Anya is ELEVEN (mashallah)

Celebrating our beti at home. A simple low-key birthday at home that turned into more because I’ve been telling Anya however much I want to keep her birthdays low key Allah finds ways to make her feel extra special always. mashallah :):) My Anya, I hope you always find happiness in small things, in books…

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Our eid day in photos

After a full year in some kind of lockdown we were really looking forward to celebrating with friends this Eid. But then as it came with so much heaviness all around (bombings in Gaza, deaths from Covid..) it was so hard not feel guilty. How privileged are we to be able to spend our holiday…

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A meaningful Ramadan: One thing I loved this month

Can’t believe that we are almost at the end of this Ramadan. We always say this but really it went by so fast. As we go through these last few blessed nights, I just wanted to write down what’s felt beautiful about this Ramadan, our second one in some sort of a lockdown or covid…

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Ramadan / Eid boxes for your kids’ teachers or neighbors + a freebie

I’ve shared before about these boxes I make in this post, but thought I’d do a detailed post just on these today after sharing them on IG this morning and getting so much love. The why I do this as a Ramadan + Eid box to simplify my life a little bit. This way I…

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Turning 38 + what I’ve learned about birthdays in my thirties

Ok, what is this behavior that we make dua for long healthy lives for our loved ones but every birthday we celebrate, we get sad that we’re getting “too old”? So silly, right! I’m making a promise to myself right now not to obsess over the number and instead focus on being grateful for all…

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