Turning 38 + what I’ve learned about birthdays in my thirties

By: Nataliya Khan April 18, 2021April 18, 2021 Birthdays, CELEBRATING"Featured"Leave a Comment

Ok, what is this behavior that we make dua for long healthy lives for our loved ones but every birthday we celebrate, we get sad that we’re getting “too old”? So silly, right! I’m making a promise to myself right now not to obsess over the number and instead focus on being grateful for all…

A golden hour in Japanese Park Islamabad : a photo story

By: Nataliya Khan March 19, 2021April 20, 2021 AROUND PAKISTAN, Family, Memories, Photo Stories"Featured"Leave a Comment

Doing a photo story post after a long time (I used to love doing these) from this evening back in December 2019 in Islamabad when Haroon bhai (Bilal’s brother & Anya’s only and very favorite taya) wanted to take her to Japanese Park and we went along too. Japanese Park used to be a big…

Learning to love myself with Lulalu + a few tips for you

By: Nataliya Khan March 12, 2021March 13, 2021 Collaborations, Favorite Things"Featured"Leave a Comment

(This post contains a sponsored product. The opinions are 100% my own) I’ve talked about this before how growing up very skinny it’s taken me a while to feel comfortable in my own body. Unless you or someone close to you is also the same, it might come as a shock to you that there…

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, 2021April 20, 2021 Birthdays, 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…

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Turning 38 + what I’ve learned about birthdays in my thirties

By: Nataliya Khan April 18, 2021April 18, 2021

Birthdays, CELEBRATING"Featured"Leave a Comment

A photo story of Anya’s “dadi home” from over the years

By: Nataliya Khan March 28, 2021March 23, 2021

Another Pakistan, Family, Memories, Photo StoriesLeave a Comment

For years after Anya was born, we would spend a couple months during the winter in Pakistan with our families – around 3 weeks of these would be with my mother-in-law in Bahawalpur. I’ve written about it after she passed away.. There was this calm and sense of much-needed peace I always felt there after…