Hubby was away for the weekend and it usually falls to him to keep an eye on the kids whilst I catch up with my sleep on a Saturday morning. Without him to supervise, I asked the kids to keep the noise down and I’ll be up in half an hour. That was at 8am, […]
I am debating whether to turn this post into a full on rant, but I think it’s sometimes more useful to be reflective than angry. We are more than half way through the holidays and the refrain of “we are bored” and “what do we do when you’re not at home” has been ongoing. I […]
I remember being a teen and sometimes getting unwanted attention, probably at a younger age than was appropriate. I remember being a teen and being aware of my many perceived flaws alongside a cocky arrogance about my youth and how skinny I was. Despite these things, I would rather have been a teen then than […]
A lady from my office posted on our work online notice board if anyone was interested in joining her to learn about jewellery making during our lunchtimes. She was a big fan of jewellery making and it would be an excuse to get away from her desk at lunchtime. As another fan of crafts and […]
We had our annual Eid party this weekend and as always one of my favourite parts is the prep and pulling together a theme. This year it was rainbow pastels and at Darlings request unicorns: Gift bags for the little ones: Rainbow roses and bubble-gum chrysanthemums: Gift bags for the ladies: More pics coming soon […]
This quartet of short novels (A Wizard of Earthsea, The Tombs of Atuan, The Furthest Shore and Tehanu) is something I have always associated with teenage fantasy.The book had been sitting on my bookshelf but I was reluctant to read it with so many other good books to get through. When I finally had a […]
Alhamdulillah, this Eid really was about the kids. We had two lots around whose parents were on hajj.The girls wore maxi dresses and rainbow bangles which we took them out to pick the night before. The boys wore white thobes over jeans (it was freezing yesterday – literally, I woke up to find the bins […]
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I had an absolutely lovely second day of Eid with my mum. Again, I planned to take pictures of her delicious food, but was too busy stuffing my face to remember. I had fun hanging out with my sisters and watched lots of Simpson’s cartoons. I also ast with my gran who was poorly.I was […]
We are not big on celebrating birthdays in my household, hubby is against marking them and I have kept them very minimal with my older kids (hugs and kisses and allowing them to choose a toy when shopping). In contrast my younger two are obsessed with the idea of birthdays, having cousins their age who […]
Subhan’Allah what a blissful evening I had yesterday. I made a simple dinner and was waiting for my husband to come home, when he walked through the door with my dad and both my uncle and some cousins. Doesn’t sound like a big deal but I was over the moon.Since my gran passed away, I […]
I did a double-take when I saw this, but it really did make me smile, mostly because I just love talking about being a mum and about my kids even if it bores the heck out of everyone. Here are the rules of this tag:1. Admit one thing you feel awful about (involving being a […]
What better on a downcast Monday than nicking your little sister’s new shoes to wear to work. Abaya fabric £9, sewn by mum. Silk Scarf from Dubai from Kooky Little Sister’s friend Bracelets made by me Shoes appropriated from under Kook’s bed.
I always look out for the first daffodils of the year. Cheerful and resilient even while the weather is still cold, I saw these while I was on my travels for work. I got off the bus a stop early by mistake and then had to walk quite some way with my heavy laptop bag […]
