Say Hello to the ´I want mummy´ phase

A very intense period in my life has begun. My son has fact entered a new phase in its development. Namely mother dependence. I can not take a step without my son is just us my feet and if I go too fast, he starts whining. As soon as I sit on the floor so he starts to climb up into my arms and I'm sitting on the couch, he will crawl to my feet while he whines and lifts his arm to show that he wants in my lap. It is very cute and cozy but incredibly stressful. For right now I feel very limited in what I can do here at home because I can not take a step without him. He is like a small patch on me. But it is allright I guess, I mean how can one be irritated with such a cute face?

I am very happy right now cuz I and my son are going abroad, although only to the neighboring country to visit relatives, but it will be fun I think. It was a long time since I was there. I'm going with my family, I leave my husband at home this time. It is so nice there. My relative that we'll stay with is living in a very small village right by the sea. Oh it's so wonderful. When I was growing up we always went there, every summer. This is like my second home, you could say actually. I really long to go, but it is still a month left.

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I´ve been utterly lost... in books

I have not had time to blog, I have been very busy. hmm no not with my son (although he is a real little bundle of energy.) No, the reason I have not had time to blog is because I have been utterly lost in books recently. I absolutely devour book after book after book. Right now I'm reading the series of Morganville Vampires. There are 10 books so far and it is so exciting. Yes so that is why I have not had time to blog. Hihi. Anyway. I've decided to challenge myself to read 50 books in 2011 and I have so far read 20 books so there should be no problem keeping up with it even though I am a little stressing mother of  a small child.
 
My sister in law lives with us right now. She is really nice but does not talk much of my language as it is and sometimes it´s a bit difficult to communicate but I don´t mind, I might snap up some Arabic and  she has promissed me to learn how to make Dolmar and other arabic food.

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I have decided!

I'll start training. That I really need, it is time now to take hold of myself. There is a great gym near where I live that is just for girls. it's called Curves. It is super. I used to train there before, but I quit. But now I have to get rid of my baby belly, I just have to get rid of it. So now I want to start training again and get rid of my stupid fat belly.

My little baby has started crawling, very wobbly and not very far at a time, but now he is starting to get a hang of it! He is so cute, and then he started to tear down everything he sees when he is in his walk chair. Unbelievable how such a little kid could have so long "arms" haha oh well not long arms directly, but he seems to get everything and anything he throws down on the floor.

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Photo Challenge completed.


That's it. Now is the Photo Challenge completed. 30 days completed! Yay, what fun that I managed it =D It was really fun and sometimes quite difficult to find good pictures, sometimes I succeeded  not so well in finding an image that suited. Better a bad picture than none at all! Even though it was fun it's great that it's over now. I was a little stressed about that every day there had to be a post, but it is also why it is good to do this kind of challenge. so anyway. It was fun and now it will be regular posts again. hopefully I remember to update the blog even though this challenge is over.



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The photo challenge - Day 30 - A picture of someone you miss.




I really miss my grandmother who died last year. I wish she could have met my son. Insha allah she is in a better place now.

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The photo challenge - Day 29 - A picture that can always make you smile

My son can always make me smile so a picture of him, he is my sunshine :D

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The photo challenge - Day 28 - A picture of something you're afraid of

I am afraid to lose someone I love!

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The photo chllenge - Day 27 - A picture of yourself and a family member

This is me and my two sisters, I am to the left

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The photo challenge - Day 26 - A picture of something that means a lot to you

That would be the scrap book of my son´s first year that I am doing. If I would tak one thing (material) it would be that!

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the photo challenge - Day 25 - A picture of your day

Lonley
That would sum up my day quite good actually.

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Todays quranic verse

Say: "We believe in Allah, and in what has been revealed to us and what was revealed to Abraham, Isma'il, Isaac, Jacob, and the Tribes, and in (the Books) given to Moses, Jesus, and the prophets, from their Lord: We make no distinction between one and another among them, and to Allah do we bow our will (in Islam).
[The Holy Quran | 3:84]
 

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The photo challenge - Day 24 - A picture of something you wish you could change

I wish could change the fact that I have depressions. I wish they could just go away.


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The butterfly award

Thank you rose water for this lovley reward. 
The rules for winning this award is to write something about yourself and link to some bloggers you want to give this award to and let them know. And also copy the picture above and post on your blog =))


So something about me, well......
I am two nationalities. (that is, my mother is from one country and my father is from another country)
I love green olives, to draw, paint, write and I love the color black

I want the following to have this award:

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What about me, myself and I?

It is easy to forget yourself when you are mom. Everything is so focused on the new little person coming into your life. It's all about the new baby. All your thoughts revolve around the new baby. And it goes without saying.  

 You wants what is best for your child, you want to give all you can for your child. Somewhere in the middle of it all you forget yourself. I becomes we. And when you buy something for yourself, you end up e with something for your baby instead. For some reason, along the way the baby and you become the same person, rather than two individuals. I do not know if anyone else has experienced this, but for me it became crystal clear recently.  

And I found that it is not healthy to completely forget yourself. You need time that is yours alone. It doesn´t need to be for long but you need a moment that is just yours (and that does not mean, cleaning, cooking and washing clothes) It may be that you meet a friend and enjoy some coffee or maybe go to the gym for a while. The key is to get some time for yourself without your baby. That way you can avoid feeling bad/sad/depressed and you can become a better and happier mom.

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The photo challenge - Day 23 - A picture of your favorite book

I am not going to say the quran on this one just because it would be stating the obvious. 

So anyway my favorite novell then? Wow I have read so many books that I love so I don´t know where to begin. But really, really just love, love Fantasy books and other books like it. Right know I have just read a book that keeps you on your toes. It is really hard to lay it down to do anything else untill it is finished. And really the secual is just as good. So here it is:

Hush, hush by Becca Fitzpatrick

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The photo challenge - Day 22 - A picture of something you wish you were better at

I wish I was better at writing. I have always wanted to write a book, but I am not good enough so ....

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The photo challenge - Day 21 - A picture of something you wish you could forget

I don´t think I have anything I want to forget actually or maybe I have just forgot about it.

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the photo challenge - Day 20 - A picture of somewhere you'd love to travel

IRELAND!
I have wanted to travel here for as long as I can remember. Insha allah I will be able to someday. there is just something about it, the nature maybe. I don´t know but I just think it is amazing there.

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Obsessions

do you have any obsessions? something that you can not let go. Even if you know you should?  

My obsession is books, books, books. I have lots of books and I always buy new. I prefer to read fantasy and paranormal books in English. I have found that books are much better when they are not translated, you should read the books in their original language (if possible). Lucky for me it seems that most authors that I like is  English speaking and lucky for me I can English really well now since I read so much in English.  

My problem is that I read more than I should especially when I have my periods of deprission. Then I escape into the world of books and when I am there, I'm not really present in real life. This is my biggest problem and I should not escape my reality. But honestly, I do not live a bad life, I am happy and content most of the time. But I can not seem to control these episodes of deprission. Suddenly when I wake up one morning I am there. And when that  happens, nothing works for me.  

I do not even know what I want to say by this really.

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The photo challenge - Day 19 - A picture and a letter


To whom it may concern.

I write to you today about somthing I have thought about alot.

Islam is a wonderful religion. But it is divided into several parts. I can see it here in the blogosphere, this division among Muslims and I encounter it in discussions with friends (who are Muslims). I guess that's obviously what I mean when I say that religion is divided, I mean primarily the Sunni and Shia. 

I hate this division and I get sad when I hear a Sunni Muslim, speak ill of a Shiite Muslim and vice versa. We are all Muslims who seek Allah's forgiveness and mercy. Who is to judge a fellow Muslim? I? You? No. The only one that should judge any of us and judge what is in our hearts is Allah.  

The quran says:
But who, for a people whose faith is assured, can give better judgment than Allah? (5:50)

There is so much misunderstanding among Muslims, between Shiites and Sunnis. I have heard a lot of strange things from and about both sides. Much is hearsay and is not based on facts. Sometimes a given source is very unreliable. In today's world with this extreme outflow of information, you must be very critical of the information you find. Often  at times, not just one source. You may need several sources to really be sure that it is true. In the quran there are many references to knowledge. As a Muslim you should seek knowledge and not just listen to what other people tell you.
 
Read! In the name of your Lord WHO created - Created the human from something Which clings. Read! And your Lord is Most Bountiful - He Who Taught (the use of) the Pen, Taught the humanThat Which He Knew note.
[96:1-5]

He [Allah] grants wisdom to whom He pleases; and he to whom wisdom is granted indeed receives a benefit overflowing. But none will grasp the Message except men of understanding. [2:269]

High above all is Allah, the King, the Truth. Do not be in haste with the Qur'an before its revelation to you is completed, but say, "O my Sustainer! Increase my knowledge." [20:114] 

...Say: Are those equal, those who know and those who do not know? It is those who are endued with   understanding that remember (Allah's Message).  [39:9]

 ...Allah will raise up to (suitable) ranks (and degrees) those of you who believe and who have been granted knowledge. [58:11]

The first thing Allah say to angel Gabriel was: READ!

There is a saying that "Freedom Shall set us free" but in Islam it is rather "Knowledge Shall Set us Free"
 
To have knowledge is the only way to liberate ourselves from ignorance, and there is much ignorance today and ignorance can lead to dangerous roads. There are great ignorance everywhere in the world.  There are many people who can not read or where the quran may be available only in Arabic and then for that reason can not read it. In these places, people are dependent on other people's interpretations. And then there are people who are just lazy. Ignorance can be found everywhere.  
This can lead to many bad things.

One example of ignorace could be the circumcision of girls.  (some say it is sunnah) This is a very debated subject. But since I am not very informed on the subject at hand I will not get into it in this post and if you want to know more about it I suggest you go out and seek the info about it.

But honestly, this is a very extreme example, but you might understand what I mean. By failing to seek knowledge there can be a lot of information that is incorrect spread and poison people's thoughts

Is it not fit'-nah for a muslim to speak badly about other muslims?  Maybe someone would say NO on the grounds that sunni or shia is not really muslims but I would say that since we (muslims/humans) are not to judge eachother it is not up to any of us to say such a thing about another muslim.

I am not even sure this is a message will be understood for what it is. I am not trying to say anything badly about anyone. The only thing I want to say with this post is:
WE ARE ALL MUSLIMS AND WE SHOULD RESPECT AND LOVE EACHOTHER NOT HATE EACHOTHER! 

SPREAD THE LOVE AND NOT THE HATE. 

I will tell you something I heard on TV the other day:
Shia and sunni are like a coin there are two sides of the coin but the coin is still just one. One coin with two sides. The two sides are united as one. And Allah is the one who will judge us on our last day on earth.

I wrote this to you, whom it may concern but pleace try to see that this is a message of peace and love for all my muslim brothers and sisters shia and sunni alike!

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