Fashionista came down to London to visit us and her husband’s family for Eid with her precious little girl. It can be a bit intimidating to travel when you are nursing and the baby is so small, so it was good to see her. She came with some very pretty cupcakes for us. Clearly she […]
On our recent visit to Hever Castle, we really enjoyed the beautiful gardens and exploring the building itself. The highlight though was the jousting. Whilst going around the castle, we heard an announcement to return to the front of the castle at 2pm for the tournament procession. We had lunch and prayed and then […]
Today was Earth Week in Little Lady’s school, so the children had to dress in natural colours – brown, green, blue or yellow. In a rush to get to school on time, Little Lady went waering her pink bathroom slippers – this is what happens when I am not around in the morning.I like the […]
My First Book about the Qur’an tackles the weighty issue of the beginning of creation in the Muslim scripture and the role of the Quran in our lives, but for an audience of small children. The book takes us through the creation of the heavens and the earth, the elements, the animals and humans. It […]
We haven’t been out too much due to quarantine and our youngest two have been out the least. Between lockdown, both of us working and schools being shut they have been out very little. We wanted to take them out for some fresh air, to run around and to spend a few enjoyable hours. We picked […]
What makes you happy?Lots and lots of foodSweets Yellow Playing games on mum’s phone all day long My superman t-shirtthomas the tank engine I cannot tell you how hard it is to get a picture of this child that is not a blur!
I sometimes wonder how such an enormous temper could reside in such a small person. To look at Baby, she is a little doll with an elfin face, but get on the wrong side of her and she erupts. I tried to hold her hand on the beach and she whacked me with her little […]
I spent yesterday evening hanging out with my sisters, talking, laughing, eating and nagging kids. As it was World Chocolate Day, we bought some of our fave chocs to share. I’m not sure who’s idea it was to hold World Chocolate Day during July, but chocolate and hot weather are not the best mix. We […]
I have spent the last few days moving furniture and cupboards around and re-organising the house. In a corner under the kids bed I found a little suitcase and was delighted to find some clothes from my wedding trousseau from 11 years ago. This is part of a very heavy lengha (skirt suit) which my […]
I might have mentioned (about half a dozen times) that I have really been enjoying my new job. I have been working across a wide variety of disciplines: strategy, policy, business planning, community engagement and cohesion, equality and diversity, project management, data analysis and research. It has been a good six months of learning new […]
I have been worrying and praying about Little Lady’s secondary education for the last few years. As she was my firstborn I had no experience of how the system worked or whether the local school or an Islamic school would be best for her.There is massive competition for the one local grammar school and she […]
This weekend was a scorcher by English standards (30°C) after the wet spring we have had, so we decided to make the most of it.I usually avoid going out in the evenings with friends as it takes even more time away from the children and I fret about missing prayers. But with the long days […]
On the way home from work yesterday, I was mulling over the fact that I have been yelling at the kids a bit recently. Because their dad is travelling at the moment, there is more for me to do and because I am commuting instead of him taking me to work and picking me up, […]
I turned 40 this year alhamdulillah, a number that in my earlier years would have felt very old and unimaginably distant. But now having arrived at it, I still feel myself – human, flawed, youthful, enthusiastic about life, perhaps comfortable in myself and my body, if a little battered by life. This feels like a […]
