I know things are getting me down when I get through a whole pack of chocolate button and didn’t manage to enjoy one of them.  Instead I feel sick and the feeling of dread and anxiety hasn’t shifted all morning. You hear these sayings all the time, but you don’t really appreciate the grain of […]

After months of preparation, Fashionista’s wedding has finally arrived.  Today is her henna night insh’Allah and the last few days have seen us all busy preparing with much laughter and bickering.  Lots of preparation of favours, henna trays and displays has been taking place and I think my mum is sick of the sight of […]

I was asked by Heart Hijab if I would like to review some hijabs for them.  Heart Hijab sell a wide range of hijabs, as well as abaya’s and modest clothing.  They describe themselves as an ethical business who try to keep prices as low as they can, to support sisters with financial difficulties, serve […]

I have always liked the idea of treats coming through the post, whether an unexpected gift or a subscription box (like the cosmetic ones that are popular right now).  So when Modestrove asked if I would like to try one of their Mystery Boxes, I jumped at the chance. It all seems rather glamorous, something […]

At the moment I am killing time at work, surfing the net and waiting until 12.30 when we are all going to be let out of our cages (not really fair to my employers, but I feel caged up at the moment). I also have one eye on the mountain of tins full of chocolates […]

After a ridiculous day full of fighting with the kids tiring me out, I decided the next day I would do things differently.  So when the boys woke up and started the he-said, he-did, I sent one to wash dishes and the other to hoover the living room. Every squabble that morning was followed up […]

My husband usually drops me to work, but as he is in America at the moment, I have been commuting.  It takes a bus and three changes of train to get to work, to cover what is essentially a 15-20 minute car journey. It sounds quite miserable, except for one thing, I get time to […]

My sister-in-law popped over to mine this week with my lovely little niece. She is a whiz with all things glamorous and fashionable, so she is great with hair. Now and again she will braid Little Ladies long hair into a complicated plait. On this occasion she managed to get Darling to co-operate long enough […]

Fashionista Sister first made these and they have proved popular at our parties and picnics. A previous version of this recipe is here, this is an improved and updated version after much testing out of different ingredients. My husband also requests these when he is picking someone up from the airport and wants something light […]

For the theme of “throwback” I knew it would be a post where we shared iftar at my mum’s house.  It was a toss up between this occasion in 2013 which was my favourite barbecue ever, this one in 2009 which was a lovely balmy summer evening or this one also from 2013 where my in-laws joined […]

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, […]

Motherhood is a privilege, we are honoured and blessed to raise our children.   We are raising up the next generation, creating a legacy and changing the world. Paradise lies beneath a mothers feet. But there are days…like today, when after a full day of: Refereeing Disciplining Cajoling Pulling one apart from another Cooking Feeding […]

I have been meaning to visit the Victoria & Albert museum for years and kept telling Little Lady the two of us would go.  I visited with my school as a teenager and remember two things, the beautiful Mogul jewellery and textiles and getting shouted at for trying to take a rubbing from one of […]

It doesn’t take much of an excuse for us sisters to throw a party, so the blessing of Fashionista Sister being pregnant filled us with joy and got us all planning.  We did our usual routine of making a WhatsApp group and adding Fashionista’s friends and in-laws.  We also added her husband and proceeded to […]