by Taslim Jaffer | Mar 13, 2015 | Books
At the end of 2014, I wrote an article for Conscious Divas called Being Still: It’s Not What You Might Think, and in it I talked about a phenomenon called JOMO (the joy of missing out.) It’s a concept that has become paramount in my own life, and dare I...
by Taslim Jaffer | Mar 9, 2015 | Recipes
This past Saturday marked the 6 year anniversary of my mom’s passing. The anniversary day isn’t usually too different from the other days of the year; I miss her at any given time. But this one hit me hard. Perhaps it was because it landed on a Saturday...
by Taslim Jaffer | Mar 4, 2015 | Motherhood
I’ve asked myself versions of this question over the last almost 8 years. Although, at first, my questions focused more on ‘surviving’ rather than ‘thriving’. How do I get through this awful sleep deprivation? When will I be able to do...
by Taslim Jaffer | Feb 18, 2015 | Motherhood
Is your home currently being invaded by Stuff They Bring Home From School? Same here! Times two! And one day, times three! So, what’s a parent to do with all the art, journals, seasonal cards, math worksheets, coloured maps of Canada, and facts sheets about...
by Taslim Jaffer | Feb 4, 2015 | Giving Back, Motherhood
Upstairs, in bed, in the wee hours of this morning, my son was transformed. Under some sort of cosmic magic, the earth went ’round the sun one more time. And by the same magic, my son turned 5. The day he was born I said to my husband, “I now know why son...
by Taslim Jaffer | Feb 2, 2015 | Motherhood
Last week, my son cried on the way to school because I informed the kids they were getting fish cutlets in their lunch. I was surprised because I had made them the day before and they loved them. But my preschooler was worried about what the kids would say about his...
