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Flashback to 2013 when I heard about a Blogging challenge via Twitter. I had an upcoming long journey and very less time on hand hence scheduling and planning posts was difficult. I managed to complete the entire challenge but looking back I notice that it was a ‘topical’ cocktail. Successive posts were not really related to each other. many of them were related to trees but that was unintentional.   


So this time around, I have decided to go with a theme. I had three lists on three different topics with 26 posts from A to Z. Naturally X, Q, Z were mean customers but I did manage to find something reasonable.  The only task now was to zero in on a theme. Should it be Nature or Trees or  Travel?



A quick study of my blog clinched the issue.  
Despite being a physiotherapist, I have hardly any exercise-related posts. 


That’s right,
2014 April AtoZ will find me blogging about exercising for fitness. I
want to share ideas, tips and dos and donts that I have gained from my
practice.  Exercising should
be fun, something to look forward to each and every time and should not end up hurting the joints and muscles and ligaments. Trust me, the words “too much of a good thing is bad”
apply to exercise too! I plan to focus on getting the best out
of a workout and do so without hurting oneself.

The AtoZ guidelines suggest posts of 100-300 words which means I may not  be able to write in depth about any topic. In fact some of them are eligible for full fledged research by themselves. There is plenty of stuff that one can read online but I am sure you can learn something useful here.  


If you are among those exercising regularly to stay fit, you know where to go everyday of April 2014 every time you go online. Those who are just starting out or want to/plan to start exercising will hopefully find something interesting here as well. If not, it will be good fodder for coffee-table discussions!
😉


A to Challenge Theme reveal blogfest



See ya’ll around!
Cheers!

Disclaimer: All suggestions are general in nature. Readers are advised to exercise caution before implementing them and seek expert advise about what is suitable for their specific needs.  

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The Walls are Alive


Many years ago, when my husband was still serving in the
Indian armed forces, the most important aspect when moving into the allocated MES accommodation was getting it painted — ‘chuna’ was
our brutally frank description of that process. The team of workers ‘did’ up
the houses in a day, two days if we were lucky. All of us had uniform pale
yellow walls with white ceilings. Just that layer of coloured water on the
walls gave the homes a fresher feel and we happily settled in. The family was not separated, there was a Kendriya Vidyalaya for the children and we were happy. That’s just how things were in our times.Decorating homes meant
displaying mementos, paintings, embroidery, potted plants and so on. Paint as
decor by itself was unheard of. 


Out on civil street after my hubby had quit service, we were quite confused
when it was time to paint our flat. We opted
for the Asian Paints Home Solutions which
meant the company took care of everything including the dreaded ‘post paint’ cleaning of the home. 

With the provider chosen we had just one more task and that was choosing the colour-scheme. This was something we had never done before and there were just too many shades. I
did not know that a basic sounding ‘white’ could be ‘Pristine linen’ or
‘Egg shell’ or ‘Silence.’  And I have not even started on the rest of the colour palette. What about the VOCs? Did I want to keep inhaling
toxic gases? Then
there were the textures… My
vote was for the ‘Spatula, the hubby wanted ‘Canvas’ and our daughter wanted
‘Dapple’. Any guesses on who won? 
 


You can only imagine the lively discussions that took place before we made our
choice!
Suffice to say that we tested the patience of our relationship manager and I
must say he was pretty cool throughout.



The team did a thorough job working on each room for six days. Six
days! Unheard of from where we had come but the
end result was stunning. Super smooth and silky to touch, the walls glowed
softly in the light of our lamps. My artefacts were truly unique (even if I say
so myself) but they looked more beautiful against these lovely
walls. The textured wall is the piece de resistance in our drawing room.  My driftwood looks even more beautiful with
the special wood finish paints and waterproofing products have taken care of
unsightly scars from seepage.



I have seen a TV ad showing an ArmyCaptain who decorates the house to welcome his bride. I truly
wish we had this facility in our times!

They say it’s the people that make homes what they are – cosy comfortable
heavens where we can anytime retreat to for unquestioned faith, love and care. It’s
the emotions and memories created therein that binds the family members
forever. Homes whose walls keep track of the kids’ growing height, their tentative drawing skills, occasionally even serve as a ‘board’  when they  play ‘teacher teacher’ and groan under weight of the framed certificates! Walls that tell a story of their own… The only additional thing they need is they need ‘proper’ paint. Truly a “Home Sweet Home”.
This post is slightly edited from my submission for the Asian Paints & Ripple Links Beautiful Home Blogger contest. 
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