The Egyptian's Wife

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So nanowrimo is officially over, and I am still writing as of noon on the 30th, but have already validated. I am planning on finishing and r...

With Eid coming up it has occurred to me that I can stop complaining because I DO have Eid traditions even though I think I don't. Here ...

How psyched am I to know that for a week I will get to go to a Waldorf childcare seminar with the author of the above book, which I read whe...

If you follow me on Twitter or friend me on facebook you already know that my current obsession is Nanowrimo. I have started outlining my pl...

I have been neglecting the whole blogging scene due to lack of time. I try to read the blogs I love and comment... But sometimes I just don...

Anyone who is a veteran internet user has been found by some relative, acquaintance, co-worker, whatever that feels they now have the "...

Ramadan is full of mixed feelings for me, and I have been trying to write a post about that for a few days now. It just doesn't seem to ...

I bought the book Artisan Bread in 5 Minutes a Day maybe 4 months ago... And I have been really enjoying it. One thing that has been a chall...

One of the stranger things that I like to do is cook things in a traditional manner. What I mean is historical recipes that might use techni...

I like to do a craft every year and post a tutorial for Ramadan. Last year I missed it, this year I wanted to be early so you can do one if ...

We are on the road right now. On an RV trip to be specific (which is another post entirely)and we made our way from WY to Niagra Falls and a...

This blog carnival is one that I promised myself I would write for... Of course I am late so I hope the sister who is organising will accep...

This is where I grew up. So if you wonder why I just feel like a square peg in a round hole here in Wyoming... It's a far cry from Cairo...

Children's books are a great love of mine. And since Muslim Hippie did a post on her favorites, I thought I would share mine. First, an...

There are things that I miss about being single. Being able to take a bath undisturbed is DEFINATLY one of them. And I'm going to confes...

I am going to do a summer program at home for the kids this year. I have been planning it and the first hurdle is: Taking the above pictured...

I haven't updated in awhile, so I will share with you a few things that I have been meaning to posts about. I am totally dreaming of goi...

I have so many things to do this week, and I am determined to get them done... But I always manage to slack off. I made dua this morning for...

I used to LOVE shopping. No, really. Especially for shoes. I was known for my unique shoes. I had my "utility" pair of birks, but ...