Slip and fly

Hello !  Just sitting in the sofa and thinking how fast this year has washed away . How many people I dint see and how many functions I missed and how many lost their jobs and how many lost their lives .  I am thankful to the universe for keeping me right here .  This year has been the bestest year for me because I have learnt so many life lessons just by sitting at home and observing people and situations around . What all did I learn this year ?  People and money .  And 2021 I will see you right on face !! 

 Hello !!  So here is my new youtube channel of my cooking videos . Please click the below link to have a look . https://youtu.be/pb8WCnp3imQ Why this initiative now ?  Let me tell few things here so that you get a clear picture on what I think .  I am someone who loves to try varieties of food. I am a vegetarian and sometimes I eat eggs .  From my younger days itself i had a great interest on food .Even if I eat little it must be tasty .I have always been particular on food .  My mother was a great cook . Losing my mother at a very young age affected me a lot . Going to hostel at the age of 15 hit me hard . Nearly for 10 years until I got married food was a big problem for me . I never liked hostel food . Most of the days I eat fruits and eat . My memory of good food after my mother death is not in my head .  Once I met naveen I knew he is also someone like me who loves tasty food . I never knew cooking before getting married .Then I decided to make t...

 I am very happy to write this post here . I am a person who loves english songs the most like my father . Nobody else hears to those in my family . I do like our Indian language songs but very few . I am not a big fan of any music composer's.  I do not like sad songs .I never do .I am very selective on melodies .  Recently I realised that I am loving lo fi music a lot . It's kind of 50's songs but that retro vintage music brings a great positive feeling.  I am planning to do a small research on it and find some great songs . What kind of music do you like ?  Are you someone like me . Outlook is modern but soul is in 50's music;)

 Today is our 8th Wedding Anniversary.  Though we know each other for 10 years formally its 8 ;) So on this day I thought of writing what I feel on this journey.  They normally say so and so years of togethersness but I would say its 8 years of fighting and winning each and every piece of moment in life .Than being together most of the time we have been in different places .We have even stayed in Mansions in seperate rooms even after our wedding . We go out on weekends and meet in the staircase with a chai for chit chat and go back to our rooms .We have been colleagues in 2 companies . The club sandwich and tea breaks where the chit chat time .But let me tell you that was the most beautiful time of life . Less money more fun .So even in reality we have lived half of our life like hostel mates or friends or colleagues. This is one of the situation example . If I start writing then it goes on hence stopping here. More than happiness we have seen a lot of problems get into o...

I have always liked having plants around me but not everytime and everyone get that space . When I go back to India I have some plans to have a big garden or some serious plant things .  So as of now I bought few flower pots and trying to maintain it in a good way . I think the birds will help with it as well .  Posting here some of the plants that I bought . I must say that these plants definitely brings happiness and a nice feeling around . Also this is my upcoming Wedding Anniversary Gift from Naveen . We hope to grow together in a much better way with patience and understanding ourselves and others as well .  Have a flower day people ♡

Some pictures of the birds here . These birds are really cute and very much needed for the situation . Not all the days are great for us . The presence of birds brings a small change .  Let me know your favourite one .

Today as Tungli woke up a bit earlier than normal we did some colouring,bird watching,had breakfast and i took her down to see some flowers .She normally takes some flowers to keep in her head and give it to me and Naveen with an I love you ♡ Here are some pictures that I took in my phone .  Have a great day !!! 

Hello everybody hope the Diwali festival went well.  So these days I find most of the people behaviour has changed around and most of the time I am thinking what to do creative or is there anything that gives a soothing feeling . Kind of cozy thing . Just to chill,think something randomly have a nice tea so on . I decided to take all the pictures and videos taken during our travel and make some aesthetic videos with it . I am not a vlogger or I dont like to show my identity or personal life in a youtube video but I make some short videos on my travel,festivals,hobbies or something like that . Do you like aesthetic videos ? 

This Diwali is a very simple one for us looking into the current situation . We are yet to go to India .Probably next year ... My memories on Diwali goes like this . My father buys a lot of crackers when we were small and definitely a new dress for the whole family . A special simple meal will be made by my mother . Myself ,my brother and sister love bursting crackers and we wake up by 3 or 4 am in the morning to keep the first cracker and wake up everybody . My mother loves  1000 wala and my favourite is pookutti( busvanam) and vishnu chakram . My brother loves ola pattasu and lakshmi vadi, my sister enjoys the kambi thiri . My dad randomly helps us with all these . A common big candle is the highlight which will stay in one corner in the house entrance. Our common favourite is Roll Cap . All 3 will have a gun and we sit with it all day . Sometimes we like to crack it with a stone also. These are the beautiful memories of diwali I have .  Today I am married and I have a child...

The dolls /Rattles that you see below are handmade and 100 % cotton . This crocheting technique is called as Amigurumi.If the crochet style and design is in the head then this can be easily knitted by anyone .Its kind of tricky but a worthy one . I hope you all liked these . Post in your comments .

During this Covid times I started my own small time business of handmade products such as baby name banners,Icons,Activity books and many more . I do this from home itself .It's all made of non toxic felt and we are shipping worldwide .  So below are the Christmas and Diwali banner/Bunting that I made . I hope you all like it . Post in your thoughts .  You can follow my page in Instagram which is @HappieeRoots (The logo with have two orange hands of Tungli) This business will be done in a larger scale when I reach India . Advance Happy Diwali and Happy Christmas wishes to all of you from HappieeRoots ♡

I had some good quality A4 sheets with me so I made some cute little cards with a small art work on it .  The inside is completely blank because many at times when I have bought greeting cards I never get enough space to write what I want so I thought of leaving the inside plain so that we can write and write to our loved ones .  Hope you all liked it . Which one is your favourite?

  Today I am going to write something about which many of the dark skin men suffer . Firstly,  In whichever country you are please try to understand that even dark skin men are beautiful inside out .They too have a family as you do, they too are responsible and should be respected . Yes should be . Few of the issues dark skin men face are . 1.When they work for a reputed big organisation they are seen low many at times . It's like they put all the hardwork and come up with a product and the person who presents it will be the so called good looking ,tall,fair and well built person . But let me tell you not everyone who looks good are brilliant and not all dark men are not presentable . Hardwork has to be recognized at any cost . 2. Many of the companies do not recruit dark men (Not in india) . They need white passports .I agree that many fly to other countries for a better life but they should be given chances . Not by looks by the knowledge they have. 3.You might be knowledgea...

I had and I still make hand written cards for many loved ones . So just thought of bringing that habit in Tungli . As she is also interested in art works we both together make cards for functions or birthdays and send it across.  So as Deepavali is coming up we made some cards with the glitter paper,craft paper and left over stickers . Yet to send it to India . Sharing a card which Tungli made for her paati . Her paati most of the time wears blue colour or blue shade sarees and our house is also painted blue so she calls her as blue paati and we find it cute . Even if I teach her paati name she tells  NO !!Its blue paati  I have even noticed people love receiving cards from Tungli ♡ 

  Hello Everybody , HAPPY NAVARATHRI TO ALL OF YOU  So this is the 5 step golu that I set this year . I have made an auto expo and sanctuary as a small theme for tungli . We both together only set it .Starting with a lotus kolam or rangolithe padi consists of seemandham set,fruits ,choppu set,Shivan parvathy with ganapathy and murugan,Ayyapan, Raman and hanuman,Varalakshmi and the must marapachi dolls  Hope you all liked it and let's pray for a better world .

Navarathri is a 10 day festival celebrated in India.This celebration is meant for ladies and girls basically. The number of steps to be set up is 3 ,5 ,7, 9 or 11 and these steps are filled with clay dolls. It's the perfect time to dress up and visit friends and family .  My memories of navarathri will be this way . In our house my mother normally keeps a small golu.But there are few houses in our village who keep 9 and 11 steps . Myself ,my brother and my sister used to go to everybody's house for the bakshanam . All the 10 days sundal( snack) is what we eat for dinner and sleep .  'Bommakol bakshanam mamiya patha lakshanam'  is our funny way of asking bakshanam . Crazy isn't it ?But when we think of it now it's beautiful.  I wish my daughter also enjoyed these type of times in life .  These days,I see many keeping theme based golu,handmade dolls golu and paper mache dolls golu .I am not a bug fan of these ones . I like the clay dolls traditional golu though fe...

Hope you all are doing well . Just thought of writing a different blog today . What are you thinking these days ? What are your future thoughts and how is it all going ?  I am currently visiting countries through phone calls with naveen ...lol  I call naveen and we talk about some place and it feels as if we have already gone so naveen is taking me on vacations during corona .Imagination is very important in life you know ;)Just kidding . So Diwali and Navarathri is coming up . I really wish to be in india during Diwali .More than me Naveen is missing diwali and I miss the streets of mylapore before navarathri . So these are the things in my mind . Hope we all get out of these situations and re unite and have happy times ahead .  But this new year I am planning to stand of the road at 12 just looking at the sky . Like I am out of 4 walls da feeling :)  Happiness is free .Have to find the right one .So this is my idea .  Ok people so post in your thoughts here .

 Hi , I am Shilpa's Adidas Shoe ! I am black in colour with some pink blush on my cheeks .I have travelled with Shilpa for 8 long years and I have had a beautiful journey . She has run with me for miles and miles at Dubai and India when she had high insulin for 3 years . I love shilpa so much . She has taken me to Georgia and Armenia .We have gone a lot of funny night walks and she is forever my lovable friend . I have shared 8 years of my life with her  Naveen ! Her husband came into our life and spoiled our friendship and good times .  Though he thought to impress my friend by washing her shoes and making her day he put me inside the washing machine and took my life. I wish he dint do that and I had more good times with shilpa . I wish shilpa finds another beautiful shoe like me and that pair stays with her forever  Miss you Shilpa♡ With love, Your Shoe

Normally Onam is a much celebrated festival in our house . This time it was an emotional one because on the same day it was my own brother's wedding and I couldnt attend . We had to see it in live but ,until and unless he is happy we are happy .That's all matters .I will be fine soon as days pass by . This situation and people dint favour me . This year our Onam was very simple. We dint sleep properly for 2 days as we had to stay live and see all the rituals going on and in between of all these myself and Naveen with tungli managed to go to the flower shop and buy some flowers . A simple CORONAM and a special flower kolam for the newly wedded.Finding happiness in between of the mess of emotions.Though I did not attend i did my own make up with some gold jewellery which I had here and i wore a new saree .I had to look well on the live call hence .  So I made a small sadhya ( lunch with few special kerela dishes) and we had a good day all together . Kind of mixed feelings day . P...

I belong to a family that had an addiction .That's why I say behind every addiction there is a generation that suffers . Now let's enter into the topic . I have seen enough of money in my life and I have seen my father changing cars every month and to my knowledge I had the most luxurious life that any child would ask for . Yes it was a golden spoon thing .  But it doesnt take much to loose everything in your life . Anytime this can happen to anyone . Everything you see around is uncertain .The money,the cars,the house,the job,the family,the relatives ,friends what not . You never know when all these stops favouring you . One such day every favours of a Rich life was stopped.  Then how I reached this place today is a history . I dont think I can make it in a blog . But let me be honest I have all the above mention today .Infact god blessed me with a man who has some qualities of my father . I am so grateful for that .  What did I learn ?  I dont plan anything based o...

This is an unexpected post . I never knew Naveen had so many questions to ask but as he is also a part of this session I am posting my answers here . I would honestly reply for him too . I stand by my word . But let me tell you I am surprised looking at his questions and happy too  1.Why did you accept my love ?  Firstly I like you ,second I knew that you would be for me at any point of situation as the first thing you told me was that you will stand for my brother and sister in their difficulties . If you can do that I knew that you will never leave me . And I like dark men so that's also a reason . Altogether I like you ♡ you are my bestest . 2.Why u are sometimes too bothering? I seriously dont know but I agree that sometimes I am too bothering ;) 3.Why u dnt like people who drink or smoke? Behind every addiction there is a generation that suffers hence . I dont want any of my generations to suffer due to an addict .  4.What is the word "parenting" for u? When I die my...

I really thought of only part 1 . Never expected part 2 .As I got so many question putting a part 2 here . 1.Unni- Chaptacha ?( Did you eat?) Yes I did . ♡ 2.Meera - What inspired you for cooking/crafts ? Inspiration for cooking is Naveen . I dont know cooking until I married Naveen as my life completely was in hostel from the age of 15 . He loves to eat good food hence I learned it only for him .  Crafts I have no clue .I do from the age of 2 or 3 itself and I still have all the drawings that I did from first .My parents had saved it in a file and it's a memory now .How beautifully they had collected my work ♡ Who is your role model? Nobody . I dont have or will have any role model in my life . 3.Sowmiya - How does your skin glow ?  I dont put soap on my face ,I force myself to drink 8 bottles of water everyday ,I do fruit facials at home .I dont use powder or any other cosmetics on my face . 4.Swarnalatha  How did naveen get such a talented and cute  girl like u.Hi...

So here is my Q & A for this year . I had 2 parts last time which was nearly 25 to 30 questions but this year I think there will be only one part as many dint respond to my message .  So here we go .  First of all thanks to everybody who took time to respond to my question .  1.Asha - Shipping cost ?  As a part of my small business I had made a banner for her son. I have to ship it to California. I am yet to check for the shipping charges and when it will reach if sent . So her query is on hold . I liked the question tho :) 2.Ragavan- When are you coming to Chennai ? Definitely not for now . 3.Harish - Will you help me plan my UAE vacation ? As of now sorry I cant help you due to Covid :) .Better stay safe wherever you are .  4.Nandhini- How do you find time to do so many things dear  I have my own schedule which I follow and I try my best to go with it .I have a diary in which I plan everything . 5.Vidhya -What is the best advice for a girl for a succe...

With so much of negative things happening around I thought of bringing so happy vibes around me .Its been a long time since I heard good things around me . So how am I going to make the change for the next 10 days .  1. Planning to study botany . Bringing back the 12th grade life . I have loved botany than zoology hence i am planning to learn atleast about 5 to 10 plants in the upcoming days . 2.I am on the process of starting my own company hence gonna fill up the diary with my ideas and spend some time on it (on a serious note ) 3.De clutter many items from our house including Tungli toys and having a check on her clothing too  . 4.Download a picture of nature everyday and write something about it   5.Planning to make some traditional tamilnadu and karnataka dishes . Just doing some dwelling on karnataka traditional dishes .Seems interesting  6.Have to make handmade cards with Tungli for upcoming birthdays or 2 to 3 people in our family .  7.Try making so...

Not sure whether you would feel the same but these days I see so many people talking about breastfeeding,pregnancy,infertility,childcare,lactation and so many things.  I just joined an instagram account to see what it is all about . I saw everybody going live and people just keep talking all the time.Let me seriously tell you i just dont understand what's happening in the world .  1.I am also a mother .I have my own hardships. 2.I see people live all the time so I think who does the work in their house  3.They talk everything which is not related to the topic . 4.I dont know the purpose of the speech  5.I dont know why everybody acts heavenly. I do agree everyone are special but I dont know what to say  I am in a situation of no words to express what I feel about this or why this is all for .  Additionally I am fed up with workout videos,skin care routine videos etc etc .  I just dont know what to say . Do you also feel the same as I do .  Note: T...

So here is the Varalakshmi pooja done at our home today which is July 31 ,2020. We managed to get most of the items . I couldnt keep a silver face as it's in my hometown and I thought I would be going back hence kept it there . Dint know that this is how we end up but I managed to decorate the goddess with whatever I had . I would say I have done my best . Let us all hope better days ahead and the universe bless us . The sun shadow exactly on the goddess  face gave me hope for better days .  

Random art with the neon pens I bought Sometimes I add that flashy neon into my life ♡

Not sure how many believe this but sleep paralysis is a real thing.  Has anybody experienced this if so post in your experience in the comment box. My story of sleep paralysis . I experienced this for the first time when I was in Chennai.  I did work in night shifts or the so called graveyard shifts for 8 years . When I first experienced it I was so scared . How i felt ? It's like some unknown thing climbing on you and making you lifeless . You cannot move or even call someone . Actually you would be calling for help but no sound would come out of your mouth . You will think you moving your hand to wake up the nearby person but actually you dont move . You are lifeless.You hear the weirdest sounds around you .Then in sometime you are free and you come out of it .The first thing I do is to drink water because it's like waking up from another world . When i tell this to people they dont believe . Naveen has also experienced the same once in his lifetime hence he believ...

These are some of the bangles I made with thread for myself and Tungli

Tungli loves Snowman as she likes the cartoon Frozen .He favourite scene is Elsa and Anna skating in the ice . So Naveen bought this snowman for her from a shop when they parked the car to fill petrol . She loved the surprise and this has been her recent favourite . She keeps telling snowman feels cold hence I decided to make a dress for him . I had some leftover yellow wool so I managed to make this .That's all no more well left in the house :) How is it ? Did you all like it ?

Hi, Myself and Tungli made this hair clip holder yesterday just to keep her clips in a funky way and she can select which one she wants everyday . I just painted and wrote her name and she sticked some animals and stars with some diamonds and use used cello clear tape and few pink satin ribbons . Hope you liked it .

Alright , so many people would have lost jobs or fallen sick or hit financial but all these will change sooner .Let's hope for the best .Nothing is temporary in life .Good or bad it's all temporary . So how did we deal the firing ? The boss calls and tells you you are fired !!! What's next ?? I have heard this nearly 3 to 4 times in my life but by God's grace I had been called back . Naveen has also faced the same . We have lost jobs been in trauma ,found another one so and so ...that's life . But when we hear this sentence it's like life falling apart ,we think whether we have money in the bank,how much money is there in the purse ,how will we pay the Bill's, should we travel back to hometown forever so and so ... These are the common questions that pops in But there is a way out . Just sit in the sofa and think why me ? Why I alone get hit all the time ? Get up and have a cup of coffee or tea .. Open the window and tell to yourself yes th...

I turned humans into trees That's the way I could see them now. Some are big and beautiful Some are thin and fragile Some are crooked and dark Some are full of life Some are full of green Some are dried and brown Some are high and not reachable Some are short and giving Some are colourful Some are not So is everything around me So choose which one you would want to be Not all the trees are the same Atleast, be a beautiful tree with strong roots Inhale love and exhale forgiveness ♡ 

For everybody who feels broken Trust me there is a way out for sure It's just that you have to give some time for yourself and come in terms with what you feel You should become friends with your thoughts and talk That's the only way out . Keeping on thinking will never help you and talking is also going to ruin the situation . Anyhow nobody is going to understand what you feel so it's better you come in terms with your life . Find the peace within you and try to implement step by step It might be difficult but it's worth it . Bit by bit you change ,others see the change in you and that becomes their biggest confusion and then they bring in empathy  advice and sympathy for you but you got to be the same . Let me tell you silence brings people nearer . When you read this it will be funny but silence does put people in confusion and realise what is what . There is nothing more powerful than silence.  I am not saying to be silent always but when it...

Hello everybody So this is Lusy . Welcomed to your home today . She is 52 days old . I hope we take care of her with atmost care and love . This is our first dog . So there will be many things to learn . We hope we learn as days go by on taking care of her . Much love to all and stay safe ♡

How many of you think this is true . I think to an extent this is true . When we get old we start to understand what is real and what is not.  At least few circumstances and the materialistic requirement is also getting lesser and the interest towards people also at times .We learn many things after going through a series of hurting and end up this way actually . At some point in life we have to think about us and try to stay positive and happy wih what we have . So according to me this quote is 70  to 80 percent right . These days people have got very selfish and if you are someone who is always the same then be grateful to yourself that you are a precious one. So take care and stay safe ♡ 

Hello everybody ! These are some of the stickers which I made today evening . I have made only these but I definitely think I should make more funny and funky ones .What do you think about these stickers ? What can be done with this ? Any ideas will be appreciated . 

This is what I think at 2am with a cup of tea . Naveen was laughing at the purple elephant.Funny isn't it ! But that's ok . Much needed for now actually.