Posted by Happy Muslim Mama at 21:50 Labels: Ramadan

I lost it today.I really, really lost it. BIG time. So much for “peaceful parenting” and articles in the NY Times on the topic – I feel like a bit of a hypocrite at the moment. Boy did I lose it today. image source After a stressful week at work with longer hours, lack of […]

It was the kids first day back at school and Little man’s first day full-time at big school about which he has been pestering me all summer. I thought I would give them something to take with them. I had to make them quickly after fajr (dawn prayer) with whatever I could find. The gasp […]

My office marked International Women’s Day 2018 with a series of talks by women discussing success, how they got to where they are today and how they balance the different parts of their life.  The conversations I am hearing around me are about gender parity, career progressions, self-belief and equal pay.  As a believer in […]

It’s still cold here, but we are seeing signs of spring.  It was so energising and uplifting to wake up to bright sunlight this morning.  Something that we don’t get here for months at a time.  It made such a difference. The garden needs tidying up and the flower bed needs to be weeded and […]

When both Long-Suffering Sister and my sister-in-law (hmm…will have to think of a name for her too) recommended this book, I was very keen to try it. Both are so very different that if they both liked it, I assumed it must be good.We Need to Talk About Kevin is written as a series of […]

It was the kids first day back at school and Little man’s first day full-time at big school about which he has been pestering me all summer. I thought I would give them something to take with them. I had to make them quickly after fajr (dawn prayer) with whatever I could find. The gasp […]

I’m just counting the things that are keeping me sane. Defo writing for this blog, my children, Mr Removal Man (aka Hubby) and his offerings of free furniture we don’t need, my reading books, reading the Quran and salah though not in any order. After the last but one post complaining of boredom, Allah gave […]

When both Long-Suffering Sister and my sister-in-law (hmm…will have to think of a name for her too) recommended this book, I was very keen to try it. Both are so very different that if they both liked it, I assumed it must be good.We Need to Talk About Kevin is written as a series of […]

I had planned to make this before Ramadan, but had found no spare time at all in which to attempt it. So when I invited my parents and siblings over for iftar yesterday, I decided to put this together after fajr (the dawn prayer). The letters were printed off on plain white paper and then […]

I just wanted to say a big Jazakh’Allah-khairun to everyone who voted for me over at Circle at Mom’s Top 25 European Blogs contest.  Alhamdullilah I came in 23rd (out of 77 blogs).  Which means that they will share what I write and post with their forums insh’Allah. (A special thank you to my brother-in-law […]

After a month long break I finally started in my new job today.  The original plan was to leave my old job and start in the new one the following week.  I think I would have started the new role on a high and full of confidence from my previous job.  As things worked out, […]

I lost it today.I really, really lost it. BIG time. So much for “peaceful parenting” and articles in the NY Times on the topic – I feel like a bit of a hypocrite at the moment. Boy did I lose it today. image source After a stressful week at work with longer hours, lack of […]

It was the kids first day back at school and Little man’s first day full-time at big school about which he has been pestering me all summer. I thought I would give them something to take with them. I had to make them quickly after fajr (dawn prayer) with whatever I could find. The gasp […]