Alhamdulillah have had a hectic week so haven’t been able to blog. I had a job application to submit by this Friday and a presentation to prepare for a room full of people (mostly managers), something I used to enjoy but hadn’t done in a long time. I managed to get both done in the […]
We are currently enjoying our Easter holidays. I have the week off and I am trying to convince hubby to keep some days clear for us (it’s very hard to turn down work when you are self-employed and he is trying his best to book jobs at alternate times). We were hoping to go away […]
We are currently enjoying our Easter holidays. I have the week off and I am trying to convince hubby to keep some days clear for us (it’s very hard to turn down work when you are self-employed and he is trying his best to book jobs at alternate times). We were hoping to go away […]
We are currently enjoying our Easter holidays. I have the week off and I am trying to convince hubby to keep some days clear for us (it’s very hard to turn down work when you are self-employed and he is trying his best to book jobs at alternate times). We were hoping to go away […]
We are currently enjoying our Easter holidays. I have the week off and I am trying to convince hubby to keep some days clear for us (it’s very hard to turn down work when you are self-employed and he is trying his best to book jobs at alternate times). We were hoping to go away […]
The latest edition of Aaila, the Muslim Family Magazine is out now. Mash’Allah as always brothers and sisters have submitted some brilliant articles and columns; Our cover story is Sex and Relationships education (SRE): Do you know what your child is being taught in school? by Safura Houghton – something that is definitely an issue […]
Our social lives seem to revolve around food at the moment, especially with Mum- and Dad-in-law going to Pakistan this week. We’ve had numerous dinner invites from friends and family to say goodbye, five in the last two weeks and the odd occasion where we have invited people to dinner. In itself this is rather lovely. […]
One of the biggest challenges in my life has been my lack of patience. It is something I have worked hard to improve in myself over the last decade so that I can become a kinder and gentler wife and mother and to please Allah (SWT) who says: “And be patient. Surely, Allah is with […]
This prompt for the Ramadan journaling challenge is quite apt at the moment and rather timely. This time last year, hubby and a group of local brothers had just finished work on a new masjid in our neighbourhood. They had found a gap in provision locally for good quality Quran and Islamic studies for their […]
I have been a bit slow the last few days. Struggling to get up, slow to get anything done. I’ve been feeling demotivated and letting the late cold snap and an ongoing cold get to me. So when I woke up yesterday I had a long list of things to do all going round in my head […]
I come down early one morning recently and found a box decorated with animals in the front room. I though it was rather a nice box and might be useful to store some of the kids stuff in. Hubby had come home late from doing a house work and left it there. I took a […]
If you’ve been following the news around the Trojan Horse Plot news story about Muslims in Birmingham trying to take over state schools (read more here, here, here, here and here), two things caught my eye this morning that might interest you. The first is a letter from Michael Rosen, who is an wonderful children’s poet and writer […]
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 […]
Have had a good few days after a rather nightmarish week. Weather and horrendous traffic have meant that I have been getting home from work two, three sometime four hours later than I usually do, meaning I am tired, we eat and everyone goes to bed. Because the kids have been on holidays, we have […]
