Vishi's Views

Christmas is a time for giving and with that in mind, I am sharing some ideas for things you could to help out your family, friends and even strangers to brighten up their day, make their life a little easier and put a smile on their face.  1. Send Christmas cards. Some people may think this is old-fashioned but I think it's nice to receive a hand-written Christmas message. You can give them to family, friends and neighbors and even hand them out to people in your local area.  2. Remember a friend or loved one's birthday by baking a cake and delivering it to their house or posting a card or gift. 3. Support small businesses, purchase something from someone's online shop or use their service.  4. If your roommates or family members are busy working, serve their meals and bring it to their area so they could eat at their desk. Make or buy them a coffee. 5. Offer to help elderly neighbors with shopping and chores. 6. Call a friend to see how they are doing. It's very easy ...

Christmas is just around the corner and I'm sure you have all started thinking about what gifts to get for your loved ones. As a book lover, I think books make great gifts and here I am going to tell you about some books which I highly recommend that you purchase. Athena Phillips is a children's author has written three great books including Carnie Vore Helps With Chores which tells the story of Carnie, a cute little dinosaur who helps her grandma with chores around the house and has fun doing it.  Donte Jackson's second book is called Herbie's Colorful World.  In this book, Herbie the dinosaur goes on an adventure with his friend Cameron the chameleon and they learns all about colors.  Donte and Athena wrote the first book of this series, Herbie's Happy Birthday, together. You can read my reviews of all three books by clicking on these links -  http://thevrk.blogspot.com/2019/02/book-review-herbies-happy-birthday.html   http://thevrk.blogspot.com/2019/08/r...

Today I am sharing 20 life hacks, ways to manage daily activities and tasks more efficiently and improve organization. Some of these hacks will save you time, hassles and embarassment! You have most likely already heard about some of these but check it out. 1. Dry clothes quickly without a dryer by putting the wet clothes on a towel, rolling it up and twist it as tightly as possible to squeeze out the excess water. 2.        To remove odours from your shoes, place a few tea bags in each shoe and leave it overnight. 3.        If you want to amplify the speakers of your phone, put your phone into a glass or bowl. 4.        When you take a cooler of drinks to the beach, a party, or anywhere, keep the ice last longer by sprinkling salt on it. 5.        Are you finding it hard to open a jar lid? Run it under hot water for a minute or two, wipe it and then it should ...

Happy Friday eeryone! It is the end of the week, or close to the end of the week depending on where you are from and after working hard, taking care of children, doing school work and whatever else you do with our time, you deserve to sit back and relax. In this post, I am sharing a videos I have found on YouTube which are sure to make you laugh, put a smile on your face and melt your heart.  This video of two year old boys, Maxwell and Finnegan, running and hugging each other in New York City went viral after one of their fathers posted it online.  On the Ellen Degeneres Show, there is a segment called 'Average Andy' in which Ellen sends her executive producer Andy to learn to do different things from professionals. One of my favorites from this segment is Andy learning to play ice hockey from the LA Kings. Andy is hilarious and a good sport.  A mother tells her daughter not to run in the shop so she stops and starts dancing! It's so cute. It's a fashion show by cats! ...

Joe Biden has been elected to be the 46th president of the United States  and Kamala Harris has been elected to be the Vice President. To celebrate, I am sharing some interesting and fun facts about Joe and Kamala.  E! Online Joe Biden  As a child, Joe had a stutter and he was bullied by his classmates for it. One of his friends helped him fix it and it stopped when he got to law school. Joe played American Football in high school After finishing law school, he was drafted for service in the Vietnam War but failed the medical test due to his asthma. His favorite movie is Chariots of Fire, a 1981 film based on the true story of two British athletes in the 1924 Olympics. He loves ice-cream. In 196, he bought a puppy for his first wife Neilia and they named it Senator.  Joe Bide and Jill Tracy Jacobs were introduced to each other on a blind date in 1975 and he had to propose to her five times before she said yes, They married in 1977. His good luck charm is a rosary whi...

Halloween isn't as big here in Australia as it is in other countries but I love seeing people all dressed up in costumes and children trick or treating.  Here are my six favorite celebrity Halloween costumes. Tanner and Jade from The Bachelor US - Love the family little mermaid theme. I have to say that I think Jade looks beautiful no matter what!  Instagram: jadelizroper Lilly Singh  Instagram: Lilly Kendall and Kylie Jenner - It's cool how they recreated costumes from their childhood! Instagram: kyliejenner Celine Dion - Looks great as Nanny McPhee  Instagram: Celine Dion  Halle Berry Instagram: Halle Berry  Neil Patrick Harris and family Instagram: nph