We finished last week’s half term holidays with a trip to the Natural History Museum, after our visit last year, it felt like an easy day out with the kids. Last time we worked our way around the Museum quite easily and got to see everything. This time around the museum’s front entrance was under construction with […]
I am so flawed; my temper, my occasional bouts of stubbornness, my very loud (immodest) laugh, my love of all things beautiful and pleasurable (especially food, sleep and all things shiny and pretty), my occasional swearing when I flip and my impatience. This awareness of my shortcomings gets me to thinking how I could possibly […]
Our Ramadan Giving series highlights the amazing work charities are doing and showcases their special Ramadan campaigns, giving us all the opportunity to support, donate and do a little good insh’Allah Ramadan Giving Day 28: Muslim Council of Britain Centre for Media Monitoring The Centre for Media Monitoring was set up to promote fair, accurate and […]
Hubby’s job as a removal man means he comes home with all sorts of things; some valuable, beautiful or useful and others random junk I have to decide what to do with or lug down to the charity shop. This week he came home with an ironing board, a TV stand, a big bag full […]
The first few days of Ramadan are always challenging when fasting falls during the summer months with the change in sleeping and eating habits. Usually by the third day or so, you start to fall into a routine, the coffee cravings have gone and you get on with your day-to-day activity. Having got through day […]
I first tasted this salad on Eid day at my brother’s house. My sister-in-law’s brother and sister had made a salad each and asked us which was best. Her brothers salad was the winner and we liked it so much I have made it twice since. Once for a healthy potluck at work and again […]
During the Easter holidays, I and Little Lady attended a family craft workshop at her school library. The sessions was on jewellery making so I thought it would be nice for us to do as we both enjoy making our own jewellery. We started by following instructions from a worksheet and the instructor to make a keyring […]
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I have been toying with my Word of the Year for 2021 for the last few day and struggling to settle on one word. My word for 2020 was belief – I wrote here about recognising the need to have greater self-belief in myself: “Belief in my good intentions, in my capability, in my competence. […]
This morning we were wondering why the pull-out shelf of the computer table (where we keep the keyboard) was bent. We all assumed that Little Man had sat on it and bent it.A few hours later we were having lunch and heard a loud crash. We all turned around to see Little Lady standing in […]
I grew up in the 80’s and 90’s at the tail end when the British National Party were at their jack-booted peak. We used to watch them having punch-ups with the Anti-Nazi League on the evening news and cheer when they got a good smack. I was so proud of the Anti-Nazi League: a mixture […]
Not many things in life are black and white, but when it comes to Ramadan there are a few things which are clear: making sure you eat properly and rest properly during the long days of fasting to be able to get through the day and have some energy left for prayers.Some people learn the […]
One of the biggest challenges in my life has been my lack of patience. It is something I have worked hard to improve in myself over the last decade so that I can become a kinder and gentler wife and mother and to please Allah (SWT) who says: “And be patient. Surely, Allah is with […]
I haven’t been able to give the garden as much time as I like during Ramadan, barely managing to water it and stop everything from dying. Now that I am off work for a few days, I wanted to clean up and tend to some of the plants that weren’t doing as well. A few […]
