#growingupwithindy

Why do school projects end up being Mom’s projects?? this picture is misleading. This year’s Social Studies summer project involved researching the Havasupai tribe and basket-weaving! 😳 Don’t ask how many fingers were lost in the process, but at least the kid is happy. Little does she know… 😅#growingupwithIndy #parenthood https://www.instagram.com/p/COZNKXdDHu8/?igshid=1sxjtou8hkcrj

The pack leader-in-waiting has zero tolerance for wild behavior. While young Leia is getting written up and yay-close to jail time, veteran Harley is adept at hiding his crimes and getting off easy 😂 #mycritters #growingupwithindy https://www.instagram.com/p/CMkwF_zjTpV/?igshid=1qlnl5p1ka7m1

Our first rose in full bloom #secretgarden #growingupwithIndy #greenthumb #summerlove (at Port Liberté) https://www.instagram.com/p/CBabuWIjED7/?igshid=1xxzy6jwpw16e

Accessorizing in the time of #Corona 😅#Covid19 #sewistsofinstagram #growingupwithindy (at Port Liberté, Jersey City) https://www.instagram.com/p/B-pynrPHUdx/?igshid=16ytp3t9x24zk

Once in a blue moon pics of the kid cos she looks too darn happy posing! The #warliart design comes alive in my first quite-complex sewing project. It has a button placket, button-holes and buttons all sewed on the machine; piping and lining; sleeves based on a pattern made from scratch and fitted to this sleeveless A-line pattern from @made_everyday. Fabric design by yours truly and printed by @spoonflower. Brand-name designed by yours truly and printed with @wunderlabel. To be honest, I’m not entirely happy with this - the fabric was thicker than I expected and I added lining all the whole second guessing whether this dress really needs to be lined; blind sewing sleeves is still a painful thing for me (all those hidden pins poking away!). But hey, cutting myself some slack because really if you think about it I started sewing only in Feb! Anyway, kiddo looks happy and said to me “Don’t call this messed up! I LOVE everything you make for me!” 😘 #diymom #covid19 #sewistsofinstagram #growingupwithIndy #parenthood (at Port Liberté, Jersey City) https://www.instagram.com/p/B-K2MuGpJPE/?igshid=vexyjs67u9y7

Indira is working on her “literature bag” for school. She selected a book called “The Watcher” which is about Jane Goodall. She looked through her legos and her collection of animals for this. She is sorry that she couldn’t find any blond hair for the girl and that she had to use a Gorilla because she had no Chimps. 😊 #homeschooling #covid19 #parenthood #mycritters #growingupwithIndy (at Port Liberté, Jersey City) https://www.instagram.com/p/B-HVEoaDhXc/?igshid=1s4x3buxtuq4x

I consider myself fortunate that I grew up in a time where the Indian economy hadn’t quite opened up to consumerism at the American scale. My childhood was full of inventiveness and creativity. From making dresses for my dolls from scraps of fabric to playing at being the three investigators or rambling with the stray cats, dogs and birds in our backyard. #Parenthood has taught me these skills anew! We made these #diy game boards for our cupcakes-and-games weekly dates and they are so user-friendly, sustainable and easily replaceable! So far we’ve been able to build our own “All queens chess”, “Tic Tac Toe” and “Checkers” game boards. I can’t wait to discover more games we might build together. #growingupwithindy (at Jersey City, New Jersey) https://www.instagram.com/p/B8TjIOGHR36/?igshid=1jh6sebce57zv

sometimes it’s nice to dress up for that someone special... Mommy and Daughter cupcakes and chess date after school ♥️ #growingupwithIndy #momlife #parenthood (at Jersey City, New Jersey) https://www.instagram.com/p/B5wJKZCHY3D/?igshid=1il88izvqiahs