Hello, world,
I apologise for the long absence. Life has been incredibly busy with work, family (I recently got married), and kids. Additionally, it’s currently Ramadan, the fasting month.
We recently moved to a bigger house, and even after a month, I am still struggling to adapt to the new routine and manage our combined belongings. While we now have more space and rooms, we also have more furniture and things to organise.
A Typical Day
As for my daily routine, I wake up at 5:00 am every day to prepare food for sahur and help my kids get ready for school. We pray Subh together and leave the house by 6:40 am.
Before I go on, let me introduce my family. We are a family of five—AK, HN, A, H, and Hn.
HN sends Hn to his school and then goes straight to his office. I drop the other two kids off and return home as I am still working from home. Once home, I clean the house, get ready, and scroll through my phone before checking in for work. Occasionally, if I return early from the school run, I take a nap. My workday typically starts around 9:00 am, but on busier days, meetings can begin as early as 8:30 am.
Midday Routine
Around 12:20 pm, I leave the house again to pick up Hn from school at 12:30 pm. Then, I drive to A and H’s school, which is 20 minutes away. A finishes school at either 1:20 or 1:50 pm, so we usually arrive back home around 2:15 pm.
I then continue working for the rest of the afternoon. During Ramadan, HN comes home earlier, around 4:30 pm. We often buy iftar food because I usually work until 6:30 pm. I only take breaks to check if my kids have prayed Zohr and Asr, ensure they aren’t playing games for too long, or resolve any fights between them. I sometimes feel like the worst mum ever, but I remind myself that if I weren’t working from home, I’d be at the office all day and wouldn’t get home until 6:30 pm anyway. So, I try to let go of unrealistic expectations to stay sane.
Evening and Night
We break our fast, pray Maghrib together, and enjoy a meal as a family – this is the highlight of my day. The short period between Maghrib and Isya’ is my time to breathe a little.
The kids go to bed early at 9:30 pm, and that’s essentially a day in my life. I am happy and grateful to have been given another chance to have a normal family life like this.
This routine changes significantly when the kids are with their other parent, but I will write about that another time.
Talk to you soon, insyaAllah!
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