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Work-At-Home Mom Tips For Some Sanity This Summer

“Hello there!” my neighbour chirped, breaking my trance. I looked toward her voice which came from the road at the…

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Dr. Shefali Is Coming To Vancouver | Conscious Parenting

I read my first parenting book when I was pregnant with baby #1. It was supposed to prepare me for…

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What My Neighbours Are Watching On Netflix

At my most recent book club meeting, after thoroughly discussing the thought-provoking book we had just finished reading, the conversation…

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What’s New On Netflix? Something For Everyone!

How’s your 2018 going so far? Off to a good start? I’d love to hear in the comments if the…

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How My Husband And I Do Movie Nights – And Stay Married

Friday nights are family movie nights. There is just nothing else the 5 of us want to do after the…

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5 Reasons Why I Loved Being Part of Tea India’s Moms Run On Chai Video

When Mother’s Day comes around, I am guaranteed several things: handmade gifts from the kids, some kind of stationery, a…

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Awaken Your Inner Champion With This 6-Week Webinar

Have you ever heard the term ‘inner critic’? I talk about it in my writing classes. It’s that voice of…

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My First 5 Quick Thoughts On The Women’s March On Washington – Vancouver

Right after the U.S. election this past November, the internet was ablaze with news that a march was being organized…

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10 Martin Luther King Jr Quotes To Share With Your Kids

This morning, while the kids ate their waffles and strawberries, I played for them a YouTube video on my phone…

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5 Reasons Why I’m Going To The Little Black Dress Gala In Support Of Help Change My City Alliance (P.S. Wanna Be My Date?)

The Little Black Dress Gala is an evening of glamour, fashion and philanthropy taking place on Friday November 25, 2016…

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A Date With My Dad

My dad will be coming over in a few hours, and when he does I’ll give him a hug and…

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Leading Moms 2016: Inspirational Talks Straight From The Heart

I truly believe that each of us have come here with a purpose, or even many purposes. There’s a reason…

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5 Books To Keep Your 4th Grade Reader Happy This Summer

We all like happy children, right? Even though the summer promises happy, carefree children, sometimes we end up with cranky,…

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9 Birthday Wishes For My 9 Year Old Girl

Yesterday, as we drove home from a company retreat up in Princeton, B.C. my husband and I had a chance…

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Something Exciting Is Happening In The Mom Blogger Community! #vmtop30

It happens every year at this time! No, it’s not the anticipation of summer holidays (read: mad scramble to figure…

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Creative, Fun & Delicious Camps For Kids And Adults!

If you’ve been following #JafferFarm on Instagram, you’ve probably seen pictures of our adventures (and misadventures) in vegetable gardening. I…

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Leaving My Kids

This time next week I’ll be waking up in Calgary, Alberta which is like 1000 km away. My kids and…

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The Hamster Wheel

Sometimes life can feel like a hamster wheel. Definitely, the laundry feels like that. Miss one day, or two and…

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My Baby Is Two Years Old Today!

I just re-read my post from Alyzeh’s first birthday and now my screen is all blurry. (Might have something to…

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Let’s Not Make It A ‘Season’ Of Giving

I’m happy to have my first post live on Hello Creative Family – and it’s all about one of my…

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Hi, I'm Taslim! Freelance writer, writing instructor and mom of 3. Also: Taurus, INFJ, bookworm, and chronic nostalgic. Give me slow Sundays, deep conversations, Spanish music and time to daydream. I'm a Pacific Northwest girl with the itch to explore my backyard and beyond.

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  • So long, San Diego - hello, Vancouver! (Swipe for the sun to snow contrast outside my airplane window!)
  • Looks like a great day for a walking food tour of Carlsbad; one of my favourite ways to get my bearings in a new city is to take a guided tour on foot. This one happens to include samples of local cuisine as well as the company of my friend @sleepless.in.sandiego ❤️
Have you done a walking tour of a city? I’d love to hear! 
#carlsbad #foodie #travel
  • Our visit to Carlsbad has coincided with an unprecedented amount of rain and wind! Travel isn’t always about sitting poolside and soaking in the sun! 
Travel is about being in the moment and accepting what is. It’s about standing at the door with a stranger, watching the downpour and sharing unsettling stories about climate change. Travel is faith in action. It can be romantic and flashy - and one IG photo after another. But it doesn’t have to be. Sometimes it’s messy or quiet and deliciously offline. Whatever it ends up being, it is a part of who you are going forward. A stamp on your soul that says, I was here. I lived.
Travel, like writing, is permission to be curious. To be vulnerable. To see, really see, others. 
Sometimes I get caught up in how imperfect I am. How I mess up in relationships. How I don’t give enough or how I expect too much. But travel, like writing, reminds me that I am a soul doing what I can in this human body and mind. 
At the end of it all, I hope to have collected many stories. ❤️📝
  • You know when you walk through a door like this, you are going to get some AMAZING food and hospitality! And that is exactly what we discovered at Point Break Cafe on Shelter Island this morning. Swipe to see the yummy breakfast my husband and I shared at this ‘greasy spoon’, a favourite of locals.
  • I traded in the Canadian winter for a bike and some palm trees 🌴 #traveltuesday #sandiego
  • Are any two of us even looking in the same direction? 😂 Well, isn’t that the truth about life? We may all have different dreams and goals and needs, but true friends are always there with you...to take a photo in a room full of toilets.
#friendship #lifelessons #bathroomselfie

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