Muslimanifesta

Cramming a good diet into a busy life

Having recently joined the millions as another employed, less than cohesive to reality, because I’m now part of a bubble-within-a-bubble, club of sorts, time has become undoubtedly valuable. And that lends me to a) I have really missed blogging b) when I have time to blog, I’m intellectually dilapidated to the point that words are…

commitment is key to self-purification

As promised we’re set to sail on mobilizing good habits. Habit one? Commitment. Let’s go! If your schedule is anything like mine, peace is harder to come by than a reasonably priced avocado. But existential peace has a prerequisite. Peace relies on purification of the mind and soul. And purification is built on a series…

two easy to grow plants that survived winter

Of all the skills passed down from my mother to me, plant-care isn’t one of them. In fact, it has taken me years to come to terms with this truth. I do not have a green thumb. Needless to say, I hesitantly purchase plants. At the behest of my husband, until I was able to…

make good habits hard to kill

Ever heard the phrase, ‘bad habits die hard’? Well no more! I’m here to offer you an alternate perspective: Make good habits harder to get rid of. How? Well… Based on the recent launch of our Peace & Purity Project, here in good habits we’ll map out individual habits that we believe can: improve YOU:…

Peace & Purification Project

Welcome to the Peace & Purification Project! Here, you and I both, are on the road to self-improvement through simple projects that establish A) Peace and B) Purification. Now these might include practical, spiritual, mental or even social objectives. But the goal is to simplify realistic methods to cleanse ourselves and establish a sense of…

Simple Crust Recipe

Okay, so I’m big on baking. And my family looooohhhuuuvess French Silk Pie. Since most store bought pie crusts use lard, which is a derivative of pork, and pretty much illegal in our faith, we go for homemade. But then we hit a road block because I am not big on baking pie crust. So I’ve (please don’t…

How the KonMari Method falls in-step with the ideal Muslim lifestyle.

Picture this. A spacious closet. Seeing your entire wardrobe in drawer in one glance. A clutter free corner in every corner. Having only what you want and need and nothing more. That’s the fantasy played by the infamous KonMari Method. If you’ve just joined in on the latest and greatest home organization hoo haa, this is what…

Back Tracking Conundrum

So it’s been a while? Eeks! What, I wonder was up with me the past year, I have only the slightest clue. Well, I’ll be honest. I went on a mental journey. Upon spilling a senseless amount of banter, it had hit me. What, if any, is the point of complaining? And yes, I have…

For the Love of Coffee

The sun does not rise in my neck-of-the-woods until my senses have been rallied by a good cup of joe. And so help me God, if I’m put into rushing through a swig of that warm-goodness… Okay I’ll just have another cup ;). But seriously, coffee or, in my house it’s nemesis, tea, is like…

Let’s Play Ball..On Offense

‘Tis the season to be elected. Far from emulating a jolly mood, though, the 2016 presidential election has hijacked America. And Muslims have become a popular, if not the sound bite, of the media. And I have to hand it to Mr. Khidr and Mrs. Ghazala Khan. Swooping in and making magic. With just a…