15 Marbles

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  • Daycare hunt

    Hello Hello my lovelies,

    How was your day? Mine was busy and long..spent most morning cleaning the house-seriously having the kids and the husband at home,all day long for 2 weeks is just the perfect recipe for a disheveled house. Add sickness to the mix and you have a winner! LOL! yeah. The girls got sick on New Year’s Eve.And because we don’t do anything by halves,it had to be a vicious tummy bug. Oh yes! The girls took turns hurling their stomachs contents on pretty much whatever was in front of them- SD,the couch,the bed,the carpet,me…you get the idea!
    Soo…the couch cushions were stripped and they were covered with sheets.We dragged a mattress out and we all camped in the living room..basically chaos took over  and the house had to be set back right.Thank Heavens for my cleaner..it took both of us,all morning and half afternoon,but the house is nice and clean now.

    The other half of the afternoon,was spent in looking for a daycare.SD and Nanya were sick and sleeping. Aadi was better so,I took her along.6 childcare centres later,I am still nowhere close to finding care for her. 2 of them,promised to call me back next week and now the waiting game begins.I have my fingers and toes crossed that I find a spot for her..and soon,because starting 31st January,I will be working three days a week- 2 weekdays and my usual Saturday. I am excited and nervous about this new development..So,dear readers,please send me some good daycare vibes..once that is sorted,I can relax and get excited about the job.
    More later 🙂

  • Happy New Year 2014

    Hello my lovelies,

    Here’s wishing all of you a happy,healthy and successful year 🙂


    I have a good feeling about this year..A friend said to me,that this is going to be my year and I completely believe it.I woke up this morning,feeling much lighter and relaxed than I have in a long time. I have spent most of 2013,fighting the grey dog..I couldn’t tell what it was that was bringing me down,but there was a force that kept pushing me deeper and deeper into darkness.I know its only the first day of 2014,but the belief that it will be a better year,makes the whole difference,I can see the grey clouds shift and the sunshine is starting to peek through the gap.
    This year,I am not making any resolutions.No!That just puts a lot of pressure on me.I am instead going to take each day,as it comes. I am going to just make a lot of small positive changes in my life and learn to love myself as I am..in the shape that I am in,at the place I am at.I am not perfect and that is good.
    At some stage,during the last year,I realized that I was feeling more and more depressed(there I said it!) was because I wasn’t talking as much..was because I wasn’t writing as much. So,I am going to do just that.Talk and write,blog and comment. I will not commit to any blogathons,but I will try to blog everyday of the year,even if it means scheduling posts.B.U.T. if it doesn’t happen,I will not beat myself over it.
    I feel my thoughts are so cluttered because I try to do so much all the time.It came to a point last year that I didn’t want to do anything..nothing at all.. I put myself in robot mode and kept going through the motions but didn’t enjoy it.I couldn’t be bothered to do anything fancy for Diwali and you know what..Our life kept going.The family didn’t care,I survived the guilt.I had sort of relaxed by the time we got to Christmas and I actually enjoyed the whole socializing decorating etc.
    Someone recently shared this post on a facebook group I am a part of and I have read this so many times and I can’t help but share this with you all..
    I hope this year brings you all that you wish and deserve and much much more..I leave you with a picture of my girls,my sunshines 🙂
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  • Season’s Greetings from My Sunshines

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    Wish you all a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year from All of us at My Sunshines 🙂
    Blogging was really sporadic whole of last year,but I am so grateful that you guys haven’t given up on me..I promise to blog more regularly next year 🙂
    Here’s to a bigger and better 2014..I have a good feeling about 2014..hopefully we will have happier times than 2013..:)
    Love you all..

  • Homemade Pizza from scratch

    Aadi was sick,so she stayed away from school. When I asked her what she wanted to eat for lunch,her answer was,”can we go to a restaurant?” I said no..”Can we get takeaway?” I said No! Can we get Maccas? I said,N.O. She went to ask SD,who was also home that day. “Papa,Mumma says we can’t eat out..can we go get something from outside?” Obviously SD said no too..She started to whine and SD lost it and told her..”That’s it..No more eating out till MARCH!” And her face fell,the lower lip started quiver and the tears started flowing.When I asked her why she was crying,out came a jumbled mess of words..”But its not fair,I don’t get to eat out,I will miss out on the treats..”blah blah…So,we tried to tell her our reasons..its not healthy,we need to save money,etc.And we reached a compromise that whatever she wants to eat,she can tell me and I’ll make that for her.So,yesterday,she wanted to eat a pizza.
    I found this recipe from Kidspot and it looked simple enough. Best of all,I had ALL  the ingredients it called for- Self raising flour and Yogurt! You read that right..it uses only 2 ingredients.But I tweaked the proportions a little. This is what I used-

    2 cups self raising flour
    1.5 cup greek yogurt.
    warm water,if required.
    1-2 tsp olive oil.

    Take the flour and yogurt in a bowl and start kneading.Add warm water,only if required. Once the dough comes together,take the olive oil on your palms and rub it nicely into the dough,making a smooth ball.
    Cover with cling wrap and let it rest for 15-20 minutes.
    Once the dough has risen, punch it and let it rest for another 10 minutes. [If you are not going to use it immediately,put in the fridge till you are ready to use it ]

    Divide the dough into 8 equal sized balls and roll in to round discs. Take a fork and poke holes in the base.
    Spread some pizza sauce on the base,add toppings of your choice and cover with shredded mozzarella.
    Bake in the oven at 180 deg ,till the cheese is melted. At this stage,I transfer the pizza to a pan,getting heated on a low heat,and let the base get crispy. Serve hot!

    For the toppings we did-1) plain cheese
    2) Mixed vegetables( A pan-charred mix capsicum,onions and broccoli)

    For the Sauce(This is my mum’s recipe):

    3 large tomatoes + 2 garlic cloves(pureed)
    1 tsp oil
    1/2 tsp sugar
    1 tsp red chili powder
    Salt to taste.

    Heat oil in a pan,add the red chili powder.When the oil starts to get foamy,add the sugar and the tomato puree followed by the salt. Mix well and let it cook on a medium flame till all the water from the tomatoes dries up and you are left with a thick sauce.

    I can guarantee you,once you taste this sauce,you will never want to buy any of the readymade ones. Try it,I dare you 🙂
    I leave you with a picture of my pizza 🙂
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