I haven’t been able to do much in the way of crafting during Ramadan (something just had to give if I was to make any attempts at worship insh’Allah), and I suppose Ramadan is always a lesson to me in simplifying life and curtting down the unneccessary (if pleasurable) things. So these cards were all […]
Mother-in-law returned to Pakistan today, taking my youngest brother-in-law with her. She has been here for the last five months or so and helping us take care of the children and home. It can be challenging to have two strong-minded women in the same house, but over the course of the last few years we […]
I really enjoyed making this banner, it was easy and quick to make. The letters were chipboard and were from K & Company’s Dollhouse range and the scalloped circles were from a bundle I picked up at a bootsale and which have been lying around mostly unused (although I also used some of the green […]
It was nice having the last few days off. Waking up at a sensible time, making sure the children have had a proper breakfast, dropping and picking them from school, keeping up with housekeeping, getting some much needed rest and spending time playing and cuddling with my little one. I even managed to pick up […]
I made these cards a while ago and put them away for the last week of school along with some gifts I had picked up in the sales. I do think that the poor teachers who have to zoo-keep my full-of-beans munchkins should get some kind of thank-you for all they do all year. Yes […]
Today was Earth Week in Little Lady’s school, so the children had to dress in natural colours – brown, green, blue or yellow. In a rush to get to school on time, Little Lady went waering her pink bathroom slippers – this is what happens when I am not around in the morning.I like the […]
One of the things I wanted to do for a long time was learn Arabic so that I could understand the Quran in the language it was revealed and insh’Allah also benefit my children in this way. I started my maternity leave in October, a few weeks before a new Islamic Studies course started locally, […]
I took this week off to rest, catch up on my sleep, prepare for Eid and most importantly try to gain the most benefit from the last days of Ramadan. Instead I have found myself running around like a headless chicken, finding that I am managing to get nothing done and fretting that I am […]
One of the things I wanted to do for a long time was learn Arabic so that I could understand the Quran in the language it was revealed and insh’Allah also benefit my children in this way. I started my maternity leave in October, a few weeks before a new Islamic Studies course started locally, […]
One of the things I wanted to do for a long time was learn Arabic so that I could understand the Quran in the language it was revealed and insh’Allah also benefit my children in this way. I started my maternity leave in October, a few weeks before a new Islamic Studies course started locally, […]
One of the things I wanted to do for a long time was learn Arabic so that I could understand the Quran in the language it was revealed and insh’Allah also benefit my children in this way. I started my maternity leave in October, a few weeks before a new Islamic Studies course started locally, […]
Okay so that is a really stupid title (inspired by the popular blog Life Hacker), especially as Ramadan is not about doing things by shortcut, but about taking the time to do them properly and conscientiously.Having said that if you are getting up at dawn to eat, getting up early for work, spending ages in […]
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 […]
As Little Lady is growing I can see her getting more independent and happier to find ways to keep herself occuppied. This is an absolute pleasure for me to watch except when the boys bother her. So as a treat this weekend, whilst she was sleeping over at her nan’s (she likes to snuggle in […]
