Happy New Year everyone. Phew! At last I’ve actually gotten the time to sit and type.
It’s been more than a month since I last visited my lil humble home. Believe it or not- so so much took place. I don’t think I will be talking about everything but I’ll try to cover the important things.

Oh by the way! hello people! It was my birthday on the 18th of November. Thank you for those who did remember and the rest- shame on you! lol..
Candy I don’t know how you still have the strength to do it year after year. You are always the first to greet me. ALWAYS. XOXO
And big thanks to my beautiful friends and all my nieces and aunts.
A shout out to eyeZ whisper thank you for the birthday song. I almost cried. lulu thank you so much for your beautiful thoughts. Again I totally {heart} your site.

Guess who joined my lil humble family! Ofelia- the nanny arrived a month back. She is very sweet. Thank God. I hope she remains this way.
Ahmed seems to like her. She shadows me most of the time. I used to take Ahmed with me everywhere. Rotate him among employees in the office when I had meetings to attend. It’s helping him socialize but that had to stop. I mean imagine me carrying him every morning for the past month with his diaper bag and carrier. I used to change him and entertain him in my office. It was kinda funny but unprofessional. Oh well, thank God everyone is understanding. I know some people talked behind my back gossiping about it but hey what the heck. I am happy, why do you bother so much? =)

Anyways, we are moved to a new villa that my father in law owns. I wasn’t overly excited about it. I kept thinking about ALL the furniture and all the lil things that I’ve got. Aramex took care of the whole thing and it was almost painless.
I’ve used up every inch in the house. We now have a gym, a dressing room, and a powder room.We didn’t have all that in the old house and of course the other rooms remain like our study/library, guestroom which is always invaded by my nieces and brothers. The most beautiful addition is of course the nursery. I made it very colorful. It still needs a lot of work. hopefully over the coming months I will complete it. The house still needs a lot of work of course.
I’ve gotten in touch with a company called creative wardrobes to work on my dressing room. I want it to be my fashion haven.

The classics of every new year is to look and reflect in the year that passed by and think of the achievements accomplished and challenges faced. It’s also a chance to make future plans that you will work hard at achieving.
My achievements:
Motherhood tops the list. It hasn’t been easy getting there but the sweetness was much appreciated after all the suffering. It’s a blessing. Each day that passes by has a flavour of its own with Ahmed around. Have you ever been so in love with someone so much that you thought you could not live without them? Imagine that multiplied by 100. That’s how I feel about my little one. May Allah keep him protected.

My other achievements in comparison to motherhood seem very insignificant that I won’t mention them all.

I’ve made a great advancement at work in regards of projects completed. Being a manager- there was too little to look up too. You are either a director or the CEO. I am looking forward for the director thing in 2006.

One crucial discovery was made in 2005. True friends should love you unconditionally no matter what. Everything changed just after I gave birth. Ok, I admit I got busy with Ahmed but whenever I used to meet up with certain people I called friends they used to get annoyed by his crying. I know it was hard for them to handle especially that I was they first one in the group to give birth but I needed support. Sometimes when I walk into a place I asked for the a/c to be turned down and I used to get all these weird looks. It’s painful just thinking about it.
I talked about it briefly once to banoota and she simply said “if they can’t handle who you are- if they don’t take you as a whole package, then they’re just your friends”- that statement made me just sit and think about every single person in my life. Much to my shock I’ve eliminated many. That’s BAD!
Oh well.. life does go on.

One last achievement that comes to mind is starting my website and making delicious online friends.

I’ve been tagged by my babe again but I’ve tweaked it a bit since it’s new year.

Seven things I plan to do:
1. I will continue to strive to becoming a better mom everyday.
2. Be a better wife. I need to fix a lot of things in that part of my life. I’ve unintentionally neglected my husband since Ahmed was born. I need to work on my marriage. It’s really tough but hopefully things will get better.
3. Get back in track at work. I need to give it more of ME. Go back to the superstar queen that I am. =)
4. Find a true friend to share my feelings, desires, thoughts, everything with.
5. Get to my target weight. “>_<
6. Complete my CFA course with Certification
7. Continue my French course
8. Start my MBA course
9. Complete the remaining sections of my website
10. Better manage my time and my life

Ok ok more than just seven. =)


I feel so bad when it comes to my site. The neglected bytes and pixels. I swear I am trying so hard but I just don’t have the time.

Before I disappear again, Thank you all for all your thoughts and emails. I will be replying after I post. ;)
I don't think I would be posting without your love and support.
May you all have a beautiful year ahead.

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