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I was at the last lap of my pregnancy.. called it a lap because of how uneventful this pregnancy was! Little one inside was thrust into every madness I was into! Worked till the very end, baked till the very end and even drove my car almost till the end.(not advisable!) Its just that when you have so many things to do and a toddler as active as Zaara, you cant just afford to slow down! Also why not make the most of everyday? May is a special month for me. Its a year since I started blogging, A year since I quit my job and started doing my own projects.Its the month of my birthday and also now the month my baby girl will celebrate hers! Zaara has her baby sister Aaira to join her! Aaira was born on May 2nd via C-section.     Now we are back home and getting used to our new routine. Here’s the recipe of My mum’s special parippu vada or Dal vada.At the last stages, all I wanted to have were these!!! peas parippu(the broken peas )- 2 cups Curry leaves – 2 stems Onion – As reqd Ginger – As reqd Green chillies – As reqd Salt – As reqd Oil for frying Wash and soak dal for one hour. Drain the dal ,There should be hardly any water left on the dal. If the dal is too wet, the vada will break apart. With a food processor, the grinding will be easy. Grind the dal and make a paste. In the last portion of your grinding (if you have a food processor), add the onions, ginger and curry leaves, so they get minced further. Mix  the whole mixture well. Add salt to taste Shape into patties and deep fry till Parippu Vada (Dal Vada) become golden brown. Serve with chutney or plain old tomato ketchup.. I love the vadas with a hot cuppa chai!   My parents are here with us, helping us with the baby and its been a amazing month. Cant believe its been a month since all the pampering..You just cant get enough of it..can you?

Sneak peek of whats coming soon….

I cant wait to show You more about my new project..

Its a very beautiful home I designed for a very beautiful family.. I have never done anything like this before,and I want to take you with me on a journey, where I show you how a design starts, how visuals are done then drawings and execution to the minutest detail and finally how splendid the interiors look.

If you have a vision, I am here to help you fulfill it.. I promise..

Hope you like the littlr sneak peek of the library!..

I promise you this will be worth the wait!

 

Kids Room (Girls)

I have been toying with this idea since a while.. I have a little girl who dreamt of a-not-so-typical pink princess room. When we told her she could choose , she was a bit biased towards Dora,but seeing the various wall papers in pink and wall stickers, she created her own theme for her room. The little ones are the toughest to convince!

She wanted it to be with flowers,butterflies, the characters-hello kitty, Dora, tom and Jerry and all her toys. I must admit that the budget was minimum, and I could do what I wanted within it! Best place in Dubai to find kids room furniture at a bargain is definitely Dragon Mart.

We kept her furniture white, with a study table and desk for which we got a mickey mouse mirror at a bargain!all from Dragon mart.. I was not keen on one wall paper, as I dint find anything with ‘Everything’ she liked.. Hence I kept a chandelier border and had Mr Z put flower and butterfly stickers over them and we had the whole forest/Dora/tom-jerry/hello kitty theme happening below it with wall stickers!!

Small effort, but seeing the smile on the little one’s face was PRICELESS!

While I was looking for inspiration, I came across a few beautiful and interesting themes!I thought I must share a few.. and finally reveal Zaara’s room.

All the following images are from the internet! except the last 3 ones of Zaara’s room…

I loved the vintage themed room.. pretty little princess rooms for your special girl..

Then the bold black and pink rooms..The rock chick

Who said girls like only pink!!! Here’s the purple room!

Black and white theme anyone???

All colours under the roof for me!

I quite liked the pink and green mix.. Green is the new PINK!, Say even a lil blue for the Girls???

even the pastels below.. An i love that Cupboard!!!

Ones looking for twin beds.. These were a few good ones!

Last but not the least..Zaara and her room! Sorry they are Phone pics!!!

Nighty Night Swety pie!