by Taslim Jaffer | Jul 27, 2016 | Motherhood
We all like happy children, right? Even though the summer promises happy, carefree children, sometimes we end up with cranky, I’m-so-bored children. Nothing wrong with boredom, except when it gets on my nerves. Thankfully there are children who love to read;...
by Taslim Jaffer | Jun 27, 2016 | Motherhood
Yesterday, as we drove home from a company retreat up in Princeton, B.C. my husband and I had a chance to talk! (Yay for road trips and double yay for DVDs in the car). It was the eve of our firstborn’s 9th birthday and we had a lot to reminisce about. Inaya is...
by Taslim Jaffer | Jun 3, 2016 | Giving Back, Motherhood
It happens every year at this time! No, it’s not the anticipation of summer holidays (read: mad scramble to figure out what the kids will do when we’re trying to blog!)…it’s the celebration of the VancouverMom.ca Top 30 Mom Bloggers! Each year,...
by Taslim Jaffer | May 19, 2016 | Motherhood
If you’ve been following #JafferFarm on Instagram, you’ve probably seen pictures of our adventures (and misadventures) in vegetable gardening. I can barely keep my cactus alive in the house, so why would I invest the time, money and energy into growing our...
by Taslim Jaffer | May 4, 2016 | Motherhood, Travel
This time next week I’ll be waking up in Calgary, Alberta which is like 1000 km away. My kids and my husband won’t be with me. YOU GUYS!! I haven’t done this since my middle child was 18 months old (he’s now 6), and that was a two night...
by Taslim Jaffer | Apr 19, 2016 | Authenticity, Motherhood
Sometimes life can feel like a hamster wheel. Definitely, the laundry feels like that. Miss one day, or two and the mountain of clothes to be washed or dried or folded comes crashing down. Then you have to jump back on and maintain that perfect rhythm again. Or else....
