By now, we all know it is simply impossible to talk about 2020 without mentioning ‘COVID-19’ or ‘coronavirus’. These two words have become synonyms for this year. It has been a time of unprecedented grief, anxiety and loneliness for many people worldwide: the loss of loved ones, loss of jobs, loss of homes… Need IContinue reading “A Eulogy for 2020”
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Time Flies When You’re Being Mum
The last four years have seemed like ten. Not because they have dragged, no. In fact, quite the opposite, Alhamdulillah. Together with my children, I have witnessed many milestones in their lives. I could list those achievements here but I prefer to keep them to myself. Suffice to say, they have evolved into youngContinue reading “Time Flies When You’re Being Mum”
Meliorism – noun. A belief that the world tends to improve and that humans can aid its betterment
How fortuitous that I should stumble across this new word! Since I started my blog, I have had feedback from those women I know, and those I don’t, telling me how my story resonates with their own either wholly or tangentially. What they also say is they have found comfort from knowing they are notContinue reading “Meliorism – noun. A belief that the world tends to improve and that humans can aid its betterment”