I wasn’t planning to make any of these, but had the stickers and wanted to take my uncle’s family something special when they invited us to share iftar with them. I used a basket I had at home (to store my printing stamps and inks), similar ones can be found at the £ or dollar-store […]

I was recently asked to make some banners for a work friend and really enjoyed doing them. At the end of last week she surprised me with some treats: a mug for when I am blogging and a book. I really loved both.  I enjoyed a quite cup of coffee before everyone was awake on […]

I am looking forward to today and this weekend.   I have a half day at work, then lunch with girlfriends and then have to be a home to pick the kids up from school as hubby and mum-in-law will be away for the weekend.  I plan to spend the evening lounging at mums enjoying her […]

I am finding myself struggling to keep up at the moment. Between home, work, children, family and life the hours in the day never seem to be enough to get it all done.  I decided this weekend that I would catch up with housework, decluttering and chores and spend some time tackling the to-do list […]

I have been meaning to go to the Dunstable Downs Kite Festival for the last few years, but it either fell during Ramadan or we missed it for some other reason.  This year I noted the date and it was on a weekend we were free so we headed down. Dunstable Downs is designated a […]

Jummah Mubarak all,had a busy but pleasant Jummah day:Working from home and avoiding the freezing cold commute and getting more time dozing in bed into the bargain.Getting to spend a pleasant morning in hubby’s company whilst the kids were at school – that happens…almost never.Watching snowflakes unexpectedly fall past my window (that comes from having […]

For my last photo, I had a go at Kooky Little Sisters sunset challenge over at her Harlequin Tea Set blog. Except I woke on the last day of the challenge to find the sunrise painting the sky in the most beautiful colours, so my attempt at the sunset challenge is a picture of the […]

I made a note of Islamic Awareness Week ages ago, so that I can mention it on this blog nearer the time, and then I promptly forgot in the chaos of the last few weeks. This year it runs from Monday 17 – Sunday 23 November and the theme is “Celebrating the Best of Britain […]

You may think that cleaning thoroughly your whole house every week is enough to keep your home clean and well-protected from germs. However, have you ever thought about whether you are truly cleaning every single place in your house? You might be surprised how many spots you are actually forgetting. Next time when you do […]

My mom has had a little something on her mind for a long time, so decided to give her friends and neighbours a shout to assist. Because we live amongst a big Muslim community here, whenever there is a problem, the ladies tend to get together. So yesterday she called a group together to pray […]

During the summer holidays, Fashionista Sister asked us if we would like to go to Bournemouth with her.  She had booked a hotel near the beach and suggested we take a look.  We last visited Dorset including Bournemouth in 2011 when my kids were not yet cynical teenagers and have lovely memories of that trip. […]

Probably the most beautiful flowers at Kew were the roses, jasmine, orchids and lilies at the Lily House.  There might have been others as lovely, but I didn’t get to see even half of the place in five hours, so will have to go back and find out insh’Allah.

Back at work after a week off. This involved trying to undertake the glamorous task of potty-training Little Man (half-way there), planning an impromptu weekend for me and hubby to Brussels (couldn’t get tickets) and visiting Milton Keynes instead (who needs Eurostar when you can have a kip down the M1!). Had a lovely lunch […]

I haven’t been writing as much in recent days and there are a number of reasons for that.  I get so much encouragement and love from sisters who read this blog and that means a lot to me alhamdulillah.  When I started out on this journey I felt isolated and different to everyone around me.  […]