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 […]
Alhamdullilah I had the loveliest Saturday with my best friend. I wanted to visit her new home (her first place) and she wanted to see my children. I wanted to take her a gift and whilst I was thinking what to get her (on a budget since the machine ate my debit card and it’s […]
Okay, so what does this spell? 😉 I asked my mother-in-law if she wanted to take an Eid decoration back to Pakistan with her and she asked for one that said “Eid Mubarak”. I was a bit stumped for colours so asked my sister-in-law to be who has quite an eye for colour, style and […]
This is going to be a difficult week for me and Little Lady. Her year group is away for the week in the Isle of Wight for a weeks residential trip and she is left behind with a small group of children that didn’t get permission from their parents. Instead of school work they will […]
I have been feeling funny lately. Lethargic, anti-social, lazy, not very interested in anything.I start a hundred things and can’t seem to go anywhere near finishing any of them. Books I have read two chapters of are piling up on my bedside table, a pile of cards I have started and not finished and lots […]
This is going to be a difficult week for me and Little Lady. Her year group is away for the week in the Isle of Wight for a weeks residential trip and she is left behind with a small group of children that didn’t get permission from their parents. Instead of school work they will […]
I finally got some time and motivation (okay, so I’ve been very lazy) to go and have a look at what’s been happening in the garden. For the last couple of weeks, I have left it to it’s own devices, with the results that what has or hasn’t survived is quite random.This pretty flowers look […]
I attended a one-dish party yesterday. All of the sisters from our Islamic circle were invited. I got all excited because I don’t usually go to this kind of thing. I had assumed that all of the sisters do these all the time and invite each other and that I was missing out because I […]
My mother-in-law avoids cauliflower and potato curry because it gives her gas, so guess what was the first thing I cooked when she left? It actually turned out yum. Another thing about cauliflower and potato curry is that you can use the leftovers to make a kind of stuffed buttered bread called a paratha.My mum […]
I attended a one-dish party yesterday. All of the sisters from our Islamic circle were invited. I got all excited because I don’t usually go to this kind of thing. I had assumed that all of the sisters do these all the time and invite each other and that I was missing out because I […]
Due to the grotty rainy weather (my favourite to stay in bed), and because Little Lady escaped to her nan’s, leaving the house full but very quiet, I decided to stay in and play with my card-making stuff.I picked an embellishment or centre-peice for the focal-point of each card and then brought out my papers […]
Due to the grotty rainy weather (my favourite to stay in bed), and because Little Lady escaped to her nan’s, leaving the house full but very quiet, I decided to stay in and play with my card-making stuff.I picked an embellishment or centre-peice for the focal-point of each card and then brought out my papers […]
I had a challenging evening this week. Too much to do and the day going by in a flash. Study and homework for my Arabic course, visiting the new baby in the family, housework, and kids were enough to handle without one of the boys blocking the toilet and creating a whole lot more work […]
Usually when I give the kids something to eat, it does cross my mind, how much mess there will be to clear up afterwards (rice – not so good, apple – good, mango – not great, but can take the kids tops off).Obviously dad’s don’t always have the same consideration…
