The last fortnight or so has seen me in a strange mood with my husband being his patient and sensible self and trying to quietly support me through it. I’ve been thinking a lot about my past and how it has affected my future, how it has affected my life chances and my children’s chances. […]
As soon as I wrote that down I thought of those 60’s style magazine article’s that used to tell people to have the house perfect, look perfect and have the perfect martini ready in hand. But that’s not quite what I have in mind.Alhamdulillah, my husband has always been a very patient man mash’Allah. He […]
Just when I thought that I would have a quiet afternoon before going back to work tomorrow, Mr Removal Man’s friend phones to say that he would be visiting with his family. His little boy is the same age as Little Man and the two are fast friends (when they are not trying to wallop […]
I have had some hard and very heartfelt conversations with my husband in recent times, about trying to do the right thing, trying to raise your children in what seems to be the right way and still seeming to get it wrong. Like the following: We have never had a TV, for reasons explained here. […]
My in-laws have been here for about two weeks now. Usually one will come to stay with us for a few months in the summer and the other will stay behind in Lahore to keep an eye on the household there. This time we thought it best they come together as it didn’t seem right […]
Assalam-alaikam, I have been beavering away for the last few days, working on my new online shop. It’s called Inaayah and I have added the first few products in the Rainbow Watercolor Collection: Please do take a look. The products in the shop would make some lovely gifts and are all designs I would love to use alhamdulillah. I […]
When we share out experience of motherhood we talk about the challenges such as exhaustion and losing ourselves and the exhilaration of love and satisfaction that being a mum can bring. But it’s not so often we talk about loneliness. Occasionally, the conversation is about how hard it can be to be the mother of […]
My better half has been after a fish tank for ages. Seeing as he doesn’t ask for much and you don’t have to follow them with a pooper-scooper I didn’t think that was a bad idea. So last summer he picked up this dusty old thing from a market for a few pounds. It sat […]
I just wanted to share some of the words and art that have resonated with me recently and made me think. I hope you enjoy. What have you come across that has inspired, motivated or helped you or made you think? “And The People Stayed Home” By Kitty O’Meara (2020) And the people stayed home. […]
If you follow me on Instagram stories, you will know that my oldest three kids have travelled to Pakistan without us to spend their summer holidays. We thought it was too long since our last visit to Pakistan (or abroad for that matter, ten years ago) and that they were missing out on their language, […]
I have been a bit slow the last few days. Struggling to get up, slow to get anything done. I’ve been feeling demotivated and letting the late cold snap and an ongoing cold get to me. So when I woke up yesterday I had a long list of things to do all going round in my head […]
We are now coming to four months on from the start of lockdown, and although restrictions have eased, I am still working from home with no likelihood of returning to the office until at least September. This means I have productive days, unproductive days, frustrating days I like that I can exercise in the morning […]
A Sister recently left a comment on my blog that I felt warranted a proper response as far as I am able to offer this. The Sister’s query was as follows: Salaam, I found this page a while ago and hesitated about whether or not to express my confusion. I hope you won’t be offended […]
I came across the following post on a sisters WhatsApp group and then traced it back to the Muslim Parents in Training Facebook page. For someone like me who spends all day running from one thing to another, with barely any time to myself, this was a welcome and reassuring reminder – quality not quantity, […]
