Happy Muslim Mama: Feeling Blue

Just feeling very deflated and demotivated today. I don’t like being like this, so decided to see what I could do to cheer myself up.

Sneaked out of work and posted my book for the book swap (although now I can think of half a dozen others I might have sent instead)Went to get a latte and pecan and maple syrup pastry for breakfast and came back with a sandwich, a mango smoothie and carrots.Thought I would get myself some stationary (I lurve stationary), looked through all the notebooks and in the end decided I didn’t need another one. Felt good walking away.Sat down and cleared most of my e-mail inbox outAte the amazing carrot cake my colleague bought meWill sit down and work solid for the morning and clear outstanding workWill make a to-do list and then work through it (pay for kids school photos, send off pension form, send off work contract…)Will work on my green journal for a while and get some ideas on paper (my career and work journal, the purple journal is for creativity and ideas – it’s where I first recorded the idea of starting a blog)Will call my husband and touch base (and maybe whinge a tiny bit)

Will sit and read “22 ways to cheer yourself up” and take my own advice

Most of all I need to sit here and reflect on all that Allah (SWT) has blessed me with and be grateful.