Three Beautiful Things

AssalamaAlaikum

1. Since the past few months Ali has developed this heart-warming habit of placing his hand on my cheek as he falls asleep. After he is done with his routine of climbing me and falling off in giggles as I try to put him to sleep and the drowsiness overcomes him, with an adorable, ‘Mamma, yhari come’ he pulls my face towards him and putting his warm, little palm on my cheek falls off to sleep in 3.5 seconds. And this is from the sweetness of motherhood. =)
2. Winters in Oman are really the best time of the year here. After months of dehydrating heat, the weather mellows down beautifully, not getting too chilly or cloudy. The mornings are so hopeful and fresh that it is immensely quieting to the soul to take a walk in any of the numerous parks here with the sun shining down upon you. The other day we had taken our lunch for a picnic to a nearby park by the corniche and we were one of only a handful families there. Under the shade of the green trees in the solitary park, Asma and I turned the wheel of the merry go round, her squealing with joy. It was a nice afternoon, alhumdulillah.
3.  Ever since I was a teenager I’ve loved wearing socks. Bright, snug, warm socks for chilly toes after baths. And at the end of the day, its still nice to remove the socks to slip them between the quilt and the cool sheets. So all in all, socks are like comfort food for the feet in winters.

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AssalamAlaikum

It has come to my attention, after reading my sister’s post, that this here blog has shown a distinct lack of lists in recent years. This is unacceptable considering my love for list-making and therefore, in true H-copying-S-in-‘most-everything fashion, I am also going to be making lists on current goals I have for a healthier body, heart and mind. This reminds me of the time S convinced me to start a diary saying we’ll both keep diaries, then exchange and read when we reach the ripe old age of 20. Well, let’s just say she had a growth spurt and turned 20 a few days later. 😀

Back to the lists!

Everything Goals

• Drink more water. Drink more water. Drink more water and then you won’t have to cry about dehydration induced headaches and fatigue.
• Eat well and get in good shape.
• Stop and recognize what leads you to that stressful frenzy, then avoid doing that the next time.
• Relax, take your time and enjoy simple tasks. It’s okay to let some things just be. When you have a 4 and 2 year old in the house, things have a tendency to not stay put in right angles and that is alright.
• Be more consistent with learning the Qur’an.
• Stay offline more often.
• Every once in a while, visit a neighbour or call a grandparent.
• Write.
• Be kinder.

There, that ought to be a decent start.

Wassalam!

Corniche

In the dark of the night,

Sitting beneath the shadow of a tree.

Fingers running over the dewy grass

As the voices tune down to a hum.

 

One can hear the sea now

Whispering,

In the briny breeze.

 

So I whisper back,

From beneath the shadow of a tree.