fears of our generation
The clouds were moving slowly, there were no sounds of birds chirping, the wind was whispering a sad song, the tone was just gloomy. It was quiet, except for the nostalgic sound of droplets from the...
View Articlea new milestone
A lot of the times I find out about entrepreneur societies, I get very skeptical. A lot of people like to self-claim that they’re successful but ironically enough, they have never revealed their...
View Articlemariam got skills
Mariam is fierce and persistent. Tonight, Dean (her favourite person in the world ever whatever) had read a bedtime story to her over and over again. And as they finished, she would say “Again! Read...
View Articlemommy guilt
I’m going to talk about Mommy Guilt today. Hang on, I wrote out a list about the things I feel guilty of as a mom. *rolls out a long piece of paper cellotaped together across the living room all the...
View Articlemy eyes still light up
Dean is away on a business trip and as usual, I’ll be really down. When we are apart, I realise how much I love him and I think sometimes space is really good to rekindle the love especially when you...
View ArticledUCk in London
Ducks (and swans) were in London! But not just those ducks…. These dUCks too! Weeeeeee, we went for a trade show in London. We were invited to Pure London trade show and we were debating whether we...
View Articlespring cleaning
I know I have a lot of clothes and shoes and bags. I’m not going to dispute that, and I could show my husband a lot of other girls who have even more than me and he doesn’t accept such excuses… so I...
View Articlemy two important women
A huge part on why my life is so blessed is because I’m loved by my mom and mil, constantly having them make doa for Dean and I, and all their kids. I’m very lucky to have a mil who I’m very close to,...
View Articlemy white pants
It was many years ago, I was in the Calvin Klein store and debated whether I needed these pants that cost a thousand bucks. Of course I do, my heart says. No you idiot you don’t, my brain says. I’m not...
View Articlewhy do they grow up so fast?!
For the longest time, this has been my view. The kids room are about 60% done, the beds are in, the carpets are in, the blinds are in. I wanted Daniel’s room to be blue and orange, and Mariam’s room to...
View Articlethe 3-letter word
“Maksu, I know…” announces my 10-year old nephew today at dinner. “You know what?” I ask. “I knooooo-oooowwww…” Nephew repeats himself. “You knoooo-ooowww what?” I ask again. “I know what sex is.”...
View Articleturning 4 soon
Someone asked me how old Daniel is now. And I literally paused before I told them. Sure looked like a bad mother who forgot, but the truth is I was shocked myself; he’s turning 4 in July. FOUR?!! It...
View Articledaddy’s girl
So a few of you wanted to know What Mariam Says. Well today, I woke up to kiss her and cuddle her. And as usual, she squirms and starts to get annoyed. That girl just isn’t one for affection, honestly....
View Articleglamping. never again!
And thisssss is how we looked recently. Us in yellow Phua Chua Kang boots, probably not our proudest ootd moment. =”””) So we went glamping!!!! We were pretty excited to go, after seeing these pictures...
View Articlebut I wanttttt
My nephew Aman came out holding a red tub. You guys know what it is… My mouth watered, my heart melted and my fingers itched to grab some. Once you pop, you can’t stop. Haha. It’s Pringles la duh! I...
View Articlea little boost
I haven’t blogged for weeks and let me tell you, I was one of the grumpiest versions of me. I just cannot… I need to blog, I need to write, I need to pour my creative juice into this Word document....
View Articlethe sweetest presentation
Ok so you might want to steal my best friends after this post, but I’d like to declare that they are bounded to me by a friendship contract so carefully worded that basically means they’re stuck with...
View Articlemeeting umairah
Happy Ramadan, guys!!! I received a few messages linking to my old Ramadan resolutions post and reminding me that it’s not too late to do them this Ramadan. Thanks for that, guys! Definitely motivating...
View Articlethose black things
Usually I prefer to answer interview questions via email. It takes less time, I’m more efficient and I can have some time to think about my answers. But sometimes, the interviewer insists on meeting...
View Articlefinding the beauty again
This Ramadhan, I wanted so badly to come to the Holy Land and now I’m finding myself here. I had a wonderful time, one that is quite different from my other experience here. I guess when you want to...
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