On this mother's day...

My baby surprised us at the house with a very cute and dear to my heart celebration..



Mashalla she planned a small party with what she can get at home, the family maids helped her with a cake mix, a candle and an old toy juice dispenser that we never really tried using before.


They even made the sign for her, but it was all her idea. we really got surprised, she served all of us mashalla like a great hostess :)



I'm so proud of her, and really blessed to be her mom.

The house news? well I just finished working on the redecorating projects. and even painted the walls, which mashalla turned out good, and today mom got me the air conditions split units and the rest of the electrical machines.. God help newly weds....! prices are getting really high..!
Anyways they will deliver them inshalla next Saturday.

And I am not sure whether to post 0apicture of the new bathroom now or after decorating it for more effect.. I'll think more about it ;

Happy Mother's Day

To my darling mother, who means the world to me, I wish you a very happy life. We love you so much mom.



And to all mothers out there, I wish you all a nice day with your loved ones.
(pics from the net)

The many faces of a girl

I m disappointed in one of my new home projects, my brick wall isn't the way I imagined it would be. But I would still consider it as looking good inshallah, maybe once everything is cleaned and painted. Hopefully. Ya Rab....!

Anyways I took a few cute pics of my little one I thought I'd post. She's growing mashalla .

Back from school all crazy..


On our way out, has to swing a little..


Why are the leaves all yellow mommy are we in Autumn??


A lady in crispy kreme..



I have a love for these half pictures.. Any one else like me?

The journey of a bathroom

It's a very hard journey, the one taken to get a good looking bathroom :P
I have a weak spot when it comes to good bathrooms, the first thing I look at in new homes or hotel rooms is the bathroom. There is no rule to what makes a bathroom a good one for me, it's just a feeling I get. But some good points to consider are:
- Good natural light .
- Great shower head.
- Enough space for some decorative touches.
- Nice color theme.

My new bathroom has a good light natural and artificial.. And that's it lol

My precious mom convinced me that since it's gonna be my home for life inshalla I might as well have a good one, something that I would like every bit of it. And I think she has ulterior motive, she doesn't want me to move out anywhere in the near future, because working on that seems to take forever..! Ok I just started today but it feels like it's gonna take forever.

So I am aiming for a few things to do in my new place inshalla..
I need white tiles ( I read in many blogs they are called subway tiles) , a sink with a cabinet , and halfway painted walls ( with no tiles on that , it's not a big hit in this country to have non tiled walls in a bathroom)

All white bathrooms makes it easy to change your mind about which color you want in there, which I do a lot..!
And painted walls make the change easier and more dramatic , just paint over with a new color.
The cabinet helps make the place look better and make me have extra storage space, much needed in my small yet cozy place. I got one from Ikea, love everything about it mashalla.

So in other words I wish I can change this..( girl not included in the change, I wouldn't wanna change anything in her perfect little girliness mashalla )



To something like this... pic taken from a nice blog by the name posy check the rest of her room, amazing mashalla..!



Wish me luck I am about to panic lol.. But the good thing in all this? I am learning to be more patient.

on picking a color..

Or on settling for just one color is more like it ! I have a strong love to colors, since I love almost all the colors in the world.. So picking one color ( per room of course) is hell to me..

In my past houses ( yes I moved A LOT ) I used most colors you can - or can't - think of.. Greens, blues, red , brown , orange , yellow , pink , purples .. just name it..

So now in my final house - please I want to settle down :P - I am not sure which colors to pick.. I know I can always repaint in a year or so ( or even less ) but the first color will always be the special one..

So far I managed to feel good about the color of the living room, and my kid picked a very interesting -mommy like- color ( fuchsia and red with black !) and the last room is making me lose sleep..

It's my craft/soon to be also bedroom , and I can't settle on one color. Ok I know I want pink, but with what? orange would be too strong if i ever used it as a bedroom, blue will be in the living room, green i m bored of and red, well it will be used in my kid's room.

Anyways I still have a few days before deciding, and like I said I can always repaint.

So today I managed to do something in the house, I got my cousin to bring in the plumber and electrician to see about the work that need to be done, inshalla they will start Saturday yaaaaay..!

A step closer to moving in lol
Life is looking very rosy mashalla ;)
So here are some pictures taken from the net that I am thinking to use as color inspiration..

This nail polish is the color I want for the living room.. yummmm



Princess picked this room, she liked it the best



But I love this one better.. calm and cool..



What do u think?? ( sorry as usual I can't seem to remember where I took these pics from )

new home inspiration

I have a clear image in my mind about the major things I need to have in a home , such as wooden laminate floors and a fireplace..

Another thing I always wanted was a brick wall, the kind u see in cottages or new york style loft apartments. And I wanted it painted white.
Knowing what I want doesn't make having it easy, so far I found a few choices, I can either use big sheets of fake white briks and fix them to the wall ( I don't know how though) or hire an artist to faux paint it with a certain substance to make the realistic look..



Or... I can try to do it myself.. I like the idea of doing it myself even though lately working on such things make me tired fast..

Anyways I still need to do a few more trips to some decorating stores to see what other options I can get.

Meanwhile , here are some pictures that inspire me in my new home..








I'm still not all settled on one color scheme, I just love all colors, which make it harder on me to stick to one choice.. or two ..lol but as you might have guessed, it all has to have pink in them ;)

Home sweet home..

It's been nearly two years since my divorce, a hard time for me that involved tears, fears and lot's of depending on my close and beloved family for support. I grew a lot in these two years, more than I did through the previous 33 years.

While I was still recovering ( and I think in a way I still am) I needed to be as close as possible to my mother, which I'm living with her parents to take care of them. It was a good arrangement for a while, but 4 different generations are so hard to be under one roof. I was raised with my grandparents and mother ( same group of people I am with now) and I had my own hard time and bad memories, of course beside tons of good ones, but I don't think it's very nice having the same situation again with my own kid and me in the same place my mom was in back then.

So my dear mother is helping me to move on with the rest of my life in a more settled and secure way, by having a place for me and my daughter to call our own.. Home sweet home.. and I can't be any more exited 7amdilla.

It's a small place, cozy and bright mashalla and I love it so much. it's ours so I will be decorating it inshalla with pleasure and a greatt amount of consideration. And I would like to share this journey with u here..

So from now on (until I am done with the decoration ) it will be all about my journey of creating a home..

First some pics from the house.. Still empty waiting for me to put my touches :D







Can you tell how excited my little princess is? we all are mashalla..

what's pink, ultra slim and flexible?

I hope you weren't thinking of an inappropriate thing :P
I was talking about my new keyboard...



Isn't it a pretty sight?
Goes well with my mouse pad..



I just need to get used to it because it's very sensitive to the touch and feels funny when used lol.
Now working on my desk is a real pink experience ;)

V's day

Is today, and I am single, but I don't mind that much, yes sure I get the occational " I feel lonely" moment, along with it's sister " everyone has someone except me" but they are only brief ones thank god..

I have a pretty and peaceful life, I feel relaxed, not pressured about anything or anyone , I am the master of my time and my life decision ( of course I know that it's all Allah's will ) and I am free to wish , hope and dream.. I didn't have dreams or realities concerning V's day b4 that :P

And most importantly I have people who love me :D 7amdilla this is the best thing in life.

My kiddo got me this as a surprise when we went to Bahrain, she put it on my bed for me to see when I came back from my late night movie, I loved it. ( the post it note was added last night )



And today my dear friend L surprised me with this



I am surrounded with lovely people 7amdilla :)
Wish you the same thing.. Have a happy day , singles or otherwise ;)

Happy Birthday to...

My dearest friend and sister moon face ( or is it angel eyes? or ward o alwan? ;) )



Wish you have a marvelous day and great year and excellent life , we all love you :X