On turning 9 & a birthday surprise

By: Nataliya Khan January 24, 2021January 24, 2021 CELEBRATING, Simple Celebrations, Traditions"Featured"Leave a Comment

As per what’s becoming a tradition now, as her next birthday comes up I’m sharing a photo story of 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…

Thanksgiving at home – a photo story

By: Nataliya Khan December 13, 2020December 13, 2020 CELEBRATING, Life in America, Muslim in America, PAKISTANI-AMERICAN, Photo Stories, Simple Celebrations"Featured"Leave 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, 2020December 13, 2020 Life in America, Muslim in America, PAKISTANI-AMERICAN, Simple Celebrations, Traditions"Featured"Leave 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…

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…

On identity & raising kids who are proud of their roots

By: Nataliya Khan October 21, 2020October 21, 2020 Another Pakistan, Collaborations, MOMMYHOOD, PAKISTANI-AMERICAN"Featured"Leave a Comment

(This post contains a gifted / sponsored product. The opinions are 100% my own) I’ve written about this same many years ago (here’s an old post) but I thought it would be good to reconnect over this since Anya was only 3 around that time. Over these last 4-5 years as Anya’s gotten older this…