tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26739435827834987312020-05-06T14:39:54.476+05:30miss_teeriousLifestyle blog on mindfulness, books, entertainment, blogging and food. Find tips, quotes, recipes, reviews and recommendations.Chicky Kadambarihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04170747335063502107noreply@blogger.comBlogger962125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2673943582783498731.post-13999177961966807922019-11-13T19:00:00.000+05:302020-05-05T19:50:40.788+05:30How To Choose The Best Blogging Platform | Wordpress Vs. Blogger Compared
One of the biggest challenges in starting a blog is, perhaps, deciding which blogging platform to choose. There are many options available: Wordpress, Blogger, Typepad, LiveJournal, Wix, and Tumblr, to name just a few. Some of these blogging platforms are free, some are paid, and some offer premium services in their paid versions. They all have different sets of features and require varying Chicky Kadambarihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04170747335063502107noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2673943582783498731.post-77108993240489384912019-11-11T19:00:00.000+05:302020-05-05T19:49:28.359+05:30Why Being In Nature Makes Us Happier | 8 Reasons To Spend More Time In Nature
With the advent of cable TV, internet, and now smartphones too, our pastime activities have got more and more confined to the indoors. Many of us spend weeks and months without any proximity to natural surroundings. But studies have shown time and again that spending more time in nature makes us healthier and happier, and not just because of the little bit of exercise we might get in the processChicky Kadambarihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04170747335063502107noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2673943582783498731.post-29353250185934963832019-11-09T08:00:00.000+05:302020-05-05T19:52:03.775+05:30Book Review: Don't Lose Your Mind, Lose Your Weight by Rujuta Diwekar
Don't Lose Your Mind, Lose Your Weight, by Rujuta Diwekar, teaches you how to lose weight without giving up all your favorite foods. No crash dieting, no carbohydrate deprivation, no unbidden cravings. Losing weight doesn't mean having to go hungry. Losing weight is not so much about WHAT to eat, as it is about HOW MUCH to eat and WHEN to eat. And that, in a nutshell, is what this book is all Chicky Kadambarihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04170747335063502107noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2673943582783498731.post-37284894209225465972019-11-07T08:00:00.000+05:302020-05-06T14:39:54.389+05:30When I Had A "Pink Kurti"
I once had this pretty pink kurti, studded with tiny glittering sequins all over the front. It was made of some really soft cotton fabric, and was extremely comfortable to wear, especially in summers. I used to love that kurti so much that I would wear it almost every other day! It was so comfortable it felt almost like a second skin.
Over the years, it lost its former shine... lost all Chicky Kadambarihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04170747335063502107noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2673943582783498731.post-83933373231438689002019-11-05T08:00:00.000+05:302020-05-05T19:51:14.287+05:3010 Types of Weird Profiles You Come Across In Online Dating In India
“Online dating? That’s easy! You just sign-up on one of the ‘firewood’ or ‘online cupid’ kind of apps, upload a couple of ‘digitally enhanced’ pictures, write a few words in your profile, and that’s it! Just start swiping left and right! You can do this from anywhere—your home, office, a cab, a boring family function, even from your bathroom! What can be simpler than that?”
True. It does sound Chicky Kadambarihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04170747335063502107noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2673943582783498731.post-75647038169813378542019-11-03T19:00:00.000+05:302020-05-05T19:52:28.291+05:30Do Our Loved Ones Connect With Us In Spirit?
I first published this post on December 20, 2015... a day after my mausi (mom's younger sister) passed away... just 33 days before my mom's 19th death anniversary. (Yeah, bit of a cruel coincidence there, in terms of the dates of their passing.)
Well, words didn't seem adequate at that time, in being able to express my grief. Hence, this post originally comprised of just the following two Chicky Kadambarihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04170747335063502107noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2673943582783498731.post-32633663808577162712019-11-01T08:00:00.000+05:302020-05-05T19:50:01.199+05:30Soft And Creamy Scrambled Eggs Recipe | How To Make The Creamiest Scrambled Eggs With Milk
For over two decades, I've had this fuzzy memory of mom making a super soft and creamy egg recipe that required milk and stuck a lot to the cooking utensil. As far as I remembered, she used to call it 'scrambled eggs'. But when I grew up and learnt how to make scrambled eggs, I found out that people here (i.e. in India) made it with chopped onions and tomatoes, and called it 'bhurji' in Hindi.
Chicky Kadambarihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04170747335063502107noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2673943582783498731.post-48849219807212596592019-04-30T23:00:00.000+05:302020-05-05T19:51:14.249+05:3010 Zen Takeaways from Albus Dumbledore | Most Inspiring Quotes By Professor Dumbledore
I don't understand why so many people have written-off the Harry Potter books as "kiddie fiction" without even reading them! I personally find these books to be a storehouse of zen wisdom. Every single book in the series is full of amazing insights into life and people. There are dozens of inspiring and thought-provoking lines in every single book, that force you to change your perspective aboutChicky Kadambarihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04170747335063502107noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2673943582783498731.post-76463625751991578102019-04-29T23:00:00.000+05:302020-05-05T19:49:28.354+05:30Happiness Begins With You | If You Want To Live Happier, Start Putting Yourself First
Today's post is especially meaningful to me, because this is something I'm personally struggling with right now. Putting myself first. After years and years and years of putting everyone else and everything else first, I've finally decided to put my foot down and become "selfish" (if that's what it is).
Most of us grow up learning to put ourselves second. This "martyr-type" syndrome is Chicky Kadambarihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04170747335063502107noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2673943582783498731.post-79644756269080556052019-04-27T23:00:00.000+05:302020-05-05T19:59:25.645+05:305 Must-Watch English Movies Set In Foreign Countries That Xenophiles Will Love
A Xenophile is a person who is attracted to all things foreign... foreign people, cultures, and customs. If you are a xenophile, then you will love watching these 5 English movies that are set in foreign countries, and give a glimpse into that country's culture, life, and people.
While there are thousands of English movies that are set in various countries all over the world, not all of them Chicky Kadambarihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04170747335063502107noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2673943582783498731.post-78256801222025885252019-04-26T13:03:00.000+05:302020-05-05T19:50:01.222+05:3014 Water-Rich Vegetables That Help You Stay Hydrated | Summer Veggies With High Water Content
Human body is made up of about 70% water, and it needs this water-balance to be maintained, in order to perform its various functions. So we need to continuously replenish the water we lose in summers, because otherwise, we can suffer from dehydration, a serious condition that can cause various health problems, such as headaches, tiredness, confusion, irritability, constipation, dizziness, Chicky Kadambarihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04170747335063502107noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2673943582783498731.post-59601902687293158642019-04-25T12:30:00.000+05:302020-05-05T19:51:39.071+05:30My Favorite Video Game As A Kid: Nintendo Oil Panic
I used to be crazy about video games as a kid.
I had the Nintendo Samurai TV Video game console, with a cartridge that had around a 100 different games. Naturally, there was the traditional Mario Brothers and Bricks, plus there were games like Legendary, Islander, King Kong, Chess, and even Mahjong, which I didn't know how to play back then, but is an absolute favorite now!
Do you remember anyChicky Kadambarihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04170747335063502107noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2673943582783498731.post-80777495025914293662019-04-24T11:30:00.000+05:302020-05-05T19:50:40.812+05:30How Often Should You Update Your Blog | Ideal Content Publishing Frequency For Digital Marketing
How often should you update your blog? What is the ideal frequency for publishing fresh content on your blog for digital marketing?
There is a never-ending debate in the blogosphere about this. Some content marketeers say you should blog daily, some vehemently tell you to NOT blog more than thrice a week, and yet others advise a posting schedule of several times a day!
So whose advice do you Chicky Kadambarihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04170747335063502107noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2673943582783498731.post-45343792816772907382019-04-23T07:00:00.000+05:302020-05-05T19:51:14.235+05:3010 Interesting Truths About Bloggers
I've been blogging now for over a decade, and until a few years ago, blogging used to be more personal, giving us bloggers an opportunity to know each other better and even become friends.
We would share personal stories on our blogs, talk about our likes and dislikes in detail, sometimes rant together about stuff. Oh and there was no Instagram. So we'd even do the daily photo challenges on ourChicky Kadambarihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04170747335063502107noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2673943582783498731.post-52363344753995660362019-04-22T07:00:00.000+05:302020-05-05T19:49:28.349+05:30Simple Living For Happiness | Simplify Your Life in Just 3 Steps
These days, you see practically everyone on the internet talking about simple living and its benefits, and how it brings more happiness into our life. But to actually apply this concept in your life, you first need to understand what exactly do they mean by "simple living".
Simple living is usually thought of as minimalist living or spartan living, or even miserly living. You'll see a lot of Chicky Kadambarihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04170747335063502107noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2673943582783498731.post-52667897461722465582019-04-20T23:30:00.000+05:302020-05-05T20:00:40.229+05:305 Brilliant Romantic Comedies That Are So Underrated | Lesser Known Rom-Coms You Must Watch
We all love a good romantic comedy, don't we? While we may not always be in the mood for a sappy love story, rom-coms, on the other hand, are usually quite welcome, because they don't need too much of emotional investment on our part.
Romantic comedies, by nature, are light-hearted, feel-good kind of movies, that don't really focus on the pain part of love, or the heartaches and the emotional Chicky Kadambarihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04170747335063502107noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2673943582783498731.post-63163742773818021222019-04-19T23:55:00.001+05:302020-05-05T19:50:01.213+05:307 Must-Try Quirky Food Combinations | Weird Food Combinations That Taste Amazingly Delicious
So I am not too fond of cooking, as you all probably know by now. But I do like to experiment, and weird food combinations are my specialty. (Much to my Dad's dismay.)
I like to mix and match all kinds of stuff... flavors, ingredients from different international cuisines, spices, sweet & salty, sweet & spicy, hot & cold, spicy hot & chilled sweet... anything really.
Some of my weird food Chicky Kadambarihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04170747335063502107noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2673943582783498731.post-66443167631271538262019-04-18T19:00:00.000+05:302020-05-05T19:51:39.076+05:30Adventure in The Chemistry Lab: Playing With Acid!
I was mostly a disciplined and studious kind of kid in school. So I hardly ever got into trouble in the chemistry lab (or anywhere else in school, for that matter). But I did have one fun adventure here, the mark of which I still carry above my right ankle! :D
It so happened that we were conducting an experiment that involved heating some concentrated sulfuric acid in a test tube, over a BunsenChicky Kadambarihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04170747335063502107noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2673943582783498731.post-26359554966524260152019-04-17T23:00:00.000+05:302020-05-05T19:50:40.803+05:30How To Write Original Content For Content Marketing | 5 Tips to Make Your Content More Original
“An original idea. That can't be too hard. The library must be full of them.” ― Stephen FryIf you have ever browsed through the sections on blogging or content marketing on Quora, then you must have noticed how many times people have asked about "how to write original blog content", or "how to make their content more original when it isn't", or "strategies for creating original content regularlyChicky Kadambarihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04170747335063502107noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2673943582783498731.post-62014083457402220142019-04-16T23:30:00.000+05:302020-05-05T19:51:14.253+05:3010 Personal Skills Of Narendra Modi That Truly Inspire Me
Before I begin, let me make one thing clear. This post is only about Narendra Modi's PERSONAL skills that inspire me, about his qualities that I look up to. It has got nothing to do with politics. I am not affiliated with any political party in the country. This post is not even a "performance review" of Narendra Modi's tenure in politics. It is only and only about him as a person, and what all Chicky Kadambarihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04170747335063502107noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2673943582783498731.post-8226653226346094882019-04-15T14:00:00.000+05:302020-05-05T19:49:28.364+05:30Benefits Of Being Mindful | 5 Ways To Boost Happiness With the Practice of Mindfulness
Mindfulness is a centuries old therapeutic technique, used for focusing our awareness on the present moment... on our thoughts, feelings, actions and bodily sensations RIGHT NOW... so that we don't get distracted by our environment and the inherently flighty nature of our mind.
Mindfulness reduces stress and improves effectiveness in our day-to-day life. It helps us control our mind, so that weChicky Kadambarihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04170747335063502107noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2673943582783498731.post-24222294095328254162019-04-13T23:00:00.000+05:302020-05-05T19:52:03.759+05:305 Must-Have Luggage Essentials That Are Most Overlooked | Best Luggage For Easy Travel
Frequent travelers obviously know their luggage well. They know what works best for what kind of trips. They have probably experienced first-hand all sorts of luggage disasters. Plus, most of them usually join several travel communities/groups, where they have access to the "combined travel wisdom" of the entire community. So they get to know about all kinds of creative luggage contraptions thatChicky Kadambarihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04170747335063502107noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2673943582783498731.post-60839100065405565142019-04-12T20:45:00.001+05:302020-05-05T19:50:01.209+05:30Lauki Kofta Curry Recipe | How To Make Lauki Ke Kofte | Dudhi Kofta Curry
Lauki Kofta Curry is a popular Indian lunch/dinner recipe, made up of a luscious onion-tomato gravy, dunked with deep-fried bottle gourd koftas.
Now bottle gourd, or lauki, or as it is known in some parts of the country, 'ghia' or 'dudhi', is a very healthy vegetable, with high water content. It aids in digestion, prevents constipation, reduces inflammation, and promotes weight loss.
But, Chicky Kadambarihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04170747335063502107noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2673943582783498731.post-83981366601225798292019-04-11T19:48:00.001+05:302020-05-05T19:51:39.080+05:30Memories Of Journeys With Indian Railways
Indian Railways is the lifeline of this country, running more than 20,000 passenger trains and over 9200 freight trains daily, both on long-distance and local commutes. I can't imagine there is anyone in this country who has not traveled at least once with the Indian Railways.
And I'm sure we all have our train travel stories--good ones, bad ones, crazy ones, funny ones, adventurous ones, maybeChicky Kadambarihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04170747335063502107noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2673943582783498731.post-7473851568795118972019-04-10T06:30:00.000+05:302020-05-05T19:50:40.807+05:3015 Ways To Find Inspiration For Your Blog Content | How To Find New Post Ideas
Do you ever go through these phases in your blogging journey where you just don’t know what to write about? You want to update your blog, but, can’t think of a topic that you feel like writing on?
So how do you find your muse then? How do you find a topic that inspires you to write? How do you get those creative juices flowing?
I’m sharing below a few sources of blog content inspiration that IChicky Kadambarihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04170747335063502107noreply@blogger.com4