#73 - Snippets of the Week Part 3

2nd week of becoming a housewife and the only down side of not working is I don't have the access to blog everyday. Not really fond blogging from iPad. The only choice is to borrow my SIL's Macbook. Maybe I should get myself a laptop but En. Suami prefers desktop. Whatever it is, I need to have either one so I can blog.

Anyway, here's another snippets on what I've been up to since last week.

1) Was in Pekan last week for gotong royong session. But, we didn't actually participate (more like tunjuk muka) since we arrived Pekan only on Saturday evening. Spent one night there and headed back to Kuantan on Sunday morning. 

2) Since some of the states were on public holiday that Monday (Selangor included), we took the opportunity to shop for my Raya dress in Kuantan. Managed to get one maxi dress and one blouse (approved by MIL) but still not done with raya shopping as I need to find something blue to match En. Suami. 

3) During our monthly check up (the reason why we arrived late in Pekan), we finally can confirm on our Little Star's gender. But, I would like to keep it as a secret first. You guys have to wait until November to find out *wink*

4) Went to Kenanga Wholesale City with Ain. The mall was huge. We bought more than we should. But, I managed to get the blue dress for raya and red dress for my brother's wedding. I have a feeling that I'm probably going to buy another dress for his wedding but if not, I just wear the dress that I already bought. So now I am pretty much settled with raya preparation. Oh, except for shoes.

5) I wanted to bake some cookies but we don't have an oven. Maka, impian tinggal impian. But, it is good to know that my favourite cookies is also En. Suami's favourite. I should just master that one particular cookies. 

6) For En. Suami's birthday, I planned to cook his favourite dish which is Spaghetti Carbonara. But, my SIL invited to her house for iftar so we celebrated his birthday with his siblings. But, I managed to prepare the dish the day after that. It was ok. En. Suami finished off everything and it really makes everything worth it.

6) I finally found the time to reorganize my closet. OMG, do I have a lot of shawls. The shawls in the picture above are only half of them. But still, I think they are not enough. Sigh.

This year, we will be going back to Kuantan and Pekan for Raya. I only have a few days left to settle everything before we head back next Thursday. I should prepare a list of things to bring because lately I always forget things.

Let's hope I can squeeze some time to blog before another long hiatus.

Till then.

#72 - Fasting while Pregnant

14th of Ramadhan. Alhamdulillah, both Little Star and me have been doing so well. Only the last two days I need to break fast 2 hours earlier because of acidic gas. Other than that, Little Star has been really good. Really proud of my child. 

Although it is permissible for me not to fast but I decided to go against it. I am in a good condition so why shouldn't I? Moreover, I don't think I have the energy to replace 30 days of fasting. There are few people raised their eyebrows when I told them that I'm fasting but I don't care. I believe fasting will do more good to the baby and me than harm.

Anyway, today marked the third day of becoming a full time housewife. I did a lot of house chores on my first day that I don't have anything to do on my third day. Maybe I should stock up the groceries soon so I can start cooking. At least, I can practice making different dishes. 

En. Suami's birthday is next week. What should I prepare for him?

#71 - TOTD: On Saving Marriage

By Mufti Ismail Menk.

If marriages were meant to be broken due to a mistake made by a spouse, nobody would be spared divorce. A spouse is meant to be the strongest pillar of support during times of difficulty and hardship. Instead of finding reason to hold a marriage together, today we tend to look for reason to break it. Sometimes we overlook a thousand points of goodness in our spouses due to ten weaknesses. Spouses who have assisted each other through errors and hardships are mostly much happier than ever before. It is those who refuse to be helped and continue repeating unacceptable behaviour who compel their spouses to rightfully consider leaving. May the Almighty save our marriages in this age of divorce for the minutest reason. Ameen.

Ameen.

I want to be the strongest pillar of support for En. Suami. That's all I want to be. Insya Allah.