Resolutions 2018

• Loose weight and keep fitness a priority throughout the year. My short term goal is to loose 5 kgs by end of march and further 5 by end of the year. 
• Eat sensibly most of the time. Think what i am putting in my body and watch calories like a hawk.
• Update this blog diligently.
• Work front - carve a niche for myself in the team. I want to become a go to person and want to get a strong performer rating this year.
• Read and maintain a thought catalog so that i can go back and remember them.
• Talk wisely and softly with my kids and atleast give a thought to their perspective.
• Not to loose patience...
• Not to get disappointed with situations and should learn how not to blame others for your happiness.

Weekend Musings

• Watched “ The Coronation” on BBC 1 while doing my gym session.I was expecting a lot more input from the Queen but actually there was very less of it.
• Our customary Friday evening dinner was at Delhi Live where we stuffed ourselves with Simple yellow daal / Gobhi Aloo / Rice for me and Tandoori Chicken for Aayush and Ashish.
• Made Paneer Makhani and Stuffed Bellpeppers - followed Veg Recipes of India recipes which are always comes out perfect.
• Gym session was fabulous - Saturday 80 mts of cardio and Sunday 1 hour 30 mts which was a new record for me. 
• Some me time at Harris + Hoole coffee shop with Nishka. Had Americano with Strawberry Oat  cookies for myself and Nishka had hot chocolate.
• Wrapped presents for birthdays next week - Nishka’s classmates.
• Finishing my old Real Simple magazines so that i can stock up on some new health / interior Decor / lifestyle magazines from India. 
• Bought electric toothbrushes for all of us - Oral B Junior Frozen and Starwars for kids and for us Oral B Pro 2 2000N. 
• Saw below recipe in Tesco Magazine and it looks attractive- will give it a try someday.

Nishka turns 6

New Things

It is good to shake things time to time and i just did that !!! Here is my list :

• Started listening to PODCASTS - i have always heard about them but never got around listening. But having a Smart Phone does make your life easier.So far i have listened few TED Talks / Desert Island Discs and one Motivational Podcast.
• After deciding at the beginning of this year that i will drive more and to newer places - that is exactly i have been trying to fit in. Drove to as far as Feltham / Brentwood and drive to work in the morning and evenings.
• In May this year i was given FITBIT and i am addicted to it. Love to step up and my best so far has been 27k.
• Watched a Pakistani Drama " Zindagi Gulzar Hai" on You Tube.
• Visited the local Hindu Temple at Noak Hill - Big change from the usual Ilford temple.
• Restarted browsing BBC I player and watched " Eat Well For Less ".
• For my daily office lunches - i have now switched to eating salads / Bowl full of veggies and supergrains from my plain sandwiches for 3 years. Also stopped eating packet of crisps too.
• Travelled to Birmingham for an official trip - my first ever trip!!!

Budapest - Highlights Aug 2015

So finally after 2 years the waiting game got over and we flew to " BUDAPEST". The city is breathtaking as i have seen in pictures and read and heard about it. There are altogether 700 pictures which i think still cannot do full justice to what we had seen and experienced there. But few things i would like to note and write.. 

• Icecreams : I am not a Icecream person but due to the intense heat and walking i was quite keen on eating one as soon as got a chance. The one which i will always remember is this one in particular due to its sheer size and this was a kids portion😂.

• Hungarian Parliament : Now this building and its surrounding areas was such that we visited three days in a row and saw it in the night and day. The place is awesome both in terms of size and architecture. Kids loved to run around in the vast space too. 

• Water fountains and features : Budapest was full of these which was truly amazing !! There were old fountains where water coming out of Lions mouth or pools where you can dip your feet to cool yourself or timely mist spray which kids and adults loved equally. 

• New York Cafe : When we booked our trip through BA we got Boscolo Residences as our hotel which is a part of Boscolo Group which had this Cafe ! Now this was quite unexpected. The definition of cafe has now a different meaning! The most ornate and beautiful cafe i have ever seen and probably will ever see in my life.

• Ervin Szabo Library : The most gorgeous library one can see ever.. 

This is a must visit in Budapest. Beautiful reading rooms that i could have spent the whole day there. 

Vegetarian Burgers with Walnuts

Continuing with Burgers this is the second one i made the next day for dinner which was liked by everyone in the family as well .

Ingredients

6 plain buns with sesame
2 oz walnuts
3 oz Colby or Cheshire cheese
2 carrots
1 large zucchini
1 bunch chives
6 tbsp heavy sour cream or soft cream cheese
1 cup fresh soyabean sprouts
1/3 cup olive oil
6 tofu burgers
salt, milled pepper

Method

• Crush the Walnuts coarsely. Grate the cheese
• Peel the carrot and cut it into thin strips. Wash the zucchini and cut it into thin strips.
• Chop the chive. Mix them with the sour cream or cream cheese in a bowl, seasoning with salt and pepper.
• Plunge the soybean sprouts into a saucepan of boiling salted water to blanch for 2 minutes. Drain and rinse under cold running water.
• Heat 3 tbsp of the olive oil in a wok and stir fry the carrot, zucchini and soybean sprouts over high heat for 3-4 minutes. Season with salt and pepper.
• Heat the remaining oil in another skillet and fry the tofu burgers for 2-3 minutes on each side. Keep hot.
• Cut the buns in half. Spread the chive and sour cream/ cream cheese mixture over the base of each. Place a layer of the vegetables on top, followed by a tofu burger. Sprinkle with grated cheese. Close the buns and serve immediately.

Burgers Galore Part One

Past week i made Burgers for dinner back to back. I found a book on Burgers in my local library and found two vegeterian recipes and so i made them. They looked pretty easy to follow and i think they were quite different to what i have eaten so far. The name of the book is "Burgers" by Valery Drouet and Pierre -Louis Viel.
The first recipe i tried was " Burgers with Mozzarella and Bell Peppers".

Ingredients
6 ciabatta rolls
1 yellow bell pepper
1 red bell pepper
1 green bell pepper
1 onion
3 tbsp olive oil
12 pitted green olives
6 tbsp (50 gms)pine nuts
generous 1lb smoked mozzarella
6 tbsp prepared pesto
generous 1 cup arugula
salt
milled pepper

Method

• Seed the bell peppers and cut them into thin strips. Peel and slice the onion.
• Heat the olive oil in a large skillet and fry the onion for 5 minutes. Add the bell peppers. Season with salt and pepper and cook for 15 minutes.
• Chop the olives and toast the pine nuts in a non stick skillet with no oil for 2-3 minutes
• When the bell peppers are tender, add the olives and pine nuts. Mix well.
• Preheat the broiler.
• Cut the mozzarella into 6 thick slices. Season with salt and pepper.
• Cut the rolls in half and toast them lightly in the broiler.
• Spread the pesto over the cut surfaces of the rolls.Distribute the arugula over the base of each roll, cover with a layer of the bell pepper mixture and top with a mozzarella slice.Close the rolls and serve immediately.

The List - December 2013

This is the first time i am doing this list inspired by Nupur's Lists of One Hot Stove.I usually write everything in my diary and try to incorporate everyday events in it.

Reading - This month has been the best month in terms of reading books as i read 5 books which is truly amazing by my standards.
I read "Cocoa at Midnight" by Kathleen Clifford;" Apron and Sliver Spoons" by Mollie Brown. These two books were a easy read. They are real life accounts of domestic servants and their hardships in pre war era.
The next book was very romantic novel by Jojo Moyes "The last letter from your lover". The book was hopelessly romantic and spanned two time lines - one from 1960 and other from present day.
Other books were "No time to say Goodbye" by Linwood Barclay - a thriller with a twist.I was so engrossed in reading the book that wanted to finish it soon.
And ended the year with Penny Vincenzi's " Love in the Afternoon and other short stories". I have never read her books before and did not find the book very interesting. The short stories were very predictable and short of any twists.

 Watched " 12 Dates of Christmas " -  a romantic movie where the girl keeps reliving Christmas Eve 12 times and must break the cycle for her blind date.
Another one was " Cast Away" - A Tom Hanks movie - quite a depressing movie where he is stranded on an island for 4 years and comes back to find that her girlfriend is now married and has her own family.
This is the first time i bought Whats on TV - Holiday TV watching guide. I am so deprived of watching any Television or movies that this year i am quite keen to watch some good television.Top on my list to watch is " Downton Abbey" and "The Great British Bake Off."

Had a busy month in terms of Socialising.Attended Christmas Drinks with my ex - colleagues or golden oldies as they say. Also a Birthday Party of a 3 year old and ended the day with tea and some mince pies at a friends place.Christmas Day evening was spent with a family of four serving them  M&S Party food.Invited for lunch by a friend ( N and A ) at Langley.Just before the year ended i invited one of our friends for lunch who were visiting from Glasgow over holidays. I made Amritsari Chole , Delicate Korma with Apricots / Paneer Maalvani / Rice / Paneer and Pineapple Salad / served all with parathas and ended with tea and pistachio ice cream. New Year's Eve was spent with another set of friends and had such a pleasant time serving them Nachos with cheese / Mix Pakoras - Potato / Paneer / Cauliflower and Chillies/ Garlic Bread and Pizzas.

My son had a busy time over the month as well. Started with Christmas Fayre in school where he met Father Christmas and got presents. Took part in Christmas Raffle.We attended his first ever Christmas Concert. I don't think he was really into singing and was just interested in waving us.
His most busiest day was when he had Christmas lunch at school / Christmas party in his class/ School Disco and Christmas Party in his drama class.He also came to my office on Christmas Eve and got Face painting done.

The biggest high this month was that my son learnt to write his name - it was an amazing feeling to know that he is growing up and a first step of sorts for future.

Birthday Month and Diwali 2013

• Had a very busy past month and it does not seem to be slowing down in any way. Apparently i feel that though i want my " free time" and some time to reflect and ponder i actually prefer to be busy and on my toes all the time.
• Since October starts with my Birthday - i celebrated it with going out for lunch with Ashish to Jamie Oliver Restaurant at 
•  Canary Wharf. Since i go out so less to eat out i think whenever i go out i like them all.
• This month also saw Nishka making multiple trips to GP for an infection which took a month to go away.
• We became proud owners of an apartment in a Taylor Wimpey development and rented it out to one of Ashish's colleague.
• Aayush has discovered that he loves playing with tools and has now multiple sets of tool sets. He spent his entire sunday with his dad helping him out and the flooring guy in the new apartment.
• Couple of friends ( Richa/Nikhil and Manu/ Kapil invited us for dinner/ lunch at their homes with my parents. Had couple of lunch rendezvous with friends in Canary Wharf- With Smriti at HSBC Mezz Restaurant and also with Baljit / Ashish and Fabino at GBK. Ruchi/ Mayank bhaiya also invited us for Pre Diwali Dinner at their place.
• My mother also made Diwali Snacks - Besan Laddoo, Chivda and Namak Paare.
• First time ever we ordered food from a Bangladeshi eatery " Spices" for Karwachauth. The food consisted of Paneer Tikka,Chatpate Aloo,Chana Paneer,Kulcha,Daal Tadka, Vegetable Biryani and Naan.The food was not bad and Paneer Tikka and Chana Paneer were good.
• My mom made an excellent Diwali Dinner - A typical Rajasthani fare - Daal Baati / Gatte ki sabzi / Rice and Baigan Bhartha ( a punjabi addition ) and Jeera Aloo. My contribution was Shrikhand for dessert.
• We had quite a few get togethers this month - which takes a lot of planning and energy and time but i guess at the end it is all worth it.

 

 

 

Fridge Freeezer Clean Up

My Fridge and Freezer are generally organized and I try and keep them clean as much as possible.I do wipe the surfaces every week and mostly use up all my vegetables and fruits. 

This is the picture before the clean up was done.

Three things which are always there in my fridge :-

Peppa Pig and Thomas Yogurt ( Kids Yogurt)

Philadelphia Cream Cheese ( Different varieties each time )

Milk Roll ( Bread)                   

My Freezer is filled with frozen Haldiram’s meals like DaalMakhani / Sandwich Dhokla/ AlooTikkis.

Also there are a couple of Ice- Creams – Angry Bird Lollies / Peppa Pig Milk Bites / Plain Vanilla Icecream

I have also frozen DaalMakhani and Paneer with Spring Onions made by me to be used in those evenings when I will be no mood to cook.

 Three things which are always there in my freezer :-

Green Peas – This is the only vegetable which is in my freezer all year around. My son takes them in his school lunch bag everyday.

Paneer – Always have paneer in my freezer – either a slab of it or cubed. One of my staple ingredients when some guests are dropping by.

The most unusual item in my fridge would be Green chillies in brine – I bought them to make Mexican Casserole. I have used quite a lot of it. But it is still there and I need to finish it soon as it has got quite old now.

Another item which I bought was Bombay Sandwich Chutney – I bought it on a whim and I knew it will take ages to finish. Thanks to my perseverance it is now finished. I have used generously on my cucumber sandwiches which I take daily to work.

Here is the picture after the clean up and organization was done.

News Flash 27.7.13

• Made “ Delicate Korma with Cashews and Apricots”   and “ Black Eye Peas with Coconut from AnjumAnand’s Vegetarian book. The curries turned out excellent and was not that difficult to make. A little bit of planning was required and that’s all
• Aayush and Nishka have been enrolled with Everyone Active Swimming lessons now and go to Tuedays 3:30 and Sundays 1:30 respectively.
• Currently reading “ Dead Simple” by Peter James from the Reading Club at Hornchurch Library. It is more than a year now since I joined and I look forward to those First Tuesdays or Thursdays when we meet. It has been a good experience as I have read quite a good collection and very different from each other. 
•   Have been actively using the Goodreads app on my phone. Kept a list of books which I have read in the past one year. Also love the fact that you can be in touch with your friends that what are they reading and add it to your list.
•  Aayush will be joining Nelmes Primary School in September this year. He has finished his time in Georgie Porgy Preschool and loved it. I am looking forward for Nishka to start her time in school as well.
• We have been to one of the Open Days at Nelmes Primary and bought Aayush’s school uniform. Still have to buy shoes and trousers for his session to start on 23^rd Sep 2013.
• Jayeeta  andSudeep with their daughters came over for lunch. I made Daal Maharani ( recipe taken from Ribbons to Pasta Blog ) , Paneer with Spring Onions ( Nita Mehta Paneer recipes ) , Korma with Cashews and Apricots ( AnjumAnand Vegetarian Book ) , Peas Pulao ( One Hot Stove Food blog) and all this served with Garlic and Coriander Naan and BoondiRaita.
• Aayush had his Graduation Ceremony at Georgie Porgy Preschool on 19^th July 2013. He was a very popular boy in his school and was called a” Superstar”. At first we assumed he has not understood the event but since he is back from the party he keeps looking at his card and the teachers photo printed on it. Surprisingly he knows all the names of the teachers.
•  Weather in London is too good to be true.. We are having a heatwave which last happened in 2006. Windows are open all day at home and have 2 pedestal fans which are on throughout the day. Temperature is touching 30 on most days.
•   Refreshing to eat strawberries / cherries / and drinking “Rasna” in these summer days.
•  Have booked Aayush to Fit For Sport classes for some days. The sessions are from 9:30 to 1:00 in the morning and he has to take packed lunch and some snacks with him. 
•  Nishka is getting naughtier by day. Her vocabulary of words is also multiplying by every passing minute. The words she says most of the time is “ mummy/ mumma , papa, kaka, bye, babu, daddu, dadi.Whenever Nishka says bye she gives flying kiss to the person and says “mum” for water and “dudu” for when she needs milk.
• Both brother and sister just love each other to bits and do all sorts of antics with each other. It is a pleasure to watch them grow almost together. Aayush is a very caring brother and does not like when somebody scolds Nishka. He will be the first person to come and defend Nishka even though the fault was of her.
• It is birthday month in my family. Both my nephew and niece celebrated their 4^th and 10^th birthdays this week. Kids had their parties in respective party places with their friends and adults gorged on home cooked pooris / chole and pulao and pizzas.
• There were some adult birthdays as well which were celebrated in London Darbar. Guests from Canada as well family in London gathered for the celebrations.
• Ashish off to Chennai again and will be back exactly on his birthday. It has been a year since he has been going to India for work. I think the novelty has worn off now.
•   I have enrolled Aayush to Summer Reading Challenge organised in our Library. He has to finish 6 books in total at the end of which he gets a certificate and a medal.
• Also planning to enrol him in Drama Classes locally..taking him to first trial class tomorrow. Let’s see how it goes.
  
  
  

Where and What i have been reading

I came across this post about bloggers sharing their local libraries and also what they are currently reading. I thought this would be interesting as i am also a part of a book club for the past few months and thanks to that     i have been able to read some good literature.The picture below is of my local library " Hornchurch Library". It is a shame that i have not been able to utilise my library as much as i should have.

The books i have read so far :-

• The Help by Kathryn Stockett
• Difficult Daughters by Manju Kapoor
• Home by Manju Kapoor
• Salmon Fishing in the Yemen by Paul Torday
• The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer.

Hoping to read The To Do List by Mike Gayle,Married Women by Manju Kapoor and A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseni.

Things in my Freezer

I came across this post where everybody was sharing what is there in their freezer. I have done a post long time ago about what's in my fridge. And since i have been out of blogging for a very long time,this post is a good starting point.I have 4 drawers in my freezer.I have a very few basic staples in my freezer which are constant and hardly change. In my first drawer i have 3 frozen Margherita Pizzas and 2 Tortilla wraps.We generally buy Margherita pizzas and then customise it by adding toppings of our choice.Second drawer consist of Frozen chips, Petit Peas and Mixed vegetables. Peas is something which we use quite a lot in Indian cooking.Third drawer consist of Haldiram's Cocktail Samosas, Meltz Rasgullas and Seriously Nutty Pistachio and Chocolate Icecream.Fourth drawer contains ice cube trays.

News Bites

• Organised a lavish lunch for our friends from Wolverhampton. Made Daal Makhani,Baked Matar Paneer,Mix Vegetable Bhopali Syle,Moong Daal Pakoris ,Imli Vaale Aloo,Paneer with Spring Onions,Gobhi Masala, Mix veg Rice and Raita.
• Made a trip to Great Yarmouth - the seaside town over the Easter Weekend.Had lunch in " Prezzo" at Beccles.
• Books read - " The Happiness Project " by Gretchen Rubin, " The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society"
• Joined my local gym at the Hornchurch Sports Center.Attended Group exercise classes like Total Toning,Body Jive, Body Balance and Body Step. Also attended the Personal Training Session from a Personal Trainer for 35 mts.
• Aayush starts attending Georgie Porgy Preschool three days a week. He goes Monday afternoons and Thursday and Friday mornings. This alongside going to Creative Kids nursery Tuesdays and Wednesdays.
• Joined a local Reading Group at my Hornchurch Library.Atttended the first session but not the second one due to childcare issues.
• Nishka has completed all three of her Vaccinations and now atleast she is free for the next 8 months. Her next injections are due after her 1st Bday.
• Movies watched - "Life Express ","Dirty Picture ",Guzarish","Perfect Match","Everything Must Go " and "Ek Main Aur Ek Tu".

Birth Notes - second time

My due date was Xmas Day - 25th Dec 2011.From the very beginning of my second pregnancy i was not sure whether i wanted to have a natural birth due to my traumatic first pregnancy.However i knew that having a C-Sec does not mean that things are going to be straightforward as it is a major abdominal surgery and there can be various complications in having get that done. I was assigned a Consultant ( S Chakarvarti) and i saw her after every few weeks. When i met her for the first time she referred me to a Counsellor as she felt that i am carrying a lot of excess baggage from my first experience and i need to get that out from my system.
I saw my Counsellor ( June Mitchell) throughout my pregnancy and that did made things a bit calmer for me. I was getting prepared mentally for a natural birth as my Consultant also believed that having a C-Sec will be more unsafe as i will have high chances of blood loss.

However as time approched i realised that i do want to go for C-sec as i felt that i will be in more control of things as compared to last time.

So on 8th Dec 2011 i met my consultant and requested for a C-sec and she referred me to a Senior Consultant - Dr Richard Howard. I was not sure whether i will be granted one as NHS does not support elective C-sec. But Dr Howard was quite understanding and he mentioned that it is quite natural for me to feel scared because of my last experience and he is happy to perform the surgery himself. So the date was decided and i was told i will have my surgery done on 19th Dec 2011.

On 19th morning i reached the Postnatal ward in the Green Zone of Queens Hospital.I was seen around 8 and was asked to change to Hospital clothes and get ready for surgery at 9 am.But after some time we were told that there are few emergencies and there is no bed left at the Recovery Room therefore either my surgery will be delayed or postponed to another day.

We were sent to a Postnatal room and we stayed there till 12:30 pm.All this time i was quite sure that my surgery will be postponed and we might have to come next day.

Then one of the doctors came at 12:15 pm and told me that they are ready to perform the operation and i should be heading towards the Ops Theatre. My process started at 12:30. There were approximately 10 people in the room and each one of them were doing their assigned jobs. I was given spinal block and also Anti Infection Antibiotic.The atmosphere was quite overwhelming for me in the beginning and within seconds of injecting the spinal block i could not feel any sensation from the waist down below.

After few minutes Ashish was allowed into the theatre and that helped me to calm my nerves but i was feeling very dizzy and disoriented. I mentioned this to the doctor and he did something on the machine and suddenly i was not feeling dizzy anymore. Me and Ashish decided about the name right there on the operating table. At 12:59 pm our daughter was brought into this world. She was handed over to Ashish while my rest of the process was finished. At exactly 1:30 pm i was out of the Ops Theater and shifted to Recovery room.

Introducing Nishka

Two Already!!

Aayush turned two and we can see noticeable changes in his behaviour.He is more responsive and playful but also cranky and sometimes stubborn as well. He loves to play with pots and pans and is extremely passionate about cars and trucks. He loves to sit behind the steering wheel and manouver it.He does say few words and his vocabulary includes"mom";"papa";"cooking";"bus".He can make us understand whatever he wants and can easily explain us with his hand gestures or expressions.He loves to play with small pebbles and collects them and hides them in the storage section of his truck. I wish i could turn back the closck and make him baby again when he could come in my lap and used to feed and sleep again.!!!

Little Things

• Finished reading "My Feudal Lord" by Tehmina Durrani and currently reading " Eat Prey Love" by Elizabeth Gilbert.


• Cooked an elaborate lunch for friends - made Dum Aloo Banarasi , Gobhi Kasoori , Paneer Makhani , Hyderabadi Subz Korma , Oriental Stir Fry and Angoori Raita with Parathas and Naan.


• Aayush started his swimming lessons every Saturday morning at our local leisure center.


• Bought various cookbooks by Tarla Dalal and Nita Mehta on my trip to India.


• Watched " Music & Lyrics " and " Serendipity " on recorded televison. Currently watching "Caroline Quentin - A Passage to India " on ITV.


• Witnessed a historic win for India in the Cricket World Cup.


• Recent meals cooked were "Nawabi Curry" ; Jamie Oliver's Spaghetti ; Rajma, Chocolate Fudge.

Sharm el-Sheikh

To begin with i never even heard that there is a place called Sharm el-Sheikh in this world.We wanted to go to a place for a week and my first choice was "Tenerife" but since we got to know that Tenerife will be much colder as compared to Sharm el-Sheikh we opted for latter.This was a holiday of lots of firsts in our lives... first time to Middle East;first time living in a beach resort;first time as a family with the little one;first time on a holiday with no plans to sight seeing anywhere.Also it was a bonus to go particularly at this time of the year as London was experiencing the worst Winter ever with freezing temperatures almost all of December.

• Aayush was an absolute angel on the flights.He slept most of the time and kept himself busy when he was awake.
• After a very very long time i visited Gym and did running and cycling for a hour everyday.
• We realised very soon that Aayush need a "Push Chair" and so Ashish went to Old Market Town and bought one.
• Again after ages i finished reading a book .."P.S.I love You " by Cecelia Ahern.
• Saw "Fantasia" - a very beautiful place to have dinner and watch belly dancing but of course since being with a kid we just did a quick round and went off.
• Ras Mohamed National Park was amazing.Blue skies and crystal clear water with no soul in sight.Since Snorkeling was banned due to shark attacks there was no one in the waters and that was a bonus.
• Had moreish Mexican Dinner and refreshing mocktail drinks at the hotel Aqua Bar and dinner at Acupulco Joe's.Lunch facing the Red Sea from our Hotel's Restaurant.
• Due to heavy snow in London our flight was cancelled and re-booked next day -Sunday.Apart from few hours delays we reached London Gatwick midnight amidst freezing temperatures of -11c.

Resolutions 2011

• Blog more frequently.
• Do some form of exercise atleast 3 times a week.
• Eat more sensibly.
• Watch good television.
• Be more in touch with friends and family.
• Be more patient.
• Stop buying the same outfit endlessly.
• Practise diarising day to day events.
• Be more groomed.