“Leadership is an action, not a position.” – Donald McGannon Leadership feels familiar to me. Not that I’ve received the title in an official capacity, but it has informally been my experience throughout my life. Starting from my family, I’m the eldest with two younger sisters that followed me around everywhere I went. As I … More My Journey of Leadership
It’s the best time of year: Ramadan! Do you have any special family traditions? Growing up, my mom would go all out at iftaars. She made Bangladeshi traditional iftaar items, and I miss it so much! But now that I have a family of my own, alhamdulillah, I also want to start some traditions that … More Recipe – Sugar Cookies
I was going through my childhood album the other day, you might have seen it on my stories. While going through it, I remembered how much darker I used to be. And the amount of bullshit I had to hear growing up, surprisingly just the few years when I actually lived in Bangladesh. You … More ‘Rong Moyla’ – My Thoughts on Colorism
Very Berry Popsicle Ingredients: 2 cups strawberries 2 cups raspberries 2 cups flavoured yogurt of your choice Directions: Blend the strawberries and raspberries separately. Put a layer of strawberry puree in the tray. Put it in the freezer for 20 minutes. Once the strawberry layer has started to freeze, take it out and carefully put … More Recipe – Popsicles for babies
Oatmeal Cookies with Raisin & Dates What You’ll Need: 1 1/2 cups old-fashioned rolled oats 1/2 cup all-purpose flour 1/2 cup raisins 1/2 cup chopped dates 1/2 teaspoon baking soda 1/2 teaspoon salt 1/2 cup packed brown sugar 1/4 cup granulated sugar 1 large egg 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract 6 tablespoons unsalted butter, room … More Recipe – Oatmeal Cookies with Raisin & Dates
Ingredients: Asparagus – 10 spears Olive oil – 1 tsp Smoked Atlantic salmon – 4 oz Tomato – 4-5 medium ones, sliced 10 Wheat Crackers For the herbed cream cheese: Cream cheese, at room temperature – 1/4 cup Lemon zest – 1/2 lemon Fresh lemon juice – 1 tsp. Chopped fresh chives – 1 1/2 Tbs. Chopped fresh dill – 1 Tbs. Directions: … More Recipe: Smoked Salmon and Asparagus on Crackers
Ingredients: 4 eggs – beaten 1 cup spinach – chopped 1/2 cup carrots – grated 1/2 of a small onion – chopped Salt – to taste Butter Directions: Preheat oven to 200ºC/392ºF Grease the Kiddo Feedo tray with a little bit of melted butter Mix together the eggs, spinach, carrots, onion and salt Pour the mixture into … More Recipe – Carrot and Spinach Quiche
Hey guys! Hope you got a full night’s sleep, because we didn’t 😦 Our precious baby is 7 months old and teething. Any parent will tell you how rough this phase is. He’s fussy, cranky, and just not sleeping well. It’s been so hard for him and for us as well. I have been trying different … More Baby Teething Products
Before you go to the hospital, it’s really important that you have some things prepared for when you come home with the baby. Because you will be absolutely exhausted, and between diaper changes and feeding the baby, you really won’t have any time to go shopping for yourself. Here are some things that I bought … More New Mommy Products
Hey guys, thanks for dropping by. I’m both excited and nervous to share this with you. It’s such a personal experience, but I didn’t want to stop the “Pregnancy Memoirs” series at the third trimester, I think you guys need closure :P. So here I am, sharing one of my most intimate and personal days … More Baby Zakariya’s Birth Story
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