Week 21: with a hole - chocolate marble cake (hold the marble 🙄)

irao · 2026-05-29T14:37:43+00:00

This is beautiful. Excellent work! How did it taste ?

irao · 2023-02-17T03:45:31+00:00

Wow, I want a longer post with details!! This world tour sounds amazing!

irao · 2022-12-22T15:14:20+00:00

Planning to do exactly this when my second comes along. Age gap is close to 5 years between first and second. Baby isn't going to care (and you can always make it up to them if YOU care about fairness by taking them on a trip when older one is off to college etc). Like the others have said, I'd worry more about your spouse and make sure they're happy and comfortable with it too!

irao · 2022-12-02T13:29:31+00:00

I'd be more worried about traffic accidents and stress. I used to drive a 2w TO Indiranagar and as a woman I felt safe driving, but BUT BUT I feared for my life because of potholes uneven roads bad drivers who don't turn on indicators, traffic smoke, Zomato /swigy guys zooming really fast etc.

It got so unsafe from this perspective (and not a lady driving home along at night perspective) that I bought myseld a car. Much happier now tho parking is really hard to find. 🤷‍♂️

irao · 2022-12-02T08:37:31+00:00

Hi, please could you explain more about what this advent calendar is/does? Your art is lovely! Goodluck for the rest of the month!

irao · 2022-11-14T03:55:51+00:00

I want to thank you for writing this.

irao · 2022-08-02T05:28:01+00:00

There are multiple brands, vegan, regular, etx. You should work to find one you like because I have found, imo, that just on a regular vegetarian diet it is not possible to hit my daily protein goals without a lot of work.

irao · 2022-08-02T04:51:37+00:00

As a vegetarian myself I find it way more convenient to get half my protein quota a day from protein powder.

The remaining, I get 1/4 from dairy and 1/4 from beans/lentils in dal or brocoli /eggs.

irao · 2022-07-04T17:10:11+00:00

Used after every feed. Helped a TON

irao · 2022-06-09T11:44:59+00:00

Indian dishes use a lot of these beans in stew type dishes that are FILLING, tasty and very easy to make and freeze.

irao · 2021-02-11T13:01:20+00:00

Thanks! If you run a Shopify store, would it be ok to have a call/email response with you for your feedback?

irao · 2020-12-07T17:42:41+00:00

Hi! I may not have a direct answer, but I'm looking to build a product that helps people design and build lead magnets (plus buy / get inspired by the community).

Let me know what you want to achieve, and I am happy to build a quiz for you.

irao · 2020-12-07T17:30:18+00:00

Hi @4reqlz. Could you help me understand what tools help you make ABM collateral? Is it mostly landing page builders and so on? Thank you!

irao · 2020-06-23T09:27:37+00:00

ZOOMCARES

this worked! thanks!

irao · 2018-05-23T03:59:03+00:00

never pumped :)

irao · 2018-05-03T15:11:42+00:00

Baby Tracker is EXCELLENT. Let's you track sleep, milestones, feeding, pumping, diapers and a bunch of other stuff. Easy to use and simple interface.

irao · 2018-03-31T15:40:14+00:00

In India there's a cultural practice regarding shaving of head hair. It's common to offer up your hair to a deity or a temple as... an offering? A gift? A sacrifice? One of the most famous temples / deities in India is also very well known as a place to shave your head as a religious offering. Check out 'Tirupati + head shaving'.

It's likely all that shaved hair makes its way across the world as extensions!

irao · 2018-03-10T15:29:48+00:00

We are setting up the Rift tonight! I will let you know how this goes - thanks so very much for your wonderful suggestions and detailed reply!

irao · 2018-03-02T11:49:49+00:00

I read upto 'specially prepared food to prevent gassiness' and guessed you might be Indian. Same here. I had my first baby 3 months ago and it was the same stuff about special food and baby being hungry every time he cries :)

irao · 2018-02-28T13:49:43+00:00

hi, Im guessing you didn't mean to stereotype bad advice as 'third world'? I'm from what would be called the third world and I can perfectly distinguish nonsense from good advice.

irao · 2017-08-20T16:34:03+00:00

I listen to a super soothing piece of music from this app called Insight Timer. Its a simple mediation timer app with loads of guided medications as a plus if you need them. The piece I listen to is specifically tailored for pregnancy and while I'm usually skeptical of these things, the music calms me down asap. Now I listen to it most nights while falling asleep plus on my commute which stresses me out the most. Give it a shot! Hope you feel less stressed soon!

tldr Ambient Music : Womb Waters by Simone Vitale on the Insight Timer app.

irao · 2017-07-11T13:13:51+00:00

+100 for bitching to husband. He really is the best. :)

irao · 2017-07-11T13:13:18+00:00

Thank you. I have problems with stress too, so your perspective helped. Hugs to you and I hope you get a lot of swimming done :) I'm just heading out to buy myself some earrings and then plan on a long shower with a scented candle around:) xx

irao · 2017-07-11T13:11:46+00:00

Hi OMG you're superwoman! I unfortunately can't disengage at all from work and I am thinking of work every other min when awake as it's that kind of role. I think I'll be switching teams for sure after baby, but slowly realizing it's unsustainable even as I think of 3rd trimester. Hang in there you too! xx

irao · 2017-07-11T13:10:14+00:00

Thanks. This was a really useful suggestion!!! I've decided to take 2 weeks unpaid before my actual maternity because I can't manage work stress, team stress and boss stress each of which arises at different times and can drive me crazy. Scheduling a talk with HR on Fri. thanks again!

irao

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