About Me:

 I've written so many 'About Me' type pieces and each time I never know what to write. So, I’ll just start off by telling you my name, which is a good place to start, right?  I’m Mariam Charara, I’m 26 years old, I’ve been married for almost five years now and recently gave birth to a beautiful baby girl named, Madina. I’m a practicing Muslim, I’m Lebanese-American, and very proud of my heritage. From my elementary report card comments to my bachelor's degree in journalism, there have been several testaments to my passion for writing!

Six weeks after I had my baby girl, I had to complete my final internship in my Master’s program in Teaching. So for three long months, I was student teaching, which means I was pretty much working 8-9 hour days Monday through Friday FOR FREE! Ask me what I think about unpaid internships? That deserves a separate post. Anyway, I took on the role of a professional teacher, which included all of the teacher duties. All the while, I had to do the required assignments from my university, take care of a newborn baby, maintain my home, and breastfeed!! Needless to say, it was difficult! But, I was able to balance it all with the help of my wonderful husband, who dealt with night feedings so that I could sleep, my mom and my mother-in-law! After this trying period in my life, I began to think about how hard it is to keep up with everything in today’s society. Hence, how the title of the blog came about: How She Does It.

However, I’m not going to lie, this is kind of weird for me, and maybe even a little out of my comfort zone. I mean, a lot of risk comes with giving people advice—both warranted and unwarranted. Now, I don’t claim to be a know-it-all or an expert on every subject, but I just try my best to keep a well-balanced lifestyle. And, it seems like the expectations of being a housewife/working woman/working mom/stay at home mom etc., have risen significantly! Many of us women work very hard, have full-time jobs, take care of our children, and/or are full time students. Whatever you have going on that is keeping you around-the-clock busy, my blog is intended to help you make your life easy and organized! I’m excited to share with you my tips and secrets (although, they won’t be secrets anymore) so that you can balance a well-kept home, a happy baby (if you have one), and a fabulous sense of style all in a seemingly effortless way that may have people question, ‘How does she do it?’.

My aim in creating this blog is to share with you some techniques to balanced living. I tried to create a user friendly site so that you are able to navigate easily. I’ve organized my posts under specified categories, each with an individual tab. The Home tab will include posts about housekeeping, simple food preparations, organization tips, etc. The Baby tab will include various things about baby, which may include featured products that I love, some of my own experiences, how I prepare baby meals, and more. And, lastly, my Style tab will consist of fashion content. I realize fashion is subjective, but it’s something that I’ve always enjoyed and I would like to share some of my favorite styles and ideas with you! I believe we all have an inner super woman, so why not let her take center stage?!

Thank you so much for stopping by my page, and I look forward to your suggestions, feedback and your conversation!

Respectfully,

Mariam