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D.A.T.E W.I.T.H F.A.T.E How to use the POWER SUCCESS FORMULA for women to decode life’s lessons and become a SUPER mom! 

Book: D.A.T.E W.I.T.H F.A.T.E

Publisher: Happyselfpublishing

Author: Ishwarya Lakshmi K

Genre: Non Fiction (Self-Help)

Pages: 153

Rating: 4.5*

Reading Time for the blog: 3 minutes, 30 seconds 

Why did I choose this book?

Being in the motherhood journey for the last 21 months, I also wanted to discover the gap between my expectations and reality.

The sub-title of the book caught my attention and convinced me to read the book. I purchased a kindle subscription within a second and started reading.

About the book:

The book is about a mother on how she overcame her breastfeeding issue. How she stopped formula milk and started with breastfeeding.

If you’re already a mother, I'm sure you would love to know about how the author manages her work-life balance. She has found her primary support system to help her out. Read the book to know “HOW’?

How the author's conversation with an angelic inner voice helped her to take the decision of her life to become a “life coach”?

About the author: Ishwarya Lakshmi K

The author is an emPOWERment coach for supermoms. She believes every super mom should take some daring actions to live life on their terms. Her mission is to help 5000 moms to lead a successful life. She makes sure that you’re not compromising on your motherhood journey but balancing out all the things well together like relationships, breastfeeding issues, and imbalance in lifestyle, etc.)

How is this book helpful?

• To realize your inner potential
• To know your strengths being a mother
• First, connect with yourself and then take action.
• Listen to your angelic inner voice

Loving yourself is the most beautiful feeling ever. One should always prioritize themselves in terms of their health, to pursue their dreams, and to pamper oneself. We often forget to take care of ourselves and get stuck in our day-to-day responsibilities of life.

Why do I recommend this book?

• If you feel like you’ve forgotten your true self after the delivery of your baby.
• If you’re unsure about what to do in life.
• If you want to take some daring actions.
• If you’re not able to manage your early motherhood days, then you must definitely read this book.
•  Each and every chapter of the book will push you to move forward.
• It’s highly recommended for all the moms to read this book to push yourself a little.

Who is the book for?

For all the new supermoms who’re looking to empower themselves. Being a mother myself, I also struggled with the breastfeeding issues at the initial stage. So, I could relate with the author, what she would have gone through. 

I was also guilty at some point of time in my life. But, after reading this book, I am calm and more confident in my motherhood journey. A mother knows and does the best for her child.

This book will definitely give you goosebumps and taking more action. I have already downloaded D.A.T.E WITH F.A.T.E ACTION GUIDE MAP and started working on my dreams. This book is encouraging for all the supermoms. 

What emotion was I going through while reading this book?

I was overwhelmed at every point of time where the author shares about her motherhood journey and targeting breastfeeding related issues. This happens with every new mother who’s not able to cope up. But, obviously, things are learned the best way based on experiences.

I am deeply in love with the conversation between the author and the angelic voice in chapter one. One should definitely follow this and even make it a ritual to know oneself better.

Learnings from the book:

• You don’t need to compromise on your dreams even after entering into a motherhood journey.
• Everything can be managed well with time and patience.
• You must have the right intentions for whatever you’re doing.
• Listen to your angelic inner voice.
• Identifying your Life-blocker.

At the end of the chapter, the author has shared a few mothers' real-life stories about how they overcame their struggles. How they have redesigned their life.

So, Mumma!

Believe in your POWER.

 what’re you waiting for?

Make sure that you download the action guide map and get it printed. Now, it’s time to start working for yourself.

You can share your reviews about the book in the comment box. You can also share what difficulty you faced during your breastfeeding days? Was it smooth? How do you maintain a work-life balance?

Being a homemaker is not an easy task though. we would love to know how do you manage everything so well?

Looking forward to knowing you better as a mother.

Happy Motherhood Journey!

The book is definitely on my To-Read list.

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Book Review: I Love Myself-Discover Self-Love

Book: I LOVE MYSELF - Discover a Life Through Self-Love

Publisher: Notion press

Author: Vandana Sehgal

Genre: Non Fiction (Self-Help)

Pages: 149

Rating: 4.5*

Reading Time for the blog: 3 minutes

Why did I choose this book?

Being a new and first-time mother, I felt I am not giving proper attention to myself. I don't get enough time for myself. So, I chose this book to fall in love with myself again and to make the process smooth.

Suddenly, I started searching for books to know myself a little better. And guess what?  The book title “I love myself” caught my attention. When I went through its sample on Amazon kindle, I realized, yes! This is the book I have been looking for for a long time.

About the book:

The book is divided into three sections:

• Life-Realities
• Relationships
• Spirituality

Few exercises are also given for mental workout at the end of the book. Each section has few chapters which are supposed to be completed with a practical exercise.

The first section depicts all about how you can accept and know yourself better.

The second section depicts the relationship between a child and a parent. How relationships can be nurtured well whether it's between the life partners or the child-parent relationship.

Thirdly, one of my favorite sections is about how to connect with your inner self i.e. Via spirituality.  It works wonders if we practice it.

About the author: Vandana Sehgal

The author is a Life Skills Coach, Mentor, and Writer. This is her first book. She has expressed clearly how she overcame her negative mindset and was able to connect with herself.

It can easily be noticed in the book what all she did to fall in love with herself again.  Thus, she chose compliment over the complaint, connection over comparison, and confidence over criticism.

How is this book helpful?

• To self-realization
• To fall in love with yourself again
• To accept your mistakes
• To nurture our relationships
• To accept our emotions
• Writing is a therapy
• Listen to your inner voice

Loving yourself is the most beautiful feeling ever. One should always prioritize themselves in terms of their health, to pursue their dreams, and to pamper oneself. We often forget to take care of ourselves and get stuck in our day-to-day responsibilities of life.

Why do I recommend this book?

If you’re stuck in your day-to-day tight compartments. If you’ve forgotten how to prioritize yourself.  If you want to get out of your monotonous routine. If you want to see yourself a new one then this should be the right pick for you.

Who is the book for?

This book is for those who want to discover their journey through SELF-LOVE.

If I am expecting a little more from the book, then it would be. The author would have thrown some light on "how to practice Mindfulness". Otherwise, This book will definitely make you fall in love with yourself.

You will not be the same once you read the book thoroughly. You should definitely not miss the best part of the book is “doing practical exercise”.

What emotion was I going through while reading this book?

Happy? Sad? Angry? Stress? Frustration?

No!

I was just falling into the process of accepting myself completely. And, that too without seeking permission of anyone.

Learnings from the book:

• Practice mindfulness
• Spend some time in silence.
• Prioritize yourself
• Discover self-love
• We should give love and respect to our closest circle and etc.

This is one of the best self-love books which I’ve read as of now.

I finished reading one chapter just after waking up in the morning and one before sleeping. This way I was able to focus on exercises as well. It's not about what you read but by following it practically.

So, what’re you waiting for?

Click on the link to order the book now. Don’t forget to grab a diary and a pen while sipping a cup of coffee to enjoy the reading.

Happy reading!

Let's discuss what "self-love" is to you?

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 5 Things You’ll Need When Your Little One Turns 6 months – Must Read if You Are a New Parent

Every new parent wants the best for their little one whether it comes to clothes, bathing products, and accessories, etc. being a first-time parent, I was also going through the same. I understand the struggling phase of new parents who give all the priority to kids above them. Here, I’m with a few product suggestions. I myself have used it for my little one and it will be helpful for you also to choose the best.

These products have made my motherhood journey much easier. As you know, now my little one is 20 months old. The main idea is to help the new parents who're struggling with what to shop for their kids. Making the investment in your child's growth would be the best investment ever.

It'll have them strengthen their sensory skills, fine-motor skills, and cognitive skills, etc.

1. Chair Booster

First, please understand, the chair is important for our kids. Once they start sitting, they learn many things along. Eating is always an adventure for little ones especially when they’re learning to self-feed.

Mostly, the baby starts sitting when they turn six months old. it is every parent's concern that how to build a sitting habit in their kids? It's always advisable to make them sit for sometimes in a day. A new mother allows her child to self-feeding and to create a mess. So, I did the same.

I introduced this booster chair when she turned six months and guess what? she loved reading, eating, and playing on it. slowly, she cultivated a routine of sitting for at least a minimum of half an hour in a day.

Note: You can start using it when your little one starts sitting on his/her own and supports their spine. This product has reduced my tension as I don’t have to sit with her all the time. But I keep the food on the tray and rest I leave it to her to make all the efforts.

Age: 6 months to 3 years

Why and how is it beneficial for your little ones:

• To introduce self-feed to the little one
• To support their spine and body language
• Allows your child to sit directly at the table with the rest of the family.
• They feel comfortable
• They strict with their meal schedule
• They learn etiquette and social skills
• They can do activities like reading, painting, and coloring, etc.
• It fits most of the chairs
• It can be taken quickly to any restaurant, park, traveling, etc.
• dishwasher-safe feeding tray
• An adjustable strap is there to make the child safe and secure
• It’s easy to carry as it is Light-weighted
• Cheaper than high chairs
• They take up less space than high chairs.

kindly note that high chairs are different from chair booster. High chairs come along with tables in many varieties whereas chair booster comes with the tray which can only be tightened with the chairs.



2.Laugh and Learn Tablet

Age: 6 months to 3 years

Color: Multicolor

Brand name: fisher-price

When the baby turns six months old, it’s the right time to introduce them to the music world. I loved this electronic learning tablet with music because it has the perfect sound volume for the little one. Thus, it is neither loud nor quiet. It introduces first letters like “A” “B". when the baby will press button A it creates the sound of words like “a for Apple,” “b for Boy,” etc. And third, it introduces their sounds. For example, if someone is eating an apple, so ‘the sound of bite’ turns on.

When the child presses the button, it helps him/her to improve their fine-motor skills. It’s easy to use and handy. It can be carried in a women’s handbag easily. It's best to engage the little one in some useful learning. It has also got a lot of music,  phrases, and fun sounds. To add a little fun to it, the tablet screen will light up along the songs and phrases.

I love the reaction on my little one's face when she wonders how the light is up. Oops! just by pressing the button. Haha!

3. Baby Touch Flip-Flap Book

This is one of my favorite books from all the baby’s book collections. What I appreciate about the book is it has a lot of textures to be touched and felt by the babies who are 3 months plus.

This improves their sensory skills. They experience different textures which are soft, fluffy, glitter, stripes, and different shapes like square, round, triangle, etc.

The book depicts a story that makes it easy for the parents to teach their kids. The baby touch book is highly recommendable, especially for infants.

It'will help them to improve their wrist movement as well while flipping the book pages. The book is available in board book format.

 

4. First Block

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The box has different colors and shapes of blocks like square, round, and triangle. It’ll help them to improve their fine motor skills where eye-hand coordination is used. 

An infant picks up one block and tries to fix it by putting it into the desired shape. A parent can engage his infant well in this type of activity while they’re working. What you just need to do is- just make your kid sit on the chair and give the box.

He/she will definitely fall in love with the process of playing with the blocks. This will enhance their problem-solving and thinking skills too. This is a must-buy for infants who want to be engaged in an activity.

The box activity has really made my princess smarter and now she recognizes it's shapes and colors well. 

5. Rock-a-Stack

 

Age: 6 months to 2 years

Who doesn't love to get attracted by colorful? 

This is another common and mostly used stacking toy by the infants once they’re 6 months plus. Different colors of rings make it attractive for them to place the rings. It enhances their fine motor skills and will learn different sizes of the rings.

The funny part is when kids wear these rings in their hands and roam around everywhere. HAHA! They enjoy it to the fullest. However, this is highly recommended for improving the infant's visual development. It can be carried easily anywhere.

Happy Parenting!!!

To see the little one growing, that feels like a treat to the eyes.

Do share what all toys you have found the best for your

little one? which one is their favorite?

Kindly share it in the comment box below. Don't forget

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We all realize how much COVID-19 has affected us mentally.

No doubt, a lot of people have become consciously focussed on their physical health but being stuck at home, has affected their mental health too. Mental health is the key to achieve anything that we want to. It refers to the cognitive behavior and emotional well-being. Our thoughts are expressed and define the outcome of how our mental state of mind is.

Everything is recorded in our brain signifies what we represent to the outer world. With a little effort that we put in physical efforts, with the same, mental health is also taken care of. One should not ignore how mental health affects us. During Lockdown, both men and women have been loaded with a lot of work but women are the ones who were affected more and seem to be more responsible when it comes to household responsibilities whereas they were taking care of everything from cleaning, cooking, entertaining kids, and what not during lockdown days.

Relax ladies!

 Below are 5 mentioned things that need to quit immediately.

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1. Stop Judgment 

One needs to understand that judging someone or oneself defines how we think about them and ourselves. If we judge someone, we don’t accept them as they’re. Even if we’re judged by other’s points of view, we wouldn’t like it ourselves. First of all, we need to stop this on a serious note and start accepting things as they are.  It becomes a lot easier for us to connect with the things, the people. We can relate to the person’s feelings with ease.

 2. Stop Comparing

When a child is born, he/she is born with his/her own set of skills and inherent talent. one loses his/her self-identity when he/she compares himself/herself with others. As they grow up, their confidence is boosted up by the experiences. Therefore, one should be aware of his/her specific skills and should not to compare with anyone.

If you have the confidence then it becomes a lot easier to focus on oneself instead of making the comparison with others. As we know, most of the homemaker, their work is not appreciated when compared to the women who’re working from 9 am to 6 pm. For a homemaker, her family and kids’ are her priorities. For working women, completing her regular office tasks on given deadlines would be her priority.

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3. Stop Taking Things Personally

One needs to understand that everything is not about “you” all the time. People can talk behind your back and in front but it’s your responsibility not to take the things personally but just to ignore them. You don’t need to feel insecure all the time when people are talking about you whether it's positive or negative.

It’s their problem that they’re struggling with when they talk behind your back, they may not be able to reach where you’re, they may not compete with you, they might feel jealous of you but you should train your mind to see positivity in everything and make the mind more stable.

4. Stop Overreacting

Once you’ve decided “not to take the things personally” that means you’ve decided to value yourself more in terms of self-care. You need to stop overreacting to things that are not meant for you.

It’ll help you to stay calm and more focussed on the things which you want to accomplish. Overreacting to certain things makes everything worse. Therefore, one needs to be calm and observing things silently and adapting it quietly in their life.

5. Stop Feeding Your Mind The Garbage

If one wants to feel the mental calmness, then one needs to stop feeding the mind with the garbage but feeding it with good positive thoughts. It’ll help you to be more positive and relaxed. For allowing positivity to enter, one should do positive self-talk, reading something inspiring, doing what you enjoy the most, trying something new, etc.

For example, most of the women talk about their daughter-in-law and vice-versa, talking about their kids, their husband, their families, their schedule, their life problems, etc. what are they doing? This is the way they’re feeding their mind with the garbage and stopping themselves to feel gratitude for the things they’re already blessed with.

Mental Health can be improved by focusing on things like “letting it go” which no more suits you, give your mental health a break by doing a few breathing exercises, etc.

Allow your mental health to experience something new by

• Write down all running thoughts
• Don’t take everything  personally
• Learn to adjust and build up interpersonal skills
• Do something productive 
• Start expressing yourself  

• She started focusing on what made her happy
• She started respecting everyone’s point of view
• She started being grateful  
• She started enjoying her life 
• Most importantly, she accepted herself