Just the same old same old

Alot of my day is spent just getting through one end of it to the other. Which is to be completely honest, why I  probably don't blog so much these days.

I mean how much mundane can you all handle I wonder?

I don't mind the sameness of it all... compared to how frantic life was becoming pre-hijrah, the slowness is a welcome change mashallah.

There's been a global shift towards simple living over the past couple of years and those of us that made the move towards embracing a less materialistic and more minimalist way of living are no longer looked upon as odd balls...

Lately though this has taken me on another route. I'm no longer content just to lead a "simple" lifestyle. Now I'm actively looking for ways to "Live the Sunnah" to enhance and nourish my daily life.

There are already elements of the sunnah in our daily living, and they've become so common place that we probably take them for granted and no longer give them a second thought as we're doing them. 

Anyway, the idea I'm meandering towards here is to document my quest to "Live Sunnah" by blogging it inshallah.

I had thought about starting a new blog for the purpose, but I felt a bit fraudulent to be honest and I feel there's more value in documenting it here midst the rest of my ramshackle life.  It give it some degree of authenticity I hope. 

So let's see how far I get on this new journey of mine shall we....

 And of course the rest of my life has to happen at the same time... Did I tell you about the boy in plaster?

I can't remember if I blogged it or not... anyway... ds14 has a fractured forearm... 

Just out of a leg cast and into a  cast on his arm!

Exams have started again, and summer holidays will be upon us in a matter of weeks... I'm looking forward to the rhythm of summer and ramadhan which is also speeding our way mashallah. 

I re-started tadjweed lessons after a VERY long four year break... after a long and unfruitful search for a teacher I finally found one... my son! He was totally dumbfounded that I hadn't thought of him to begin with, but better late than never eh?

 And the weather has brightened up beautifully, it finally feels good to be out and about on our daily walks to and from school and despite the fact that the insect population also loves it and begins to show itself in force, we're all feeling bright and breezy and ready for summer inshallah.

The only downside is that I no longer get enough daylight on the lower floor of my house since the neighbours opposite built their house... the picture below is of the alleyway we live in, and as you can see our  houses are so close they're almost touching...

By the way, before I go I'm taking a sunnah a week and will be blogging it inshallah...
it won't be a new one for us this week, eating sunnah is already part of our lifestyle and has been for years.. but the opportunity to blog it and perhaps encourage others is too good to miss...but that's a post for later in the week inshallah

And in the meantime, if you could keep me and my internet connection in your prayers inshallah...