I really enjoyed finding gifts for my sisters and sister-in-law this year.  They all got a cheeky Disney makeup bags like the ones below to reflect their personality: (image source) Shutterbug Sister got Jungle Book, Fashionista got Ursula from the Little Mermaid, My sister-in-law got Alice in Wonderland and Harlequin Sister got Ariel from the Little Mermaid.  I filled them […]

Yesterday saw my office raising funds for Breast Cancer Awareness month with a coffee morning and book sale. I decided to don pink hijab as I do every year and turned up to work to find everyone else had forgotten. A colleague bought me a pink cupcake and we had a look around the table […]

I’m so pleased it’s the precious Jummah Day. I’m finally starting to feel like myself (no way can jet lag last a week can it?) and need to sort a few important things out. Top of the list is the one that is make or break for me. I’ve had a little fall-out with my […]

I am now on maternity leave from work and what a relief!  I have had so much on my mind that I was struggling to focus on work.  I finished my secondment with the 2012 Games team a week before my leave started (the team thought my project management skills were brilliant extending as they […]

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It was one of those days today… …when it rained all day. When I started to feel the cold and could tell autumn was here. When there were major traffic jams on my commute. when I spent all day in meetings trying to hold my tongue. When I left work later than expected and missed […]

Eid Mubarak everyone.  Taqabbal Allahu Minna Wa Minkum (May Allah accept it from you and us). Posted by Happy Muslim Mama at 16:24 Labels: Eid

As a child and teenager I absolutely loved Greek mythology (or folk stories or myths and legends from any country) and have been fascinated with their impact on modern English, so allusions to anything of this sort still catch my attention. I have also enjoyed other books by this writer – especially The Handmaids Tale.Kooky […]

I have been mulling over the awful attack this week outside Parliament and on Westminster Bridge. I can’t imagine the pain of those who have lost family members and the terror of those that were injured. My thoughts are with those who have lost their loved ones and who have been hurt: I pray that […]

My Word of the Year for 2019 was Acceptance.  As I approached my 40th birthday I made a conscious decision to accept, love and believe in myself. In past years I have used my Word of the Year as a motivator and reminder with varying degrees of success. With some (Salah, Health, Discipline), I feel like […]

For my daughters party, I decided to try making fruit kebabs.  I found the image below on Pinterest and loved the idea (my party ideas board is here). I gathered up the fruits I wanted to use, making sure they were fairly firm and would stay on the skewers without falling apart.   Shutterbug sister was around […]

I didn’t manage to make plans and the weather was unpredictable during the half-term holidays. So instead of planning every day, I ended up taking a different approach with the children. I asked them to choose activities they wanted to do and gave them the tools and freedom to get on with them. I love […]

These cards are ones I made over the past few weeks from bits and peices.The small flowers in the two cards below are punched flowers layered up with a gem at the centre. Green is my favourite colours and I love the juicy green shade in the card below. The swirl below is chipboard, a […]

Not long ago I wrote about the issue of Muslim women shaking hands with men at work and how I had long struggled with this, sometimes politely declining, at other times using avoidance tactics and in between losing my confidence and just giving in.When I moved to the team I currently work with at the […]