I was closing up the house for bed time – check the doors and windows, put down the oven lid and switch off all of the lights, when I caught a strong whiff of attar, the scent my husband uses. I don’t know if the kids had been messing around with his things or if […]
A few weeks ago Shutterbug Sister asked if I wanted to take the kids to Sea Life London Aquarium. Both Little Lady and Little Man had been there on school trips and Shutterbug had been there before and taken some gorgeous pics, so I was really keen. I have taken the kids on a train […]
I have never heard of this writer or book despite the “international best-seller” tag but the mention of Cairo in the title and the cover had me interested immediately (shallow I know). I have to admit part of the reason was my curiosity about Egypt because of blogs such as those of Umm Travis, Mama […]
One thing about being a working mother and a Muslim mother is that there is always plenty to do. First and foremost is the time that we have to devote to Allah, at the very least our Regular prayers. Then there is the duty to our children our partners and our community. On top of […]
One thing about being a working mother and a Muslim mother is that there is always plenty to do. First and foremost is the time that we have to devote to Allah, at the very least our Regular prayers. Then there is the duty to our children our partners and our community. On top of […]
A few weeks ago Shutterbug Sister asked if I wanted to take the kids to Sea Life London Aquarium. Both Little Lady and Little Man had been there on school trips and Shutterbug had been there before and taken some gorgeous pics, so I was really keen. I have taken the kids on a train […]
Things came to a strange impasse with me today. I realised that I am not too bothered anymore. I seem to have lost my ambition regarding my career and my aspirations regarding life in general. I wonder if I should be upset at this, but I’m not. I feel like I don’t want to chase […]
Obviously I had nothing better to do at 5am in the morning and I like making unnecessary work for myself, so I decide to wrap the girls (Kooks, Fashionista Sister, Shutterbug Sister and my Sis-in-law) presents. We love exchanging presents on Eid and trying to work out what each other might want (a previous years e-mail […]
I mentioned in an earlier post that the family might visit Pakistan for a holiday in December. My main worry was Little Lady not having enough school holiday (one week off and you lose your place in school – the Head Teacher is adamant that nothing short of a death certificate from a close relative […]
I have been trying for the last few days to write something…but every time I think I have a few free minutes: Little Lady: “I need the laptop for homework” Little Man: “I’m going to need help with my maths” Gorgeous: annoys the babies until they are howling Darling: “Muuuuum I need help in the […]
This post is to share something positive every Friday insh’Allah. Not necessarily anything life-changing, but something small and everyday that we may take for granted but for which we should be immensely grateful to Allah (SWT).The thought came to me yesterday as I was praying my Maghrib (evening) prayer and found Little Man waiting patiently […]
Mum and Muslim Magazine has now been launched. The first issue has articles on every topic of interest to Muslim parents and I suspect will be a useful eye-opener and source of information for non-Muslim parents too. They also have a Facebook page.Please do head over and show your support by leaving a comment as […]
I thought this prompt would be as good an opportunity as any to acknowledge all of the help I get. No one should have to handle their problems alone and especially in Ramadan every bit of help and support is welcome I also want to be the kind of person that is grateful for the […]
Eid was a little different this year. I was too preoccupied with gobby teenagers, work and preparing for the next school year for it to catch my attention early enough. I didn’t mind this too much as we had a simple and relaxed Eid. We used decorations I had made for a previous Eid. We […]
