They work,but only partly. That too in closed rooms. You are hardly likely to stay in the same room throughout your life.
First Anniversary mocktail mommies celebration contest
Plants help improve emotional health
Plants also makes me feel good .All the time every time.
This thing is so bang on, that my hubby suggested we plant trees inside our flat .
He said it as a joke .But I took up the challenge. Though I don’t have trees I do have roughly 80/90 plants in my balcony jungle.
Workout options
Nature is also great for your physical health.A nature walk ,gardening all helps you get a good cardiovascular workout .Plus it’s fun .No monotony.Research also found walking surrounded by nature is more beneficial, than on the treadmill .
Plants make unique home decor
A home full of green plants is pleasant to see .It lifts the interiors, from mundane to wow in no time.
They remove VOC ,and other impurities from indoor air and makes it clean for you.
Plants have the good biophilic bacteria in them .These act as Probiotics for your skin and hair .When you are among plants these good bacteria settle down on the exposed body parts .They are good for your skin’s health .
Plants increase creativity and caring
Being around selfless living beings in nature, helps me understand the truth about life.My writers block disappears when I gaze at my balcony jungle.My low moods lift with a bit of pottering in the garden.
I wake up with a smile when I see my window box full of flowers in the morning.
Why are you thankful for nature ?
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This week our featured winner is Shalini.
Read her winning post.
Thankful Thursdays featured winner this week is Shalini of shalzmojo.in
Shalini is passionate about everything design.
In her own words…
I am in love with photography, travel and baking. My writing journey was initiated with my letter writing hobby as a child and has metamorphosed into serious blogging as an adult. I blog at shalzmojo.inand my blog, in a nutshell, is about Me. I write about my opinions & views on food, photography, travel, mindfulness, baking, books, movies and recently penned a few fictional tales too.
I indulge with reading fantasy fiction, day dreaming and sipping good wine.
Good or bad apparently it takes 21 days.So officially writing #Thankful Thursdays is a habit now.
Has it made me happier?
Absolutely.
Has it made me more thankful?
100%
Is it fun?
I am having a lot of fun, hosting this amazing thankfulness chain every week.I get to meet wonderful bloggers and read their stories.
When I wrote about keeping a gratitude journal ,I read several articles on practicing thankfulness. Some resources said write daily.Some said monthly .But most said write weekly .It makes it doable and useful.That’s what I discovered with this.
Writing weekly thankfulness post is like a breath of fresh air .
A pick me up in the middle of the week.
So what am I writing this week?
I am writing about 10 Things that makes me thankful to be human
#1
I am able to appreciate the finer things in life .Enjoying a comfortable bed ,great good, good book and beautiful people makes me thankful for this chance to appreciate.
#2
I am able to feel
Love and loss .Pain and joy.Happiness and sadness
#3
I am able to empathise .
Being happy for someone’s happiness .Feeling my child’s pain like my own.That’s the bittersweet part of being human.
#4
I am able to enjoy nature’s beauty
What would I do ,if I didn’t have my plant friends ?
They make me smile with their beauty ,grace and utter selflessness.
# 5
I am able to learn .
Learning new things everyday makes life a lot of fun.Would I be able to learn so many things ,if I wasn’t a human ?
#6
I am able to read books.
Is there any other greater joy ?Reading and reading even more .That’s something only humans do.Never heard a camel enjoy a book ,did you ?
#7
I am able to paint.
The creative arts are our way of expression. If I was a cat ,could I still paint?
Maybe. But would probably find it difficult to source paint and stuff.
# 8
I am able to atleast try to make this world a better place.
As a human being, if we all did our own work well ,things would be lot different.
Unlike animals .They can’t really do much for the world .
# 9
I am able to make friends.
Good friends are like great books and delicious chocolate rolled into one. Friends are truly the family we choose.
#10
I am able to say thank you to God for making me human being.
Yes that’s a very special “thank you”.
For the life you have given me For the opportunities you put in my path. For the challenges you bless me with.I thank you for all of them.
It’s because of my smiles as well as my tears ,that I am ,who I am today.
It’s my world .It’s my dream.It’s my journey to find my soul’s home and financial freedom as a mompreneur.
Since 2007 I haven’t had 1 home .Changing cities and houses meant I couldn’t put down roots .Couldn’t plan.
But then I read somewhere, that adaptation to change ,is the most important measure to live well.
Now human beings especially women need stability .
Emotional stability is something I have always seeked.
#1o
I found that emotional stability ,when I started my blog.It was my digital home.I was the owner. I could garden ,draw ,decorate,put down roots
Being a blogger, was my cocoon.
My home which changed only when I wanted it.
I am thankful that I have an online home which belongs to me.I own it .I have my stamp on it.
#9
When I became a doctor I realized all the lifestyle advice I so passionately gave was in fact repetitive.
So many people needed to know about the same things .My blog niche was determined. Plus it gave me a perfect way of giving back to society, from where I was in life.
I didn’t have to wait 20.years more for my daughter to grow up before I worked full-time and more.
Because blogging can be done even sitting next to your sleeping baby .Guilt free.
#8
I have a voice and it’s a responsible one.When you are blessed, it’s important you remember and say thank you.Having a social media following is not just an ego boost .It’s a powerful way to make your voice reach the people who need it most.
Being a blogger has given me a wonderful opportunity to give my voice for issues that matter.
#7
I meet amazing people daily.People who are trying ,failing ,trying and doing better than they ever thought possible.
People who inspire. People who teach by doing.Some Go Giver lessons I learnt from Amy ,Pat Flynn and the Ultimate bundle people are imprinted in my brain forever.
I mention them every chance I get not because they ever told me too.But because they taught me an important blogging lesson.
# 6
Blogging gave me the chance to read and discover awesome writers everyday.Its like an enormous library .Forever updating ,growing.Like a living breathing knowledge hub.
For a bookworm like me ,blogs are a treasure trove. Christmas every day.
10 Reasons I am Thankful Thursdays for being a blogger .It’s a privilege and a responsibility
# 5
I am loving reading , learning ,writing ,teaching and exploring financial freedom.Being a doctor is one great way of being financially free.This blogging journey is doing everything on my own terms and finding a model that works for mompreneurs.Let’s see what it takes.
#4
I practice thankfulness on a weekly basis.Making this habit has been life changing .
When I write about my blessings I feel doubly grateful.
It’s the best way to pray
My blog is my Thankfulness journal.
#3
It’s helped me live and breathe again.
When anxiety was eating me up.Life seemed hopeless .The struggle to be a doctor and mom was proving too much.
I discovered blogging. It helped me find my answers .My why .My how .My what.
#2
It has helped me keep my brain super active .Blogging is creative and technical.Art and science. Needs brain and soul. Talent and sensibility. So blogging is keeping me young. The more I learn more new connections between my neurons.
More I apply there occurs new collaboration between different parts of my brain.The more my brain works it eats up all the glucose I eat .Then I lose weight magically (I wish!)
But seriously if Sudoku appears pointless, blogging might be just what you need.
# 1
I finally discovered my ‘sex and the city ‘ band of blogging friends.Those people who get me.Who share dreams ,goals and wishes like me.Who want to make a difference.
Who are amazing bloggers ,caring individuals, and as crazy as I am.
Thus #Thankful Thursdays, the first one in 2017 is special .Special because it’s my third month hosting it.With Tina travelling during December it was a challenge doing this every week.Buy I am thankful to all the lovely bloggers who wrote with me ,to say thank you every week.
This week our featured winner is Mahathi Ramya Check out her blog fantasticefeathers and her winning post here.
Congratulations Ramya.
Rules of the linky are simple
This linky will be open till 8th January 2017 23.55pm.You can add 2 posts .Just take care 1 post should be on the prompt.
RULES OF THE LINKY
Just comment on this post and my co-hosts post and any two of the posts in the link up.
I deeply believe in community spirit.Eagerly looking forward to visiting your blogs.
My Cloud Home or My Cloud?Which one do you want? If you want to Own your Own Cloud Storage,you must read this post.There is a chance to store all your content in one place, with on-the-go access with My Cloud Home app.Today on #ThankfulThursdays I am sharing a cool way to own your own cloud storage.
When I am busy during the week, I sometimes write on the fly.I am forever looking for gadgets, software, and tech to help make life easier for online entrepreneurship.Guess what?I stumbled upon something to stop the data storage headaches.
A few days back I was chatting with a friend about backing up data and the headache of depleting phone memory.My Gmail said I had used up 13GB of free space.Imagine my shock.Data and Internet usage also needs power.It’s important we avoid wasting resources.I started deleting trash spam folders and cleared up the clutter in my Gmail.
Then as I went through my 500 + blog posts back up in Google docs I was wondering about an affordable safe cloud storage for my blog stuff. I wanted safe easy cost-effective headache free solution with easy accessibility.But the idea of trusting a third party with such stuff scared me.
The Universe was listening.I found this fantastic device, it’s called My Cloud Home.It’s by Western Digital and its available on Amazon.
Tech specs for the My Cloud Home:
Compatible with Windows 7 or later.
Max OSX v10.10 or letter.
Mobile IOS9.
Android 4.4+.
Storage 1 to 8TB
4 TB on Amazon has an amazing offer
It’s best for storing content from multiple devices
One central place to store and organize everything
Quick and simple setup with mobile and on-the-go access
Auto backup for photos and videos on your phone – file search to find content easily
USB port to import photos and videos from external storage devices
System Requirements: Windows 10, 8.1 or 7 (64-bit only) operating systems, Mac OS X Sierra, El Capitan or Yosemite – for mobile: iOS 9+ and Android 4.4+, router and internet connection
USP
Access it from anywhere as long as it stays connected to your wifi.
Data overwhelms you.But when you try to save paper you generate loads of electronic data.When you travel the pics and videos soon make your phone zonk out.Last time I was traveling I carried by hard disk and my netbook for transferring travel pics directly to hard disk and keep the phone from hanging up.
But with the My Cloud Home I am in seventh Heaven.It’s an answer to a prayer.I am wishing I get it as a gift or may win some vouchers on Amazon to make it pay for itself.
My Cloud Home vs my Cloud?
Why it’s better than a hard disk
If you drop damage or misplace your hard disc, that’s it.
Your data is gone.I remember a friend telling a story about how his backpack with hard disk fell into the water and he lost all his travel photos when he was doing a cross country trip.It would have saved him the extra load on his back and headache if he had My Cloud Home
Also with data thefts everywhere can you really trust third party apps and systems for storing sensitive and confidential personal and financial data?That’s where the Network attached Storage device is just the thing .
The only problem.You should be able to afford it.
ANAS system includes
A processor
Memory
Space for hard drive storage
This is connected to a local area network.
You can access it from anywhere remotely
My Home Cloud or WD My Cloud?
I am tilting towards the former, but hubby gets a vote too!What I end up buying will be reported here with the complete review.
Data Storage your options
The Remote Cloud storage: access from anywhere.But security and expense issues are real.Think DropBox and its friends, Google Drive etc.
ANAS– safe, accessible moderately expensive
Hard disk: safe, need to be carried.Damage and theft during travel cannot be ruled out.Affordable great data storage.
Pen Drive: Carry it anywhere.Cheap.easy to use and easy to misplace.
Why am I loving the ANAS thing?
ANAS lets you store your data in your own Cloud.Really?Yes thats the promise by the brand.It gives you safety security freedom and accessibility of having and owning your own cloud setup in your own home with a secure wi-fi.This cloud is a friend.It plays by your rules.Plug it in your wifi router at home.
Save organize and control all data and devices
Wirelessly access from anywhere
You just need your smartphone to set it up
Stream your personal videos anywhere using My Cloud Home mobile and desktop app or My Cloud Home. Com
I have blogged for 2 years.I am a blogging baby.Just like babies learn from their parents ,their caregivers ,I too learn from my blogging parents .
Sounds funny,right ?
But think about it for a moment.
When did you first start reading blogs?
Which blogs made you happy ?
Which blogs inspired you to blog?
Along the years you must be having scores of wonderful blogs which you love reading .
What made those blogs different from the thousand others?
For me it’s about the human connect .
The person behind the blog .
The values they radiate.
The quality they portray .
The standards they keep up.
I read many blogs .Some preach ,some teach by doing.
When I started blogging I was clueless .I just wanted to make health information freely available to as many people as I could.
Maybe that way preventing lifestyle diseases would be a bit easier.
Writing about health and disease is natural for me .Housekeeping was not.
That’s where my first favourite blog saved me.
3 Blogs I am thankful for reading is an impossible list for many people.So many blogs shaped our journey.But wen you get down to the framework you will find themi
This week our featured winner is Romila @romspeaks
Read her winner entry here.
Thankful Thursdays 6 winner is Romila of novemberschild.com
Romila is very passionate about reading and writing.She finds technology and gadgets simply sexy and tempting. She likes to relax with a cup of hot coffee, reading a great book or watching movies.
#Thankful Thursday 6 winner is @romspeaks.A very helpful and talented writer
A certified homebody when the moment calls for it, but at the same time Romila loves to get out and explore from time to time. She is a genuinely fun ,helpful and very friendly person, often helping new bloggers find their way.
A perfect blogger to be featured on today’s #ThankfulThursdays
We are grateful to the all the wonderful writers who wrote with us for #Thankful Thursdays. Don’t wait to say thank you.You never know what’s in store. Link up your posts in the link below
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Refused to believe anything which didn’t follow logic. And refused to take no for an answer .
But even then she bought me books ,magazines,newspaper cutouts anything which she thought I would like to read. She got me membership at two lending libraries to help me keep my mind occupied during holidays .
Reading was something I got as a blessing and a gift from my mom. She also taught me the golden lesson.
Education is the only way to liberty and financial freedom.
My hubby he is a rock ,a rainbow and the person who changed the course of my life . Life’s lessons teach us to fight . But winning depends on picking the right fights.He has taught me to pick the battles worth fighting for . He is also my biggest supporter and friend.The best part is his mind is a mirror as well as a complement to mine.When he is by my side nothing is too difficult.
My daughter is my inspiration . The person who has helped me get clarity about life.What’s important and what’s not. She has brought back the joy of colouring pencils and dancing to any tune.The spontaneous shouting when daddy comes home .The celebration of every small wins . My daughter is a source of creativity .She made me want to learn to make money online . Thank you darling daughter.One day you will grow up and read this.I want to be there when that happens .But if not you will know, you made this possible.
My biology teacher. He believed in me when my self confidence was wavering.Since money was tight he even offered to tutor me for free.Can anyone forget such kindness? Thank you sir for having faith in me. Your faith, gave me wings .
Amy Lynn Andrews I can never stop thanking her .She showed me why blogging was special .Not by a lecture.But by her actions. Thank you Amy.
Pat Flynn who gave me his superb SPI PRO Theme and the genesis framework ,as a gift. He made my blog beautiful . When strangers show you kindness ,you know God is guiding your way.This was one of the best gifts, my blog has received.
Blogchatter Now this is probably cheating as there are so many people this word evokes .But my friends @Dixita who taught me to write stories,Mayuri who gave me Eireen and superb advice , Deepa who is always kind and fair and Twinkling Tina with whom I host this delightful bloghop . Manisha, Zainab ,Geethica ,Preethi are friends I made, because of Blogchatter .
When you have so many people to share your adventure with, life’s a party Thank you Blogchatter for teaching us about community .
This week Zainab is the winner for Thankful Thursdays (5)
She blogs at slimexpectations.com . A homemaker, mom of twin boys & wife of one ;).She started blogging, to document her weight loss journey.Zainab has recently started to write about more than just weight loss. You can find posts related to TV shows, travel, blog hops on her blog, besides her rambling about weight or life in general! She hopes that some time real soon ,she can pen her own novel!You can also find her on social media Instagram (@iamzainab81) Twitter. (@slimexpectation)
Nadan Parinda was the first runner up for #Thankful Thursday 5. Congratulations Nadan .Thank you for writing with us for Thankful Thursdays. We are grateful to the all the wonderful writers who wrote with us for #Thankful Thursdays. Don’t wait to say thank you.You never know what’s in store. Link up your posts in the link below
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