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  They asked her “How did you persuade your child to read ?” She said ” Children dont listen to us, they imitate us” Zoe’s dress : Pippa & Julie Mulan dress  My dress  The nursery decor details are in this post  A few other book related posts : Books we loved at 18months and books to read during Pregnancy 

We celebrated Diwali this past weekend and on the morning of Diwali – after lighting diyas all over the house, we all dressed up ( I made everyone would be rather accurate ) and take pictures. I want to pass on all the excitement, the culture, the rituals that I grew up with, to Zoe and the festivals are such a good time to involve her in every little detail. I asked her to hold my hand while I lighted the diyas and hand us the decorations as Amit hung them around the house. Screaming Happy Diwali on facetime calls, with Zoe echoing Happy Diwani, doing puja, visiting close friends on Diwali day with sweets and gifts – it was a beautiful Diwali day. I dont agree when people away from India ( who grew up in India celebrating Diwali) say that it was a whatever kind of day or nothing like back home – it all depends on how we choose to celebrate the festival. Some elements will definitely be different, but that’s true even for the celebrations in India. It is up to u...

So excited as I type this post… keep reading, you’ll know why.

Can you believe that this is a section of an awkwardly positioned room in our basement? Nope, right? I couldn’t have either =))

It took me a long time to finish this gallery wall ( well for now – is any decor in the house ever the final version? ) The reason I was slacking on the gallery wall is because I was actually afraid of taking up a gallery wall project. If you do a search on Pinterest for gallery walls – it is inundated with the most beautiful, editorial walls that seem almost impossible to recreate. There is no template, no rules to the order in which the frames should be organized! Anyway, I really wanted to decorate  the wall with frames and took upon the project to figure out the code behind gallery walls – and if I couldn’t crack the code, create one! Hah! Here’s the result and I am pretty happy with how it turned out. The frames are from Minted and here’s the code – by which I mean, the process I went about it.

I cannot believe I am writing a DIY post because I might be the least DIY-type person you’ll ever know. This pom-pom garland is the simplest project you can undertake, all you need are the right supplies. Four to be precise – pom-poms, a thread, needle, scissors. That’s it!

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This post is created in partnership with LulaaBED. As always, all opinions are my own.

Before diving head first in the new year, I wanted to recap some milestone, some life changing and some not so great moments. 2017 for me was in every possible way – one for the books! Our blessing from God, our sweet baby Zoe came into our lives in 2017. Nothing can even come close to this happiness, but there are so many things that happened in 2017, that must be acknowledged.

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I am SO … SO … SO! excited to reveal Zoe’s nursery. This is my favorite room in the house for obvious reasons… oh how much I love spending time in this room!  See the full reveal, all details, story behind every detail and … a HUGE GIVEAWAY at the end of the post.

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Product details : Dining table from Raymour & Flanigan  Bench  from Raymour & Flanigan  Chairs  from Raymour & Flanigan  Flower  Vase  from Raymour & Flanigan  Chandelier  from Raymour & Flanigan Rug from Rugs USA  Lace curtains Bistro White Wall Paint from Valspar 

  Shop the Shelf decor : floating shelves , stocking holders , reindeer tray , micro LED fairy string lights , little window print , gold bell , faux fur stockings Christmas tree & mantle decor from Grandin Road : white tree , small pre-lit flockeed trees , ornaments , Ho-Ho marquee , mantle garland

  Product details : Couch: http://bit.ly/2eCUKlh Chir: http://bit.ly/2eCOLwY Ottoman: http://bit.ly/2eCOUjG Coffee Table: http://bit.ly/2eCNsy3 Rug: http://bit.ly/2eCSR87 Prada Marfa frame : http://bit.ly/2e8t9Fe Similar curtains: http://bit.ly/2eOFlL5 , http://bit.ly/2e8qICs Similar valance: http://bit.ly/2e8r5Nz On the coffee table: Gold coffee table tray , 1047 Reasons to Smile book , Diptyque Jasmin candle On the fireplace mantle ( 3 Piece Harvest Clock and Candelabra Set in Ivory and gold ) : http://bit.ly/29U081T Vintage trunk from Pottery Barn :  http://bit.ly/2fdEat0 ,  http://bit.ly/2fdCkIF Living room paint by Behr : Coastal Beige http://bit.ly/2e8s0x