Managed to successfully complete 3 years of extended stay on this lovely blue planet.
It is 3 years since I was discharged from the hospital after my Stem cell transplant.
Been a roller coaster ride all the while.
In spite of all the hiccups I can vouch for the fact that I have felt stronger both physically and mentally.
I had to ensure that potassium levels in the blood are not too high hence had to avoid all foods with high potassium . High levels are bad for the kidneys.
Had to stay away from dusty environment. No movies , shopping malls  ,supermarkets, dusty traffic etc. Managed to go to work without much of a problem.
I did suffer from throat infections and bronchitis ( due to dust) several times in these 3 years.
Thankful for all the support from my  family members ,colleagues at work and also my driver, maid and cook who have been very helpful all the while.

Am grateful to the Almighty for giving me these 3 precious years.

Hope to walk around on this beautiful planet for more years to come.

Breakfast :
A packet of Oats(30gms) cooked in skimmed milk at 8.30am
Mid morning :
2 idlis or 2 dosas or a cup of whole wheat upma at 10.30 am
Lunch :
Brown rice + veggies + lil toor dal pressure cooked after seasoning with olive oil+jeera+garlic+curry leaves+small piece of green chilli. Salt to taste.
Eaten with curd.
Snack at 3.30pm :
papaya or apple or 2 slices of whole wheat bread with olive oil+slices of cucumber+pepper.
Evening snack:
one of the above.
Dinner:
Jowar rotis . Usually a ground mixture of cabbage or radish or fenugreek leaves is added to the flour to make the dough.
Eaten with  a curry prepared for hubby and son.
One egg white.

Very grateful that I have a wonderful cook.
God bless her.

Yes, you read it right.

There was a time ,  as recent as a few years back, when I used to observe people around me who were selfish and were least concerned about others. All that matters to them is their own life .
Those days I had a very bad opinion on such people.

A year later , ie after my Transplant , I realized that all these people have been right all along and it was me who was careless all along , having ignored several important aspects in my life. I hadn’t realized that my priorities were upside down, not knowing how to put my foot down , by not being bold enough , always accommodating and NOT BEING SELFISH enough.

People who appear to be selfish, love themselves a lot . When people love themselves , they are much more energetic. They are focussed ,are conscious of their health/diet, are disciplined and thus capable of achieving all that they wish. Make sure not to harm others intentionally.

There is only one kind of Love in this world and that is to Love yourself. All other forms of love are conditional and temporary and for convenience only.

So , love yourself , be selfish.
In this Kali yuga , the mantra for success is : be selfish.

The employees of IT department

have been actively involving themselves in cleaning up the surrounding areas of IT buildings.

Every saturday at1.30pm onwards for  an hour has been dedicated for this activity.This is the 3rd Saturday and we are still going strong.

Some who were hesitant to get involved in the previous week are now comfortable and participated eagerly 🙂

The housekeeping and gardening staff are beaming 🙂
Good for us too . All of them making very good use of the opportunity . As you can see from the pics , this activity does a whole lot of good to the tummy by melting away tummy fat 🙂

The fun activity relaxes the mind .Our skin also gets to manufacture some Vit D by getting exposed to the sun.

A great initiative by NaMo.

Surely , this initiative will have a great impact on each one of us in terms of appreciating and inculcating cleanliness at home ,the surroundings and in the kids.Not that it doesn’t exist now but the slogan ‘Swachch Bharat’ in itself gives a lot of pride to every Indian.