This week I was offered the opportunity to run a card-making workshop for a few hours at a local environmental awareness event. Although I was super-excited, I decided to turn the organisers down because although I could have taken the kids with me (and there were lots of cool activities), I didn’t think I could […]
I am currently reading Parenting Skills: Based on the Qur’an and Sunnah by Dr Ekram and Dr Mohamed Rida Beshir. Something that surprised me was that they did not start with childcare tips, or parenting advice but with the idea of self-review or “mohasabah”, or reviewing what you have done every day. Although this was […]
A while ago I posted Healthy Eating With Kids and then realised that my children’s diets, healthy eating, learning to cook well and growing my own food or finding fresh (from relatives gardens, farm shops and markets) are all growing into real passions for me. I think all of these aspects of food are closely […]
I realised that I never got round to posting the pictures from Darling’s Aqeeqah (sacrifice of an animal for the baby). We did this when she was about 10 days old and with such sort notice it was chaotic and great fun. We decided to do it here instead of sending the money to Pakistan […]
Something that is very important to me is bringing my children up in the best way possible. For me this means raising them with good manners and good character and this includes being strong in their faith. I have tried my best, but I always feel that I could do better. I suspect this is […]
As a Muslimah who is recognisably one – all be-hijabed and abaya-ed up, I often find that people treat me better because I am a Muslimah – holding doors, being careful not to touch me, not swearing around me, avoiding crude talk around me. But sometimes, you do think that it would be nice for […]
As a Muslimah who is recognisably one – all be-hijabed and abaya-ed up, I often find that people treat me better because I am a Muslimah – holding doors, being careful not to touch me, not swearing around me, avoiding crude talk around me. But sometimes, you do think that it would be nice for […]
I have been planning to have a pamper session with Little Lady for ages. When my husband was away this evening, I thought it would be nice for us to spend some time together. She helped me got the babies changed and into bed and the boys into their room. Then once it looked like […]
I have been planning to have a pamper session with Little Lady for ages. When my husband was away this evening, I thought it would be nice for us to spend some time together. She helped me got the babies changed and into bed and the boys into their room. Then once it looked like […]
As a Muslimah who is recognisably one – all be-hijabed and abaya-ed up, I often find that people treat me better because I am a Muslimah – holding doors, being careful not to touch me, not swearing around me, avoiding crude talk around me. But sometimes, you do think that it would be nice for […]
We visited Kew Gardens a few years ago and enjoyed our visit so much but never got to see everything we wanted to in one day. Since then the older two children have been there on school trips but I thought it would be nice for us to go as a family and I remembered […]
More and more I have found our thoughts have turned to how we prepare for Ramadan mash’Allah, but we should not neglect where we are now – the important month of Shaban. This is the eight month of the Islamic calendar (falling 8th May to 5th June approximately this year, depending on the sighting of […]
A good friend once told me she experienced guilt because after trying to have conceive for many years, when she finally had children, she found she didn’t like it much sometimes. It’s not something anyone wants to admit. Sometimes people don’t like being parents. I find I love being a mum, but occasionally find myself […]
A good friend once told me she experienced guilt because after trying to have conceive for many years, when she finally had children, she found she didn’t like it much sometimes. It’s not something anyone wants to admit. Sometimes people don’t like being parents. I find I love being a mum, but occasionally find myself […]
