Fun outing! :)

Hey Everyone! :)

How are you all doing today? I had a nice outing to a restaurant with some people that I know. It was great fun I enjoyed it a lot the service in the restaurant was great and the food was great. The name of the place is called Needoo's Grill, it was a very nice outing. I really enjoyed it a lot and I was happy I went.


Here's some pictures of the food we ate (to tease you with the lovely food...Joking!...No not really...lol ;) )

  

I hope you all had fun this evening and as usual make sure to stay safe and enjoy. I shall talk to you next time.

Take care and think positive

Tarana A beaming star a shining with positivity for the world to embrace xoxox

Health update and something creative hopefully

Hey everyone! :)

Ok so after telling you all about the things that have happened, this week just seems to be one of my busiest week. I had two hospital appointments today, one was for my physio and the other was a consultation with my doctor.


Today was my first proper session in physio today, I did this relaxsation technique to relax my whole body. My physio-therapist is amazing, her voice was really calming (I nearly fell asleep) and honestly saying it really helped. My muscles were a lot more relaxed and calming and it felt like they lost so much tension and it felt heavy. It really did help. There were breathing exercises and a tense and releasing technique too. It really helped to calm my muscles although I noticed that both my hands were heavy and then it started to swell up.

At the end of the session my body was completely relaxed except for my hands which were in pain and heavy as well as swollen a bit. However when I when to see my doctor, he told me that it could be a skin related thing and refered me to the dermitologist. I had no idea that it could be something like this and how it could change things, to know that it's not related with arthritis is relieving however to know that I might have something else is a little worrying too. But I am going to keep a positive outlook on this. So far my body feels relaxed and calm now.

As creative, I think I might do a watercolour today and thinking about filming it but I'll see what I can do. I have been eager to do one and I think this would be a good way to go for it.

Ok well I shall get going now, I shall talk to you all soon.
Take care and think positive
Tarana A beaming star shining with positivity for the world to embrace xoxox

Eid'al'Fitr 2015 Eid!! (Friday 17th July 2015)

Hello Everyone :D

EID MUBARAK!!


(Note: If you would like to know about this creative thing I was going on about just scroll until you come across the creative title.)
 
I hope you all had a wonderful and made it a memorable one! Eid is technically celebrated for 3 days so make the most of it everone! :D

I got dressed up and me and my younger sister took some pictures together. It was really nice. Today was also my younger brother graduation. So it was very interesting day.

 Here is the bangles that I wore for Eid I really like them and I felt pretty as well! :)

Can you there is a rainbow! I managed to take a picture of it! It was on Saturday evening when me and and a few members of my family was heading to visit my dad's friend and their family who we're pretty close to.

I added a few pictures of the rainbow so enjoy it and smile!!

The Cretive fun:
 So I found out about this art group from watching one of my favourite Youtuber, and she mentioned how a lot of artists and creative peopl are joing to do this thing called #lovesummerart so what oyu have to do is create a video incoorporating the hastag from the 17th-20th July 2015. Now I know that Eid lasts for 3 days so I wasn't able to do much and I had other plans one of them I managed to do.

So I created a video on how design your own phone case!! Please do check it out. Like, comment and subscribe if you want to see more creative creations!!

DIY simple phone case design #lovesummerart

Let me know what you think. If you want to check out more then just type in #lovesummerart in the search bar on Youtube and you will see more beautiful and insightful love summer art creations!! :D

Coming up in next blog post:
Physio appoint
Another hospital appointment
Hopefully something creative too.

I look forward to talking with you in my next blog post!
Take care and think positive! :D


Tarana A beaming star shining with positivity for the world to embrace xoxox

Ramadan Diary - Days 22- 29(Thursday 9th July - Thursday 16th July 2015 )

Hey Everyone! :)

I decided to pile the last few days together because in some of the days nothing really interesting, important or new happened. I do apologise for not making it a daily post sort of thing but I think keeping it like this (this year) will be better since the days have gone and I am only trying to catch on the days.



So the rest of that week from Thurs 9th July - Sun 12th July. It wasn't so bad and there was nothing new or exciting happening. I didn't fast because I planned to fast on the 27th day (The night of Power).

Monday 13th July 2015 - Tuesday 14th July 2015 (Day 26/27)
 
So on the night of Monday 13th July (the first day of not going to class since it was over) it was the night of power. So I stayed up all night reading the the Qur'an as much as I can and felt wonderful! I read the Surah Qadr (The night of Power) which is very rewarding. It is said that this night whomever decided to worship and keep Allah in mind they will be rewarded that of a thousand nights.

It was amazing, my health didn't even affect me as much and I was able to read the Qur'an a lot as well. I wanted to put henna on, however because it was too late by the time we finished eating and praying I decided to do henna the next day.

The 27th day of Ramadan, considered to be the most rewarded. I kept my fast and Alhamdulilah it was great! I didn't feel that bad. My struggle wasn't so bad and my efforts that day was good too.

Wednesdat 15th July 2015 - Thursday 16th July 2015 (Day 28/29)

The next two days was a very busy couple of days. Since we knew Eid was on Friday we had a lot of work to do. The tidying of the house, cooking, preparing out own Eid clothes. There was a lot to do. So much so that we didn't have time to think much about our fast but more about the the preparations. But that didn't mean we forgot about preparing our Iftar. I helped where I can here and there.

Until the day Eid finally came and it was our last Iftar of the year. And I found out about something creative.

I shall talk to you about it in my next blog post, until then take care and think positive.

Tarana A beaming star shining with positivity for the world to embrace xoxox

Ramadan Diary - Day 21 (Wednesday 8th July 2015)

Hey Everyone! :)

So today was a normal day. I have been trying to do classes over the past few weeks and today is our last day. It was sort of like a finish up session with paperworks to fill out nothing too extreme.

I enjoyed it and it was nice, of course over the few weeks I had problems with my health so at times it was difficult to go to class. I met some wonderful people there and I will cherish them forever! :) We planned to eat out which is nice, just a relaxing get together. I'm excited for this so I can't wait to go and meet everyone again.

Fasting wise, everyone around me was fasting and most people know about my health so they would ask me if I'm ok and that I should be eating and all. I felt a little sad and uncomfortable honestly, not because I didn't appreciate their thoughts and concerns but more like I felt like I was burdening them which I don't like to do. Even if they did say anything like it doesn't matter or that I should be able to talk to them about it. I just don't want to make anyone feel like they should worry for me. But I need to learn that worry and concern is a package that comes with friend an family who care about you.

Honestly, I do feel loved and I appreciate every moment of it. It's amazing. I am so fortunate to have people who care about me and I can't think of no one but Allah to thank. He is always looking out for me and making sure that I am on the right path.

I shall catch you all in my next blog.

Take care and think positive,

Tarana A beaming star shining with positivity for the world to embrace xoxox

Ramadan Diary - Day 20 (Tuesday 7th July 2015)

Hello Everyone! :D

Masha'Allah! Day 20! Can you believe there is only about a week to go until Ramadan is over? It's so fast and amazing!


Today was a casual day nothing exciting just another day. I hope you had a wonderful day today. I think the main struggle this Ramadan is the thirst from the heat. The weather being hot yet deceitful with the cloudy sky.

Be careful in this weather you guys because you could fall ill. So try not to get too excited with the weather you guys.

I felt like doing something creative but I still haven't done anything, so I need some sort of outlet. I will definitely do something creative. So I'll leave it as it is for now I shall talk to you all in the next blog post.

Take care and think positive

Tarana A beaming star shining with positivity for the world to embrace xoxox

Ramadan Diary - Day 19 (Monday 6th July 2015)

Hello Everyone!

Honestly saying I can't believe how fast the days are going. It's truly amazing and I feel the struggle others are going through. The difficult and effort a person put in their fast shows and their rewards just keep growing. This is what fasting is all about, becoming a better individual, creating a good character, think of the needy and not to be greedy.


I wasn't fasting so but I didn't flaunt it in front of those who were, it's said in a hadith that if a person is not fasting then they should seem like they are in front of those who are. (Of course these are not the exact words). What it means is that if you are amongst those who are fasting, do not show to them that you're not fasting because that will effect them in their fast and of course it's rude as well.

So for not fasting I tried to make myself that I am in front of those who are, but of course given that my health is affected because I am not eating properly I had to eat but I did so discretely.

As for the rest of the day I didn't actually get up to much. I'll catch up with you all in the next blog post.

Take care and think positive,

Tarana A beaming star shining with positivity for the world to embrace xoxox

Ramadan Diary - Day 18 (Sunday 5th July 2015)

Hello Everyone,

I know it's gone way past Ramadan, I have not been well and been busy too but I shall just write in the days to let you all know what did happen on each of the day.


So today it was a pretty casual day, I didn't do much and I wasn't fasting because of my health. I feel bad about it but in a way I'm ok because I tried to fast and I at least kept a few. I wish to keep more so maybe in the future I shall.

Anyways that was all for today I'll catch up on the rest of the days and then talk about Eid as well as a little something that I did after Eid.

Take care and think positive

Tarana A beaming star shining with positivity for the world to embrace xoxox

Ramadan Diary - Day 17 (Satuday 4th July 2015)

Hello Everyone! :D

Today was such a summery day and it felt great! It was a bit hot but it was still enjoyable! :) Like I said yesterday I wanted to read the Qur'an today and I did. I felt great, it felt to me like the sun was shining because I was reading the Qur'an and it was Allah's way of saying that He is happy with me. Of course I know it's not like that but I do feel like that a little bit.


Anyway, while I was reading I was thinking of this weather and how beautiful it is. I wanted to definitely do something creative and artsy so I decided after reading to do this watercolour freehand. I really love it. I can definitely make improvements to it but I still love the overall outcome! :) I hope you all do too.

Also I watched this Youtuber a few days ago doing a stamp watercolour paiting of an arbor and I decided to do this. I can definitely imagine other ways to include it but I think this was a good start :) Her name is Sandy Allnock I really enjoyed it a lot. If you do visit her Youtube please let her know that I mentioned her.

Desclaimer: I was in no way spondered by anyone to do or mention anyone. This is all my complete and full opinion and I hope you like it. :)

 Inspired by today's summery weather and by Sandy Allnock Arbor Tutorial 

Tarana A beaming star shining with positivity for the world to embrace xoxox

Ramadan Diary - Day 15 (Thursday 2nd July 2015)

Hello Everyone!! :D

OK so the aftermath of yesterday definitely catched up today. My muscles were hurting me more than usual and I was not able to do much today. I feel so much pain but it was to be expected.



I didn't do much today, in the end I wanted to fast tomorrow but turns out that I wasn't feeling too well to fast. I am happy though that I at least kept two. After doing quite a lot yesterday I needed a rest day and that was going to be definitely today and tomorrow.

It was another uneventful day. But I hope you all had a wonderful one, it was hot but not as bad as yesterday! :)

Take care and think positive
Tarana A beaming star shining with positivity for the world to embrace xoxox

Ramadan Diary - Day 14 (Wednesday 1st July 2015)

Hello Everyone! :D

Ok so today is the day that we all have been preparing for! I'm excited about it! However just to note: IT'S SO HOT!! Yes, it literally is the hottest day of the year so far. I can't believe it. I'm just wondering how everyone is coping with their fast. I'm sure it's not as bad as everyone thinks, and if it is just remember the benefits that will come from it! :D


We still had to tidy up around the house because a few relatives were going to stop by our place before heading over to my sisters place. Because I was busy with other things I wasn't there when all this was happening. I just helped out here and there with the tidying up before I left.

Once I came back it was near the Iftar time so me and my brothers all went over to my sisters place. There were a few people already there and there was a lot of hustling and bustling everywhere, which was to be expected.

Later on there were more people who came, and the heat was starting to get to me but I didn't say much because everyone else was fasting and there was no point in making excuses. I was talking with our guests while my siblings went to help out with the preparations. I did start to help out and there was a lot of plating and such and by the time I finished it was time to break our fast.

The women were all in my sister's bedroom while the men were in the living room. There of course needed to be some seggregation. I honestly did not feel hungry at all, in fact that whole day I didn't eat anything, I just felt bloated and it was difficult to eat anything. However I did tell my big sis that I would eat later on when everyone left.

After a lot of mingling and once our guest left, I ate, but again barely. I just didn't feel like eating anything. I started to feel light headed and decided at home that I'll eat something.

Overall the night was a success Alhamdulilah and the weather was quite hot but it I feel like we will be rewarded with our efforts. It was nice for everyone to break our fast together as a family I think it feels more wholesome.

Well that was all for today, I hope you all had a wonderful day and looks like we all survived the heat wave Alhamdulilah!

Take care everyone and think positive.
Tarana A beaming star shining with positivity for the world to embrace xoxox

Ramadan Diary - Day 13 (Tuesday 30th June 2015)

Hello Everyone! :)

Today was a pretty busy day. Most of the day we were preparing for tomorrow as it's my big sister's first Iftar after her marriage. It's such an exciting time and I want to do as much as I can by helping out with the preparation.


It was such a hetic day that my health started acting up in the night so I couldn't help out with the intention of what I wanted to help out with. But I felt that I did as much as I could.

We are expecting a lot of people to show up tomorrow so we have to make a lot of food. The great thing was that everyone helped out, and with what they can do and can't do someone will take over.

I am excited to share with you all what's going to happen! :D I can't wait to see what happens tomorrow, the only thing I'm a little worried about is the amount of people to show up and the heat wave that is to come. In Sha Allah it will all be good.

That's all for today. Take care everyone and think positive

Tarana A beaming star shining with positivity for the world to embrace xoxox

Ramadan Diary - Day 16 (Friday 3rd July 2015)

Hey Everyone!

Today it was a pretty chilled day nothing major happened although my body has been aching a lot.

I've been feeling a little bad because I haven't been able to read the Qur'an as much as I was hoping to. So In Sha Allah I will try and do so tomorrow (Saturday). I feel like the day was wasted I wish I did more but having aches and pains is a struggle and it can be difficult.

Even so I always try and stay positive. Like with today, Allah just made it so that I don't don't read today as much but more tomorrow InShaAllah. I did read a little so it's better than not doing anything and the way technology is nowadays we have no excuse not to read the Qur'an because we have easy access to it such on our phones, iPad, Kindles and other portable devices. So let's try our hardest to pray and read the Qur'an boy just in this month but even after. :)

Well that's all for today! As always take care and think positive. 

Tarana A beaming star shining with positivity for the world to embrace xoxox

Ramadan Diary - Day 12 (Monday 29th June 2015)

Hello Hello! :D

I have to admit today was a really good day because I woke up earlier than usual - 11:30ish. I was so happy and felt like I can get a lot done. But I did do other things. Not really creative though, because I was spending my time learning things.


I love learning new things and trying to make sense of thing. I have such a lack of some of the most basic things sometimes which is why I want to keep my brain working and exercising it as well. Honestly saying my general knowlwedge is not on par thesedays and some of the things that I should know at my age I don't. Which I don't like and want to change it around. So to do that you need to READ!

It's so important to read journals, books, articles, newpaper, anything really. When Allah first revealed the Qur'an the for word to be revealed was READ. It's that important. If you want to learn something research on it. Books, people, online there are many accessible knowledge to gain from the world.

So basically I spent the day learning about computers, yes I know it's a lot to understand and it's boring to some but I want to be able to understand it and explain to others. Thus the passion of teaching. I love teaching what I know and what better way to learn then to teach? I'm not saying I was teaching (no, no because I don't have that qualification) but I want to and in order to do that I need to learn the basics - I admit I have some lack of common sense despite people thinking otherwise. But I am working on it and I still want to learn more.

It's funny how when you're young you want to grow up and become an adult but when you're an adult you want to become a child. Simpler times then. More freedom for adults (in the eyes of children). Each time have their own complexcity. Like being a child or teen you have to force yourself to learn things (going to school) and you don't see the benefit of it hence why you wish to be an adult thinking that being free is what would let you do what want. However being an adult means not just freedom but freedom with responsibilitties. As you grow you learn.

Anyway I wasn't able to post yesterday so I'm doing it today (NOTE: my writing style in this post is like I'm writing on the day - e.g today I did...)

Well I think I'll leave it as this today, I am not fasting in the next few days I don't think because my health isn't so great but I will see what happens hopefully I can fast.

Make dua for me as I would for you :)
Take care and think positive
Tarana A beaming star shining with positivity for the world to embrace xoxox

Ramadan Diary - Day 11 (Sunday 28th June 2015)

Hello Everyone! :)

Can you believe it is already the 11th day? :O the speed at which these days are going is amazing. I hope that you all are keeping a good mind and the right intentions.



This heat reminds me of doing artsy work so please look forward to some of my new creations soon :) I'm hoping to get into more of my creative side and be more active (after I recover from the cold) so hopefully you will be seeing some new creations of mine soon.

I'm feeling super excited! :D
Anyway I hope you all had a wonderful day :)

Take care and think positive
Tarana A beaming star shining with positivity for the world to embrace xoxox

Ramadan Diary - Day 10 (Saturday 27th June 2015)

Hey Everyone! :D

Again I apologise for not updating but I am catching up and fortunately it's not a lot either. I hope you are all doing and making sure to keep positive thoughts all the time.



The weather is also quite hot as well regardless of its appearance. So be careful and dress lightly but modestly. I hope that you all are maintaing your prayers as well as that is important. A reminder is always good, I feel bad because I haven't been able to pray for the past two days so I will have to start praying again.

Take care all and as always think positive
Tarana A beaming star shining with positivity for the world to embrace xoxox

Ramadan Diary - Day 9 (Friday 26th June 2015)

Hey Everyone :)

I'm sorry for not updating these few days, I've been ill and adding to my illness it doesn't help. I'm a little disappointed today because I wasn't able to fast and I truly wanted to. I wasn't able to to read the Qur'an either because I was not feeling so well. However, I will let you all know that I am not giving up on hope, Allah will let me read and fast when it's right for me.



I hope you all had a wonderful Ramadan, make sure to look for the positives and also make sure to be patient with each other, the test for this month will be extra hard but the rewards would be 70 times as great! :)

Take care and think positive
Tarana A beaming star shining with positivity for the world to embrace xoxox

Ramadan Diary - Day 8 (Thursday 25th June 2015)

Hello Everyone! :)

Guess what? I'm ill. On top of my illness I have a cold and a sore throat. I don't feel too good. Most of the time I was sleeping and my body was in doubley pain. Which didn't help at all.


But enough of the negativity. I hope everyone had a wonderful day and make sure that you stay safe and keep yourself warm. I really can't say much since I'm not myself today but I hope you are all thinking positive and make sure to be patient with your loved ones.

Take care and think positive, make sure to keep me in your duas.

Tarana A beaming star shining with positivity for the world embrace xoxox

Ramadan Diary - Day 7 (Wednesday 24th June 2015)

Hey Everyone! :D

So today was another day. I can't believe that it's already day 7 done. I hope that everyone is having a wonderful Ramadan and make sure to always stay optimistic and busy not only is it a good exercise mentally but physically too. Men you should help your wife with the chores to help them be at ease and make things easier on them too, it's not a responsibility that was said for only for women to serve her husband and do housework. It's for both. Women you have to make sure to understand and appreciate that your husband is working and providing for him, his family and that family includes you. Be patient with each other, the Prophet (PBUH) helped his wives with their housework even after coming back from a hard day of labour. As did his wives who took care of the home that he provided for them.


There are many things equal to men and women but there are some that can't be the same because us being humans will make mistakes and we have to learn from them and also we sometimes find it difficult to come to a resolution. It's important to COMMUNICATE with each other. Stay true to yourselves and always have faith Allah is all knowning. He knows what his slaves are doing and what they will do.

I think I would just leave you all with this. My day today was interesting, when I woke up I had this feeling of not wanting to pray (the inner shaytan) so I ate food (not fasting health reasons) and literally said mentally that I won't pray but in my heart I said that I would and Alhamdulilah Allah knew what I wanted and he made them come true and I was able to pray. It felt amazing! :) I truly felt grateful and felt closer to my Lord. I felt completely blessed with such a thing that may seem small to others but to me and Allah it something that is much greater. Unfortunately though I won't be fasting tomorrow as my eating isn't going so well so I'll In Sha Allah fast on Friday. Please make sure to pray and make dua for yourself and your family and me and my family and most importantly for us all to enter Paradise In Sha Allah.

Take care everyone and think positive :)

Tarana A beaming star shining with positivity for the world to embrace xoxox

Raman Diary - Day 6 (Tuesday 23rd June 2015)

Hello Everyone! :)

I hope you're all doing well. I completely forgot to post yesterday so I'm just going to do it now.

Basically it was a pretty chilled out day. I haven't been doing much but just chill. I didn't read the Qur'an either but I'm planning on Friday.

Nothing happened out of the ordinary. Just been really productive like write up my story for my co-writer.

Anyway that's all for today.

Take care and think Positive

Tarana A beaming star shining with positivity for the world to embrace xoxox

Ramadan Diary - Day 5 (Monday 22nd June 2015)

Hey Everyone!! :D

Hope all is well with you. I am going to try and keep this one shirt because I don't want to take up much more of my sleep then I already have.

Okay today I wasn't fasting and didn't read either because I was sort of taking a break day. I had other things to do today but I didn't want to make anything but my health a priority this time.

My health today was fluctuating a lot as usual and yes I am taking my medication. I wish I could do more but things takes time and this is something Allah has given me to test my patience and to see how well I do.

Fasting wise I was asked by many of I was fasting and how it was going and most of the people I told know about my salty so I told them. I also asked them and this year around I must admit I think people are finding it a lot more at ease. Which I hope In Sha Allah that it will be a more at ease and peaceful one. Don't overwork yourself and make sure your intention is pure no matter what action you're about to take.

Ok well that's all for today :) I shall catch up with you all in my next Diary entry. If you can I would love to hear how you are all coping with iron those who know people who are fasting what's it like for you to know someone who does this every year for a whole month? How does it affect your surrounding and environment? If it doesn't how do you think it will be better next time and what would you change? Leave a comment below and let me know a little about your experience.

Take care and think positive 

Tarana A beaming star shining with positivity for the world to embrace xoxox

Ramadan Diary - Day 4 (Sunday 21st June 2015)

Hey Everyone! :D

Hope you all had another wonderful Ramadan. Today like I said I would be reading the Qur'an and read as much as I can which I did. I ended up reading quite a lot, given my health and Alhamdulilah I think this year would be the first year for me to finish reading the Qur'an fully after a long time and in such a short time as well.


I stuttered quite a bit while reading but that is a bonus in my rewards as Allah loves when we correct our mistakes. I have feel extra special since I am ill and Allah has given me the opportunity to become more closer with Him and to be able to find my way to positivity and understanding of my religion.

I am always seeking answers to many questions I have of my religion especially about the men and women equality I think that's one of the biggest thing I look to see, how women are treated by men. What women have in Paradise? These are just a few of many questions that I want to know answers to.

Questioning my religion does not mean that I am trying to find a flaw in it. There is a big difference and a fine line between the two. If you question your religion there is two paths to the intention of your question. The first can be to find flaws, which is why you question but don't accept the anwer or move on to another question until someone has no answer to it. This is wrong. You intentions are wrong and eventually you will not succeed in this life for long with that mentality. The other questioning is what I do (and many others). Which is seeking more knowledge about my religion, why is a certain things the way they are? Whatever the answer I will either seek to further understand it or I will accept what is presented to me.

I know I'm rambling on but this was mostly what was on my mind while I was reading the Qur'an. I am still learning and it will not stop. I learn from anyone and that's a good thing. Anyway I was able to to read up to 5 paras today! :D I feel so accomplished. However I won't be reading the way I was today as I didn't take proper breaks which is not normal, hence why my health isn't doing too well at the moment. This is completely my fault so I'm not going to make any excuses about it.

Anyway I hope you all question with the right intention and keep yourselves upbeat! You already completed the 4th day! :D You should be proud. Those of you who are reading the Qur'an Ma'Sha'Allah I hope Allah will guide you to complete it during this blessed month and keep you and your family blessed. Please keep me in your dua's everyone as I always keep you in mine (even the non-Muslim too ^^ I don't judge you know).

Ok I will stop now I'm pretty sure you don't want to read me rambling on about nothing.
Take care and think Positive
Tarana A beaming star shining with positivity for the world to embrace xoxox

Ramadan Diary - Day 3 (Saturday 20th June 2015)

Hey Everyone! :D

I just remembered about my entry post (yeah tell me about the timing right?) I thought that I might as well write it now because I'll probably forget about it tomorrow. So I apologise for that. >.<

Ok so today as I've told you all is that I won't be fasting because I wanted to give my health a break and boy was that a good choice or what. I ended up waking up at 5pm! :O That's way too late even for me. :( my health wasn't so good the whole day and I didn't even pray! Which I feel horrible about. :( The is no excuse to miss your Salah in my current situation there just wasn't. 

So tomorrow I've planned to dedicate the whole day spiritually which I hope to achieve In Sha Allah.

I won't be fasting tomorrow either but I will definitely keep up to my promise of making up my Salah and reading the Qur'an.

I hope you all had a good day, we all have mishaps and no one perfect but just remember to be true to yourself and Allah because he is always watching over you.

Anyway I don't want to be any late in my sleep so I shall say goodnight and make sure to read all your dua's for eating or even sleeping (in every activity).

Take Care and think Positive

Tarana A beaming star shining with positivity for the world to embrace xoxox

Ramadan Diary - Day 2 (Friday 19th June 2015)

Hello Everyone! :D

So I can't believe our second day of fasting has been completed Ma'Sha'Allah :D I hope everyone had a wonderful day today and kept yourselves busy with praying to your Lord and doing other spiritual deeds. :)


My day wasn't so great because of my health, which I expected to give me problems. But I didn't break my fast, instead I've kept myself busy either reading the Qur'an or spending some time on my laptop. Fasting was quite hard but I think it was a good thing that I didn't break it. However even said that, I don't want to make things worse for my health so I won't be fasting tomorrow. Although I really, really, REALLY want to but I need to not push because my health needs to be good.

I have already completed 1 para of the Qur'an which I am happy about :) I feel very confident that I would be able to complete it. :)

I also forogt to mention that I have already made some Artcards which I can't wait to share with you guys once they are completed! I'm so excited.

Anyways that's it for today's Ramadan Diary I hope you liked it and look forward to the next one.

Take care and think positive

Tarana A beaming star shining with positivity for the world to embrace xoxox

Ramadan Diary - Day 1 (Thursday 18th June 2015)

Hello Everyone!

~ Ramadan Kareem!!! ~

It's that time of year where you dedicate one whole month fasting, making yourself a more better individual, thinking about those in need and being the best Muslim you hope to be. I hope that your dua's are answered and that you all find peace and In Sha Allah meet in Paradise. Ameen. Xxx



I can't believe it's that time of year again. We have already completed one of our fast and I'm surprised at it too. Before I go any further let me introduce myself to any newcomers, Hey! :) My name is Tarana, I'm just your average Muslim girl who loves to blog and many other creative stuff and I hope that I can inspire you in some way and share my positivity as much as posible. I usually do these posts called 'Ramadan Diaries' where I post about my daily Ramadan life, including what I get up to during the day, how I'm feeling and anything else that I think would help.

So now back to day 1. I'm quite surprised it's gone by so fast I never expected it to. I will try and cherish the moments as much as possible. I have two surprises for you guys! Firstly I want to let you all know that I am fasting this Ramadan!:D And Alhamdulilah I feel good! My health affected me as usual but not as bad!:D I am really thrilled about that. I will try and fast and much as I can and of course if it becomes to much for my health then I would not continue but this is a good start! :D The second thing I wanted to say is that I am going to try and complete reading the Qur'an myself this Ramadan! :D So I'm excited about that, I'm feeling extra ambitious about it too so I hope I can do it! :D

Well that is it for our first Ramadan I hope everyone was making the most of it and make sure to always stay positive.

Tarana A beaming star shining with positivity for the world to embrace xoxox

Let me tell you...

Hey My Amazing Stars!! :D

I know I sort of let you all hanging after my last post about my physio aappointment. In fact I had another after that. I was always meaning to catch you all up but I end up doing something else. If you follow me on my Instagram you would see me posting some of the recent artworks I've been doing.



Before I get into that let me talk about my health and get that out of the way. I have been doing ok, my health keeps fluctuating so it's not always what I want it to be but it is what it is and there's nothing I can do but to control the pain and move on with my life. Which is what I have been doing since the last time I posted. As usual it affects me unpredictably and it's just not the way I would like it to be, but I don't like to dwell on it since it wouldn't do much good so I'm keeping myself busy.

Now the things that I've been doing is creative stuff like writing and drawing. I always feel like I want to paint but I just don't know what I don't do it. It's like one of those things where you think about doing it but by the time you get to it the moment just passes by or you keep procrastinating until it's too late to even do anything. So instead I'm just working on doing the usual simple drawing and sketching with pencils and coloured pencils. Which you would see on my Instagram. :) I felt a bit upset though because I wasn't able to do my crafts to my full ability because my wrist ended up hurting me a lot. However at the end of it I did get to complete it and post it :) I just need to have a creative outlet and this was it.

Another creative thing I have been up to, and some of you would know if you follow my writing blog, is writing. I have been working on my novel and I have also been working on my story with my co-writer. So if you haven't already done so do check it out Here and make sure to leave a comment and your feedback as well. :)

That's really all about it. Since it's the beginning of Ramadan that means I will be doing m daily Ramadan Diaries starting with today so look forward to it! :)

I hope everything is going well with you all and make sure to always stay positive because being negative doesn't solve anything.

Now I'm off to write my first entry of Ramadan after this post now so look forward to it because there will be a surprise in there too.

Take Care and think positive
Tarana A beaming star shining with positivity for the world to embrace xoxox

So special and motivating to me

Hey Everyone :D

So today one of my cousins came over and they said something that made me so happy.

They were looking for a clay activity to do with their class, and they needed a video and they stumble across mine and the children made small pots as gifts for Mother's Day! 

That made me so happy to hear the fact that they watched my video and made their own creations as well. Really motivated me to do more and upload more. So I can't wait to do more!!

I know it's been awhile since I've done anythingn or even written here but I shall be writing more because I feel like I've been neglecting this blog I hope to do more and share more of my thoughts with you all.

So for now I'll save you for my activity tomorrow by saying that I have my first ever physio which I'm curious to know exactly what would be happening. So I should let you all know what happens when I get back.

I have to sleep now because I have to wake up really early in the morning (which my body feels a lot of pain from but it needs to be done) so I shall talk to you all after my appointment.

Goodnight, I hope you all have a wonderful day and a great week! :D

Take care and think positive Tarana A beaming star shining with positivity for the world to embrace xoxox

Read for my recent creative works

Hey Everyone!

Hope you are all well. I know I have posted much in the last month but I do want to try and post more from now on.

So if you have been following me on my IG or Twitter you would know that I done some crafts!

So I wanted to just share them here with you!

I hope you like these miniatures I am working on another miniature already and would be posting the finished product soon!

Hope you all have a wonderful day!

Take care and think positive Tarana A beaming star shining with positivity for the world to embrace xoxox

Got some good news and bad news

Hey everyone! :D

Ok first off I want to start off by saying the bad news (so we can end on a positive  note of course). The bad news is that all my previous photos have been lost and will not be restored. So from now on I will just continue to upload pictures currently and past ones too but I won't be able to get them back.

Good news is that I've ordered a few things that would help with my filming. It is this mini stand for IPhones (since I use IPhone to film) so I would have a better angle showing my work.

Another good news is that I'm working on a lot of crafting charms so I wills be filming one! If you haven't already done so go check out my YouTube video on my last post on miniature clay pots and a necklace pendant too, so go ahead and check it out!

That's all for now.

Take care and think positive Tarana a beaming star shining with positivity for world to embrace xoxox

Upload Success!

Hey Everyone! :D

I have finally uploaded my first clay video!! I'm so excited to show it to you all! I really hope you enjoy it!!

Click me to view

Let me know what you think!

Take care Tarana A beaming star shining with positivity for the world to embrace xoxox

Great News!

Hey Everyone! :D

I have great news I was finally able to finish my first crafting video and it should be up tomorrow after I do the rendering and uploading! I am so excited!

The editing of this video took a lot longer then I expected so there was a lot to do and I couldn't record my voice in one part of the video - this was the same part that lagged on me too so you can skip that part - you will see the video and know what I mean.

Also if you follow me on my Instagram and Twitter you should get good updates and notices on my video upload! If you follow me on my Instagram you would have already seen the picture of the final product so look forward to the video!

I will post the picture on here now so you can all see it.

I hope you all like it and look forward to the video!

I will make more in the future hopefully! I also bought other types of clay and would be making some charms from them later on so there would be more videos to come!

Well that's it for today apologies for not posting as much as I wanted to I will be posting a bit more from now on :)

Hope you enjoy and take care and think positive Tarana A beaming star shining with positivity for the world to embrace xoxox 

Won't Be able to post today

Hey Everyone!

Just to let you know I can't post today, as you can see I have somehow deleted all my pictures and now my pictures are gone comepletely I don't know how to restore it! If anyone knows what to do please let me know! I need help to get my blog back on track!

Sorry for the delay guys hope you are all well!!

Take care and think positive Tarana A beaming star shining with positivity for the world to embrace xoxox

1st craft video to come out tomorrow!

Hey everyone! :D

Sorry for not posting anything sooner, but I was actually still filming my craft video I didn't know it was going to take so long!

However, filming is now done. I am going to edit it and record my voice tomorrow (technically today) and upload it for you!

I am so excited to share with you my first ever crafty video I hope you enjoy it a lot! :D Please look forward to as more in the future (hopefully - In Sha Allah).

I have been waiting to do this for a very long time and now I can finally make some time to do so.

So I will catch up with you all tomorrow, since I am excited to work on it!

Take care and think positive Tarana A beaming star shining with positivity for the world to embrace xoxox

January 2015 news and updates

Hey Everyone!! :D

I am like SUPER excited because of a few things as follows:

1) I have an IPhone 5 so now I can take good quality pictures!! Not the ones from my IPod because they weren't in such good quality but I still love it! I will still be using my IPod because it was a gift so I would always cherish it. But i will be taking pictures with my new phone. Also I am still trying to get used to it so hopefully I will be more active.

2) I have got all the supplies needed to start my own clay work! I am really excited about it and I can't wait to share with you my new crafts I have already made my first piece a few days ago - I haven't painted it but I will still show you what it looks like at the end of this post.

3) I have a lot of art supplies and things that I want start work on so I will be bringing you some of my artwork!

4) Now that I have an IPhone I can record clearly too so I'll be using my phone as a substitute of a camera :)

5) Also I have a clear IPhone case so I will show you how I make pattern paper and cut them to fit my phone case. Which I am excited to share as well!

6) I will be doing a lot of filming in the next coming week with my craft work like clay, making your own pattern paper and phone cases, charms (more in the future) drawing, painting, writing tips and much much more!!

So now that we done the updates check out my first ever creation below and tell me what you think. Just to let you know I used pottery clay to try it out and I think it was really great I will be using other types of clay in the future (I just can't afford the one I really want to work with - polymer clay. One of the reason being that I don't have all the equipment e.g. A toaster over, the clay itself, gloss finish or Matt finish.)

Also one last thing the current clay I am using called NewClayand  I planning to buy the varnish for it in the future so for now the pieces that I make would be painted only :)

Even though the finished product looks amazing it was my piece I made using my clay so I am very proud of it. Even though it broke I will glue the pieces together and still paint them. :)

I also made these two piece just a ball and a diamond which I will also be painting as well.

Hope like it so far and I would have many more to come. I apologise for the late post but I really want to work on preparing for this.

I will be making the video for my creation and the painting of them tomorrow. I will post pictures of the finished pieces of my first creations after I paint them tomorrow too. 

They will all be il up on my blog, Instagram and Twitter.

Hope you all are doing great I will talk with you all tomorrow (hopefully) and you should soon see a video of my clay work tomorrow too! I can't wait!! :D

Take care and think positive Tarana A beaming star shining with positivity for the world to embrace xoxox

Happy New Year Everyone! Bring On 2015

Hey Everyone!

I just want to say Happy New Year. Another year to to do all things you love and enjoy! Make sure to stay safe and have fun and of course keep it halal :)



This post is a pre-post, and should be posted exactly on New Years Day where is live. So in the UK, London. I wanted to write something special for you all so that I could be a part of your New Year just like you are part of mine! :D I normally spend every year watching the fireworks that happens in the London Eye with my family, and just like every year we have the best seats. Our living room. It's cosy and beautiful and safe as well.

On 2013 I predicted sort of how things would be in 2014, I said people would be more optimistic, big changes will happen in my family and one of those changes would be that my big sis would get married. I was shockingly right about all three! My sister did get married this year! Alhamdulilah! So that was the big thing that happened in my family. About people being more optimistic I don't know if you noticed but everywhere you look something positive is happening. For example, I don't listen to music but my younger sister would tell me the lyrics of some of the songs and they are optimistic. The same with movies and tv shows. Maybe it's just me but honestly saying that's what I feel went down.

I told my big sister and youngest sister and when these things did happen my youngest sister said to me how I was freakishly right! And no I'm not a psychic, I only have Allah to thank for what I have and believe. She asked me today (a day before New Years) what my prediction is. I said I don't think it's a psychis thing maybe just intuition. So I said to her I think in 2015, that this year would be a productive year, not just for me but everyone. For me it could be my novel? Health? Marriage? For others it could be an exam, organising an event, anything! But I believe that this year would be a productive one and there would be bumps along the way but it would be worth it in the long run even if you can't see it at the time.

Anyway, I just wish you all a very Happy New Year. Stay positive, thinking optimistically will help you be more confident and realise many things that you may not realise otherwise. I hope you all have a wonderful and eventful year ahead. Control the way you think and you would be able to avoid doing any wrong. Seek forgiveness and pray to Allah to keep you safe. Remember, He is always watching you.

If you are one of those people who managed to get a ticket to the fireworks that's happening at the London Eye, then be sure to be safe and stay with your loved ones and also help out wherever you can. There's no harm in helping someone.

Well that's it for my post. Oh except for one thing. My New Years resolution is to be myself, take care of my health. Think of Allah. Be with my family as much as I can. And to do good and spread the optimism as much as I can.

Take care and Happy New Year! Tarana A beaming star shining with positivity for the world to embrace. Bring on 2015!! xoxox