Back to work!

So after almost 1 year of being away from work I’m back to work! Gosh so much has changed during this one year. I rememeber i was pregnant this time last year. Now i am a mother of a 10 months old! It was great to wakeup to his lovely smile, I miss that badly since i leave him asleep when i leave home in the morning. Good thing is i’m only working 80% which is 6 hours a day, I start at 8am and is home by 3 pm. This gives me the oppertunity to be home early, be less stressed and spend more time with my baby, this overweighs the less pay i get in the end.

I am liking this change of routine, of getting ready each morning and meeting people. Baby still hasnt found a place at kindergarten, so we will take turns in taking care of him until he finds a spot. For now his dadi and nani are there for him.

 

I know i have been extremely lazy in updating n this blog. But we have guests staying over and i’m extremely busy with that. Hope to be more active.

Baby turned half a year

Baby turned 6 months last week mashAllah, so we are kind of celebrated his half Birthday this weekend. Baba was a bit against it but I don't see any harm in celebrating that your child is growing up healthy. Each to their own. But still we bought a cake, I made apple cinnamon cupcakes, baba blew up the balloons and invited our near and dear ones. I'm forever thankful to Allah for this little bundle of joy in our lives, so why not just take this as an excuse to celebrate it with a cake  :)
Happy half year birthday Mama's jaan.
Kisses and prayers your way, may you live long and healthy <3

DIY: Painted vase

My husband brought me really pretty long stemmed gerbera flowers for valentine. I had no long vase to put them in and didn't want to cut the stem either. That led me to a quick DIY. I had an empty olive oil bottle at hand. I scrubbed away the sticker on it, washed and dried it. Then spray painted it, it was done and dried in 2 hours and voila we had a lovely white flower vase especially for gerbera's.

Hope you like it :) 

DQM

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Travel: Pakistan

Me, husband and my son went to  Pakistan to meet our family and to spend our vacations there. I must say i loved being here, there is no place like Pakistan no matter where i go in the world. It was my sons first visit to Pakistan meeting his fathers side of the family. His grandmother was overwhelmed to meet her grandson.

We ate out everyday, a thing we miss being in a foreign country with less Halal restaurants.  We tried all the new and old restaurants we could. KFC, MiKong have lowered their food quality. Rahat bakers aka Tehzeeb bakers was upto the mark as always with slightly higher prices, but i really enjoyed their pizza and chocolate mousse. Also loved the cafe Chaye Kahan in Islamabad and Monal in Peer Sohawa.  I shouldn't really complain that i've gained all this weight.

We went to Lahore for a few days. But mostly stayed in Rawalpindi. I did a lot of shopping, mostly dresses and jewellery. Bought some stuff for home like bed sheets, curtains, and some kitchen stuff.

All in all it was a  wonderful trip with lots of good memories.

 Yummy desi food (Monal Restaurant)

 Monal Restaurant Peer Sohawa

 Yummy doodh patti from Chaye Khana 

Kiddies enjoying their cake

My Pakistan is beautiful isn't it?

DQ

♥♥ Spread the love ♥♥

Happy valentine's day to all. Although i dont really celebrate it. I believe everyday is a day for love, we cant restrict ourselves to a single day to show it. But it doesnt hurt to express our feelings on this day.

Husby surprised me with beautiful flowers. So sweet of him to be so thoughtful ♥ 

5 Random things about me!

I'm going to jot some random things about me, more for myself than anyone. We know what and who we are, but writing them down just makes a little bit more sense and helps us understand who we reallllly are.

1. I have a short memory. I tend to forget certain things and details, which is rather embarrassing at times.
2. I am a lazy ass. I want to do lots of things during the day, but cant manage to do much. Then i put off it for tomorrow and obviously cant finish it up.
3. I sometimes blurt things out, things i shouldn't say.
4. Public speaking is one of my fears. Not that i have never spoken to a relatively bigger audience, but i would rather not do it.
5. I'm craving for a tight hug from my little one :)

Here they are. Just some random facts. Might as well start a series on it.

Drama Queen Mum

Weight check!!!

eeeekkk i'm getting bigger and bigger day by day :S I'm about 10 kg overweight. Not good i know. I was in control after the baby but then i ate like crazy, i'm a sucker for desserts and sweets and thats where things went wrong. I neeeeed to be motivated big time.

What can be a good exercise/ diet plan with a 4 month old baby? 

Happy 2013!

Happy new year folks! May this year brings the best for you :)

2012 has been a great year for me as i had my son in the last quarter of the year. He is the most precious gift i have. I look at his face and realize how much i love this little boy.

2012 has been a year that has left me with great memories and a life changing experience. Some of the highlights of this year: I became pregnant and had a lovely boy, we travelled to London for my sisters Wedding, we moved to a bigger apartment, we travelled to Pakistan.

I am not going to make any new year resolutions because i know i'm not going to follow them. But yes i have a to-do list for 2013 in my mind. One of them being to become closer to Allah, and to pray and thank him for his countless blessings. I also plan to travel a bit more this year.

What are your 2013 plans?

DIY: Camera cover

Since i had a baby my regular bag is replaced with the diaper bag, which is crammed with baby stuff. Nappies, wet tissues, extra set of clothes take up most of the space in bag. Carrying a camera bag is not very feasible and putting my beloved camera in the crammed baby bag (or any bag) can put scratches on it. So i came up with the idea of creating a camera sleeve. 

Here are the pictures to get the idea how and what i did. Sorry have no step by step pictures, i was in a hurry to finish it off.

Hope you like it :)

2013 wishlist

Here is some of the stuff which i plan to buy in 2013. Top of the list is the Canon 24-70 lens. 

What's on your wish list?