Tips for Getting Teacher Gifts – Holiday Edition & A FREEBIE

Are you one of those folks who always struggle to figure out just what to give your kid’s teacher for the holidays? ME TOO. This year the struggle is real because this is the first time Azu has teachers! He never went to daycare so this will be our first time giving his teachers gifts for the holidays. I love giving gifts, it makes me take a moment to acknowledge what a significant role a teacher plays in the life of my little one. There are some things I keep in mind when I think about what to get for…

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Science Lab themed 4th Birthday Party

Context For my son’s 4th birthday party, I was going to go low key.  That is my intention every year since his first birthday. We did the big birthday thing the first year. And I loved it, but I doubt that he remembered anything at all. Therefore I thought, okay, let’s do a second birthday party, and at this event something happened that I did not expect.  He was SO SURPRISED and so vocally grateful my little mother’s heart just swelled with happiness and every time I think that I will go low key this year, I can’t. I see…

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How to Create an Impressive Grazing Table in 10 Steps

This weekend I had my ladies over for a graze and chill day.   What does that even mean? Well it means that a bunch of hungry ladies sans kiddos hole up at another lady’s house for a few hours and munch on a variety of nibbles through out the day while catching up and spending quality time without the time limit of a restaurant and the fuss of cooking all day if you are the host. There are no chafing dishes Food items that need to stay hot are not included. No one has to deal with a substantial amount…

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Outdoor Iftar for two

How has one third of ramadan flown by already? I feel like with all the tasks of running a household, doing errands, taking care of a toddler, running my own business and working for someone, I have my very hands full. So much so, that Iftar seems more like a chore.  Since it’s just the three of us (only two of us Iftar while our toddler is preoccupied with play doh), it’s mostly fast-food, take out or very simple dinner meals. I wanted this cycle to stop. I also wanted to take the opportunity to celebrate. And no, I didn’t…

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