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Holiday Gift Guide – Top 20 Nordstrom Canada Gifts Under $100

November 17, 2021

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Here we are, my very first-holiday gift guide of the 2021 – and it’s from Nordstrom Canada. No surprises there because you know shopping at Nordstrom is my jam! Honestly, I cannot believe we are headed to 2022. Like what? This year flew by, but the good news is we are just a few weeks away from the most “wonderful time of year.” The time where we get to create even more memories with our family, eat a lot of food, and exchange gifts for those who celebrate Christmas.

Like in previous years, I like to beat the crowd and get my gifts and everything I need ahead of time to spend as much time enjoying the holidays as possible. This is not the year to be last minute as there are shipping delays, and you don’t want to be the person that blames Santa.

Food

Maafé West African Peanut Butter Sauce With Rice

July 9, 2021

Care for a little West African cuisine? Well, today I’d like to finally share with you one of the most popular dishes in both Mali and Senegal. I am sure this is devoured in other places in West Africa but these two countries which used to be one before the colonizers are the main ones I know. I grew up eating this meal, but I’ve always shied away from sharing it here. If you follow me on my social channels you know I love to throw it down in the kitchen and Maafé (Tigua degué in Mali) my friend is a meal I make at least twice a month.

It is one of those meals that all the kids including #babyD enjoy.

At Home, Food, Uncategorized

Easy Homemade Purple Roasted Carrot Hummus

April 21, 2021

It’s precisely 12:09 AM, and I am sitting here writing this post because I promised many of you I would make a long-form blog with the recipe of this yummy roasted purple carrot hummus. Although the blog is where it all started, it’s getting harder and harder to find time to sit and write. I will not make empty promises, so I won’t even act like there would be a new post tomorrow. With that being said, how are you guys doing?

We are going through our 3rd lockdown since the beginning of the pandemic. it’s been a hard few months but I am grateful that both my family and I are doing ok.

At Home, lifestyle

Home Gift Ideas

December 8, 2020

The year is almost over; how are you feeling? Even though I can’t wait to put it behind me, I can’t but wonder what is in front of us. To be honest, I get very anxious around the holiday season, especially when I did not get to accomplish everything I wanted to. The good news is that both myself and my immediate family are healthy, and we get a chance to start fresh again next year. As stated before, home decor is my jam, and I have so many projects in the work that I can’t wait to share with you.

At Home, Food

How To Save on Groceries and Household Items

August 17, 2020

This mama loves finding quality items at great prices. Don’t we all? From clothes to food I am always happy to save whenever I can. Grocery shopping is a big part of our weekly activities. Most times, I find myself picking a few things here and there, but Sunday is usually the day we complete our weekly shopping. We can all agree that living in a big city can be expensive. For that reason, we try to save as much as we can. As our family grew, I started to find not only ways to save on groceries and everyday household items, but also finding places that offer competitive prices. Here are two ways I’ve been saving money in the last few months:

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Neutral & cozy living room

August 2, 2020

When we were quarantined back in March, one thing that brought me a lot of joy was decorating our home. I am ashamed to admit it, but we have lived in this house for a little over seven years, and I am still not done decorating. Part of the house is empty because I am still updating it to give it a modern look. The plan was to wait until the whole house was decorated before sharing it with you, but who knows when that would be. I’ve shared a lot of my family room on social media during Quarantine, and you guys loved it.

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30 Plus Size Loungewear Sets For Hanging Out at Home

April 6, 2020

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How are you guys holding up? Today is quarantine day #20308 and I am close to losing my mind. Keeping up with feeding the baby, cooking, and monitoring the kid’s homework is taking a toll on me. Learning from the news today that this might be our new normal for the next 3 months did not make things better. Thankfully the weather is starting to get be better which means time to venture into the backyard for some fresh air. I do hope we’re all practicing social distancing in order to flatten the curve.

At Home, lifestyle

Life Update: New Baby, Pandemic

April 2, 2020

Hello from the other side! It looks like that’s how we are going to be greeting each other for a little while. I hope you guys are all doing ok and practicing social distancing. My heart is with everyone that has no choice but to go out to work or take care of others. You guys are heroes. These last few months have been hard for me both physically and mentally, so if you had told me that there was a pandemic ahead of us that will have us confined in our homes and claims hundreds of lives, I would not believe you. Yet here we are, all in one boat trying to get to shore as safely as possible. I am dealing with a lot of anxiety, stress, and uncertainty because of the unknown ahead of us.

Finances, lifestyle

#MyMoneyVision: Setting Goals To Achieve Financial Success

November 14, 2019

I remember it all so clearly. Sitting at the sales representative’s desk in the car dealership, I waited with anticipation as he left to check my credit. I could not wait to trade in the car that I had been driving for years. It was an older model that I had bought for only $800 and it kept breaking down every other day. I was in for an upgrade and this would be the perfect opportunity for me to establish my credit. When the representative came back, he told me that my credit history was not in good standing. In disbelief, I could not understand why. Cash only had always been my guiding principle, which meant I had never had a loan or credit card in my name.

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Life Update

July 2, 2019

Happy Tuesday Everyone! It’s been a while since I have posted here. In fact, I almost forgot my login when I tried to get back in today. There are a few good reasons for my absence but the main one is because I lost my dad in May. If you follow me on social media, you probably heard me talk about it already. It was really sudden to the point I have not been able to say goodbye (do we ever?) This is the closest family member I’ve lost and nothing could have prepared me for what I was about to go through. The days that followed were a bit of a blur but I know I was shocked, numb, sad, and at times angry at God. It felt like I lost a part of myself.

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