by Taslim Jaffer | Dec 16, 2015 | Motherhood
I just re-read my post from Alyzeh’s first birthday and now my screen is all blurry. (Might have something to do with the wet stuff on my cheeks). My baby, my last baby, is two today. And technically not really a baby. She came into the world as a complete...
by Taslim Jaffer | Dec 15, 2015 | Giving Back, Motherhood
I’m happy to have my first post live on Hello Creative Family – and it’s all about one of my favourite topics! Right now we are being bombarded by messages of this ‘giving season’ which is GREAT because, yes, it’s a good time of...
by Taslim Jaffer | Dec 14, 2015 | business, Motherhood
I’m starting this week with a little pep in my step and much of it has to do with a lovely Saturday spent at the library. There was a lot wrapped up in this day: venturing out of my city (and all the way into downtown Vancouver), a backpack full of some of my...
by Taslim Jaffer | Dec 7, 2015 | Life Lessons, Motherhood
I’m not the first to blog about this and I won’t be the last. Feeling ‘ _____ enough’ is tricky for most of us, whether that’s smart enough, pretty enough, kind enough, patient enough, liked enough, ‘together’ enough, a good...
by Taslim Jaffer | Nov 24, 2015 | Motherhood
Sometimes people – mostly moms – ask me how I stay motivated to keep ‘on top of’ my interests and do ‘all these things.’ And my response is quite profound. It’s usually a blank stare. Then a stutter. And often ends in a shrug....
by Taslim Jaffer | Sep 18, 2015 | Motherhood
So I told you we put our youngest in daycare twice a week, right? This was to open up some time for me personally and professionally. Personally, this would give me a chance to catch up on (and maintain) some self-care, get to the gym, meet friends for tea or lunch or...