This time we’re shifting the focus to the glorious Eid day! I loved sharing businesses who catered for Ramadan and this time I’ve got my picks for Eid, highlighting 5 Muslim-owned shops to have on your radar for decorations, gift giving and more! As you know, I’ve split this into 2 posts (even though most…
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Did you follow our revamp of R’s room over on my Instagram? As much as I loved her nursery, it was looking worn after nearly 4 years and was in need of a bit of TLC. Plus we needed to give her some incentive to stop making midnight visits/crawling into our bed and instead sleep…
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We’re coming up to one of my favourite times of the year: Ramadan! So I thought I’d share my Ramadan picks, highlighting 8 Muslim-owned shops to have on your radar. I know we often focus on the physical challenges that come with the month, but there is so much more to it than the lack…
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You might remember that last year (like a lot of the country) we started venturing out into our garden more and decided to try our hand at growing our own veg. I did a little blog post on the book we used (Veg in One Bed by Huw Richards) and how we set up- ready…
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Ok, ok- I know. What a cliche: talking about activewear and exercise in January. But in my defence- my new years resolution started way back in November and was less a “New Year’s” resolution as just a “give myself a shake and sort my life out” moment. Back in November I was feeling miserable, really…
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This blog post is part of a sponsored collection of projects created in partnership with Cricut.* I’m back with another Cricut Ramadan/Eid project. Wow, how quickly has this month flown by? I really hope you’ve been having a blessed month, whether you celebrate or not! It’s already time to start turning our thoughts to Eid.…
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The long awaiting and much requested followup to my post on reusable period products is here! And I actually can’t believe that it’s nearing my 2 year anniversary of switching to reusable period products! 2 years since I sent my friends panicked Whatsapp messages saying “just bought a Mooncup in Boots? Now what?” I have…
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This blog post is part of a sponsored collection of projects created in partnership with Cricut.* One of the best bits about being a crafter is being able to create bespoke, unique things for yourself (and others!) Growing up as a Muslim it was a very different landscape compared to now- I’m trying to think…
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If you’ve been following my Instagram you might have noticed that (along with the rest of the country) we’ve got a little into gardening. We’ve fumbled our way through growing herbs in the past and last year tried our hand at some veg for the first time. It was so much fun and gave us…
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Blogging: it’s where I started 10 years ago, sharing my crochet makes (can you believe?), wedding DIYs and then sewing. Soon after that, social media became a thing (ok, I’m giving away my age a bit- but who remembers before Whatsapp? MSN messenger and dial up internet!?) What happened next was: I started posting more…
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The Little Pomegranate | Rumana 