This morning, I let my little girl draw a winner. I am proud of her, she managed to pick just one paper out of the lot!

I was so exited to know who the winner is!

and I’m sure you are too…

Congratulation to the winner of the pair of pajamas!

She’s a book lover

yes she is…

it’s..

Mabroook Minmnani! you’re now the envy of all the girls haha.. I will be contacting you on your e-mail =)

To the rest of you lovely girls, thank you for being part of this, and do nottttt worry, this is the first giveaway on my blog, but it won’t be the last enshallah, so you will have more chances in the near future!

I learned from this humble giveaway that giving is much much MUCH more rewarding than receiving =)

until the next post, stay safe, happy & positive!

So yes, it’s like the title says..

because I love you all

because you are loyal friends and readers

and because I’ve always wanted to give back to all of you who have been around,  I’d like to have my first ever giveaway on my humble blog.

Yes, I love books, who doesn’t? but no, I’m not giving away books, I’m actually gunna give away a cute pajama set by House Of Bjayem!

I love pajamas just as much as i love books, and i ADORE pretty pajamas, and I’m sure you do too.

If you’d like to win one of these & have it sent straight to your doorsteps, all you have to do is like House of Bjayem on Facebook OR follow them on Twitter, then, comment here on this post telling me why you want it!.. it’s as simple as it sounds. Oh & you get to pick the one you want from the latest collection; Celebration of the Rose.

Yalla girls, let it be yours! & guys, you can join too, I’m sure your sisters, wife etc would love a gift

The deadline will be on the 27th of this month. Once it strikes midnight, ill pick a winner the traditional way, yup I’m gunna write your names on papers and randomly let my little monster pick one up (lets hope it doesn’t go straight to her mouth)

PS. This giveaway is open to anyone from anywhere, & there will be one lucky winner only

Goodluck <3!

so during my absence, I was counting down the days until i meet someone new in my life.. this someone can be described as : tiny, really tiny & adorably tiny! it’s a little someone that has arrived to tell me: “Now you have serious responsibilities!”  lol … So yes, I’ve become a mommy! as much as i’d like it to sink, it just isn’t sinking in >_<

Customized Husn Al Muslim booklets along with MP3 players uploaded with Quran recitation by Ahmad Al Ajmi <3

I’m almost done refurnishing my other room, it seems like ill spend the rest of my life redecorating! & i’ve noticed how much purple is surrounding me, I’m loving it <3!

during the last weeks of my pregnancy i became obssessed with the Harry Potter series that i read 4 books in just a few weeks! I wanted to have at least read the 6 books before the last movie is out in the theatres & managed it one more book to go and ill make sure i read it soon, or at least, when i start having some sleep first.

I will end this, but i will be back, i miss blogging, i miss you all…  I wish you all happiness & love

My sanctuary, i don’t know when I’ll find the perfect reading couch for my room

I’ve been sketching (mind you, they’re bad sketches) , calculating (very funny since i suck in math) & designing.

I’ve also been consuming lotsa panadol (as usual), doing lotsa concealing (not the best skin at the moment) & buying accessories, which aren’t Gold? it kills my mum, but commmon, I really can’t care less about gold & jewelry in general, I’d rather buy something that looks good, it might cost as much as gold, which could sound pathetic, but Oh well, I really am not in love with gold, unless it’s a special gift from a special person.

Been also in a mood for design, I’ve been re-branding, branding & designing for fun, which I haven’t done in aaaaages. I love design, I love art, I love anything beautiful, but hey, who doesn’t?

& I also visited Abu Dhabi Book Fair for the first time accompanied by dearest Reem. I loved being there, I didn’t even notice how time flew by so quickly while we haven’t even walked through the whole place. I also came out with 4 books? I think i behaved & deserve more books in the near future, ehem.

My bedside table is always a mess, what you see now is an AFTER image, not sure I’m brave enough yet to share the REALLY messy side of me. Don’t you sometimes feel that so many books should remain next to you?  like I’d really read all 13 books that are next to me, all at once? I just can’t help it. I’m used to having my old red bookshelf right in front of me in my room. Now, I’m really trying to cope with having a little library.

I scribble a lot, since school days. Especially during classes or when I’m on the phone. You can actually guess all that’s being said in class or through the phone if you just have a look at my scribbles. I think i inherited this from my mum. Her case though is more severe, for she used to scribble & sketch right on the telephone. actually, it reached most of my siblings too, one of them would sketch in any book laying in front of her, another would also leave some marks on your papers, & the 4 year old doesn’t really care what she draws on, even if it’s a car’s arm rest.

Haraaaam, mum caught her when she was drawing the second eye, she was 3 yrs old here, where’s all the talk about allowing you kids to express themselves, mum?

Before i hit Publish, I’d like to know, what type/genre of books would you like to receive in a giveaway? I’ve mentioned earlier that i have some extra copies of some books which I’ve purchased by mistake, the ones close by right now are “The Mill on the Floss” by Eliot and ” The girl with the dragon tattoo”by Stieg Larsson, which is the first book of the famous millennium series. I also have Amr Khalid’s book خواطر قرآنية & much more which I’ve either given away already or haven’t moved over to this library. Anyhowww, do let me know what type of books you’d like in a giveway. Novels? biographies? religious? Self help? Arabic or English… whatever it may be… I also tend to buy two copies of the books i love in case I meet someone who’d love to own the book, so do check out some of my favorite books on my shelfari.

PS. the photos above are taken with the iPhone App Andigraph, love how it resembles a Super Sampler or an Action Sampler, only digital.

Anyways, so recently, i was blessed with a speedy visit to Makkah <3 2 nights felt like a whole month, God how i miss the Athan & the sight of Kaaba & the serenity of it all…

This was actually a Kaaba view room, do you even see the tip of the Kaaba?

another thing I’ve been up to was painting, no not painting pictures, God know I’ve lost this talent years ago (thanks for Photoshop & co). I always hope that i never accidentally meet any of my art teachers from school days, or ill really feel embarrassed of the fact that i can no longer draw a decent circle anymore >_<. Anyways, so I’ve been painting furniture! I happen to love the color white, & thought of painting something for my living room. I bought a framed mirror from Homes R us and headed straight home to paint it all white. I also ended up painting an old side table that happened to be in front of me :P.

& thats where they’re both placed right now. I love handy work, i could work as a plumber for all i care, i just love doing things myself & seeing the end result. It’s probably why i like being a graphic designer rather than an IT fella. (talk about 4.5 years spent studying IT :P)

I’ll cut this short for now because now is really not the right time to be blogging, i should be somehwere else, but i always do things at the wrong time so that’s no problem. I’m working on something exciting with my sisters these days and will want to share it with you my dear readers as soon as it’s all set to goooo,

wish me luck, & ill wish you love