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These self-care techniques are truly simple but can make a difference to how you feel at a difficult time. Hang in there!
Between sinking at that one look at the sink and waiting for that one day when the maid will walk in, it is a battle for sanity. Don’t pay attention to those who post about a new skill they learned and the unpronounceable dishes they prepared; it’s just a trap to drive you into more exhaustion.
Do not fall for it, instead, take care of yourself. Here’s how you can hang in there, without having to find any extra time, and make life a teeny bit more bearable.
Modular kitchens are a scam. It could work well for the salad making western world, but for our cooking, it is nothing less than torture. Our ancestors sat and formulated elaborate cuisines which we are now expected to achieve from a standing position.
Until we find an alternate kitchen design, which is only a distant possibility, please pull a chair. Try to sit and do the vegetable cutting, roti rolling, etc. Pull a chair near the gas stove, sit and make your dosas.
You might find that heading laughable, but it is true. Most of us do not stand on two legs. We put pressure on one and tend to lean on to one side. We unconsciously make one leg work more than the other. This can distort your posture in the long term.
So, start paying attention to how you stand and ensure that you distribute your weight and use both the legs.
The tendency to collapse and slouch on a couch is justifiable after so much of work. But the trouble is, it’s going to worsen your already strained back.
Try to sit straight, without leaning, without using back support. The best way to do this is to sit cross-legged. This will ensure that you don’t put pressure on your tail bone as well.
Trying not to lose your temper, losing it, then regretting it for the rest of the day? Don’t worry, it’s universal. All you need is a bit of silence. Block a time every day when you will not talk to anyone, on WhatsApp also. Just do whatever you want, but no interaction with humans.
If you are unable to pull this off, do some coconut oil pulling. Pour two teaspoons of coconut oil into your mouth and swish it around for 15 minutes – that’s some self-imposed silence time and some great health benefits according to traditional wisdom.
For all the hard work that your legs did, they deserve this one favour. Lie down close to the wall or the headrest of the bed, bum against them and let the legs go up on the wall. Stay that way for 15 minutes, allow the blood to flow in the opposite direction and relax.
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UP Boards Topper Prachi Nigam was trolled on social media for her facial hair; our obsession with appearance is harsh on young minds.
Prachi Nigam’s photo has been doing the rounds on social media for the right reasons. Well, scratch that- I wish the above statement were true. This 15-year-old girl should ideally be revelling in her spectacular achievement of scoring a whopping 98.05% and topping her tenth-grade boards. But oddly enough, along with her marks, it’s something else that garners more attention – her facial hair.
While the trolls are driving themselves giddy by mocking this girl who hasn’t even completed her school yet, the ones who are taking her side are going one step ahead – they are sharing her photoshopped pictures, sans the facial hair, looking nothing less than a celebrity with captions saying – “Prachi Nigam, ten years later”.
Doctors have already diagnosed her with PCOD in their comments, based on photographic evidence. While we have names for people shamed for their weight – body shaming, for their skin colour- racism, for their age- age shaming, for being a female- sexism, this category of shaming where one faces criticism for their appearance has no name. With that, it also has zero shame attached to it.
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