My maternity leave started officially yesterday, although I have been on leave for the last two weeks.   I have been trying to keep myself occupied so that I don’t go crazy.  Thankfully nesting has hit like crazy and I have been dragging out furniture and cleaning corners that I previously pretended didn’t exist and rearranging every cupboard […]

I was honoured to host Fashionista’s nikah at my home earlier this month.   We had close family there and the grooms close family also attended. We all mucked in to get the house ready and mum and I split the cooking between us. Everyone was very quiet until the nikah had taken place, after which […]

We wanted to take the kids out for a day during the autumn half term holidays.  One of the problems we are starting to face, is finding somewhere new that everyone can agree on.  The kids want theme parks, or at the very least “no more castles and old houses”, I hate theme parks and […]

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 […]

Yesterday morning I had a miserable time, made worse by an argument with a Dr’s receptionist that pushed me right to the edge.  I am a very honest and open person, I blog about how my real life is  – both the good times and the hard ones. I am by nature upbeat, positive and […]

Motherhood is a privilege, we are honoured and blessed to raise our children.   We are raising up the next generation, creating a legacy and changing the world. Paradise lies beneath a mothers feet. But there are days…like today, when after a full day of: Refereeing Disciplining Cajoling Pulling one apart from another Cooking Feeding […]

We recently attended my best friends wedding reception and she asked me to make her some gift baskets for her husband’s sisters and for her friends.  I enjoyed making them and she really loved them.  These can make a fun and easy present, so I thought I would share what I did. The baskets I used […]

This is my fruit-tree collection. I have been sticking fruit stones into pots on my window-sill not really thinking they would grow. So far I have an avocado plant and a lychee which is very pretty. My pride and joy though is my little ajwa plant. Ajwa is a very special kind of date and […]

Just over two weeks to go to Ramadan!!! I usually love this time of the year and try to make the most of it, but this year for some reason I was feeling a little fearful. Next week my four-year old (little lady) starts school, last week my two year old (little man) started with […]

I finally got round to sorting out social media for this website.  I’ve had a few sisters taking the time to e-mail me, which prompted me to set up a Facebook page and add social media buttons to my sidebar so that I am easy to locate around the web. My Facebook page is here. […]

The first few days of Ramadan are always challenging when fasting falls during the summer months with the change in sleeping and eating habits. Usually by the third day or so, you start to fall into a routine, the coffee cravings have gone and you get on with your day-to-day activity. Having got through day […]

With my in-laws back living with me alhamdulillah, it took me to thinking about living harmoniously and issues of control, privacy and co-operation.I enjoy my in-laws extended visits, especially the long meals, the long walks and the long talks, with laughter late into the early hours of the morning at time. This means that at […]

Alhamdulillah, we are blessed to have seen the days of hajj again, these special days of which it is said that: By the dawn; By the ten nights, And by the even and the odd. And by the night when it departs. – Al Quran 89:1-4 Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with him) reported […]

This tasty filling can be used for samosa’s, spring rolls and pasties. Ingredients:1 kg boneless chicken (I use breast), cubed3 medium onions, finely diced 6-8 medium potatoes1 tablespoon whole cumin (sabut zeera)1 teaspoon black pepper1 teaspoon chilli pepper (adjust to suit your taste)1 tablespoon salt (adjust to suit your taste)½ teaspoon cumin powder1 teaspoon coriander […]