Favorite Christmas Activities with a Preschooler

January 11, 2021

This Christmas season was so fun, magical, and exciting for my 3-year-old daughter. And it did seem to go by very quickly. Even though Covid-19 has kept us inside a bit too much this season, we tried our best to make the 2020 holiday season count! To make the holiday even more fun for my…

Teaching a Toddler to Love Reading

January 3, 2021

Our daughter loves reading books. Well, realistically, she cannot read the actual words yet (she is 3), but she sounds like she does a lot of the time because she remembers what we read to her so well. Oftentimes she would sit down for 30-40 minutes at a time during the day and read her…

4 Things I Do With My Toddler When Stuck at Home

January 2, 2021

For good or bad, 2020 would have been the one year where we got to spend tons of time indoors. Here in the Northeast of the U.S. we have four seasons, and it is currently freezing cold, so we do not spend nearly as much time outdoors as we used to a couple of months…

Making a Modern Desk From Ikea EKBY ALEX Shelf

January 2, 2021

Few months ago, someone was clearing out their office space and offered to give me this ENBY ALEX shelf by Ikea.I liked it a lot at the time, and I thought it would fit well in our relatively small house. However, once I brought it home, it just did not fit anywhere. Additionally, the drawers…

How to Start a Blog That Makes Money

December 12, 2020

Have you ever read a story about bloggers who make money and end up quitting their full-time job? There are tons of people writing about their experience blogging and how much they earn. The concept of blogging as a job is quite simple – you start a blog, keep posting articles, monetize it in one…

How to Get Your Toddler in the Bath Without a Tantrum

November 25, 2020

Is your child cranky at bath time or resists baths? Even kids like my daughter, who love water and bath, often have a hard time getting into the tub. If you are tired of tantrums before bath, give the activities below a try and see if you can switch things up to become a positive…

Our Toddler Birthday Party During Pandemic

November 5, 2020

The times of blowing candles over a cake that you will later cut and share with everyone that came to the birthday party is officially over. Although the global pandemic is still not over, and while we are not able to have big parties, we can still have a fun, memorable celebration. We just need…

You Can Have a Career and Be a Good Mom. I think.

November 1, 2020

Even though I am just publishing this blog post, in my head, I have been writing it for the past 3 – 4 years. Can you have a career and be a good mom? The most overwhelming emotion you are likely starting to experience while thinking about this topic is probably guilt. I know I…

Kitchen Renovation is Happening!

October 27, 2020

We moved into our beautiful 3 bedroom, 2 bathroom home in Westchester on Valentines Day last year. We were lucky that our previous owners took a good care of the house and we have had only few minor maintenance issues so far. When we bought the house we knew we wanted to renovate the kitchen,…

5 Ways to Entertain Your Child Outdoors

October 25, 2020

Entertaining my child outdoors is so much easier than indoors! When we are inside, my daughter always seem to want us to be involved in the activity she does. However, when we are outside there seem to always be something that she can occupy herself with. Below is a list of five simple activities that…