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Mompreneur’s blogging journey: Why do you blog?(13)

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People blog for different reasons.
For some it’s a personal diary .
For some it’s a way to share stories with friends and families, all over the world.
For some it’s a part of their business . 
And for some blog is a way to make their dreams  come true.
I belong to this last category.
Dreaming is great .The problem comes when you have to chalk out a plan for making the dream a reality . 
When I became a doctor it helped me fulfill two dreams at the same time.
One was to help people .
Another was to help my mom and support our family
I could earn from the moment I was an intern.
Knowing my income was not dependant on other people giving me jobs,was a relief. 
Blogs have that little magic too.
What and how much you can earn from your blogs depend on what you are willing to do.
If you are in a rut.
Find out your why.
This December I am sharing with you all the ways  blogs earn.
What do you do to make your blog earn?
Comment below to let me know.
 
 

Kohleyed.me Shalini the Blogging diva and soldiers wife

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When I interview bloggers I find we all have a common thread .

We want our voices to be heard, from whichever corner of the earth we call home.
 
Travelling with family ,travelling for work ,living anywhere on this planet your blog becomes your digital home.
 
The place which is always there for you.
Women specially have a genetic tendency to put down roots
So if roots are physically not possible ,put down digital roots.
Make your digital home beautiful .
That’s my Blog beautiful.
 
That’s what I loved about Shalini’s blogs
She has a beautiful blog home at with an extended kitchen .
 
Hear her story today.

How many blogs do you manage ?

I manage two blogs. One is  Food Blog  somethingiscooking.com
Personal blog: kohleyed.me 

Who is your target audience ?

For the food blog, I would say anyone who loves to cook simple, easy to make dishes at home.
I don’t fancy those complex dishes which takes more than a couple of hours to cook. I am impatient that way. I write about anything and everything on my personal blog.
You can find poems, a bit of fiction, book reviews, movie reviews or even about how my day went by. Thus said, it is more like that warm cup of coffee on a winter day.

Best blog design tips from your experience

Black text in White background- this does the trick always. Choose only a font or two while writing your posts. I believe too much is too bad.

Time management tips for my audience

There was a time when I did Daily Blogging on both my blogs while I had a full-time IT job. It was tedious but I work efficiently and better when I keep myself busy.
I keep a mental reminder of what to do in each hour of the day, thus managing home, work and both the blogs. I also love to make ‘to-do’ lists just after waking up and tick off the list as the day progress.

Best blogging practices

Be regular, even if it means you post only once a week. Appreciate the readers who share and comment on your posts.
Reciprocate your gratitude by reading their blog posts and leaving meaningful comments.
I am dead against leaving a ‘nice post’ comment on any blog.

Which email service do you use?

I use the default WordPress email subscription tool for now. I am learning about other services and it will soon be available on the food blog.
What’s the one thing you wish your blog had or you knew when you started 
That’s a bit difficult to answer because I feel content about my blogs always. It is not a good thing for I always want to better my blogs.
So, right now it is a newsletter which my blog needs.

What would you do differently if you had to start now knowing everything you do?

I would concentrate on Image optimization and SEO a bit more if I have to start a blog right now.
I am still taking baby steps but yes, blogging is a long journey.
Give us your top 5 ways of making money from your blog
Even after three years of blogging, I still feel I am an amateur. I have not started earning from my blogs yet, except a few occasional wins in contests.
Do you have any products?
No. I should say, it is work in progress at the moment. I have big things for my blogs in mind in the coming year.
Your inspiration
I draw inspiration from almost everything that surrounds me. Yes, there are days when I lose my cooking mojo.
But then I try to simplify and prepare my comfort food. I am inspired by beautiful ingredients, beautiful recipes, and beautiful stories about food.
I am inspired by the weather and and what I am hungry to eat????.
Your favourite quote
“I stopped feeling like I didn’t belong anywhere and realized that I actually belong anywhere I wanted to be” 🙂

Tips & Your message for struggling Bloggers

Persistence and perseverance rewards. Keep writing good content and do your bit by sharing your articles on social media

 

You never know when an opportunity will knock your door.

 

Services+freebies ?

Not yet. It is definitely on top of my list for 2017.

 

What’s your vision with this venture?

Vision? I believe in short term goals. For example, I wanted to improve my Alexa rank this month and I’m seeing good results.

 

 

Next month, I will have some other thing in mind. I guess, achieving each milestone boosts up my morale and that can be seen on my blogs.

 

Are you involved in any charitable causes ?

Yes and I do not disclose about it much. I have pledge to donate my eyes and I am privileged to be part of a cancer charity support.

 

 

Tell us a little bit about your family.Who is your biggest support?

I am an Army Brat and an Army Wife and to say the least, that is my strength.

 

Short bio
Army Wife -Food Blogger- Food Critic- Product/Restaurant Reviewer- Ardent Reader- Delinquent Poet- Trained Bharatnatyam Dancer- Dog Lover- Wannabe World Traveler- One day wanting to meet the one and only Gordon Ramsay, I cook my heart out to bring a smile on my soldier’s face!
Insta: @kohleyedme

Fb page link:
https://www.facebook.com/somethincooking/

https://www.facebook.com/kohleyedme/

 
Have you visited Shalini’s blogs . What is your opinion of digital homes?
Let me know in the comments  below.

Life Ether & SRK #Takda Tuesday

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Kal Ho na Ho and Kuch Kuch hota hain are twin ,favourites of mine 

The first one said

“pyar dosti hain “

And I married my best friend from medical college.

The second one

“Kal Ho Na Ho”,

was the inspiration behind doing my  best ,in everything I do .

We all have the same time on earth.

It’s called a lifetime!

What you do in this lifetime ,is precious.

It’s the Tadka in your life’s ” daal chawal”.

It’s the reason God sent you here.

You and your life have a special purpose.

The journey of life is to find that purpose and make your time here on earth count.

Life and death is transitional states of energy.

Just like steam ,water and ice are all H2O.

Alive or dead matters only in the physical world.

The ether is where your energy your soul your being lives.

Once you realize this ,life gets easier.

You are a part of that ether .Your energy fills it up.

Makes it whole.

When you are sad it draws on the ethers energy and reflects on events around you.

You will see bad mood and bad news feed on each other.

While happiness and good news are best friends.

What comes first?

Can you control your minds energy waves?

Can you make a difference to how people think?

Let me know in the comments below .

SRK did that with both these movies.

I think these movies have bits of life’s mysteries woven into them.

After all art imitates life.

Linking up for #TadkaTuesday Tuesday with Deepa.

Navi Mumbai creche horror #MondayMommyMoments

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When I wrote   Healthier mothers and babies:Mommy stay with me , wasn’t bluffing .
Not about the abuse
Neither about the results of it.
The  post traumatic stress , which often goes untreated.
 
 
The scary part ,I knew parents and babies , who were recovering from this very trauma.
 
Both parents doctors working for the Government .
They have a baby 3 years old.  
Where will the baby stay ,when the parents leave for their work?
Mom has taken as many leaves as she could. 
Grand parents did their best.
But they needed a solution .
Obviously day care was the answer .
A suitable one found.
 
Hefty amount paid.
But the child while going for  day care threw a tantrum everyday. 
She stopped eating properly.
Used to cry in her sleep.
Parents were worried . 
But did they  have another solution ?
Helpless parents .Traumatised child.
Life went on.
One fine day when the parents got off work quickly, they went to pick up their daughter before time .
On reaching the crèche they find the main door open.
Loud music blaring in the flat.
 
One child locked inside  a room crying loudly .
 
Another room had a child crouched in a corner. 
Crying.
 
Their daughter had her fingers inside her ear ,mouth pressed into the bedding of a cot ,crying inconsolably.
 
The next door neighbours, could be heard fighting loudly . The thin walls separating  the two flats , couldn’t drown theit voices.
No sign of any guard ,caregiver ,owner .
The shocker ?
 
The parents   did what they could .
Took the child and went home.
Did anybody stop them?
No.
Did they receive a phone call from the crèche,  asking about the child?
 

The Navi Mumbai  incident, is another horror story.

3 levels of horror !

1)There was a CCTV which caught the footage .
Still that nonhuman being, thrashed the little baby mercilessly .
A child unable to speak protest or complain .
The utter disregard for any karma.
What exactly is the problem ?
Is she mentally disturbed.
Obviously she is otherwise no sane human would beat up a baby
Is she a habitual  criminal child abuser?
Obviously she is,
otherwise she would be scared of the CCTV.
Is she afraid of repercussions ?
Obviously not.
The owner doesn’t care after the money is paid.
No quality control.
No supervision.
 
 
The  woman maybe a mother.
I wonder how much abuse her children have to withstand !
 
The people  who are in the Government , the people who own the companies ,everyone has a mother.
But  everyone forgets.
A mother who has to leave her child with strangers, does so with  a specific belief.
The belief that the money she earns ,will be helpful for the child’s future.
Carrying a burden of guilt and a heavy heart ,she drops off the little one everyday.
Little knowing, that unscrupulous people take her money .Treat the child badly and  unapologetically ask for tips.
 
Both me and my sister were raised in crèche.
Till class 4 .As far as I remember I was never treated badly.
There was  one complaint my sister had.
The eggs or the fish my mom used to give her for lunch, never reached her plate.
She got only the curry with rice.
So except for food theft, not much lasting trauma.
More or less well-balanced adults.
 
When I started having day school.
It was a blessing
No more crèche.

A few solutions which we can pray for

 

#How the Government can help 

Open  crèche in all offices .
The mother will  work   happily . Less chance of sudden leave-taking, because of absentee maid.
Make  CCTV footage from crèche,  constantly available to the  mom.
 
Private companies same advice.
Plus work from home opportunities, in both sector, till child starts full day school .
After all having an ayah at home with the child is also hardly full proof.
A horror story of an infant being injected sedatives ,while the ayah locked up the home everyday   had made me sleepless.
 
Children are our future .
A society which doesn’t think about the plight of its children and mothers ,loses its humanity.
Loses its chance to be really great.
 
Just because children have no voice ,no representation in the Government , doesn’t mean they don’t have rights.
If we give birth it’s after a lot of pain.
It’s time now to take up more pain.
As mothers we have to be the voice of these  children.
As bloggers we have to be the voice of these working moms.
Are you ready to be guilty of tolerating child abuse ?
Or are you going to do something about it.
 Comment below to let me know . 
Day 30 #NaBloPoMo
Linking up with #mg
 

TINNITUS :5 THINGS YOU SHOULD KNOW

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TINNITUS  or ringing ,whistling,buzzing sound in ear is a queer thing.

It’s actually like you can hear the parts of your brain moving.

It’s one of the most mysterious complaints  we face as doctor’s.

Have you ever had that feeling of buzzing  in ear when you had a cold?

That’s what is Tinnitus.

An irritating background  buzz.

For people who suffer from this.It’s more than irritation. It’s life consuming.

What causes Tinnitus?

 

Uncommon cause
  • Acoustic Neuroma
  • Meniere’s disease
  • Paget disease

 

What tests should you do to start treatment  early?

 

  • Pure tone audiometry
  • Tympanometry
  • Short increment sensitivity index
  • Tone decay test
  • Thyroid hormone profile
  • Blood sugar
  • Lipid Profile
  • CT Brain

Depending on the above reports

  • MRI Cerebellopontine angle

 

Tips to live with Tinnitus

The best way to fight this problem is to rewire your brain.

You make your brain believe, you are not bothered by the sound.

Pretend it’s your personal background music.

Pretend  its the neighbours.

Haven’t you ever put on music to drown out noisy neighbourhood fights?

 

In order to avoid being irritated ,medicines will help.To some extent . 

Mindfulness can help decrease the stress of tackling this problem.

 

Lifestyle changes needed include:

1)Go to bed with TV or music on to block the noise.

Very easy to do and one of the best ways to live with tinnitus .
2)Exercise :Makes you tired enough to fall asleep  quickly.

When you work hard you sleep like a log.
3)Neuro vitamins like Vitamin B6 B12 and combination  of  antioxidants.They  help protect your nerves against age related nerve degeneration. 

Tinnitus specific drugs have  varied results.
4)Avoidance of smoking and alcohol helps prevent further damage to the nerves.
5)Tinnitus retraining therapy

A type of cognitive  behavioural therapy .
6)Tinnitus maskers:These are like hearing aids. But act as buffers to block the ringing sound in  your ear.

 

Disclaimer :This is information for educational purpose.For full evaluation  always visit your doctor.

Day 28 #NaBloPoMo

Newborn babies common problems:What parents must know

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BCG  vaccine is given.What can I expect at the site of vaccination?

First vaccination given to newborns after birth is BCG in left upper arm and hepatitis B in thigh.

 

After BCG vaccination a small swelling develops in the area after 1 month.

 

This is  followed by pus filled nodule .

 

The nodule ruptures later on ,leading to an ulcer.This  finally heals and develop a scar in that area which persists lifelong.

 

 

 

Newborn baby poops after each feed

Pooping after each  feed is common in newborns.

This is due to normal physiological phenomenon in newborns.  

Sometimes it may be due to viral infection.  In both the cases if the baby is feeding well, passing urine regularly and is active you don’t have to worry.

When should you worry?

If feeding is reduced.

Urine is reduced.

Baby is lethargic.

Visit the nearest ER.

 

Newborn babies Common problems can cause a lot of worries.A few tips to help you battle the problems
Newborn babies Common problems can cause a lot of worries.A few tips to help you battle the problems

 

Preterm low birth weight baby.What you  should know

 

Preterm low birth weight  babies mat have a variety of challenges.

Common issues are maintenance of normal body temperature.

 

This has to be often checked by touching baby’s abdomen and feet by back of clean hand.

 


Baby should be kept well covered. Specially head and limbs with multiple covers if needed and close to mother/care givers body.

 


Avoid bathing and uncovering the baby often. Avoid cold air where baby is kept.


Feeding depends on what type of feed mother has chosen.


Low birth weight babies should be on multiple vitamins, iron and calcium.

 

Other topics for Newborn care:

Vaccine and Immunity

Healthier mothers and babies:Mommy stay with me
Club foot : What Parents must know

 

Disclaimer :This is information for education purpose . Any health decision should be taken after consulting your doctor . 

Day 27 NaBloPoMo

 

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