I am generally an optimist. Usually, the one in the room who will try to come up with the positive side of everything. But despite that, I have struggled with anxiety and I’ve only realized, accepted my struggle with it recently. In 2005 I had, what I now realize, a panic attack. When it was…
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Best of both worlds
THIS IS A REPOST FROM MY PREVIOUS BLOG My husband and I come from families with very similar values on the important things but in some ways very different family lifestyles. Even though, we were both born and raised in Pakistan, on some levels we grew up in complete different cultures. In some ways the…
Read MoreThe big 3-0 and a birthday photo shoot
, (This was originally a post from my previous blog) I wrote the following on my birthday. And it is here, the birthday I have been dreading the last few ones. I am 30. Sitting here as the clock turns past 12. Rocking my baby back to sleep, after she just woke up a couple…
Read MoreIt was the worst of times
This is the story that I have been dreading to write but I think it is time. I don’t know if anyone will want to read it, because unlike the others on this blog, this isn’t inspiring or happy. It is sad. But it is our story and these words needed to be written. On…
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