by Taslim Jaffer | May 28, 2014 | Life Lessons
“You have the same amount of hours in a day as Beyonce” a coffee mug shouted at me from the shop window of Brick & Mortar Living a few weeks ago. I have to admit, my first thought upon reading the mug’s message was the grammar was off; I...
by Taslim Jaffer | May 19, 2014 | Life Lessons, Motherhood
When people victimize themselves, it really bothers me. Like, really, really bothers me. I want to bang my head on the wall when people say things like they are the way they are because such and such happened to them 30 years ago. I am a big believer in making...
by Taslim Jaffer | May 14, 2014 | I Love Myself Campaign, Life Lessons
This post was originally published on April 27, 2012. I am re-posting it today because I’ve been thinking a lot about names again. I have three children with Arabic names that I thought were easy to pronounce, but clearly are not. Inaya (Ih-NAH-yah) becomes...
by Taslim Jaffer | May 12, 2014 | Life Lessons
I’m taking a break from cleaning up last night’s dishes to write this post; I can hear the baby sucking her thumb through the monitor which means she is either on the cusp of soothing herself deeper into sleep, or on the brink of stirring awake. Dishes can...
by Taslim Jaffer | May 7, 2014 | Life Lessons, Motherhood
The early mornings sometimes remind me of the huge gulf that exists between the ‘me’ of today and the ‘me’ of 6 years ago; lately I’ve been taking trips back in time to when meeting a new day was a struggle, emotionally and sometimes...
by Taslim Jaffer | Mar 23, 2014 | Life Lessons
It’s 6:47 am and I have been up since the baby’s 5 am feed. As the early morning light pushes through the fog, finally, the tears are flowing. I have crept downstairs wrapped in a sweater and heartache, and am honouring the people who lost their lives in...
