1. The year starts with a nostalgic trip to Shantiniketan (where I spend my 2-years of Post Graduation life). Back there after 6 years was an amazing feeling for me.
2. I had some big fights in family, which made me realize who I am and what I want from life. Sometimes family fights are the result of emotional outburst, but at the same time, you get to understand the opposite person’s thinking ability. At the end, hurting others should not be your intention, but It is your life and you know your life better than anyone else. A quote from a film Dear Zindagi : "Agar hum apni zindagi ka steering wheel apne haath mein nahi lenge na … toh koi doosra driver seat par baith jayega". Isn’t it? 
3. I became spiritually inclined and find solace both mentally and physically to structure my life in better ways and freed myself from unnecessary thoughts. This helps me in getting recognition for my words and writing.
4. Took courses in Digital Marketing Diploma and Nutrition helped me realize that knowledge has more power than anything else.
5. A big transformation happened to me bodily. My weight loss journey with SQUATS brings on more positive and confidence inside me. I understood that “ Dieting is Fun” and there is no substitute of GOOD HEALTH. I recommend you to stay healthy, eat smartly and live happily.

  6. Some pending family wishes were finally fulfilled and both I and my husband work hard to accomplish our dreams. It feels great when your support system always stay beside you.
  7. We planned our 3^rd Anniversary Trip this year and this was long waited holiday for us. Watched some incredible movies this year, which became an inspiration to perform much better in the life's race.
  8. Two family weddings, one from my in-laws side and one from my family side was ‘icing on the cake’    because I got time to spend some quality time with my family members from both side. It’s therapeutic!
  9. This year, thumbs up to Me because iPad was finally in my kitty bag for taking my blogging spirit to the next level. Also, invest on home  electronic appliances and I literally become the smart “Woman of the House” and trying hands in healthy cooking.
  10. Coming to the end of the year, my Christmas and New Year Celebration will always remain  memorable for me.

A Big Thank You to 2016 for being tough and kind at the same time and help me understand what I deserve from Life. For 2017, I do not have any expectations, nor do I have any resolutions. All I want is to “Go with the Flow” and want to open the mystery box of Life as it comes.
My friends, if you want to say Thank You to 2016, then what will there be in your list for a big Thank You.?

Share and Spread Love, I am happy to hear from you all.

My Christmas

Yummy!

Cooked By Me

Sunday Brunch

Flaxseed Whey Pancake

Prawn Salad

Chicken Roast

Day 2 we headed to another part of Purulia and our first stop after an hour of drive was:

Kashipur Rajbari- It is an old heritage Rajbari of Puru Dynasty. The successor of the dynasty still live in this building. Some of the portions of the Rajbari is in dilapidated state. We cannot enter inside the building because we had very less time to take permission from nearby Police Station. Yes, to enter this Rajbari, you need prior permission.

Front Side

Interior design of Rajbari

Iron Gate

Joychandi Hill- It is our next halt. At the top of the hill, there is "Mata ki Mandir"and "Hanuman Mandir". To reach there, you need to take only 330 stairs. But, the stairs are well maintained, clean and the scenic view from the top of the hill is just awesome.

Hill Top

Hill Top Mandir

Santhal Statue Roadside

Architecture in Garpanchkot

All above images are ruins of historic buildings

Santhal Girls & Me

Glimpse of our room of Hotel Akash Sarovar (booked through makemytrip)

• First, they make a face outline with soil and keep it in the sun to dry up
• Second, they use paper cut outs and home made glue like sticky arrowroot to fix the layers of papers on the outline soil mask.
• Third, when the glue dries up completely they remove the soil mask from the back and the mask becomes hard because of so many layers of paper.
• Finally, the artisans color, design the mask and it attractive for the dance performance.

Winters are really dry. Even if you stay in Kolkata where the 'chill feel' is almost like a Blue Moon, but the dryness in the air makes the skin also dry, patchy and dehydrated. Apart from drinking lots of water during winter, taking caring of skin is very important and when the solution comes handy, then there should not have any harebrained attitude. Right?

Today, my loyal herbal milk butter face scrub is finished and due to cash crunch situation (demonetization), I feared to invest my left over money in hand on my beauty product. For a minute, I was standing like an idiotic creature thinking What to do? Then, an idea clicked and I made Sugar scrub with lemon and honey at home  to give my skin a beautiful gift and solve my cash crunch situation. This turn out to be an amazing DIY product and thought of sharing the experience with my beautiful readers.


1. Sugar- 1 big spoon
2. Honey- 1 big spoon
3. Coconut Oil- 1 medium size spoon
4. Olive oil- 1 medium size spoon
5. Lemon Juice- Half a slice



Steps to Prepare:

1. First, on a big bowl, add 1 big spoon Sugar, then I add 1 big spoon honey and mix slowly.
2. Then, add coconut oil and olive oil and slowly stir the entire mixture
3. Finally, add lemon juice of half slice lemon

How to Store:

I take my empty scrub box, wash it nicely and then slowly pour the entire mixture. You can keep it in the refrigerator to get the cooling effect whenever you use the scrub. But, as the weather is already a bit chilly so I kept it room temperature.




How to apply on face?

1. Wash your face with normal water
2. Take a scrub on your two fingers and apply on the face
3. Now, slowly rub your face in a circular motion from face to neck
4. Keep the scrub for 2-3 minutes to penetrate the oils inside the skin
5. Wash with normal water and pat dry
6. Apply moisturizer after the face dries up.




After a wash, the face becomes soft and smooth instantly and you will just love the experience like me. NOTE: You can also use it as a body scrub and enjoy the complete bath time freshness.

Why the ingredients are good for Scrub?

1. Sugar- Sugar granules are soft and it has humectants properties i.e natural and makes the skin hydrated. As you scrub and some granules enter you mouth, will taste good actually. ☺
2. Honey- It opens pores and remove the dirt, it increase the glow of the skin, it is antibacterial and antioxidant.
3. Coconut oil- It acts as a good moisturizer and anti-fungal.
4. Olive oil- It is a good exfoliating property and reduce aging process
5. Lime juice- It has vitamin C, reduce bacteria, tighten pores, keep away dead skin and give a extra smell to the scrub

Give it a try and it will become your best friend in daily beauty routine.

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I was in my room alone, and my husband was in another room. Suddenly, I heard a sound and rushed to the stairs to check what was the sound? But, a big home decor item (cannot remember the face of the item)  in front of the door of another room did not allow me to open the door and check what was the sound that was coming from the other side. I was adamant, so was the item. I was unable to move my left side of the body and I immediately fall down. I could not ask for help because I was running out of speech. It was painful, I was shouting without any sound.... I opened my eyes, I was sleeping on bed, but my focus directly fall on the mirror and I screamed “k okhane k...k.k.k.”(Who is there? Who is standing there pointing to the mirror). My husband was sleeping beside, but he was in his sleepy world. IT WAS A DREAM, A SCARY DREAM INDEED.

I was sleeping on my back and slowly shift my body on the right side of the bed and start chanting Hanuman Chalisa, (Prayer to Lord Hanuman) then when I opened my eyes it was 6.00 A.M.

Sunday's #koffeewithKaran Season 5 show was a bang On episode with #DearZindagi starcast Mr. Shahrukh Khan and Alia Bhat. What a witty, sporty, fun and knowledgeable  episode it was. I could not stop my excitement while watching the show. A man of Million words SRK is a real heartthrob when he outshines with some fine words with deep meaning that helps common people like us to relate.

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Hi friends,

After a long time, I am back with another OOTD. If you have seen my last post, then you can find the change actually my fitness and healthy transformation. Here is the link of the previous OOTD http://www.womanzie.com/2016/03/first-outfit-post.html. Today, Kolkata is in a sweet mood after a rainy Saturday, and so we were out for a perfect Sunny outing time.

This floral dress from Honey was 3 years old, but I was unable to fit in because of my fatness. Today, I fit in this beautiful dress and adorn it with a bit of fashion twist. I teamed up with a denim shirt, floral skates and to give a twist I wore a slim brown belt on the waist. Done, Ready for outing!

Weakness makes you realise what you cannot do, what fear you have and people have a tendency of either hide their weaknesses or try to work on them to bring positivity in life. I never talked about my weaknesses, but today's prompt will help me to face my weaknesses on board. Let's quickly get to the points:

1. Sweets- whenever I think of food, I think of sweets. I have a very sweet tooth and sweets in any form is my biggest weakness. At one time, it was my stress buster. But, lately I understood how bad I was doing with my health. It became my emotional eating which indirectly affected my mood. So, I worked on my sweet tooth and slowly I am in a process to control my habit.
2. Now or never- You can termed it as impatience. Yes, I am an impatient girl by nature. I live in moments and if the moment is not in my control, then I never look back. I can say, the impatience of 29 years old woman is much more balanced now than an impatience of a 19 years old girl then. May be that's maturity and experience of a life.
3. Emotional- I take words too seriously and for me first impression is always last impression. So, if a person did bad to me at first, then the same will never get a position in my heart even if I stay with that person 24 hours. This sound's rigid, but My self respect is much higher than anything else.
4. Anger- I know showing anger is the worst thing, though my anger does not stay for long, but that fraction of second....OMG!
5. Hold grudges- I never forgive so easily, it's my zodiac sign nature and its in-born. Many people have done bad to me, but I make sure that those people never cross my path. I completely cut off those morons from my life. 

These are my weaknesses, but at the same time they are my reasons to survive. I cannot change my weaknesses, but yes I can modify to some extent to live happily. So, I do active  exercises and eat clean to get away from unnecessary toxins that excite my hormones.

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1. As per my BCA, she suggested me the diet chart and beginner level home workout. She motivated me in every call and whatsapp message and I religiously started to follow her.
2. Slowly my weight reduced to 55 kg and I was seeing the result.
3. She introduced me with Keto Diet (Low Carb and High Fat diet) which sounds really new but it actually works so well. Foods cooked in butter or ghee taste awesome and healthy too. It broke the entire myth of diet.
4. It enhance my cooking skills and every day I try something new dish for breakfast, lunch or dinner.
5. There was no more energy loss rather this diet and Level 1 exercise at gym helps me to increase my energy level.
6. It improves my Good Night Sleep and weight lows down to 49 kg
7. Oh Yes! I got my cheat diet during Durga Puja Holidays
8. After a week of cheat diet, I was on Keto Diet for a week and then my trainer introduced with Level 2 exercises to gain my body strength.
9. Now my current weight is 47 kg, I feel very light and no more depression.
10. I am back to LCD i.e. Low Carb Diet to gain muscle strength and live a healthy life

When it comes to sari, I am more of a traditional lover of saris than sexy, trendy chiffon, Georgette saris. To me, the elegance of sari comes from the traditional woven.

My wardrobe has collections of traditional saris from different state. It's not that I don't like today's modern, customized and contemporary designer saris, but my love for traditional saris is eternal.

Here, I bring a glimpse of my latest saris that I buy for this Durga Puja, Bengalis proud festival.

Day 1

Day 2

Day 3

Day 4

Do you love Saris? Love to hear your feelings...

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Jazz up your morning with Keto Breakfast and you will never go wrong with your health. After all, staying fit is your main motto Right?

Yesterday, I tried Lettuce Paneer Roll in my kitchen and this is what it turn out.... Yummy, healthy and so very filling.


Lets move on with the recipe details:

INGREDIENTS

Lettuce Boiled- 3 Leaves
Paneer crumbled- 100 gms
Tomato slices
Butter- 14 gms

SPICES

Basil
Chilli Flakes
Salt to Taste

PROCEDURE

1) Heat the pan and add 10 gms of butter. Take a spatula and evenly spread the butter all over the pan.
2) Then, add crumbled paneer and tomato slices and stir nicely
3) Then add Basil, chilli flakes and salt and cook for 3-4 minutes
4) After the mixture is cooked keep aside
5) Then add remaining 4 gms of butter in the pan and toast the lettuce leaves for a few seconds
6) Place each leave on a plate, fill the mixture on the leaf and then slowly roll so that the entire mixture remain inside the leaves.
7) Voila! you are ready with these healthy and yummy rolls. Garnish the roll with a bit of paneer mixture and yogurt on the top of the roll.

It is a simple and easy recipe. Try this recipe at home and do let me know your experience!

Love you Loads...

Stay Fit! Stay Healthy!



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