Anniversary Getaway

My husband and I took an impromptu weekend trip to Wahington, DC, to celebrate our wedding anniversary. This trip was our first couples trip since we vacationed to Mexico for our tenth anniversary in 2018. Although this was a short trip, we planned it as a respite trip. We used google flights to search for […]

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Sunshine & Sisterhood: Camp Onomia

I have never experienced going to camp, and while packing for it, I realized that this camp was also my first girl’s trip; I’m like 31!  My girlfriends and I planned this trip to camp Onomia a few months ago, hosted yearly by Bloom Adventure under Sunshine and Sisterhood. We registered for the short trip […]

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Apartment Makeover

August turned out to be a hectic but joyous month as my family celebrated the wedding of my younger sister and her husband. She and my brother-in-law had a small but intimate wedding. Weeks before their wedding, I had the honor of working with them to design their one-bedroom and living room apartment in a […]

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Why I Wanted to be Just a Mom

I never thought I would be in a situation to want to be just a mom again. Almost two years ago, after the birth of our third child, I resigned from a hectic position as a manager so I can focus only on our children. I remember my job to be demanding, and I could […]

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Our Top 4 In-Home Sensory Tools

*Post contains affiliate links We have acquired sensory items over the years that have helped our autistic boy. We use sensory items to manage behaviors and for his enjoyment in meeting his sensory needs. 1. Chewy Chew Necklace Strong Chewy Tube Chewies support both child and adult oral motor. For our son, chewies support his […]

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Our 1st Family Outing Since COVID-19

Last week we gathered our strength and made a reservation to Como Zoo for our first family outing since Covid-19. Our family has been home since March of 2020 as my husband was fortunate enough to work from home, and I already resigned from my job the previous year to stay home full time with […]

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Main Bedroom

*Post contains affiliate links Board and batten wall painted with Sherwin Williams’ Urbane Bronze in satin finish. The rest of the walls are painted with Sherwin Williams’ Shoji White also in satin finish. Bedding Sheets Quilt SANELA HILLSIDE –  Digital Print Wall Sconce Ceiling Light Wood Bead Electric Fireplace Jasmine Original Art Fiddle Leaf Fig […]

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How to Use Ikea Hemming Tape

We recently switched to Ikea curtains for our master bedroom. Last year we hang our curtain rods higher above the window trims to make the window look more prominent, and this made our old curtains come up super short. To switch out our short curtains, we purchased the velvet SANELA in gray for our bedroom […]

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About

Welcome to Our Casa Guri. So glad to have you here! We are a mixed-race and mixed-culture family living in the Midwest. The name of our blog came from the words Home and House in Spanish and Somali – Our Home House. I am a native of Somalia, and my husband is from a multicultural […]

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