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Spring forward with hope and positivity

Dear readers, the daylight saving time arrived last month and we have sprung forward an hour. It was also the weekend we welcomed Spring Break for a week. As an educator, I look forward to this break to relax and spend quality time with family. This year with my older one visiting from college and […]

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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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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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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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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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Are you a dog or cat person?

Hello readers, hope you are enjoying the summer break. Most schools in the US and around the world have started summer holidays; we started ours this week! This post is for all animal lovers- big or small. Pets come in different sizes and shapes. In addition to the most common pets as dogs and cats, […]

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10 summer break activities for teens

Summer break is my favorite time of the year. Not that I like the hot season in Texas, where we have lived since 2006, but mostly because I get long summer break being an educator. Traveling is our favorite thing to do during the summer and the planning and the anticipation starts in the spring. […]

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The Universal Rules of Life book review

Dear readers, all of us are trying to live a happy and balanced life. It is a work in progress, for all of us! Are you looking to feel happier, become more successful, and cultivate better relationships? Do you want to find greater sense of well-being and peace? Are you working hard to manage time, […]

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How to keep your bucket full

Keeping your bucket full means you are full of hope, joy, positivity and encouragement. As shared in one of my earlier posts about 5 ways to de-stress for kids, everyone’s life has little turmoil now and then but the most important thing is to always get up and keep going. In this post I write […]