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LIFE // CATCH-UP, LOCKDOWN EDITION - COVID19

LIFE // CATCH-UP, LOCKDOWN EDITION – COVID19

As-Salaamu Alaikum Peace Be Upon You ♥

I’ve reappeared (again!). It’s been hard finding a moment to myself now that I’m a mom of two, I’ve finally had my baby girl – Aaliyah, born in June! If you follow me over on Instagram, you would have met her, she’s a solid 14 months old now ☺️ but I’ll have a new post dedicated to her and her birth story soon and introduce you formally over there.

Now that…

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LIFE // THE RETURN - FRAGILITY

LIFE // THE RETURN – FRAGILITY

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LIFE IS SO FRAGILE

If COVID, heck even the last 6 months taught me anything it was that life is fragile.

It’s been well over a year since I posted and trust me my writing itch was very much present. I missed talking and putting “pen to paper” – this is the home for my soul, my journal. Welcome.

I love reading back on my old posts and seeing what I was…

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LIFE // Pregnancy: 29 Weeks

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&& there we have it. Another cheeky, simple but awkward pregnancy selfie.

Current status: 29 weeks pregnant and super tired.

Biscuit queen. Throughout my entire pregnancy all I have wanted and was ever satisfied by was biscuits and not just any kind mind you, it’s those Bengali biscuits – rusks and sugared toasts. They’re so satisfying and yummy especially…

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LIFE // Pregnancy: 28 weeks

LIFE // Pregnancy: 28 weeks

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Current status: 28 weeks pregnant and quite hungry.

I am sitting in the blood test waiting room, I have two hours to kill because I’ve just taken my GTT test. It’s the glucose test which measures whether or not you have gestational diabetes. I am anxiously waiting, feeling semi-sick trying to hold it all down so I don’t have to come back and re-take the test.

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VIDOES // DITL: Family Picnic As-Salaamu Alaikum Peace Be Upon You ♥ I had the most relaxed and chilled weekend two weeks ago and here's a snippet of what I got up to during Easter bank holiday.

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THE S U R P R I S E

THE S U R P R I S E

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Before you continue reading this post, let’s catch up with the first two posts in the trilogy of Isa’s birth:

T H E P R E G N A N C Y – [Here]

T H E  B I R T H – [Here]

T H E  S U R P R I S E – [Live]

Let’s start off with the not-so-nice surprises that followed the afterbirth: the hormones, the recovery, the loneliness and isolation.

t h e HORMONES.

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VIDEO // Primark, Lashes and Breakfast As-Salaamu Alaikum Peace Be Upon You ♥ It's another weekly vlog. I went to run some errands and pick up a few bits at Primark and Zara.

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VIDEO // Hinching the Washing Machine and Chilling As-Salaamu Alaikum Peace Be Upon You ♥ Here's a quick video of what I got up to last weekend!