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On turning 10: a covid birthday party

By: Nataliya Khan February 23, 2021February 24, 2021 Birthdays, CELEBRATING, Friendship, Gatherings, Simple Celebrations"Featured"Leave a Comment

Sharing this little drive by celebration for this special birthday. Part 1 with how the day of her actual birthday went is in that earlier post along with some feelings and thoughts I was having in the moment (sigh). With the strict isolation we’ve had to do for almost a full year now, I really…

And the day is here : my baby is 10

By: Nataliya Khan February 22, 2021February 23, 2021 CELEBRATING, DEAR ANYA, Photo Stories, Simple Celebrations, Traditions"Featured"Leave a Comment

I’m going to try to do this fresh this year so here I am. Just putting my feelings down and a photo story of my baby turning 10. This one really feels big, because of the double digit bday yes but also because of this whole past year and how it’s been. She has felt…

A first mommy & kids getaway + some tips

By: Nataliya Khan December 6, 2020January 11, 2021 AROUND SEATTLE, Friendship, Life in America, Photo Stories"Featured"Leave a Comment

A little over a year ago, we checked off something that we’d talked about doing for years – a mommy & kids getaway with my friend Ayesha & her girls (remember this trip Anya & I did?). And so glad we did it when we did; because who knew then what 2020 was going to…

6 takeaways from eight months of social distancing

By: Nataliya Khan November 22, 2020November 22, 2020 Life in America, Living, Mindful Living, OUR HOME, PERSONAL"Featured"Leave a Comment

As I write this, second (third?) wave of Covid is spreading everywhere so fast, from here in the Seattle area to the rest of the US and of course Canada, Europe and Pakistan.. Lockdowns, stay-at-home orders are either here already or coming.. Of course there’s also hope for the vaccine now so there’s that bright…

My bedtime rituals + the softest pjs in the world

By: Nataliya Khan November 14, 2020 Clean lifestyle, Collaborations, Favorite Things, Mindful Living, Simple Living, Sustainable Lifestyle"Featured"Leave a Comment

(Disclaimer: This post includes affiliate links which means that as an Amazon influencer I might make a very tiny income due to any purchase you make from my links. This makes it possible to keep sharing finds with you. I promise to only always share things that either we personally use or love or want…

Simple Shift : Reusing glass jars

By: Nataliya Khan November 10, 2020November 10, 2020 Clean & Simple, Living, Mindful Living, Simple Living, Sustainable Lifestyle"Featured"Leave a Comment

Simple Shift is a way to share a small change we’ve made towards a more mindful & conscious lifestyle : a simpler, environment-conscious, clean & healthier shift for daily living. I’m hoping the series will make it feel easy & doable to shift personal habits for a better life for our families & our world. More on…

Our transition to a more conscious lifestyle : a new series

By: Nataliya Khan August 29, 2020August 29, 2020 Clean lifestyle, Mindful Living, Simple Living, Sustainable Lifestyle"Featured"1 Comment

I’m finally beginning this series to share something that has become an important part of our lifestyle in this last decade, increasingly so in the last couple of years. Been wanting to share about this in depth for a while but remember how our normal pre-covid life used to be? There were always higher priority…

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On turning 10: a covid birthday party

By: Nataliya Khan February 23, 2021February 24, 2021

Birthdays, CELEBRATING, Friendship, Gatherings, Simple Celebrations"Featured"Leave a Comment

And the day is here : my baby is 10

By: Nataliya Khan February 22, 2021February 23, 2021

CELEBRATING, DEAR ANYA, Photo Stories, Simple Celebrations, Traditions"Featured"Leave a Comment

On turning 9 & a birthday surprise

By: Nataliya Khan January 24, 2021February 23, 2021

CELEBRATING, Simple Celebrations, TraditionsLeave a Comment

As per what’s becoming a tradition now, as her next birthday comes up I’m sharing her previous one (cannot believe she’s turning 10 in a few weeks). Sharing a photo story of her 9th birthday today ending in a birthday surprise that I was most excited about, her first pet (will share a post about…

Thanksgiving at home – a photo story

By: Nataliya Khan December 13, 2020February 23, 2021

CELEBRATING, Life in America, Muslim in America, PAKISTANI-AMERICAN, Photo Stories, Simple CelebrationsLeave a Comment

For those not familiar maybe, Thanksgiving in the US has become a holiday to celebrate family & together-ness and personally it’s one of my personal favorite American holidays… Our friends, Humayun & Talat have hosted us for a Thanksgiving party every year for the last 10 years and this year as we all stayed home…

Celebrating the season even if you don’t do Christmas

By: Nataliya Khan December 11, 2020February 23, 2021

Life in America, Muslim in America, PAKISTANI-AMERICAN, Simple Celebrations, TraditionsLeave a Comment

Last week on my Instagram stories, I shared about a holiday pajamas tradition that has kind of happened with Anya. It started 4 years ago when Anya was very upset we didn’t celebrate Christmas and we were trying to tell her how we could still enjoy the season even if we don’t do Christmas as…