No matter the time of day or where we’re going, the routine at our home goes something like this. Me : “Get ready kids, we need to leave in 5 minutes. Anyone hungry or need to pee?” *silence* Me : “Guys, get ready we need to leave!” *They each rush to the bathroom and […]
How many times have you heard your elders say, “Breakfast is the most important meal of the day”? Growing up in Dubai and rushing to school every morning, I would often try to skip out on breakfast but my diligent parents always made sure that I was fed before heading out the door. I now do […]
We’re back Toronto! And in true Yashy fashion I jumped right back into everyday life. We landed on a Wednesday and the Thursday was my birthday, but we also realized that we desperately needed to stock up on basics for our kitchen and we had to get the kids ready for school! No pressure, eh? […]
As we come to the last month of our trip we’re starting to think about back to school and as you can imagine, one of the things I was never a fan of was the kindergarten lunchbox prep that needs to happen every single day. I’ve always prepped the lunchboxes the night before and it […]
An entire month of school is done!! How crazy is that? You may recall that while I had the uniforms under control, the backpack was something I was still on the hunt for. Last year we discovered an awesome school bag that had an insulated compartment for the lunch and I spent most of summer […]
One of the things I fretted about when Little Monkey started JK back in September was prepping her lunches and snacks. When the Toronto Star featured us along side some pretty famous Canadians, many wondered how long I’d be able to send the list of items I had featured until the box came home untouched. […]
We have four weeks until Little Monkey starts her very first day of school EVER! Sure, she did a small stint at a half day Pre-School program but the full day Catholic School Junior Kindegarten program is the real deal! We’ve spent the past few months mentally preparing ourselves for the day ( many conversation […]
