I have been finding it challenging to pray at work at the moment. The day is very short, so depending on my hours I end up with two or three prayers falling during those ours. I don’t find the prayers problematic, they are an oasis of peace and calm in my day and benefit me […]
I got a call from my mum yesterday afternoon, she sounded upset. She had called me to tell me that there had been a massive bomb blast in Lahore, in the Gulshan-e-Iqbal Park and she was worried about my in-laws. Having no TV this was the first I had heard. I tried to get hold […]
Just wanted to say jazakh’Allah-khairun to all of the kind sisters who have left comments wishing me well with my announcement. Your dua’s are very precious to me as are your kind words (one sister asked why I had not just carried out a pregnancy test instead of waiting – I did, but the last […]
With five children and action packed weekends (or packed to-do-lists anyway), my days can be full and hectic. I love the bustle of family life and I am grateful for the busy-ness of a full day. Taking care of my grandmother in the years before she died really made me appreciate how lucky I was to have […]
With five children and action packed weekends (or packed to-do-lists anyway), my days can be full and hectic. I love the bustle of family life and I am grateful for the busy-ness of a full day. Taking care of my grandmother in the years before she died really made me appreciate how lucky I was to have […]
Over the last few weeks I have been working with my sisters on a project which we have all been very enthused about. The project is an online shop selling items we have either made or sourced that celebrate our relationship as sisters and our diverse interests and passions. Kooky Little Sister and Shutterbug Sister […]
Over the last few weeks I have been working with my sisters on a project which we have all been very enthused about. The project is an online shop selling items we have either made or sourced that celebrate our relationship as sisters and our diverse interests and passions. Kooky Little Sister and Shutterbug Sister […]
Over the last few weeks I have been working with my sisters on a project which we have all been very enthused about. The project is an online shop selling items we have either made or sourced that celebrate our relationship as sisters and our diverse interests and passions. Kooky Little Sister and Shutterbug Sister […]
Over the last few weeks I have been working with my sisters on a project which we have all been very enthused about. The project is an online shop selling items we have either made or sourced that celebrate our relationship as sisters and our diverse interests and passions. Kooky Little Sister and Shutterbug Sister […]
Homework is often a fraught affair in our home. I started telling Little Lady to do it on Saturday morning and we are still working on the same page by Sunday evening. This weekend though we had fun with homework and broke some of the usual rules: Stay off mum’s bed (they never took any […]
Homework is often a fraught affair in our home. I started telling Little Lady to do it on Saturday morning and we are still working on the same page by Sunday evening. This weekend though we had fun with homework and broke some of the usual rules: Stay off mum’s bed (they never took any […]
I go through phases of feeling inspired by everything with ideas coming at me left, right and centre and down periods where I just need to push myself to get through the day and get things done and nothing piques my interest. At the moment I am in one of my “inspired” phases, with inspiration […]
One of the things about wearing hijab that can annoy the heck out of sisters or elicit the most amusement is the never-ending and random questions that we get asked. “Why do you wear that?” is the usual one, but then there is “Do you take it off when you get home? Does your family […]
It’s general knowledge that a good way to make a positive first impression when you meet someone is to begin with a solid handshake. The American Psychological Association has published a paper indicating that “a firm handshake may provide an effective initial form of self-promotion for women”This has always been a tough one for me. […]
