to be every guy's best cook) could make such a tasty dish!
(Actually the later would be the biggest credit to my cooking.

So basically what i wanted to convey is that, please try and find beauty and pleasure in simple things that you would experience every day,  that would relax your mind.
Try it out folks, just ease yourselves from day to day anxiety and tesnions. Make yourselves physically and mentally healthy!

Wishing you all a Happy new year 2012

Hello friends , I miss you all terribly.I keep getting lots of emails and word of encouragement which means a lot to me. Thankyou all very much for your time. I try to reply to each of you who have personally emailed me. I could only wish for more hours in a day coz i dont think 24 hrs would be enough for me being a mom of 3 kids!