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Motivations Self-care

Want to be happy? Practice gratitude

Dear readers, I hope your new year has started off great and you are enjoying the beginning of the second month of the year! Well, in most part of the world, if not all; the winter already has had at its peak and with the Arctic blast happening recently, our southern state of Texas in […]

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Welcoming new year 2024

Dear readers, I can’t believe but I am writing this post after almost 6 months! Yes, it has been a long time, but my blog is always on my mind. It has just been busy with work, and life, sigh… In the summer, June to be precise, we had traveled from Houston to Pittsburgh for […]

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Family Travel

Taylor Swift concert in Pittsburgh

Dear readers, hope all of you are having a great summer. This school year has been busy. With a change in my role and change of the campus, my writing has been few and far between. I am still working but it is almost time for my summer break to begin! Last weekend we travelled […]

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Family Motivations

How to raise grateful kids

Dear readers, I am a mom of two teens and I know many of my readers are parents too. Today’s fast paced world is a lot more different, and difficult, than our times. I am an educator too, so seeing from the lenses of both roles I really wish kids today are told to take […]

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Visiting Houston Rodeo

Dear readers, it has been some time since I wrote a blog post. It has been really busy at work since we got back from our winter break when we visited Calgary and got to see the Northern Lights. You can check out the post here! This week is our Spring Break and here I […]

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Winter vacation to Canada

Dear readers, hope each one of you had a great start to the new year. Happy New Year 2023! Wishing for joy, love, prosperity and peace for everyone. So how did you spend your New Year Eve? For most of us, spending quality time with family would be the highlight which brings happiness and meaning […]

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Motivations Self-care

Acceptance with Grace

Dear readers, it is the time of Thanksgiving! A beautiful day, week, month and season to count your blessings and be thankful. Today, I want all of us to pause and appreciate the beauty around us. I want us to count our blessings, and be thankful for things we have been given that we may […]

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Family

Festival season

Dear readers, hope each one of you is doing well and enjoying the fall season. This post is little delayed as work has been real busy. I have moved to a different education setting this year, so it has been a learning and growing experience. As many of you would know, if not most of […]

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Motivations Self-care

How to live a balanced life

Dear readers, hope you all had a relaxing summer and now everyone is back to their fall routine including our kids. Being in Education, my work revolves around kids, including students and my own teens. Going back to work after a break and trying to get back to routine is difficult for everyone, especially children. […]

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Family Travel

Italy vacation, part 2

Dear readers, the summer is almost over. Most students are back in school at this time or getting ready to start soon. My younger one starts this Monday and my older one starts next week. Hope the summer break has been relaxing and enjoyable for everyone. If you have been reading my earlier posts, you […]