Being in lockdown is very tough for ladies especially for those who like a lot of street food. My wife is one of them, she likes Gol Gappa a lot and she goes out every week to have it in the nearby shop. Since the lockdown, its been 1 month and she hasn't tasted it. So being a good and understanding husband, I have got all the ingredients to make the Gol Gappe at home and it turns out to be a good experiment. Though the taste of homemade Puchka was not that great, but still its much more Hydenic than the street one. We have also learned a lot of things while preparing and will try again in a week's time. The Gol Gappe has several names like Pani Puri, Phuchka, Paani ke Patashe, Pakodi, Paani Batashe, Gup Chup, Phulki, Tikki, etc but all tastes the same. By the way, Gol Gappe does not have an English name but I can summarize it as Crisp spherical pockets of wheat flour filled with chickpeas, boiled potato, and Indian condiments. It is usually eaten with spiced tamarind water. 

Corona Virus Pandemic has impacted the business all over the world, like IT, Restaurants, Travel, Banks, etc. The impact will worsen more and more if the virus cannot be controlled. There are no new opportunities, less profit resulting in Job Loss, low income, furloughs, etc. Those who are in the job, fear about their job losses in the future. ‘Money security’ is an important factor because of the uncertainty because no one knows when the market and economy will recover.  PC : Pexels.com What I am doing : 1 - Reviewing my expenditure and planning a budget - I am looking at all the money I have on my savings account, Fixed Deposit and Debt Mutual Fund and keeping it secure for the uncertain future. I am also looking into my expenses and trying to cut down on it as much as possible. Since I am at home, I don't need a mobile internet connection since I have Wifi at home. I have one big expense that is Home Loan which I cannot defer, so I am budgeting My Savings - Home loan amount = Total Cash in Hand 2 - Look for Alternative Income Source - Since we have Hive and Steem, I will try to be more active on the platform just to get the money flowing as a passive income, using that I can sustain my self for some time. Also, I try to create a portfolio for any part-time work in the future. What you are doing for securing money during Corona Pandemic.

So being in quarantine is the best way for the creativity to come out of your mind. So done something creative with the food too today. Creativity is nothing where you start drawing or paint, but creativity also comes out from a Chef where he brings all his creativity to bring the best out of the ingredients to make something worth while. **Tried Stuffed Idli** Yes you heard it right. You all might have eaten idly if you would have been India especially south India where it's very common breakfast. Now you might have eaten the idly in the simple form or in the Rava form were the batter is provided with all the ingredients. But today we have tried Potato Stuffed Idli just like Aloo Paratha and it turns out to be a great experiment. This a mix and match of North Indian Aloo Paratha and South Indian Idly.  **Sprouts with Idly** Now again in the evening tried something which is not too common. Sprouts is healthy and I try to eat it everyday in evening. We had some Idly left in the morning so thought of adding it along with some veggies like Potato, Tomato and Onion. So not only it was a healthy snacks but a chat pata chaat which we were carving since the lockdown.  So have you tried something which is a mix and match and which come to be a great experiment. If not then this is the time to bring out your creativity. Though I know, now we all should try to keep our creativity to that extent where we don't have to waste too much of our food.

I guess almost 70% of the world population is in Lockdown. Now we all want to be productive in these times because this time will never come back. Along with productivity, we should start doing what we have dreamt of doing. This is a perfect time because we have ample time in our hands and many of us are getting bored, so why not utilize this time to become better version of yourself.  PC : Pexels.com We should not waste too much time watching the news or surfing social media. I have downloaded some of the Movies, but I have a strict rule to not watch more than 1 movie in 3 days. I also have to spend a considerable amount of time with my kid as she is small. But along with that, I make sure I read or watch videos 1 hour daily. I know we will not get this much time in the future, then why waste. There are things which you can do in this lockdown period. 1. Explore Yourself - I guess this is the perfect time to introspect about you, your character, your behavior as well as your career. Think about what you like about yourself and what you want to improve, and you should work on that to make a better version of yourself after this lockdown. 2. Get into a reading habit - You might have some books lying in your bookshelf which you always wanted to read but because of time constraint you cannot read, why not get that book out of the shelf and start reading. If you do not have a physical copy of the book, start reading online as there are tons of books available freely. 3. Build a new physique - Yes I am serious, you do not have to go to the gym for good health or physique, you can start today and you can feel the difference in like 10 days that your body is feeling healthy and energetic. 4. Skill Up - Now this is very important if you are a student, a professional or anyone wanted to learn something. This is the time, which will not back again. To Skill Up, Pluralsight is giving one-month free access to their courses which says Stay home and Skill Up.  PC : https://www.pluralsight.com/offer/2020/free-april-month If you love photography, then why not start with Nikon online courses, which is offering free photography courses all through the month of April (https://www.nikonevents.com/us/live/nikon-school-online/).

I wanted to buy toys for my 1.5-year daughter who is a naughty kid, so I just wanted to spend some money on toys to keep her busy. Now the problem is even if she has 10-15 toys like car, doll, soft toys still she plays with 2-3 only. I was curious to know what is exactly the reason for it. One of the things which I noticed that among those 2-3 toys, one thing is common i.e. bright colors.  PC: https://www.pexels.com I searched Google and found out that the primary colors red, yellow and blue attract babies more than secondary colors like green, orange, and purple. This is because the bright colors reflects nature and they think that the colors which are brighter are more attractive. The primary colors and their effect on babies are: RED: It always attracts attention. BLUE: The symbol of cool and calm. YELLOW: Represents fun, happiness, and sunshine. It seems like my daughter might have overexposed to Red color because she wants attention a whole time. Though it's normal for kids to seek attention, I do not blame her for it. I am thinking of getting toys of blue color to calm her down. Now, this is mainly what color babies attract, but while searching on Google I found that people want to know all the things the color can attract.  Though all the results are common, I don't know why people searched for 'What colors attract money'. Your hard work, your passion, your dedication will surely attract money but does color attract money? Now when I searched for the exact keyword, I found out that this is actually linked to Astrology. If you wear certain color or paint your home with that color, does not mean that you will get money from nowhere. It actually means that each color has its own distinct energy and based on the energy of these colors, it is possible to attract several things, like them love, money, health etc. A question to you, do you believe Color attracts money?

This is the entry to "MyPictureDay Photography Contest" run by @timsaid and sponsored by @blocktrades and @theycallmedan. Usually, I go out once a month once to click photos of nature. Because of the strict lockdown in India from the last 21 days, I am not able to go outside. The lockdown has been extended for 19 days, so I went to my house terrace to click some photos. Though I could not find any good object to click, I found this wildflower. There are almost 100 of these flowers on the tree, I grabbed one to take Macro photography of it. I couldn't click pure macro shot because of the lens but got a full view of the flower. So what you are doing in these Quarantine Days? 

A lot of people talking about withdrawing their equity investment or exiting from it because the market went down, but is it a good idea?

We, humans, have a feeling that saying "No" will put us in an awkward situation. We always want to please another person even though we regret it later. But we usually forget that it's so important to tell "No" for your own benefit which will make you more honest and authentic in front of others. >“Let today mark a new beginning for you. Give yourself permission to say NO without feeling guilty, mean, or selfish. Anybody who gets upset and/or expects you to say YES all of the time clearly doesn’t have your best interest at heart. Always remember: You have a right to say NO without having to explain yourself. Be at peace with your decisions.”? Stephanie Lahart Let's take some example where we usually don't say "No", 1. The customer who will not buy your product, but will not say no and end up being followed multiple times by the seller. 2. HR knows that the candidate is rejected but they keep you hanging without telling you the outcome of the interview. 3. An employee takes the extra burden on him because he cannot say no and this does drop him in that situation where he cannot do it.

What would be the best gift you can give someone if you are running a business in this difficult time. Almost all the business around the world got a hit in this crisis, but very few businesses still running smoothly like FMCG, Medical Supplies as well as telecom. I think among all that telecom is what people need especially the internet. If I talk about myself, I am working from home where I need good internet for connecting to my office VPN. I have ACT broadband which is of 40 Mbps and that is sufficient for me because most of the time I don't connect to VPN. Though ACT Broadband is really good even in 40 Mbps, I didn't find any glitches what's ever. So if I talk about ACT business, I really like the gesture they have sent to all the customers in these difficult times. I have got an email today as below :  This means I don't have to pay any extra for the whole month of April to enjoy Unlimited 300 Mbps speed. They have correctly said that "We always strive to beat the expectations of our customers". That's right because most of the businesses might be thinking of enhancing their profits, but ACT has done a wonderful job to enhance the customer relationship. After upgrading I am getting the below message in my ACT app, thus now I can enjoy higher speed for the whole month.  ACT has introduced these benefits to support the work from home culture and encourage people to stay at home. These benefits can be availed by anyone who has an ACT subscription. provided across the country, in all markets that ACT Fibernet operates. This is a really nice gesture or a Gift. Have you received any gift in these difficult time?

So more or less everyone is in Quarantine where we get a very limited supply of groceries, now in these times what you will prefer Eat Healthy or Eat right to remain in shape. Many a time we hear people say that I eat healthy foods like fruits, soups or salads, even though I am gaining weight. While it's true that these are healthy foods and its good for health for everyone which provides us with nutrients. But in these difficult times, first of all you will not get these healthy foods often, even though you get it, it's not safe to assume that they are healthy because most of these foods come from cold storage.  PC : https://www.pexels.com/photo/assorted-sliced-fruits-in-white-ceramic-bowl-1092730/ So what I am trying to say here is that instead of focusing on Eat Healthy in these uncertain times, you need to adjust your eating habits to Eat Right. Eat the right means to adjust your nutrients as per the goal. A good diet should contain a variety of foods which include protein, fruits, veggies, grains, dairy, dry fruits, etc. What I meant to say here is that you need to eat everything but try to keep your calorie in check. Keeping Healthy means you eat healthy foods, but keeping your weight in check means you need to eat as per the energy balance. So, for me to remain on the same weight, I need to eat around 2000 Calories. I make sure that I do have a glass of milk in the morning along with Cornflakes or Museli which has around 300 Calories. I also eat grains so that I don't lack the protein which my body needs. So, What are you eating In Quarantine?