I have a name that people are never sure how to pronounce. If you watch the video, you can hear the pronunciation and how I came to be named Ghada. I was so close to being named “Nadia” as thousands of little girls born around the same time as me were. Nadia Comaneci was the first female …
I was lucky enough to be in attendance yesterday at the Brush Like A Jedi event at Ripley’s Believe it or Not in Time Square. Thanks to Momtrends, my littlies and I had the chance to see the new Star Wars inspired toothbrushes from Sunstar GUM in action. My 4 year old is a big …
So this week I managed a much more steady flow of exercise. Most everything aligned better. Once I got started, I really needed to sweat everyday. So I continued with my 30 Day Shred and even managed a few runs in beautiful Prospect Park which is super close to home. Unfortunately the baby stroller tires …
A couple of the same bloggers who I share my Monday Mamavation posts with threw around the idea of a 30 Days of ME Challenge. The basic premise is that you take time out each day of March to make sure that you are taking care yourself. This challenge resonates with me as time to …
In this video I discuss a few words and expressions that I use every day that are not used the same way here in North America as they were in New Zealand (for example in New Zealand we say “nappy” as opposed to “diaper”). I describe some situations where my use of Kiwi English confuses …
Black History Month may be over, but I recently had to make a dish for my son’s pre-k to celebrate the diversity of the students in his class. Their were dishes from Grenada, Guyana, Dominican Republic and my contribution was from Barbados (it’s people are known as Bajans), where both my parents were born. My …