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The day my grandmother died

Posted on 27 April, 202627 April, 2026 by Ikhlas

Hands shaking, I packed the diaper bag quickly, not knowing if I packed two bibs or twenty. My barely three month old started to cry next to me, lying on his change may, as I flew around the room, not knowing if we’d be in the hospital for minutes or hours. Better pack extra just…

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Sausage Rolls

Posted on 26 March, 202626 March, 2026 by Ikhlas

Making a new recipe during Ramadan is a rite of passage for me and this year was no different. I’m aware that I haven’t posted a new recipe on here in years. It used to be one of the main focuses of this blog but once I had my daughter and started full time work,…

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2 months postpartum

Posted on 10 March, 202611 March, 2026 by Ikhlas

Hello! Wow, it’s been a while. I can’t believe I let so much time go by after my last post, which ironically was about motherhood. I’m here to share that I am currently two months postpartum and had a baby boy at the beginning of January. Life has changed a lot in the past few…

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Mother’s Day

Posted on 2 June, 20237 June, 2023 by Ikhlas

It was Mother’s Day a few weeks ago so this post is kind of belated. What makes a good mother? I could easily say this question has been on my mind for the past 6 years (ever since I became a mother) but I have really been thinking about it in earnest for the past…

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It’s me, hi

Posted on 17 March, 202317 March, 2023 by Ikhlas

Hellooo. Wow I didn’t ever imagine that I’d take a 2 year break from the blog, but yikes. Life happened. How are you? Does anyone still read this blog? I have no idea but I’ll pretend there’s someone out there who does. I don’t blame you if you gave up on me and moved on….

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