Putting up a ramadan basket for your kids

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Starting conversations with our kids about body changes, puberty & more..

Anya is 11 now but I started to talk to her a little bit about puberty, body changes & even periods a few years ago. I started in very basic ways, mostly just telling her how her body is going to go through changes soon just like all of ours did around that age, girls…

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Our eid day in photos

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…

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Ramadan / Eid boxes for your kids’ teachers or neighbors + a freebie

I’ve shared before about these boxes I make in this post, but thought I’d do a detailed post just on these today after sharing them on IG this morning and getting so much love. The why I do this as a Ramadan + Eid box to simplify my life a little bit. This way I…

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Thanksgiving at home – a photo story

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…

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