What NOT to say to your photographer but what you CAN say instead

By: Nataliya Khan December 6, 2021December 6, 2021 Nataliya Khan Photography, Photography, Small Biz"Featured"Leave a Comment

A few weeks ago I shared this post on Instagram listing these very common questions that you keep getting if you’re a photographer but that are better left unsaid. BUT I wanted to elaborate on that a little in this post:):) Sharing why I consider it inappropriate to ask these from your photographer but ALSO…

simple switch : natural deodorant + some tips on making the switch

By: Nataliya Khan June 19, 2021June 29, 2021 Clean & Simple, Clean lifestyle, Conscious Living, Living"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 this personal…

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

By: Nataliya Khan April 18, 2021April 18, 2021 Birthdays, CELEBRATING"Featured"1 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 photo story of Anya’s “dadi home” from over the years

By: Nataliya Khan March 28, 2021December 6, 2021 Another Pakistan, Family, Memories, Photo Stories"Featured"Leave 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…

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…

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What NOT to say to your photographer but what you CAN say instead

By: Nataliya Khan December 6, 2021December 6, 2021

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A summer backyard kids camping sleepover

By: Nataliya Khan October 4, 2021December 6, 2021

Kid Activites, MOMMYHOOD, Photo StoriesLeave a Comment

When my trip to Pakistan came up this summer I had quite a bit of mom-guilt at leaving Anya behind and that there weren’t any exciting plans for her to look forward to for the summer – so those couple of weeks I had before I left I tried to do a few things that…

simple switch : natural deodorant + some tips on making the switch

By: Nataliya Khan June 19, 2021June 29, 2021

Clean & Simple, Clean lifestyle, Conscious Living, Living"Featured"Leave a Comment

A last day of school – summer break goodie bag for Anya

By: Nataliya Khan June 10, 2021December 6, 2021

Kid Activites, MOMMYHOOD1 Comment

A few photo memories from last day of 3rd grade for Anya last year. Our schools had closed down suddenly when the Covid outbreak happened in our area in March ’20. They were never able to go back in. I know that was the case for so many kids last year but it didn’t make…

Our eid day in photos

By: Nataliya Khan May 31, 2021December 6, 2021

CELEBRATING, Life in America, Muslim in America, PAKISTANI-AMERICAN, Ramadan & Eid1 Comment

After a full year in some kind of lockdown we were really looking forward to celebrating with friends this Eid. But then as it came with so much heaviness all around (bombings in Gaza, deaths from Covid..) it was so hard not feel guilty. How privileged are we to be able to spend our holiday…