Quite a few sisters have asked me in the past how I manage my time or structure my day to get the most out of the day, or to even get everything done. This is something I have been thinking about a lot recently as I experiment with ways to get things done at home […]
I got a message from a cousin yesterday asking for some baby boy cards. I’ve been meaning to make some wedding, thank you and baby cards as these are the ones that get used the most, but I just haven’t had the chance. As she asked so nicely and as her dad, my favourite uncle, […]
This morning I had a nice much-needed lie-in – if that’s what you can call sleeping to 8am before hubby, knowing I am incapable of saying no, asked if I wanted to go to the boot market. We ended up at Dunton and Barleylands again. The drive there was blissful, with mustard fields that were […]
Alhamdulillah, there have been some great suggestions for books to read and inspire in response to the craft give-away. Crafts pack are on their way to the following sisters for their suggestions: Umm Z from the Maldives: One of my all time favourite books is Little Women and the sequels Good Wives, Little Men and Jo’s […]
As Easter holidays start for my children, the complaints about boredom will start up again. I have been complaining quite a bit too lately and I have become quite self-conscious of my attitude. The kids are at home and we have no plans for holidays. Our last holiday was to Scotland in 2013. Since then […]
Quite a few sisters have asked me in the past how I manage my time or structure my day to get the most out of the day, or to even get everything done. This is something I have been thinking about a lot recently as I experiment with ways to get things done at home […]
Fashionista came to visit this weekend and brought along a treat. As well as a cheesecake she made, she brought along this lovely Victoria Sponge she baked and then covered in icing and created henna designs on (with hot pink icing, not henna!). I thought it looked great, it tasted good too (you can see […]
Little Man actually finished Quran last year, but with a new baby and my little sisters wedding, we pushed his celebration to a few months later instead. We had considered a day out for the family instead or a boys day out with his dad to somewhere like go-karting, but the horrible weather and cost put […]
The last part of 2008 has been difficult, with my grans death, my husband being away and illness. So when my parents and husband returned and myself and the children felt better it felt like we were finding normalcy again.Then the early morning phone-call. My husband always grabs this, thinking to protect me from the […]
I spent ten minutes slitting these dates, taking the stones out and stuffing them with almonds, walnut halves and cashews. They weren’t the most expensive dates, but the nuts made them taste so yummy. I plan to try a few different recipes with dates this Ramadan, packaged nicely, something like this would make a nice gift also.
“Know that the cockeyed definition of motherhood to which most of us are trying to measure up, makes it very hard to love being a mom. Only when you begin to write your own definition of great mothering, embracing the contradictions within, will you truly feel at home in your new life” – Mary Stark […]
The last part of 2008 has been difficult, with my grans death, my husband being away and illness. So when my parents and husband returned and myself and the children felt better it felt like we were finding normalcy again.Then the early morning phone-call. My husband always grabs this, thinking to protect me from the […]
The last part of 2008 has been difficult, with my grans death, my husband being away and illness. So when my parents and husband returned and myself and the children felt better it felt like we were finding normalcy again.Then the early morning phone-call. My husband always grabs this, thinking to protect me from the […]
…every now and again: This one was from a design that Little Lady drew for me to try: Posted by Happy Muslim Mama at 15:20 Labels: Creativity, Henna
