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Blogging journey Ruchi Verma and Forfoodiefamily :  Indian woman turned Influencer

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My blogging journey series was my attempt to learn from women who try to do the impossible.

Ruchi with her family

Image courtesy Ruchi Verma 

People who follow their dreams always inspire.Ruchi Verma is an inspiration .

She  doesn’t put on any airs and graces.She is what she is.
With an impressive twitter following of 18.3k this blogger is a major social media influencer.But her humility makes her very special in this aggressive world.

Her blog is an extension  of her persona. Its like she loves her family and writes about everything  her family and others like her would love to know about.

A Madhuri Dixit fan,Gemini and an enthusiastic foodie ,Ruchi hates insincerity.

 

A little bit about Ruchi and her story

Masters in Information technology, worked as lecturer in Lucknow University then HR co-coordinator in Mphasis Pune and then miracle happened and daughter Ira filled up our life with smiles ☺ and HR-coordinator turned into a domestic engineer .
This is what I love to call myself.  I took this post and enjoying every bit of it with pride. But sitting just idle at home was never my cup of tea.

Being a mom is 24/7 job but I felt loosing myself a little. So I became a part of contest world on social media.

This was a way to portray my creativity .I won many prestigious gifts from many brands.From  Ipad to Iphone .Fully automatic washing machine to TV all on basis  of my creativity.

This was  definitely giving me happiness but not sense of satisfaction.I decided to take up  creative  writing .I wanted to share with others whatever I have done and my blog forfoodiefamily born on the year 2014 Sept 8th.

 

Who is your reader ?

Every family member who is in search of knowledge.

Why  should they  read your  blog?

Every family can follow my blog .People get confused by the name forfoodiefamily .

It’s a knowledgeable family blog under one roof for your family ☺

But this foodie family is not only for people looking out for recipes. But my blog deals with all kind of hunger.

My blog gives you knowledge about parenting, festivals of India, event you want to know about ,reviews on your nearby restaurants and gadgets you love to buy.Recipes for non-veg lover to veg .About kids and about relationship.Your inspiration

My mom & my hubby .

My mom she is a living example of patience. Fighter in tough times and most caring loving and forgiving lady.

Once even after her entire  luggage was stolen ,said coolly ,“I forgive that thief for stealing .That’s his karma and I am forgiving him for my good karm .”

I looked up to her with questioning eyes .SERIOUSLY” she is real gem and  learned person I know.

My hubby Mayank is most sweet, caring , understanding and supportive person …name of my blog is given by him. He not only supports me but also sometimes gives me Idea about writing .

If my mom has  inspired me  and taught me to  deal with all  situations patiently ,then my hubby inspired me with his sense of humor and his ever jolly nature.

 He is an ideal husband <3

Your favorite quotes 

 

Two quotes which I believe and follow “Smile It costs nothing “

“Sharing Knowledge is gaining knowledge”


3 tips  & Your message for struggling mompreneurs: 

Smile and believe that if  family  is happy so are  you .As  a mom …you are blessed with beautiful kids.

Don’t let your passion die…it’s important to have dreams and goals in life…

Manage your time. It’s important so that be organized.

 

Tell us about your vision with the blog

Gaining as much as I can gain !
Tell us a little  bit about your family.

Who is your biggest support? My family ….lovely two kids “Ira (8 years )& Viraj(1 year) “ completes me and Mayank .

We are trying to give them values which we got from our parents .Trying to connect them with ground realities of our country .By celebrating and telling them values of relationships and festivals we hope to imbibe .

We in our family firmly believe and follow one thumb rule “Dining together is compulsory and we can share our views and thoughts and full day discussion on round table dinner time ;)”

My husband is really my biggest spinal cord of life!

3 Tips to grow Social  media reach 

  • Share great content
  • Share other people’s content
  • Just don’t stop sharing

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Blogging journey series:

Blogging Journey :Priyanka RoyBannerjee featured

Jaibala Rao spellbinding storyteller :Mompreneur’s biz focus  

Things Mom Need to do Alone Everyday to Keep it Together

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No one can prepare you for mommyhood.

No one can warn you.
No one can clue you in.
The best they can do is give you vague ideas and vaguer advice.
Because you never tell such startling truths about giving birth right?
One such secret is about raising happy wellbalanced kids.
The truth is all children are more or less born happy.
Till they learn to frown  from you and me.
If you  want to raise happy children you have to be happy.
There really  are no two ways to do this.
You may feel you have it tough mommy.
But mothers are architects of the future.
You have the power .

But why is being a mother so important?

The little child today is a citizen of tomorrow.As a mother you help in nation building.It maynot appear like that when you are struuggling ,but believe me it is.
That’s why mom you must remember selfcare.
Not once a week or once a month.But everyday!

 Things you must do alone everyday to keep it together, even when things fall apart

  • Brush your teeth take a bath, comb the  hair and put on the lipstick.Self care is more than just looking good.
Looking and feeling good go together.
Your mind and body feel together.
So start getting the hair out of the weird bun.
Make a stylish messy bun instead .
Keep hair out of face and look good.
Doing self care in your own privacy is a luxury for moms.
But we need to start.Maybe soak your feet in warm water before going to bed.
Go for a walk or a swim .But do something for your health.
  • Read a book even a few pages atleast .It will help you feel sane.If you have other hobbies do that.Its important you remember you in the mad rush of being mommy.

 

  • Talk to your partner alone .Spending time with him will put the shine in your smile and sparkle in your life.

 

  • Talk to a friend .May be another mommy friemd.Having a shoulder to cry on  helps keep it together .

 

  • Mediate for 5 minutes alone or just sit stand .

 

  • Spend time alone, atleast 5 minutes will help you regroup.
Being a mommy is magical.but we need to refill our cups everyday .
Thats what these daily practices help you with.

#MondayMommyMoments prompt this week

What must you do alone everyday to stay sane ?

 

 

 

Blogging Journey :Priyanka RoyBannerjee featured

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When I started featuring other  bloggers on my  blog I had an ulterior motive.
I wanted to peep into their minds.
Wanted to have an understanding  of why they blog .To learn how to write for years and improving with every word.
The best way to learn is by doing. That’s why #Ultimate blogging challenge with Blogchatter is fantastic.
But I absolutely  loved  #MyFriendAlexa.Finding the wonderful  blogs making friends and learning .
One random moment 1 month back I  stumbled on a post on Ilish   !It was delicious. Seriously droolworthy!
I can honestly  say ,that was the moment when ,I ransacked Priyanka’s blog to find more food stories.
Her book reviews are great but her take on Bengali recipes can make the serious foodie go looking for Bengali cuisine 
Priyanka can write and make you imagine you are eating the food.I fell in love.
I had to learn how this woman thinks.
She is  blogging for 10 years now.If that inspires you .I have more news .She blogs  in both English and Bangla. She is also a freelance editor and writer.She is going to have  her first solo book in print soon.
Priyanka kindly agree to help me out and  give a few tips to me and my readers.

How did you start blogging Priyanka? 

Priyanka RoyBannerjee :The woman behind oneandahalfminutes.com
Priyanka RoyBannerjee :The woman behind oneandahalfminutes.com
I begun blogging with writing poems and personal memoirs, but later revamped it into a book review blog. I believe people of my generation check out
reviews before picking up a book and a review would give them some idea. It is also a way to express my feelings, emotions and judgement about a book that
I liked or didn’t. I think it’s important to write good book reviews.
 

What else can we find on your blog?

There are also articles, stories, memoirs about food, especially Bengali cuisine with the #BanglaKhabar that many would find interesting and enlightening.
That’s my humble tribute to my cuisine and an attempt to bring out long forgotten or extinct dishes/recipes. I’m not a food blogger, I don’t just write
recipes, they are stories that might just bring a smile on my readers’ faces.
 
Who is  your inspiration?
My better half, who is also a blogger and writes wonderful poems. In the blogosphere, I’d say Reshmy Pillai (of The Tales Pensive), Samarpita Sharma and
Debdatta Dasgupta Sahay (of b00kr3vi3ws) were the first book reviewers who kind of inspired me to start writing book reviews.
 

What’s your favourite quote?

Either write something worth reading or do something worth writing – Benjamin Franklin
 

Your message for struggling bloggers

 Just tap that keyboard and begin writing. But don’t be haphazard , create a format for your posts and let your imagination flow.
 
 Find Priyanka at her blogs:
oneandahalfminutes.com
moreechikaa
 
Priyanka on Facebook 
 
How inspired are you ?
What do you love best about Priyanka’s blog?
Comment below and let me know.
 
 
 
 

Media kit template (editable in word):Mompreneur’s blogging journey (part 9)

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What’s a Media kit?

 (There are affiliate links in this post.If you click on the link and buy ,I will make a small commission. This will ,in no way affect the cost of the product for you.I only recommend things which I use myself and find superb!Your kindness helps me ,make this blogging journey possible)
Media kit is  your blog’s  bio, social stats and rates which you give brands ,when you work with them.

What if I have a webpage dedicated as a media kit?

Sometimes brands want a pdf.
Some offline stores want a print version.
Plus do you want a your audience data openly available? 
It looks professional. Like a visiting card!
What exactly  do you  need to put in a media kit?
  • Your blogs mission statement.
  • If you are a solopreneur something about your.
  • Social stats
  • Audience stats
  • Alexa rank
  • Unique page views.
  • Traffic data.
  • Services you offer.
  • Rate card
  • Contact details
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If money comes into your bank while you sleep, that’s Passive income
When I first read Smart Passive Income by Pat  Flynn ,I was struck by a thought. 
Passive income needs a lot of active upfront work.
 
So what exactly is so smart about it?

Over the last 2 years my nonstop reading helped me realize 3 things:

 
1)If you have a blog it’s your media mouthpiece.It’s your way to Google heart and traffic.
 
2)Say you have loads of traffic ,what do you do?
Step 1 get awesome sponsorship opportunities  by working with great brands.
(P.S They will need a Media kit
If you buy using the link above it’s a never again offer.Read on and you will know why.)
 
Step 2, sell something 
 
 
Now either way its money right?
With my lack of credit card, all offshore options, are a strict no no.
Then I stumbled upon (Affiliate link)  Instamojo .
It’s a superb platform. 
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  • They get paid when you sell.Absolutely no upfront cost.
How cool is that?
  • Plus you can use the link in your email,social media WhatsApp everywhere. 
  • Instamojo also has an awesome affiliate program for bloggers ,where you earn when people sign up.
 

What can you sell on Instamojo?

 
  • Ebooks
  • Physical goods
  • Artwork
 
When I finished the #MyfriendAlexa challenge and started the Ultimate blogging challenge  I really wanted to take it to the next level.
 
Launching my digital product is one small step.
The Media kit is priced reasonably.
Its fully editable in word.
You don’t need Photoshop or any other fancy stuff .
Whenever I have an update on this you will receive a free update.
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You can save it as a PDF or download and print it out . It’s easy.
Want the 3 page template ? 
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Comment below to let me know  your opinion about  Instamojo . 
 
I am taking part in the ultimate blogging  challenge day 21,
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How to choose a career after class 12 in India(For Science students) #ThankfulThursdays

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I am an ENT surgeon and a medical teacher.Dedicated to this profession for the last 17 years.

I have no intention of ever leaving it.
I  also moonlight as an author, writer, blogger, creative content planner and social media manager.
Moonlight is a good word because my sunlight is dedicated to working at the hospital and the medical college and the evenings are spent writing, editing, promoting planning etc.
Career choices and one profession may be passe!It may be a time for mindfulness, but it is also a time for being a specialized generalist.

 What I must tell you about choosing a career in India

 Learn something.A skill which will make people want to pay you money .Once your bread and butter is settled, the sky is the limit.I honestly believe there’s no age for education or learning new things.Anyone can learn to grow and make a viable career out of new knowledge.
How to choose a career
How to choose a career

How to choose a career which is right for you?

  • You are so good at something that you are financially independent of your parents.
  •  You are happy doing that thing.
Now while the first thing is what conventional career advisors have always said, the second loses steam when it comes to India’s happiness quotient.
What’s happiness?Why is it important?
If you are not happy doing what you love, then you will never he best at it
So you have to find one thing which ticks both boxes or find several things which together make you happy.

When you choose a course a vocation after your boards focus on these three at the least?

  • How far your parents will be supporting your education?
  • Do you plan to make a career out of this education?
  • What are the prospects for studying this particular course?
  • Are you ready for the bottom up learning needed in that particular field of study?

 Whom should you talk to?

  • Before signing up for any course, talk to the people associated with that branch who have at least five years experience after passing out.
  • How are they making their living?
  • Senior people in the industry will give you a bird’s eye view of the timeline needed for self-sufficiency.
Does this course give you a chance to have your own setup? Ever?
I strongly believe entrepreneurship, emotional health, and money sense should be a part of course curriculum in at least from middle school.
Keeping aside wishy-washy talks you wouldn’t want to not have a stable income.That doesn’t let you plan the life you want.
Say for example the following are branches of studies associated with the Healthcare industry which are Important in a hospital(Both Government and Private)
Have opportunities for government jobs both temporary and permanent.
Have distinct opportunities for financial independence.
Technical assistance is needed in many branches of medicine and good training and experience are highly valued.
 Branches of Healthcare Industry which is much in demand
  • Microbiologist
  • Pathologist
  • Forensic medicine
  • OT technician
  • ICU technician
  • Audiometry
  • Speech pathologist
  • Pharmacologist
  • Optometrist
  • Physiotherapist
  • Psychologist
  • Blood bank technician
  • ECG technician and some more .
  •  Nursing BSc, MSc,
  • Midwifery
But for these to work for you, you will need to study hard
Work hard.Gain experience and have a plan to set up your own setup  if you want to .
In West Bengal, both Government and Private healthcare institutes are offering recognizer courses on the above at affordable rates.
Often the internship options are paid for, unlike many other branches.
I will be updating resources about allied branches, in mainstream options so that you know about your choices.
Check out these resource:
http://www.iahs.co.in/courses.php
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Ear discharge : When should you visit the ER

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Ear discharge is often a private problem. Few want to discuss it. It’s also easy to ignore since you don’t see the condition inside your ear. It’s an easily treatable and preventable condition.

In this post, I will tell you

  • All your options with ear discharge.
  • When you should definitely visit the ER.
  • What are your options to get treated 

Estimated reading time: 5 minutes

Table of contents

What are the causes of ear discharge?

Ear discharge occurs  when  secretions occur due to  infections in various parts of the ear.

*Otitis externa : Infection involving external ear.

Furuncle/boil 

Otomycosis:fungal infection

Acute otitis media
Pus gets trapped behind the eardrum and the pressure may cause the drum to rupture and pus mixed with blood gets released. This generally occurs after an untreated cold for a period of 5 to 7 days. Accompanied by fever and earache. Rupture of the eardrum occurs with a decrease in pain and pus with bloody discharge.

Chronic otitis media

When ear infection causes persistent discharge for more than 12 weeks. This often presents with ear drum perforation, ear discharge, and reduced hearing.

*Otitis media with effusion

Generally allergic rhinitis, adenoid tissues, and Tonsillitis may cause this. In this case, a sticky discharge occurs.

*CSF Otorrhea

Following head injury, if the junction between your ear and brain is breached the brain fluid may leak.

Potentially serious condition with a risk of meningitis.

Types of ear discharge:

Watery: CSF Fluid covering the brain. You may think water is coming out of your ear.
*Mucoid: Middle ear goblet cells are the source . Indicates ear drum perforation. This is sticky like the goo which comes out of your nose when you have a cold. It’s a white discharge from the ear.
*Pus: Otitis externa/furuncle/infected fungal infection, squamous type of Chronic otitis media.
Pus+mucus: Infected mucus, indicates ear drum perforation.Chronic otitis media mucosal type when there occurs ear drum perforation.

Blood coming out of the ear has to be managed by an ear doctor.
*Pus+blood: squamous type of Chronic otitis media potentially serious and needs urgent management.

*Pus+mucus+blood.:Chronic otitis media mucosal type with granulation
potentially serious and needs urgent management.

What are the important investigations you should do?

*Otoendoscopy: A  chance for you to Visualize the inside of your own ear and see the problem.

*Pure tone audiometry: PTA. Helps to assess diminished hearing which can occur due to ear discharge.

*Tympanometry: Eardrum problems like a thinned drum, and the perforated drum is diagnosed  You can also detect fluid behind an intact drum.

*HRCT temporal bone: This is computed tomography of your ear bone and helps detect, how far the disease has progressed.

What are the options for treatment for discharging the ear? 

Treatment  may be:
*Surgical:Chronic Otitis media squamous type( having cholesteatoma and granulations)
*Medical: Acute otitis media, Otomycosis, furuncle of the ear.
*Surgical+Medical: Chronic otitis media

What are the other complaints associated with ear discharge? 

*Swelling  behind the ear: post-aural abscess
*Partial or complete loss of hearing

Ear ache: more common in acute otitis media, ear furuncle, and fungal ear infection.Less common in chronic otitis media. If earache occurs in Chronic otitis media it’s considered a dangerous sign.

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Earache

*Dizziness

*Ringing sound in the ear: Tinnitus

*Acute and chronic mastoiditis Infection and inflammation of the Mastoid bone.
*Post aural fistula: Opening in the skin behind the ear connecting with the Mastoid bone.(This occurs in Chronic otitis media eroding the bone .)

*Accompanying signs such as fever and headache often indicate the potential involvement of the brain.
Meningitis, Brain abscess, and other intracranial complications.

*Facial palsy: Disease can cause involvement of the facial nerve.Deviation of mouth, difficulty closing eye, the problem with chewing, eating, blowing, and puffing.

Treatment  depends on the exact cause 

Often ear discharge is a symptom ignored for a long. Avoidance of the problem will put you at risk of serious complications including, permanent hearing loss. Like a friend of mine, who after ignoring repeated bouts of airplane ear developed chronic otitis media and persistent ear discharge.

When should you visit the ER, with ear discharge?

  • Ear pain not decreasing
  • Profuse bleeding from the ear
  • Slap injury /sharp injury to the ear
  • High-grade fever with ear discharge and headache
  • Ear discharge with dizziness nausea and vomiting
  • Sudden hearing loss with ear discharge
  • Facial deviation with ear discharge
  • Swelling behind the ear with ear discharge

These are all danger signs and need immediate intervention.

Is ear discharge not stopping?This is what you must know.

Where can you get help?

In India, all Government Medical colleges have a good ENT setup.Plus it’s free

In Delhi:

AIIMS

Safdarjung Hospital

Maulana Azad Medical College

GTB Hospital and Medical College

Kolkata

Calcutta Medical College

NRS Medical College

SSKM Medical College

CNMC

R.G.Kar Medical college

Ear discharge in children needs early treatment to prevent long-term sequelae and irreversible damage.

Private medical colleges with excellent Ear surgery in Kolkata

What other queries do you have about ear discharge? Let me know in the comments below.

Shishumangal Hospital and Vivekananda Medical college

Disclaimer: This health info is meant for educational purposes only and should not be confused as professional medical advice.

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