Neelu's Journal

[...] element. Nicky was so impressed by J’s daddy skills that it made me burst with sheer joy. Masha Allah. The experience and photos reminded me that Dreams Do Come True. And that is what I will [...]

[...] or cookbooks. Like these two fish curries. Fish Molee My children are not picky eaters per se (Masha Allah), but they do have their days. Whenever I have to break the cycle of such bad days, I push [...]

[...] ‘I like Umma’. Sigh! You have been lucky to spend your birthdays in different cities. Masha Allah. I remember an incident from last year very well. We were in Barcelona and were going [...]

[...] about attending two weddings with two kids in the Kerala heat. But everything went so well, masha Allah. We (the four of us and the whole family) had a blast. Alhamdulillah. Ofcourse, there were bits [...]

[...] one more Ramadan, aren't we? Alhamdulillah. I've been receiving messages about Ramadan Journal 2014 and I am happy to know that there are few out there who love the series. I am [...]

Hope you have had a good start to Ramadan. Alhamdulillah, ours has been good so far. The first day was exceptionally good with me thinking where did t [...]

First week of this Ramadan is coming to an end. We have settled in well and things are, kind of, running smoothly. Alhamdulillah. I must admit that I [...]

Alhamdulillah, we are past two weeks of Ramadan and it is time for a half-time report. Ramadan Goals Update: Finish recitation of the Holy Quran wit [...]

[...] ' 12. Make a mini album on Summer 2014 13. Teach a craft workshop 14. Share the story of Pretty Paper Studio 15. Super Secret - This is a project that I really REALLY want to start, but I just don't [...]

[...] ' 12. Make a mini album on Summer 2014 13. Teach a craft workshop 14. Share the story of Pretty Paper Studio 15. Super Secret - This is a project that I really REALLY want to start, but I just don't [...]

[...] ' 12. Make a mini album on Summer 2014 13. Teach a craft workshop 14. Share the story of Pretty Paper Studio 15. Super Secret - This is a project that I really REALLY want to start, but I just don't [...]

[...] parent. Fearless Entrepreneur I remember the energy and zeal I had when I was putting Pretty Paper Studio together. I had SO many ideas and I worked on most of them really hard. I was raring [...]

[...] watching - Done, Alhamdulillah. Help a random stranger - Done, Alhamdulillah. Tell a non-Muslim friend about Ramadan - Done, Alhamdulillah. Write down one thing we are grateful for, in our [...]

[...] ; 6. Donate food or clothes with our children watching; 7. Help a random stranger; 8. Tell a non-Muslim friend about Ramadan; 9. Write down one thing we are grateful for, in our journal, every day. We [...]

[...] huge difference when fasting for long hours. One of my goals for this Ramadan was to tell a non-Muslim friend about Ramadan. I've been pondering over it and realized that I've Muslims and non-Muslims [...]

[...] food or clothes with our children watching - Done. Help a random stranger - Done. Tell a non-Muslim friend about Ramadan - Done. Write down one thing we are grateful for, in our journal, every day - [...]

[...] to start with one of the easiest things to do from my 15 Before 2015 list - get all vacation photos printed. I am still on my first album and have quite a few to go through before I can [...]

[...] 5. Sew a simple pillowcase dress 6. Craft something using my Silhouette Cameo 7. Get all my vacation photos printed and make a photobook of our photoshoot pictures 8. Decoupage something. Anything! 9. [...]

[...] 5. Sew a simple pillowcase dress 6. Craft something using my Silhouette Cameo 7. Get all my vacation photos printed and make a photobook of our photoshoot pictures 8. Decoupage something. Anything! 9. [...]

[...] 5. Sew a simple pillowcase dress 6. Craft something using my Silhouette Cameo 7. Get all my vacation photos printed and make a photobook of our photoshoot pictures 8. Decoupage something. Anything! 9. [...]

[...] make couple of scrapbook pages OR document 'Day in the Life' or 'Week in the Life' 12. Make a mini album on Summer 2014 13. Teach a craft workshop 14. Share the story of Pretty Paper Studio 15. Super [...]

[...] make couple of scrapbook pages OR document 'Day in the Life' or 'Week in the Life' 12. Make a mini album on Summer 2014 13. Teach a craft workshop 14. Share the story of Pretty Paper Studio 15. Super [...]

[...] secret project and also decoupage. So far, I haven't done much reading and I think the summer mini album isn't going to work out this year. Nine more to finish in three weeks. Let's see. 15 before [...]

[...] a photobook of our photoshoot pictures 8. Decoupage something. Anything! 9. Organize all my digital photos and upload them on Picasa/Dropbox 10. Finish my reading goal of 24 books in 2014 11. Finish [...]

[...] a photobook of our photoshoot pictures 8. Decoupage something. Anything! 9. Organize all my digital photos and upload them on Picasa/Dropbox 10. Finish my reading goal of 24 books in 2014 11. Finish [...]

[...] a photobook of our photoshoot pictures 8. Decoupage something. Anything! 9. Organize all my digital photos and upload them on Picasa/Dropbox 10. Finish my reading goal of 24 books in 2014 11. Finish [...]

[...] our meals, and the #gratefulfor has turned out to be a quick outlet for my writing. Ramadan Goals Update: Finish recitation of the Holy Quran with translation at least once - working on it. [...]

[...] Alhamdulillah, we are past two weeks of Ramadan and it is time for a half-time report. Ramadan Goals Update: Finish recitation of the Holy Quran with translation at least once - almost there. Learn [...]

[...] in to spend last of Ramadan and Eid with us and we are beyond excited to have them. Ramadan Goals Update: Finish recitation of the Holy Quran with translation at least once - Done, [...]