On Being a Mom

adventures in motherhood and beyond

Friday Wisdom

AsSalaamAlaiKum and Welcome! Today’s Friday Wisdom features a lovely quote I came across: It’s better to fail in originality than to succeed in imitation. – Herman Melville Allahafiz and take care.

The Sewing Bug

AsSalaamAlaiKum and Welcome, Lately the sewing bug has bit me, and it has bit me hard. I am dreaming about sewing projects and googling sewing tutorials that I could do. One of my most favorite websites for sewing projects us SewMamaSew. I love it. It has many great tutorials explained at length with pictures for [...]

Friday Wisdom

AsSalaamAlaiKum and Welcome! Today’s Friday Wisdom features a beautiful beautiful hadith regarding Zamzam water: Ibn ‘Abbaas reported that Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) said: “The best water on the face of the earth is the water from the well of Zamzam. It satisfies the stomach and cures the sick.” Collected by Ibn Hibbaan in his Saheeh and at-Tayaalasee [...]

Heart Melting Moments with Siam

AsSalaamAlaiKum and Welcome! Each and every moment with my little Siam is most special and makes me thank Allah(سبحانه وتعالى) gazillion times each day for this blessing. I will try and document a few heart melting moments with Siam on my blog, so that I can always remember and cherish them. Hope you will enjoy them [...]

Comfy Rumps Cloth Diaper Review and Giveaway [closed]

AsSalaamAlaiKum and Welcome, Comfy Rumps Diapers is a family-run business, based out of Vancouver, owned and operated by married couple, Christie and Trey, who are passionate about providing sustainable alternatives to disposables and seek to provide quality yet affordable pocket cloth diapers by cutting out some unnecessary costs such as branding and special packaging. Comfy [...]

Friday Wisdom

AsSalaamAlaiKum and Welcome! Today’s Friday Wisdom features some beautiful hadith regarding the importance of helping the poor. Clothing Ibn Abbas related that the Prophet said: Any Muslim who gives a Muslim a garment to wear will be in Allah’s safekeeping as long as a shred of it remains on him. (Ahmad, Tirmidhi) Feeding Safwan ibn Salim [...]

Mabu Baby Eco-Diaper System Review and Giveaway [closed]

AsSalaamAlaiKum and Welcome! When I had first thought of cloth diapering my child even before she was born, I searched if cloth diapers were available at my regular stores like Walmart, Costco, Supercenter for my convenience, and because I could atleast see if not feel the product before I decide to buy them. The only [...]

Reversible Baby Bib Tutorial

AsSalaamAlaiKum and Welcome! Homemade baby items are so simple to make and very fun projects. Today I am sharing with you my very easy version of a baby bib tutorial. It took me not more than 30 minutes to put this bib together. And with an infant around, you can never have too many of [...]

Friday Wisdom

AsSalaamAlaiKum and Welcome! Today’s Friday Wisdom features a hadith. Ubayd b. ‘Umayr RA said: It used to be said when winter came: O people of the Qur`aan, the night has become long so you can pray (more) and the day has become short for you to fast. (Abu Nu’aym, Hilyat Al-Awliyaa`) Allahafiz and take care.

Glow Bug Cloth Diaper Review and Giveaway [closed]

AsSalaamAlaiKum and Welcome! A few days I had the opportunity to try Glow Bug pocket cloth diapers, and here is my review. Glow Bug cloth diapers are “newer-ish” brand of pocket cloth diapers created by two mommies, Sarah and Neta, and sold in a variety of cool prints at affordable prices in packages of 12. [...]