#leak being fixed so we can't do tuttee for two hours : /

love this stuff: http://www.aveda.com/product/6743/16760/Skin-Care/MoisturizeProtect/Enbrightenment-Brightening-Correcting-Lotion/index.tmpl

I used the tourmaline lotion for years, getting back into it again: http://www.aveda.com/product/6743/16406/Skin-Care/MoisturizeProtect/Tourmaline-Charged-Hydrating-Creme/index.tmpl

I hate those kissing sounds on tv...so gross..

# utterly repulsed as I walked through the men's Macy's section. the sight of colorful ties no longer inspires a sight of beautiful life and electricity and instead I feel physically sick. repulsed but can't feel too repulsed cause then otherwise you can't traverse this world #gum and candy and hip hop

#kids not good today as usual # I am now going to get my eyebrows done and stopping at Aveda to splurge on radiance cream. I have deemed the drive to do this a priority and then will go home to wash my hair (tomorrow) because one of the kids said my hair is greasy. #ovulation completed #pms begins #lord

I would like to volunteer and tell Lily her wedding dress is burnt :) https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=_q-rNZN7-98

Always and forever Sonny and Brenda: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=AqHH6_AQ8fw

oh my god!!!!! 

#ovulation pain keeping me up #how odd

#EatPrayLove - finishing Bali and Javier Bardem <3

November is here: http://darkstarastrology.com/monthlyhoroscope/

Homemade Veggie Soup

bring 32 oz of Swanson vegetable stock to a simmer, add green zucchini, yellow zucchini, carrots, green pepper, palm of moong daal, handful of brown rice (add 6 oz of water with vegetable stock to cook brown rice) and salt and pepper. YUM:

Pomegranate ~
Prasad ~

 

#my computers are officially dead. rip
#using mom's computer
#still need to get yellow cartridge for printer downstairs
#finishing office application - hopefully it's still available

Mercury Retrograde is Over

We thank the Almighty that Mercury Retrograde is over. Although I've had worse retrogrades, I'm glad this one is over. The last couple of weeks were surprisingly spent in depression. I slept too much and didn't exercise but I did make some fundamental changes. I also came to a big realization that I honestly could care less what the world does. I hope I haven't been on the road to heart disease especially given the lack of exercise and eating of tasty treats but stressing out about my work in the world and what I have to do has diminished. One must do their duty and do it whole heartedly but honestly after that do whatever you want I don't care. Isn't that the way God does it? If God doesn't care that much then why should I? #looking forward to hibernating this winter #finishing my homework #responding to the late responders on the discussion boards for class cause I'm one of them #life is despair and loss just accept it

waxing the driveway : )

#in horrible pain in my torso. All of a sudden in so much pain hard to breathe. I don't know if it's gas cause I'm hardly farting or burping. Ate an apple w cashew butter and almond milk  so hopefully I'll feel better. :(

#cleaning and sealing steps and driveway = savings of anywhere between $600 and $1500 with supplies/machine already bought 

#meditate to make money
#make money to meditate

lol use your UP rewards 99!!!!! http://www.slate.com/articles/life/dear_prudence/2014/10/dear_prudence_on_halloween_poor_kids_come_to_trick_or_treat_in_my_neighborhood.html

Diyas ~ 

 

Diwali dinner (w kheer!!!! w golden raisins and almonds : ) ~

 

my plate : )

 you have to scoop the kheer in the poori if everybody doesn't wanna hear you make slurping sounds:

#Diwali home decor

#mom has the flu
#off to the grocery stores
#can't wait to decorate
#pooris for dinner :)
#it's the season of lights <3

Diwali memories : ) 

1985 in Chandigarh: Mom and Preeti trying to grab mom's pulloo ~

 me in Mom's lap..and my Grandmother and Uncle ~

 we got scared of the fireworks : /

 in Goa ~

 a random picture of me and Preeti in Hawaii in 2000. I need a miracle to look like that again:

 

Happy Diwali ~

 

: )

This 'chasing a woman' bullshit needs to stop at age 21. 

 Kiya (a type of squash) for dinner:

 

with toast (I don't like frozen roti):

don't call me, don't text me, don't email me, don't message me, don't run into me, don't come near me......

I'm so old my head shakes when I talk and I have no idea what I'm saying..

felt lots of fatigue this weekend. right before I bleed and during bleeding, I often feel sudden ennui and have to lie down. After lying down for a bit today (and waking up late) and eating, I took a shower and the remaining blood came all out of me within 30 to 40 minutes. It felt so wonderful. I've always dreamed of bleeding in a way where lots of the blood came out in a short amount of time in the end. All the blobs and streams of blood rolled down the tub into the drain and I feel so fulfilled. #love being deeply alone during my period #breathing deeply #library #kids #homework # marketing #one thing at a time

#leak #roof falling #Mercury retro

and 3 Palmolive 25oz dish soaps
4 Softsoap 32 oz refills
1 3 pack Scotch brite Dobie pads
1 box of Cheerios
1 box of red rose tea
2 Always 38 pads
1 Aunt Jemima syrup
a whole bunch of canned foods
1 fiber one oats and chocolate chew bars
1 froot loops
1 24oz Dove soap body wash
1 16.9 Nivea body wash
1 Olay 30.4 oz body wash
no soap bars

#in pain today....I don't feel like talking to anybody or doing anything. I've taken 3 ibuprofen so far and need to pump myself with more later. I was supposed to clean the garage today but I can't get up from the couch. spent a long time in the shower after I had seviyaan this morning. I missed doing an assignment yesterday and I don't care anymore. watching Say Yes to the Dress and gonna order pizza #feeling miserable

Now I know why I have a bit of an aversion towards samosas and rajmah chawal :)

Very nice article:
http://m.indiatimes.com/culture/food/the-heartbreaking-truth-about-indian-foods-that-are-not-indian-at-all-225103.html

So awesome. Paper money makes me nervous: http://wakeup-world.com/2011/07/18/happy-69-year-old-lady-has-not-used-money-for-15-years/

#kids not listening #sigh #tired of disciplining kids #dont despair on Thursdays

#should have done car karma pooja yesterday ##brutal Mercury Retrograde

#another speeding ticket [traffic citation] #I feel like a spoiled Indian boy 

#got my period #Starbucks egg white turkey bacon sandwich and Gold Coast #getting my contacts 

I was eight minutes late today for what is probably one of the most important meetings of my life and IT WASN'T MY FAULT. I sat in the same spot on the street in traffic for twenty minutes cause of stupid construction. ARGH. #so angry #frustrated #still waiting for my meeting to begin #wanna cry and smash something at the same time

Oh my.. and I just want a heated toilet: http://www.eshowbizbuzz.com/2014/10/olden-toilet-gifted-by-saudi-king-to.html?m=1

From making my sister cry to making kids smile.. I've come a long way in tutoring :)

Seviyaan:)

printer not working......why does this happen to me???!?!??!??!?!!!!!!!

#spent three hours this morning deleting and organizing all my files on my computer #feeling cleansed

#late lunch at Pamela's with friends #veggie omelette, no onion and cheddar cheese #yum

Down memory lane: Vicco turmeric Ayurvedic cream!!!!!! https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=2BRYGTqouuE

my henna skills are improving! #karvachauth

  

Bhindi (Okra)

cut okra:

don't include ends:

 

put oil in pan: 

add okra to oil and a pinch of aamchoor (fruity mango spice powder you can get from the Indian store) to control okra lace:

add onion, salt, turmeric, red mirchi (spice) and garam masala (coriander/cumin):

Shulgum (Turnips)

peel and cut turnips:

 

put in pressure cooker:

 add oil, a cup of water, salt, turmeric, red mirchi, garam masala:

close pressure cooker and cook on medium:

after 20 minutes or so, open pressure cooker and mash turnips:

add chopped spinach and mix:

cook until water is gone:

it's true...stress just gets worse as you get older....

When you're feeling sad on Thursdays:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/0933849605?pc_redir=1412328627&robot_redir=1

I gave my mom two dollars!!!!!!!!

#no domain transfers at this time
#will wait 75 days from Aug 17th to repurchase domain
#very moody and tired can't wait for acu tomorrow
#dance dance dance 

Some Indian weirdo with a 678 area code is stalking me!!!!!!!!!!

#eatinglotsofcandy

Blood moon: http://m.huffpost.com/us/entry/5928452

Dhan Dhan: http://new.livestream.com/healthyhappyholy/yogibhajan

confirmed yet again. The psychic says I must work alone. My work in the world is to be done alone. What I've been hearing all along. I shouldn't work with anybody except with men she said. darn....

#trying to fix all the problems before mercury retrograde even though the past month has basically been a retrograde <trying not to tear up>

don't touch my muthee:

#laundry

my computer has restarted on its own twice already and three times the mouse/screen got stuck and I had to restart it....there was a moment where I thought I might start crying but I just started laughing instead.... where are my songs!!!!!!!! #in desperate need of an Acer #time to shower #gettin out of my Cynthia Rowley pajamas #off to teach the kids 

why the **** hasn't my bloody domain transferred yet!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

#took a long nap
#eating more now
#sedated
#must wash dishes now
#chai
#in heaven

Poori : )

mix whole wheat dough with a little bit of oil at first so it can get a little clumpy:

then add water:

voila:

heat oil in pan:

make pedas:

dip the peda in the oil and then roll out:

put in pan:

press in center while turning poori counterclockwise so it puffs up:

then press on top:

puffy:

if the pooris don't puff up on the small stove move  the pan to the bigger stove. make sure oil is hot:

don't spill oil outside of the pan cause then there'll be a fire and the fact that you took a picture of it would be hilarious:

give some to the animals : )

plate for the kanjaks (the little Durgas : )

all ready to go:

my plate : )

pick marigolds: