Day 13 - Beauty
When I think of
beauty, I am reminded that I do not notice it enough in my life and that I
should stop and see the beauty in the ordinary and every day and take the time
to revel in it:
My baby’s faces
The way small kindnesses from
my husband make me feel
The sound of the Quran being
recited exceptionally well,
The taste of Pakistani mangoes
that are in season now (I don’t think I can ever get enough!)
How I feel after calling my
mum
A fresh clean page on my new notebook
Day 14 – Noon
My parents are such sticklers
for time: breakfast at 8am, lunch at 12pm, dinner at 7pm. There are times to go visiting (away from a
meal time unless invited) and a time after which you should avoid calling
someone’s house (9pm). My in-laws are
quite the opposite, with meal times and bed times being moved around. Guests are welcomed at any time and no time
is bad for visiting when it comes to old friends and favourite relatives.
I have tended to hold onto
some of my parents routines but in a more flexible way to fit in with my
husband and in-laws way of doing things which I find fun. I start my day very early, so noon time for me
is lunch time, everything else gets moved around, but this stays constant.
In Ramadan I lose any sense of
noon time. The days are organised around
the dawn and evening meals (suhoor and iftar) or around salah (prayer)
times. Now that I don’t eat during the
day, I have an hour extra to be productive and there is a long stretch before
it is time for Zoher, the afternoon prayer, which I rather like.
Day 15 – Laugh
I would as I am quick to laugh
and joke, but being hungry makes me quieter and more reflective I find. The exception is the cheeky things that the
baby’s say, they never fail to make me smile.
Day 16 – Mood
Its 2am, I get up to make
suhoor for my family and try to wake the older two children up by pulling them
out of bed and growling at them. I feel
sorry for anyone that has to look at my face at that time. I must look like I am in an awful mood. I am not.
I am just trying very hard not to fall straight over.
Day 17 – Blue
I don’t usually ask for
things, if someone gives me something I am happy, even if it’s not what I
wanted, I believe in accepting gifts with grace. So when I saw something I
wanted and asked hubby if he wanted to gift it to me for Eid, I think he was
happy not to have to try and guess what I might like. This is what I chose:
Ok, so it is a bit more green
than blue, I can’t help it, I m crazy about the colour green.
Or there is this:
The colour scheme for my decorations
this Eid, I will be posting links to a set of Eid decorations in two colour
schemes for people to print of and use soon insh’Allah
Day 18 – Note
I recently bought myself a new
note book and set it up to capture my to-do lists and ideas. I have been collating all of the scraps of
paper, pages in different books and in my Filofax and saving them into one
place – very satisfying alhamdulillah.
Day 19 – Abstract
This prompt just went over
my head and left me stumped. I don’t
have any brain space left for anything more complicated than sorting laundry or
simple recipes. My brain and body seem
to be on a bit of a go-slow unfortunately.
I’m not sure if it’s the effects of the last days of fasting and sleep
deprivation, the heat, or a general slowing down I have been experiencing recently. I’ll wait and see after Ramadan if I still
feel like I am moving through treacle.
Day 20 – New
New clothes for the
children, gifts for family and cleaning and organising the house from top to
bottom, seems like my thoughts are starting to turn to Eid. I will try and make the most of the last
asharah (third) of Ramadan as it is going so quickly insh’Allah. I used to have all of my Eid preparations
done before Ramadan, but for the past few years, particularly since the arrival
of my youngest child I have been less organised, so insh’Allah in between
fasting, worship and trying to catch up on my sleep, I better get my Eid
shopping done.
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