I recently asked colleagues for some 360 degree feedback. This involves my work peers rating me on a number of competencies such as leadership, team working and effective communication, alongside some feedback on what they think I do well and what I could do better. I got some really useful feedback from colleagues, but one […]

International Women’s Day took place during this week.  Little Lady went on a school trip to a war ship with a female captain and got to talk to some of the female sailors. I jokingly asked her at some point if she was a feminist and she replied with an incredulous no. That was it. […]

I recently asked colleagues for some 360 degree feedback. This involves my work peers rating me on a number of competencies such as leadership, team working and effective communication, alongside some feedback on what they think I do well and what I could do better. I got some really useful feedback from colleagues, but one […]

All sorts of different things have been keeping me occupied at the moment……I hardly ever get to see my best friend, but I got to spend two alternate Saturdays with her and her beautiful little boy – eating, joking and playing with the kids, we never seem to have enough time together. Her little boy […]

I recently asked colleagues for some 360 degree feedback. This involves my work peers rating me on a number of competencies such as leadership, team working and effective communication, alongside some feedback on what they think I do well and what I could do better. I got some really useful feedback from colleagues, but one […]

One of the things that has become apparent to me in the last few years, and reared its ugly head again very recently, is the question of caste. You may be thinking “we are Muslim’s what on earth has caste got to do with us?” South Asian Muslims, certainly Muslim’s in Pakistan and I am […]

International Women’s Day took place during this week.  Little Lady went on a school trip to a war ship with a female captain and got to talk to some of the female sailors. I jokingly asked her at some point if she was a feminist and she replied with an incredulous no. That was it. […]

I think I might have taken on a bit too much with working full time, blogging, writing (and messing around with the website) for Mum and Muslim Magazine, having interviews to deal with and general having my finger in every pie I come across because I cannot say no to an opportunity.The last few days […]

I think I might have taken on a bit too much with working full time, blogging, writing (and messing around with the website) for Mum and Muslim Magazine, having interviews to deal with and general having my finger in every pie I come across because I cannot say no to an opportunity.The last few days […]

International Women’s Day took place during this week.  Little Lady went on a school trip to a war ship with a female captain and got to talk to some of the female sailors. I jokingly asked her at some point if she was a feminist and she replied with an incredulous no. That was it. […]

Last Saturday the crystal rondelle (donut-shaped) beads I had ordered turned up, absolutely making my day. I set to sorting them and playing around with them for inspiration. I strung the beads onto plastic wire starting from darkest blue to lightest green and tied the ends to a length of chain to give the necklace […]

This morning we were wondering why the pull-out shelf of the computer table (where we keep the keyboard) was bent. We all assumed that Little Man had sat on it and bent it.A few hours later we were having lunch and heard a loud crash. We all turned around to see Little Lady standing in […]

Due to the grotty rainy weather (my favourite to stay in bed), and because Little Lady escaped to her nan’s, leaving the house full but very quiet, I decided to stay in and play with my card-making stuff.I picked an embellishment or centre-peice for the focal-point of each card and then brought out my papers […]

I recently overheard a conversation (no I wasn’t listening, it’s an open plan office) between two of my colleagues about motherhood. They were two of a number of recently married, hip young women, in their mid-30’s, a little older than me and mostly a few grades senior to me. They were discussing motherhood and thoughts about […]