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 […]
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 […]
After spending the weeks shopping and putting together gifts in anticipation, we finally got round to formally asking for a very lovely young woman’s hand for our brother.There followed a lovely meal, a ring, some talk about dates and lots of hugs. So the prep begins and the dates vary between June to October so […]
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 […]
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…
All three of the kids have a birthday coming up – they’ll be 2, 4 and 6 in the coming days insh’Allah. Of course the time is flying too fast. Of course I miss the time I had with each as a little baby (funny how you forget the pains and sleepless nights and exhaustion […]
It’s been nearly six weeks since my gran passed away and I suppose things are settling down. People are still coming to pay their respects at the weekend and I suppose they will for some time as she was widely-known and well-loved. I haven’t cried and I haven’t even most of the time felt particularly […]
All three of the kids have a birthday coming up – they’ll be 2, 4 and 6 in the coming days insh’Allah. Of course the time is flying too fast. Of course I miss the time I had with each as a little baby (funny how you forget the pains and sleepless nights and exhaustion […]
Ever since I received these beads, my mum-in-law has been mentioning at regular intervals what a pretty tasbeeh, or set of prayer beads, they would make. I decided to take the hint and have fun with the pretty colours and put together the tasbeeh below. I used donut-shaped crystal beads called rondelles with a diameter […]
I finally got round to meeting the new team I will be working with hopefully at the end of this month insh’Allah. I turned up with the best intention to learn and work hard and prove myself but still annoyed that I had been pushed into the kind of work I was not looking for. […]
Last year I cleared the garden out, only to find that over winter it had turned into a dumping place for the things my husband picks up through his removals business: I really liked the idea of creating a nice little haven and particularly somewhere nice for my mother-in-law to sit and enjoy the good […]
Posted by Umm Salihah Ahmed at 21:28 Labels: Cards, Crafts, Creativity
Little Lady loves bringing me her little stories, pictures and notes at every opportunity. They truly cheer me up, so I thought I would make her one back: She hasn’t put it down since I sneaked it on to her bed as she was looking the other way. She keeps reading it to her gran […]
Hubby was out last night and I put the kids to bed early. Mum-in-law followed suit, so I decided to spend some time doing what I enjoy.I made the following from left-over ribbon and tags. This was probably the easiest to make, but perhaps the most professional looking. This centrepeice of this one was from […]
