I got a missed call from the kids school yesterday afternoon. Usually any time the kids school call me I start panicking and wonder who has gotten hurt. Usually the teacher will reassure me everything is okay before I even ask with “don’t worry A’s mum, it’s nothing serious” (I think they must be very […]

Lady to her new high school for a taster session, mum-in-law to the Dr’s and then go for my B12 injection, before the usual round of trips to madrassah and cooking and cleaning.Usually when I have a day like this when I know I will have a lot to do, I start to worry because […]

Lady to her new high school for a taster session, mum-in-law to the Dr’s and then go for my B12 injection, before the usual round of trips to madrassah and cooking and cleaning.Usually when I have a day like this when I know I will have a lot to do, I start to worry because […]

My children are just coming to that age when fasting will soon become obligatory for them, particularly Little Lady. All three of the older ones are also in the age range (7-14) that I call the age of “tarbiyah” or correct upbringing when I feel that it is most important to start seriously establishing the […]

I got a missed call from the kids school yesterday afternoon. Usually any time the kids school call me I start panicking and wonder who has gotten hurt. Usually the teacher will reassure me everything is okay before I even ask with “don’t worry A’s mum, it’s nothing serious” (I think they must be very […]

There is so much to be grateful for at the moment – my faith, my family, my home, work, my health, the more you think about it, the more you realise that you cannot even begin to understand how much you have to be grateful to Allah (SWT) for, every small and big thing and […]

This week I had to take Little Lady to meet her new teacher after work and ended up running late to prepare iftar.  I rushed home to realise that I had forgot to pick up some dates.  I felt bad because mum-in-law struggles with fasting, but she still fasts and always opens her fasts with […]

This week I had to take Little Lady to meet her new teacher after work and ended up running late to prepare iftar.  I rushed home to realise that I had forgot to pick up some dates.  I felt bad because mum-in-law struggles with fasting, but she still fasts and always opens her fasts with […]

This week I had to take Little Lady to meet her new teacher after work and ended up running late to prepare iftar.  I rushed home to realise that I had forgot to pick up some dates.  I felt bad because mum-in-law struggles with fasting, but she still fasts and always opens her fasts with […]

The kid’s summer holidays started yesterday, with goodbyes and gifts for teachers and six weeks of rowdy kids for us mums to keep occupied. There are some things I am dreading: Gorgeous waking everyone up early in the morning with his singing and being so loud Darling can’t nap during the day, Little Man moaning […]

I hope everyone’s Ramadan is going well and they are managing to get rest, appropriate nutrition and make times for lots of worship insh’Allah. Despite my best intentions, I haven’t been able to blog for a number of reasons. We are just about half way through Ramadan and it has passed in a blur. For […]

I was asked by Heart Hijab if I would like to review some hijabs for them.  Heart Hijab sell a wide range of hijabs, as well as abaya’s and modest clothing.  They describe themselves as an ethical business who try to keep prices as low as they can, to support sisters with financial difficulties, serve […]

I posted recently about how I felt as if the children were running rings around me and trying to get all sorts of mischief past me and how hard I had to take firms steps to take back some control. I also mentioned how exhausting I found it to continuously keep my focus on them. […]

This year Little Lady wanted to give Eid gifts to family .  She has been collecting little things in a shoebox that she can give but was a little self-conscious that they were small, simple gifts that might not seem very special to people.  I am trying to move away from an Eid that feels very expensive, commercial […]