Dear Readers...

"I am ready for the challenge to make my life a masterpiece. I am ready to join the leaders who live what they teach, who walk their talk, who live their lives as if it was the only one they get!"

Being sick and recovering to some good news inshallah

Salam folks! I can't even remember the dates but a few weeks back I abruptly fell ill. It happened a few days after I took sou sou to the doctor's office.

Go figure...

It is amazing how I haven't gotten sick in a while, but as soon as I went to the pediatricians office and sit for an hour around snotty infected children, I caught something.

Dear Readers...

Have an amazing weekend! Happy New Year! 

Dear Readers...

Gratitude List: Happy Friday December 21st 2013

Have a wonderful day today folks! Here are the 5 things I am grateful for lately! Don't forget to share yours as well inshallah :)

Please email me so I can submit your list on this blog inshallah! 


Alhamdoolilah for....

For all the Mothers out there....

There can be so much more added to this list right ladies? Don't forget the single mommies like muah out there:

Adventures with Sousou: A day at the beach.

Salams folks! 

Everyday, several times a day she asks to go to the beach. Especially before she goes to sleep. It is her favorite word I think.

I usually laugh and tell her there is no such thing as beach anymore after Sandy! Truth is, it is even more beautiful than ever, we only have to scale the dismantled boardwalk. 

Business Planning Chapter 6: Quick overview of my business journey so far

Salam wa alaykum folks! 

This is the sixth chapter of my business planning series. If you have not been keeping up with them, or are new to this blog, let me try to break it down for you!

Habits to Live by: Proving People Wrong! (dealing with naysayers)

My sister knows someone by the name of N who works with her. N apparently came out one day, shyly admitting that she too wants to create beautiful things. She too, has a stirring welding up in the depths of her being....she has a dream, and her dream is jewelry.

She has never had her own business, and her craft is still in its beginning phases, but she decided to attend my sis out on a day she went supply shopping in NYC. 

Apparently, N told her on multiple times that her friends don't seem to support her.  They don't think its a good idea. Obviously it was getting to her.

My Style: The most beautiful dress in my closet (AmiTaf)

Salaamz folks! Peace and blessings to all of you! 

I wore the most beautiful dress in my closet yesterday to the ICNYU and Islamic Relief Emergency fundraiser for Palestine. I hiked it up as I traveled on the dirty New York streets. 

Once I arrived to the dinner at the Kimmmel auditorium in Manhattan, I let if fall fabulously to the floor and it danced as I moved. I paired it with my floral lime green scarf, my signature hijab pin and my wrapped in clover necklace, as well as my signature empress ring.

My Style: Black on Black and ICNYU/Islamic Relief Fundraiser for Gaza!!!

Salamz folks! 

A few days ago I found out about Emergency Fundraising Dinner at NYC for Gaza which is where I will be going to tonight inshallah.

My Style: Winter Bright

Pleasure is spread through the earth

In stray gifts to be claimed by whoever shall find

~William Wordsworth, 1806

Where have My Style posts gone??! With life being so busy I am not getting dressed up as much. But!...whenever I want to show off and look fancy in my everyday-wear, I dawn my favorite outfit! 

By the way....Winter can kiss my mustard butt! 

Habits to live by: Eating Healthy (Annette Larkins)

Salam Folks! 

Several months ago my sis and I found a link to an extraordinary interview with Annette Larkins. 

She is a 70 year old woman who looks much MUCH younger without any work or craziness that has become common for the aging nowadays. She is vibrant, healthy, and absolutely gorgeous...all as a result from her incredible diet of 27+ years. 

By the way...this is real! 

Business Planning Chapter 5: Beginning Again

Hello folks! 

I hadn't worked on my dear business in such a long time. The move took longer than expected (a few months) and I was not able to attend the ISNA conference like I had built myself to do. At the time of coming to realization we would not open in May (of this year) I did feel a sense of sadness and frustration.

Necessity is the mother of invention.

Our first product review!

My Life: Hurricane Sandy and the Rockaways Queens NY part 2

Salam wa Alaykum folks,

So much is happening. I have been quite busy in the past few days. I heard the subways are starting to fix up around my area which means I can travel out of the Rockaways where I live. No hot water or heat so far but more and more people are finally getting electricity. My neighbor has a considerable amount of pictures and videos and I will soon harass him for all of them to post here. 

Gratitude List: Happy Friday November 16h 2012!

Salam folks and Sabaa7 al Khayr (Good Morning)!!!

I feel so happy today, like a tiny little weight has been lifted off my shoulders and even a tiny little knife pulled from my back! Yesterday was a bit difficult but today is a new day to make it count.

One of my life goals (check out my buckit list which is soon due for a revamp!) is to show more daily gratitude.

My Style: 3eed

Salam folks, 

Things were thrown off from Sandy but inshallah slowly and surely we are hoping things get better. Here are some photos and vids from Eid. Sis and I got dressed up and attended the morning prayer at the mosque down the street which is going through some repairs as it was flooded just days later. 

My Life: Hurricane Sandy and the Rockaways Queens NY part 1

Salam wa alaykum folks,

It has been awhile since I posted. The main reason for that is because of the infamous hurricane Sandy that rocked the East Coast. My home was in a primary evacuation area that was hit pretty bad but alhamdoolilah Allah swt was watching out for my family and I.

My Life: Youm al Arafa and Eid Plans inshallah!

Salam wa Alaykum folks! 

I hope you are all in the best of health and imaan. And I hope you are racking in all the blessings this special day when the Prophet delivered his Last Sermon. I am putting chunky face down for a nap and wanted to use this time to blog.

They Say it Better: Imam al Ghazali

"You should not neglect your time or use it haphazardly; on the contrary you should bring yourself to account, structure your litanies and other practices during each day and night, and assign to each period a fixed and specific function. This is how to bring out the spiritual blessing (baraka) in each period. But if you leave yourself adrift, aimlessly wandering as cattle do, not knowing how to occupy yourself at every moment, your time will be lost. It is nothing other than your life, and your life is the capital that you make use of to reach perpetual felicity in the proximity of God the Exalted. Each of your breaths is a priceless jewel, since each of them is irreplaceable and, once gone, can never be retrieved. Do not be like the deceived fools who are joyous because each day their wealth increases while their life shortens. What good is an increase in wealth when life grows ever shorter? Therefore be joyous only for an increase in knowledge or in good works, for they are your two companions who will accompany you in your grave when your family, wealth, children and friends stay behind."

 -Imam al Ghazali from The Beginning of Guidance.

Featured Events: ZOMBIEFEST!!!!!

Once upon a time my roomie and I went searching for good ol’wholesome fun in New York. After some perusing we found a lovely event happening in this horror-filled season known as:

Friday Night Zombiefest!

Jumuah Mubarak! Gratitude List Friday!

Jumuah Mubarak folks!

“And Allah has extracted you from the wombs of your mothers not knowing a thing, and He made for you hearing and vision and intellect that perhaps you would be grateful.”

- Nahl 78

Hair Journey Part 1

Hello Folks!

Today, is the second installment of my “progress” with starting this new path to improving my hair and reaching my hair goals that I started in this post.

First of all, what is a hair journey?

A hair journey process where someone makes a continuous intentional commitment to grow and/or improve the health of their hair.

This process takes a lot of patience, some extra funds, plenty of research and sometimes physical daily maintenance. It may be even best to document or take note of what is happening with your hair. A natural hair journey is when someone who is used to relaxing their hair chops it off and starts to regrow healthier un-relaxed hair.

For all the Sou Sou lovers!

Hello folks!

My offspring, a.k.a. chunky butt, a.k.a. Sou sou is finally adjusting to the new home very well. Her two new favorate English words are Park and Beach!

New Home Updates!

Hello folks and Salaam all over the place!

Yes its been awhile since I moved here to New York! I finally got the time (and energy) to blog about it.