Check out our interview with Ayesha as we chat with her about everything from her family traditions (hint: food is involved) to the keys to a successful marriage.<\/p>\n
You do so much! From hosting your TV show and your subscription food brand Homemade, to being a mom of two young daughters with a traveling husband \u2014 what motivates you when you wake up in the morning to do all that you do?<\/strong><\/em> What keeps you going when things get hard?<\/strong><\/em> What do you think it is about food that brings a family closer together?<\/strong><\/em> Speaking of family, you and your husband are high school sweethearts, which is a very rare thing nowadays. What are the key things to keeping a relationship healthy?<\/strong><\/em> At FabFitFun, we\u2019re huge advocates of female entrepreneurs, especially working moms. Our founder is also a mom of two young daughters! What do you hope your daughters learn from you? What are your hopes for them as they get older and become more cognizant of the world they live in?<\/strong><\/em> Are there any women in your life that really inspired your work ethic?<\/strong><\/em> What do you feel have been your proudest moments in 2017 and what are you looking forward to in 2018? Any mantras for the new year?<\/strong><\/em> Do you have any family traditions during the holidays?<\/strong><\/em> Tell us about the Homemade by Ayesha Curry Ceramic Mugs.<\/strong><\/em> How do you like to use the Homemade mugs? What are some recipes people can make with these?<\/strong><\/em> What\u2019s coming up for you?<\/strong><\/em> xx, The FabFitFun Team<\/p>\n P.S. Psst! Have you signed up for the #FabFitFun box yet? Don\u2019t miss out on $200+ in amazing beauty, fitness, fashion, and lifestyle products every season.\u00a0Join today<\/a>!<\/p>\n
\nFirst and foremost, passion drives me. I\u2019m so passionate about my family. I\u2019m so passionate about food. I have been [passionate about food] since I was a little girl, so to be able to have a platform and share all of the things I love about food, be creative with food, and use it as a vessel to bring people together \u2014 it doesn\u2019t get any better than that. Also, my two little girls. I feel like it\u2019s important for me to press forward [and] work as hard as I can, so that ultimately when they get older, I would have hopefully been a great example for them to do the same and pass on that work ethic.<\/p>\n
\nAs a mom, I hit road bumps really often. There are days when you feel you aren\u2019t good enough or not doing enough. My husband is the one that keeps me going. [He] is my driving, motivating force, and I\u2019m really appreciative of him for that.We love that Homemade is all about family-inspired meals.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/static-blog.fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/20142406\/3R0A8785-2.jpg\")
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\nI think it\u2019s a necessity [because] we all have to eat \u2014 that\u2019s a common thing that we can all relate to. But at the same time, who doesn\u2019t love a good meal? I think it\u2019s that time and that excuse to be able to disconnect from work and everything [else] you have to do and sit down at the table or in front of the TV to enjoy that quality time and meal together.<\/p>\n
\nWell, we\u2019re not super high school sweethearts. We met in high school [and] we started dating when my husband was in college. First and foremost, the key is communication. As redundant as it sounds, it\u2019s communication. You need to make sure you\u2019re talking to each other about everything, even the hard conversations that you don\u2019t want to talk about, even the things you don\u2019t think are necessary to talk about, talk about them. Put it all out on the table and at the end of the day, you know each other inside and out, and you’re on the same page.<\/p>\n
\nI hope as they get older, they realize and learn to just be a nice person. I feel like that\u2019s something that\u2019s lost \u2014 the simplicity of just being pleasant and being a nice person. Also, loving yourself. In this [age] of social media, we\u2019re always comparing each other to one another, and I think it\u2019s important to find that sense of self and to love yourself first. Love yourself girl, or nobody will!<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/static-blog.fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/20142525\/3R0A8983-2.jpg\")
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\nAbsolutely. My mom. My mom\u2019s a hairstylist. She\u2019s a female entrepreneur as well [and] owns her own business. She\u2019s been working since she was 14-years-old and I never saw anything different, so she\u2019s definitely [my] motivation. She set the best example. I don\u2019t get a chance to say it very often, but I\u2019m super proud of her and I can only hope I make her as proud as she\u2019s made me growing up over the years.<\/p>\n
\nFor 2017, I\u2019m really proud that I didn\u2019t give up. There had been some trying times along the way with starting Homemade and jumping into the restaurant business, but I\u2019m glad I stuck with it because it\u2019s all paying off. It\u2019s become very rewarding, and ultimately, I love what I\u2019m doing and I think that\u2019s most important. For the new year, my mantra is going to be just to appreciate time more and to learn to be in the moment. There could be a beautiful moment, but I\u2019m that type of person who\u2019s always thinking about what\u2019s next. What do I have to do? What\u2019s on the to-do list? Maybe not worrying so much about what there is to do and enjoying what is.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/static-blog.fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/20142810\/3R0A8178-2.jpg\")
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\nAbsolutely. We eat and then…we eat. And then…we eat. Before we eat, we pray. There\u2019s always a big family prayer before any holiday dinner; sometimes it\u2019s bible study. We love games, so right now we\u2019re really into Taboo on the iPhone. It takes care of all the guesswork and it gets very competitive. Also, Cards Against Humanity is always fun. I need to get the expansion pack, though.<\/p>\n
\nI\u2019m super excited about these mugs. My sister-in-law and I [love] the FabFitFun boxes, so being able to be a part of the box this time is super cool. I love these mugs [because] they\u2019re nice and big and roomy. They\u2019re super classic, but fun at the same time, which I feel like is what FabFitFun is. It\u2019s all about having fun, being a little whimsical, creative, sassy, and girly.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/static-blog.fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/20142443\/3R0A8404-2.jpg\")
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\nWell, the obvious for me is coffee. My day starts every morning with coffee. If it\u2019s not coffee, then it\u2019s green tea with a little grass-fed butter blended in. It creates this nice creamy latte without the coffee. And of course, there\u2019s hot chocolate. You can\u2019t have the holidays without a nice warm cup of hot cocoa. I\u2019m really into making homemade marshmallows. So this season, my plan is to play around with flavors a little bit, but it\u2019s fun to do with your kids as well. If you have kids, make some homemade marshmallows. It\u2019s not as hard as it seems.<\/p>\n
\nI\u2019m so excited about my new cookware. The best part is that it\u2019s affordable, but it doesn\u2019t lack quality. It\u2019s available right now at Target and other stores as well. Look on my website at Ayeshacurry.com<\/a> for [a list of] all the places where [they\u2019re] available [and] get yourself some cookware for the holidays.<\/p>\n