Spring is officially upon us and – while the uni students in the house will be ploughing through deadlines like me – you just can't resist the urge to spring clean your life! 🌻 If I had a penny for every time I heard the words 'detox' and '...
This weekend I headed to a small conference about marriage. It's not what you think. My first impression was also that there were going to be a bunch of aunties hovering around the room looking for potentials for their sons. This initial perception I had is what made...
The Muslim world is officially preparing for Ramadan! I can already visualise the joyous salaams between community members outside the mosque, the fun family reunions – and not to forget the smell of my grandma's cooking 🥘. As the fasting days begin to approach us, the question becomes, "What...
Time to get my financial life together. Just to give some context – I hate opening my bank app. (I mean, who doesn't hate it? Jeff Bezos, maybe?). I put it off all the time and then rely on my not-so-practical motto of "what you don't...
What makes a great company? There's a few things that would sell it for me: * Great work culture and values * Pay that shows your worth * Strong diversity * Healthy work environment * A company that isn't afraid of accountability But actually a pretty important one, thanks to Covid,...
I started up my Etsy online store in April 2021. With Covid restrictions still looming, and my part-time job coming to an end – it was a time where I was solely relying on my savings, and not really making any extra income. Eid (the day of celebration for Muslims) was...
I've always struggled to say 'no' to things. It's been that way for me for a long time, whether its family members, friends, or work colleagues. Putting my foot down is one of the most uncomfortable things to do... even though, sometimes, actually agreeing...
Working from the comfort of your home (or a local coffee spot even) is pretty dreamy – whether you're Muslim or not. But speaking from the perspective of a Muslim woman who wants to let her hair down when she works (literally – the hijab headache is real!), it'...
Rewind to 3 years ago, just before the pandemic, I was working in makeup retail as an agency girl. I would pick up shifts whenever I wasn't studying to help me pay my way through uni years. Now being a fully-fledged content writer for an awesome company, and...