A couple of weeks ago, I was filling out some forms for my mother and had to enter the date my grandfather passed away. It struck me that he had passed away when he was 47 and my grandmother was only 37. She became a single parent at the age of 37 and was leftContinue reading Single Mom Resource Course Starting This April 2025 with Free Code Ninjas Classes for Kids!
When I shared my Nikah jora and jewelry set story, a lot of you requested high resolution pictures and I have finally dug them out! At our Nikah, I wore my mother-in-law’s wedding gharara and dupatta and there is a funny there which I shared in this post. The jewelry set I wore belonged originallyContinue reading My Nikah Jewelry Set Story + Nikah Pictures
We were at Disneyland in California this November and here are are my tips for making the most of Disneyland with a teen, tween and toddler. Yes, those are interesting ages for sure, but we had a magical time by an equal measure of good luck and research! Make a plan When I visited DisneylandContinue reading Disneyland with a Teen, Tween and a Toddler
This has been a project I have been wanting to start for a long time and here it is finally: My first set of Urdu books for kids starting with My First Book of Urdu Alphabets. If you would like to jump directly to the links to buy the book scroll to the bottom ofContinue reading My First Book of Urdu Alphabets
This Nov 12-15, 2024, we were invited to Disneyland for the launch of Disneyland’s newest ride: Tiana’s Bayou Adventure! We had an absolutely magical time. This was the kids’ first time to Disneyland and I went back after exactly 20 years (first time was with my parents and siblings in 2004). My parents made sureContinue reading Halal Food Options in Disneyland
Life can be an uphill climb for single moms but you don’t have to feel alone. I am happy to share a resource course for single mothers in Calgary that’s FREE of cost starting this Sunday, October 13 (second part on Sunday October 27). Mothers will learn essential coping, planning and management skills, while theirContinue reading Single Mom Resource Course Starting This Long Weekend with Free Code Ninjas Classes for Kids!
Awaaz: Echoes of Freedom And Justice is an autobiography of Ansar Burney written by Shehar Bano Rizvi and Tasneem Premjee Chamdia and I recently finished it. Reading the book was like a rollercoaster ride since each chapter can be a book and movie in itself. Such is the adventurous and happening life of Ansar Burney.Continue reading Book Review “Awaaz: Echoes of Freedom And Justice”, an Autobiography of Ansar Burney
This Back to School season let’s talk to our children about being kind to others. We did a craft to encourage acts of kindness in the first week back using Crayola products and we would love to share that with all of you. Disclaimer: We are official ambassadors for Crayola Canada and are compensated forContinue reading Paper chain for Acts of Kindness for Back to School
Whenever we have out-of-town visitors (and as a South Asian/desi family we have a lot of those!) we are always looking for ideas of fun things to do in Calgary. Rafting down the Bow River is a great way to see Calgary and especially the downtown buildings. If you have guests visiting in summers or wantContinue reading Rafting Down the Bow River: Fun Things to do in Calgary
Growing up Muslim in Pakistan, the Islamic history we learnt in school was quite limited especially for events that happened after Prophet Mohammad (P.B.U.H)’s death. I was born in a Shia-Muslim household though and attended majalis regularly and got regular lessons in history (from the Shia perspective) through stories and lectures. Lesley Hazleton’s “After theContinue reading Book Review: “After the Prophet” by Lesley Hazleton