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New Hampshire's White Mountains are jam packed with attractions. Scenic roads make driving between them a delight. Trundle along Conway's Scenic Railroad and Mount Washington Cog Railway, sally upwards on the Cannon Mountain Aerial Tram and Loon Mountain Skyride, plunge down in Polar Caves Park and Flume Gorge, and reach top speeds at Attitash ski resort and summer playground. Offering a wealth of outdoors wonders both in winter and summer, the White Mountains are a thrill for all seasons. The Mount Washington Cog Railway’s 1900s-style carriages look like life-sized versions of toy trains and elicit excited squeals from kids. Just as the original 1869 cog train did, the replica engines push the coach up the slope. During the climb to the 6,288-foot (1,917-m) summit, one of the Northeast’s highest peaks, savor the sight of hillsides bright with yellow birches—on a clear day, the view reaches to New York, Vermont, Massachusetts, and Maine.

Freezer pop is one of the recent addictions for my toddler. Freezer pop always a favorite for kids. The only challenge part to keep your hands from freezing. Once it loses the cold that tastes not amazing. Holding an ice pop really a bit uncomfortable or freezer burn feeling for kids, so here I found the best solution. SqueeZaroo an innovative product and adorable which helps to keep your kid hands from freezing and keeps the pop cold.

When this product arrive in mail, I ran to my freezer and gave my 5 yr old, he loves batman and puppies. He excited and said "Mamma I love my bat man and puppy, my hands not freezing". The pop sleeves come in many different colors and styles as you need. Instead of using napkins to hold the freezer pop we can use SqueeZaroo products with cute and adorable designs.

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Hello friends!

After few successful months, today 100th day of stay at home. I hope you’re all keeping safe and well and are too starting to see that things will get better. The pandemic changes a lot. So many changes happened on our regular daily life inside and outside the home. Today is the 20th June, 2020 - the official first day of summer here. Also the academic year also over, kids on their summer holidays. Its right time to get out to play in sand, water parks, carnivals, etc... Unfortunately this year we doesn't have any summer carnivals or water parks. Even its open also that is not advisable at this situation. We not yet completely get rid of covid.

Work outs - The walk is without a doubt the highlight of our days. Not yet the gyms opening at my place, but try to start your day with morning yoga and evening walking.

Taking kids out - Don't forget our self protective measures masks and gloves and sanitizers. We can go out like parks, beaches but no events, unnecessary travels. Until its need go out or try to avoid to go out. Allow kids to play with friends only with proper safety measures.

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Practice Social Distancing - Social distancing is minimum 6 feet (2 arms length) distance maintained between you and another person at public places. In shops, follow the strict guidelines provided by staffs. Stay out of crowded places and gatherings like concert, party because we are not getting into normal, this is new normal.

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Best days on our way - Lock-down period was the hardest part but we all come over together. This new normal is much better that lock down days. Play safer. We have a new appreciation for morning walks, the importance of keeping in touch with people, appreciating the world around us like flowers and sunrises and sunsets and a need to stay connected and together during what’s been a crazy few months. Spread positive vibes and hope the best will happen to the universe.

Hello friends!

After few successful weeks, today 51st day of stay at home. I hope you are all safe. Today is the 2nd day of May, 2020. Almost the spring comes to an end. It's nice to be at home, I get more time to cook my favorites and do culinary sins at my kitchen. After these many days, the weather gets better and its right time to get physically active.

At my place the neighborhood state park opened with few restrictions. They allowed public to do walking, cycling. This year the peak spring time I missed badly but still I got to walk out at the end of spring to see beautiful cherry blossom along with leaves. The moment I feel refreshed to watch cherry blossoms trees. I always suggest my friends to talk a walk to get some fresh air and relax your mind. Fresh air does wonders to our body and mind. Also regulates blood pressure and immune system. Better to get off the sofa or office chair and leave your house to do a long walk. I shared few photos of cherry blossoms, dandelions and lilac bush here. Live the moments.

Lock down period is the hardest one facing by all over the world. Mostly we working from home, missing schools, missing colleges, missing to hang out with friends, losing jobs, overall missing our daily routines or life. But still our life moves on. Spread positive vibes and hope the best will happen to the universe.

Hi friends!

Successful 4th week stay at home. How are you? I hope you all safe. I was little hesitant to post this tutorial because I am not perfect sewist but today I'm proud sewist 😎, I made face mask whenever the whole world 🗺 in need of it.

Now our state governor suggested that wearing a mask or face covering is helpful against the coronavirus. Wearing a face mask gives you a little protection, actually it helps more to protect others, while de-stigmatizing mask wearing in our state recommends, so that anyone who’s sick with COVID-19 won’t feel embarrassed or uncomfortable to wear a mask.

In our nearest pharmacies, the masks are not in stock. Until last week, I used scarf to tie on nose and mouth whenever stepped outside. I told he same to my family when stepped out, they are not comfortable with my idea, so that decide to sew masks for everyone in my family. By the way, this is about wearing basic masks, not N95 masks. In case you have cartoon fabrics do make face mask for your kid, then they love to wear it.

We use a small piece of fabric and only take 8 minutes to make.

Simple DIY Face Mask Tutorial with Elastic

Learn how to make this homemade face mask in 8 minutes with this simple tutorial. This mask features elastic to go over the ears.

Materials

2 pieces of 8 x 8 inch fabric
2 pieces of elastic 7 inches each.
Thread

Tools

Pins
Cutting tools
Iron and Ironing board

Instructions

Place fabric pieces right sides together and clip elastic into the corners on the short side.
Sew all the way around the rectangles using a 1/2 inch seam allowance leaving a whole to flip right side out.
Trim corners to reduce bulk, flip right side out and press.
Create 2 pleats and clip into place by eyeballing the measurement. Back stitch over pleats to make sure they are strong.
Sew around the rest of the mask and trim threads.
Taada, now you're done!

Note:
Backstitch well over elastic in corners.
Be sure any fabric design is placed horizontally.

Stay Home! Stay Safe!

I'm a real stay-at-home mom. I'm really hands-on. Everything else became secondary. Drew Barrymore

I'm a real stay-at-home mom. I'm really hands-on. Everything else became secondary.

- Drew Barrymore

Hello friends!

Successful 1 week stay at home. How are you? I hope you all safe. Last week was so crazy because my husband started work from home with his regular busy meeting calls and my kid has online school who eats my time from 7 am to 2 pm. I literally didn't have time to cook breakfast and lunch. This week I tried to work out things at my best. As a mom without planner it never worked specially for me. I created one simple planner for locked down activities.

Download Instructions:

To download the planner, find the designs you like below, click on image below to bring up the high resolution image, and right click “save” to save the full size image to print.

Walking

Walking doesn't mean that walk in the park. Take a small walk for 1 hour just on your front yard and backyard. Allow kids to do cycling or biking around your house.

Gardening work

Gardening is the best way to keep you and your family busy both mentally and physically. We are at the end of winter, hope its right time to start gardening works at indoors or outdoors. In case you garden still snow covered, this is not so early to start sow the seeds. Earth day is nearing try to do some gardening work with kids, teach kids how to grow from seeds to plants. Ask them to track plants growth everyday. Even you lives in apartment home dont give up the gardening plan try to work with kitchen gardening.

Family Games

Play at least an hour with your family before bedtime. Board games are a great way for families to connect and could be a great fun. This allows you to bond with your children and spend quality time with them.

Hobby

Give a new life to your hobby. So many stuffs we learnt on past years but not doing on present, open the boxes from garage and start working. My interest always crafting, currently I am obsessed with crocheting. It might be hard to sit and concentrate after ages, but now I have plans to make some home decor using crocheting.

Be Positive Person

Sharing positivity in this perplexing time. Approach everything with positive approach. Its hard but show positive energy with family so that everyone at family stays strong, don't make them to feel prison-ed or bored. In the past 10 days, I got clear idea what my kid learning at school, how I should channel his energy towards positive side. I got idea how much stress my husband overcome from his work, this helps me to understand how to I support him for work life balance. Life is all about learning, taken this locked down times as opportunity for many micro things abut my family.

Try to eat breakfast and dinners together. Be positive person and spread positivity.

Stay safe 👍

Longwood Gardens

This weekend the weather was gorgeous and the outdoors was calling so I planned to visit gardens near by instead of parks. This help me to educate and give exposure to my kid, even I learnt more from the garden. Also some indoor orchids show we seen, that was awesome experience. Spring in the winter that's awesome.

Love this weather in winter 😊