Category: Domestic Bliss


I’m not talking about Feline Influenza (although I must say – vaccinate your cats!), Equine Influenza or even Avian Influenza. I’m talking about the HUMAN kind. Currently we have 2 out of 5 of the family suffering and it’s not a pretty sight. Tissues strewn all over bedrooms and the kids are suffering from coughing, chills and shivering and fever.

Surprisingly everyone is still in pretty good spirits. Nothing like a virus to keep us all happy. 7 year old is staying home today (this is his third day of it – he should be back to school tomorrow inshaAllah).  4 year old just started with his symptoms yesterday afternoon and thankfully the youngest, husband and I have been spared ……….

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In other Tasmiya news, we have been throwing out a lot of junk and giving away the not so junk things from our home. Since moving in to this house we have accumulated so much rubbish I hardly know where to start! I have stuffed ELEVEN garbage bags full of clothing that nobody is wearing. Can we just stop here and ponder this – ELEVEN GARBAGE BAGS FULL OF CLOTHING THAT NOBODY IS WEARING. Such a huge sin. Hoarding! And for what? No wonder nothing fitted in any cupboard. And I STILL have more clothes I need to give away.

I have kept notes from university. IT’S BEEN THIRTEEN YEARS SINCE I GRADUATED.

We have wedding gifts we haven’t even touched. I HAVE BEEN MARRIED FOR TEN YEARS.

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Please remember to leave your questions here. I will get around to answering them soon, God willing.

Maybe we weren’t the only ones to discover a huge jump in water consumption and in a strange way it’s comforting to know that others are as worried about is as we are.

Overheard at my place:

Neighbour 1: Incoherent mumble

Neighbour 2: It’s supposed to be FOUR MINUTES. That’s it. END OF STORY!

Neighbour 1:  mumbles again

Neighbour 2: You’re banging on about EIGHT MINUTES BUT IT ISN’T EIGHT MINUTES. IT’S FOUR MINUTES! TURN THE TIMER OVER AND IT’S FOUR MINUTES!

Neighbour 1: more mumbling

Neighbour 2: YOU WENT IN THE SHOWER FIRST THIS MORNING AND 15 MINUTES LATER YOU COME OUT! FIFTEEN ****ING MINUTES

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THAT’S THREE AND A HALF ****ING SHOWERS RIGHT THERE!

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I love that pause at the end as she is calculating the number of showers he is taking.

I hope they settle this domestic dispute in a hurry and he uses that timer for the showers. The shame of having such water wasters IN OUR OWN NEIGHBOURHOOD.

*ahem*

SCANDALOUS.

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