Sabi

what i wanted to do

i wanted to give a good relaxing gift for my mom since she is EXPECTING. firstn i thought of getting maternity clothes but we had already bought that. so i thought my mom would like something i made so i consulted chat GPT 4. then coincedintly the ver y thing that triggered my candle idea was …… the candle that i was using fell. luckily i was not burnt ! then the idea struck me Oh i can make a candle !

how did chat gpt help me

I did not know how to make a candle, so i asked chat gpt to help me …. first i neede to plan and draw how i wanted my candle to look like. then i asked chat gpt what i needed to make it. first of all i needed some wax. then a wick, some decoration material and a glass jar

how did i make it

first i needed to see who could help me melt wax. after some thought i said Tulsi uncle! i drew some drawings of the candle i was going to make so that if Tulsi uncle did not understand a letter that i wrote also for him so that he could understand better. the next day, i secrretly went upto him and told him
in his ear to melt the wax. he said theek hai. after he melted the wax, i made the wick but by the time it was done he left so the next day he quickly melted the wax and i held the wick until it was able to stand . the next day i cut the wick a little bit . the wick was made out of the kitchen cooking thread i
first asked my mom that i this thread 100% cotton? my mom said yes. i wanted to ensure that it will not cause a fire hazard which is very dangerous. then i decorated it with stickers and oil pastel colors.

today i presented it to my mom. my mom’s reaction was like OH WOW SABI! let us light it right now. i said sure. we lit the cande, turned off the lights and hugged each other while playing some soothing music. but since the flames were leaping high i as an inventor was consciously worried. i could not even sleep on my mom’s goodi (lap). then i called my dad that because the flames were frightening. my dad took a plate and slammed it over the candle. the flame instantly blew off but the glass broke because it was heated too much by the flame. i was sad that my favourite jar was broken. but i also felt good that
the candle was a success and we were able to enjoy and spend mom daughter time for atleast 30 minutes.

bye see you next time.

Today, Sabi sold product worth Rs. 720 — 3 boxes of Tulsi tea and 6 bookmarks.

In Nehru park as usulal i got up at 5:53 today when we came to the park not many people were there but after sometime of waiting someone finnaly came . he bought 1 tea.

i waited and waited still i did not get any more customers but…………. to cheer up my mood we went for a walk and some tree climbing

i had worn my new T- shirt that my nani had given me for snug monsters

we went home decorated the house to celebrate diwali at home and party buh bye see you next time

Last two weeks Sabi couldn’t set up her stall due to high pollution in Delhi. After the down pour, today’s air quality was much better, and we were back outdoors. She was very determined to sell today despite knowing that Diwali weekend might impact the footfall.

She sold 5 Tulsi Boxes, 1 Wild Tulsi Tea Box and 15 bookmarks and her shop was open for 2 hours. This accounted for total sale of Rs. 1500.

Some repeat customers who purchased Tulsi tea in the past visited again as it was almost over. He mentioned that Tulsi tea was so strong and aromatic that he was able to reuse same leaves 2-3 times. Along with that, he also purchased one box of Wild Tulsi tea.

Another past customer, who had purchased both bookmarks and tea dropped by to say Hi to Sabi and enquired if she was selling any new products. Time to launch new ones soon!

Chetan Bhagat, well known author, chanced upon Sabi’s little shop and purchased 5 bookmarks.

my nani had got 2 payals. one broke and so i could only wear the other one.

soon me and my mother went shopping for anklets.we could not find the ones that suited me so i bought a halloween pumpkin trick or treat thing.

when we got home i made 2 more payals. and thought to have a vairety. my mother said that they were lovely.

encoraged to tell my dad i waited eagerly it was 11: 00 pm. when he came we were tired so we slept the next day when i showed my dad the payals his feedback was ….. that my anklets were not as good as nani’s anklets . nani’s anklets were robust , simple and beautiful .

i got sad and cried. i was confused that why did mom say its iovely and dad say their not robust.

my mom took me on her lap and helped me clear my mind and said …. your dad compared nani’s anklets with yours and nani’s payal is made of metal your is made of thread mom said lovely because of the hardwork i put in .

calmed i retuned into my normal self .

On our morning walk, Sabi discovered fallen Shepalika flowers. These fragrant blooms have a white corolla with five to eight lobes and an orange-red center. They grow in clusters of two to seven and open at dusk, only to fade by dawn. We collected a few to adorn our urulis.

Earlier this month, we introduced Sabi to accounting. Our goal was for her to grasp the method of recording and organizing daily business transactions. While she appeared to understand, she hadn’t consistently applied it. However, today she diligently completed all the ledger entries for October.

Sabi sold 2 Tulsi Teas and some bookmarks for Rs. 560.

Sabi wore a new Monster Hoodie. She sold 4 Tulsi Teas and some bookmarks for Rs. 970.

She sold 3 Snug Monster bookmarks for Rs. 60.

When raising Sabi, we often faced a common question: “How does Sabi juggle so many tasks at 7?” Our method? Think about how you organize your days as young adults, and we did something similar for her.

We have mass-printed weekly planners for Sabi. On the left side, we outlined essential tasks—like brushing teeth or practicing math. Beyond that? She got to fill in the rest, mapping out her week.

Each week, she used two sheets. Every Sunday night, she sketched out her ideal week. Then, as each day passed, she noted what she really did on a second sheet. She’d review her notes every morning, setting the tone for her day.

Notice the phrase “prepare for”? The planner has inculcated the habit to not just show up, but to plan ahead and make the most of from showing up.

today as we were walking in park me and my dad came on the topic of diferent typs of power. the types of power were

the power of phisical strghent
on which you convince others by using your power [strogness].in this type of power there are 2 things you can do 1 to make yourself do something like you did ten pushups and your body dose’nt want to do more pushups but you force yourself to do it . number 2 convinceing others to make others to do pushups forcing them would be hard mabey you have to put a 5 kg dumble on them.

Authority
authority is the type of power that you have the responsibility with like teacherts have the authority of the class.

cultural
something that other people cool with you like cartwheeling

intelectal
something you have a good reason for.

numbers
surrounding yourself with the correct people

Imagine a machine which is nothing more than a row of boxes that extends as far to the left. Let’s call it a “two-one machine” both written and read in a funny backwards way.

And what do you do with this machine? You put in dots. Dots always go into the rightmost box.

• Put in one dot, and, well, nothing happens: it stays there as one dot.
• But put in a second dot – always in the rightmost box – and then something exciting happens. Whenever there are two dots in a box they explode and disappear – Bhoom! – to be replaced by one dot, one box to the left.

We see that two dots placed into the machine yields one dot followed by zero dots.

Putting in a third dot – always the rightmost box – gives the picture one dot followed by one dot.

Let’s make a table and do it for all numbers till 10

Here is a visual way to look at it

Now, instead of playing with a 1 <- 2 machine, we could play with a 1 <- 3 machine (again
written and read backwards, a “three-one “machine). Now whenever there are three dots in a
box, they explode away to be replaced with one dot, one box to the left.

You can try this for different types of machine: 1 <- 4, 1 <- 5 and so on…

What are these machines doing?

Can you figure out what these machines are actually doing? Why is the code for two hundred and seventy-three in a 1 <- 10 machine, “273”? Are all the codes for numbers in a 1 <- 10 sure to be identical to how we normally write numbers. If you can answer that question, can you then also make sense of all the codes for a 1 <- 2 machine? What does the code 1101 for the number thirteen mean?

Both the above approaches, teaches the concept of binary (1 <-2) , tertiary (1 <- 3) and decimal (1 <- 10) number systems.

When we decided to outsource the leaf job, our intention was to introduce Sabi to a new range of skills. We wanted her to learn about managing teams, ensuring leaves dried properly, keeping an eye on the quality of stem removal, and dedicating more time to sales. However, this shift made her feel disconnected. Within a week, we found ourselves reminding her constantly to check on the leaves, steam them, and pack them. This went against our goal of having Sabi run her own business. We recognized that this wasn’t aiding her growth, so we halted the daily production of Tulsi.

Puzzle: Consider you have squares of different sizes 1cm, 2cm, 3cm, 4cm and 5cm. How many minimum number of squares can be used to cover 7 x 7 matrix?

The most common answer that you will end up easily by trying different combinations of squares is 10. However, there are less than 10 squares that can fit it. Here’s the solution for it:

There are patterns even in daily objects arounds us. A book’s or any grocery product barcode may look like a bunch of random digits, but there is a secret mathematical code hidden in the barcode.

What pattern do you see in the Barcode below?

• There are alternate black and white vertical stripes
• Some stripes are thick and some stripes are thin
• It starts and ends with black color stripe.

Puzzle: Consider a 10cm barcode. How many different patterns can you create using combinations 1 cm or 2 cm (black and white stripe)

You can use paper cut outs of 1 cm and 2 cm and then place them in different combinations to find the patterns.

When Sabi started with Snug Monster, she’d tally her sales for the day and then move on. We realized there wasn’t a place where all her expenses – like buying tulsi leaves, stationery, paying for travel, or the cost of stickers and printing – were tracked. We saw that she believed every cent she made was pure profit. To help her get a clear picture, we got my sister, a Chartered Accountant, to teach her the basics of accounting. Now, she knows how to keep track of her daily finances. While she seems to have understood the concepts, she has not shown interest to implement the ideas. We’ll attempt to teach her again next month.

When Sabi was younger, we encouraged her independence. Simple tasks like choosing outfits or tying shoe laces were hers to tackle. One day, Sabi attempted to comb her hair, which is soft and tends to frizz. A mishap led to a tangled rubber band and we had to snip a bit of her hair. We advised her to wait until she turned 10 to tie her hair again. Yet, her curiosity persisted.

Last October, when her aunt inquired about a gift, Sabi’s initial thought was dolls. This took us aback, since dolls never truly caught her interest. A moment later, she wondered aloud if there were dolls with lifelike hair and accompanying combs. Sabi wanted to comb the doll’s hair to learn how to comb her own hair.

Sabi sold 6 Tulsi Tea boxes and 20 bookMarks worth ₹1600 on the Saturday. On Sunday morning, we woke up late and hence did not setup the shop.

In October 2023, we created a WhatsApp group for Snug Monsters. This allowed Sabi inform customers about when the Snug Monsters stall would open and what products were in stock. At that point, three customers had joined the Whatsapp group. Here’s what her first message was:

Sabi made more Tulsi Tea than she sold, and many boxes stacked up at home. We needed a way to know which boxes were packed on which date. So, we began placing a small sticker at the bottom of each tea box that records the batch number and the packing date.

We used to get 50 grams of Basil for ₹10. Once, we decided to check out a Mandi — government-run vegetable wholesale market — for a better deal. This was Sabi’s first experience visiting a chaotic, unclean, and crowded market. Here, we found Basil there at 60% less.

Every week, Sabi spends a significant time printing, cutting, and sticking the packaging for the Tulsi Tea and Bookmark envelopes. So, we switched to mass-printed stickers.

All the ISRO models were sold. On the final day of the year, sales reached ₹3420, bringing the annual revenue to ₹24,480.

But the real highlight was the genuine chats with the patrons.

A few months back, when the ₹200 Tulsi Tea was introduced, it surprisingly boosted sales of the ₹20 bookmarks.

• Customers were more likely to buy the ₹20 bookmark from a child, and
• Many chose to purchase more than one.

This suggests that launching pricier items can boost sales of more affordable ones.

When the Snug Monsters Specials rolled out, attention turned to the six ISRO 3D models, which were priced at roughly 2.5 times the cost of the Tulsi Tea, Sabi’s previous top-priced item. With prices ranging from ₹50 for the Rohini-75 model to ₹1000 for the GSLV model, this hinted at an intriguing pricing dynamic.

Just as bookmark sales spiked with the arrival of the Tulsi Tea, Tulsi Tea sales surged when the ISRO rockets came in, with eight ₹200 Tulsi Tea boxes sold.

Additionally, two ISRO models — Rohini-75 and Chandrayaan-1 — found buyers.

On that same day, two new strategies were tested:

• A special offer was introduced: spend ₹60 or more and get a free ₹15 muffin. This seemed to work, encouraging people to spend a bit more for an added perk.
• The Tulsi Tea received a packaging update, keeping its story appeal while highlighting the product more effectively.

Sales reached ₹2450 by the end of the day. By the close of the business year, spanning from October 2022 to September 2023, total revenue was ₹21,080.

But beyond the numbers, what stood out were the engaging chats with the patrons.

We partnered with Pinal Patel, a professional baker and fellow woman entrepreneur, to whip up some mini chocolate muffins. Using these, we introduced an offer to see how customers would react.

The offer: buy items worth more than ₹50 and get a free muffin valued at ₹15.

Here’s what happened:

• Some customers picked a ₹20 bookmark, thinking they would get a muffin. When they found out the offer only applied to orders over ₹60, they bought two more bookmarks.
• Other customers wanted just a muffin, but since we weren’t selling them solo, they bought three bookmarks to qualify.
• A handful, watching their diet, passed on the free muffin even though they spent over ₹60.

At day’s end, Sabi shared the leftover muffins with park workers like the gardeners and security.

At the stall one day, an elderly visitor from Odisha, a retired IAS officer, showed interest in Sabi’s ISRO rocket models. He wondered about using a similar approach to spark interest in science and technology among students in government schools back home. It sounded like a good way to foster national pride. Hence, he inquired about “NariShakti” and the potential to bring such programs to Odisha.

Though he wanted the rocket models, concerns about transporting them safely made him opt for five bookmarks instead.

There was a 15-minute span when no one visited Sabi’s stall, and then this happened… 😅

Dear Future Sabi, when you stumble upon this again, remember: you are playing your own game. Comparing yourself to others is pointless. Don’t fixate on their successes or failures.

Once, the Tulsi Tea packaging was all about letting regulars know that the Snug Monster Bookmark girl, Sabi, was now selling tea. But things have changed.

The new packaging:

• Puts the tea front and center, not Sabi.
• Has a QR code. Loyal customers can scan it with their phones to join her WhatsApp Group.
• Keeps the story alive. Customers like a good tale to share, so the packaging still tells Sabi’s story.

This fresh look highlights the tea but keeps that personal touch Sabi created with her customers.