Dried fruits and nuts

Having a handful of dry fruits everyday really helps build up strength to fight the cold. 

We never realized this before rather we never were attentive on our intake, but this time we are able to make out the difference in sustaining our body heat especially when the temperature changes drastically. It has surely built up our immunity and prepared us for winter!

Electric Blanket

With the low range of temperature since the past one week, we felt an intense need to have an electric blanket over our bed. The name 'Electric Blanket' when first heard felt a bit scary with the fact that we would be sleeping over a mesh of electric circuits! But with hands and legs freezing at nights, I was ready for that as well!

Jokes apart, the blanket is really a life-saver! It has multiple settings which makes it easier to adjust temperature as per weather changes. I would say its more appropriate to call it a 'Electric fitted sheet' as it holds on the mattress and makes the bed warm in no time.

Our caring boon companion is comforting us throughout the night just to ensure we have a sound sleep! 

Spending Spree

The half yearly sale also called the 'financial year end' sale, is the time when people in Australia go nuts for shopping(we are included as well)! At this time of the year, you name a category of product/appliance you want to buy and its on a reduced rate which tempts you even more to get it!
We paid visit to the Southland DFO today and were startled to see the rush there! Every outlet was packed with visitors to its fullest capacity. One of the major victims of such overcrowds was the Adidas outlet where one of the employee actually started queuing people for entering the store! This sight drove everyone crazy!  
Leaving aside all the hustle, we enjoyed roaming all around to see a wide range of stuff displayed and marked almost half price than the actual price. As I wanted to, I got a cool pair of Asics sports shoes which made my day!

Happy Birthday Dad!

We enter the June birthday mood from 10th to 12th every year with my in-laws celebrating their birthdays just two days apart!
2016 marked a special year for Praveen's dad as it was his 60th birthday today! Though we were not around to wish him in person, we tried to make it special by booking a cake online and ensured it was delivered to him on time. I also made a card with ideal messages to make it apt for the occasion!

 He loved the surprise and we were equally thrilled and content to see it happen all well!

Get together

We planned for a evening get together with our Uni friends at our place as it had been ages since we met them. I had already commenced preparations for the party a day in advance just to ensure everything goes smooth.

Me and Praveen settled on the menu : Papdi chat, Coriander wadi for snack followed by Rajma, aloo sabji, gulab jamun, chapatis and rice for dinner. We had a delightful addition of Rasmalai bought by one of them as they came (it was the best we have ever tasted here! The 'Malai' was immensely flavorful and creamy, topped with almonds, Every bite melted in our mouth and we genuinely appreciated the brand's preparation!). Everyone enjoyed the food and praised my effort to make the night memorable. Of all the items, papdi chat (as we thought) was loved by all!

We talked about a lot many things however the main topic was 'JOBS'! It was fun as well as a good learning to know the experiences each one went through. A relaxed evening making our house lively with lovely people!

Happy birthday Mom!

It was Praveen's mom birthday today and we thought we could make her feel nice by a sending a handmade card! In the same fashion how we complete submissions, the card too adhered the same timeliness and hence I thought of drawing a fun element to make it humorous and the same time hide the reality!!

Kitchen Essentials

We finally purchased this hand blender unit after applying a lot of thought on its usability and our needs presently! Its arrival has drastically reduced my veggie cutting time and it was surely worth the buy.   

The set has a chopper and whisker suitable for moderate cooking needs. The chopper chops the veggies super-fast, which reduced my 15 min work to just a few seconds. We haven't tried the whisker yet, but I am sure its going to do a great job!