Alhumdulillah means “All Praise is due to God” and are the words uttered by a Muslim when he/she is expressing gratitude to Allah. I find myself saying this numerous times a day and this post is a collection of moments when I have said Alhumdulillah during the past month.

Things I said Alhumdulillah for in November:

1. Receiving the most beautiful personalised cuff links, with hand prints of both our boys for Daddy to wear, from Smallprint Dubai! I absolutely love the concept of this business, and makes for great keepsake gifts. To know more, read my interview with Emma here. 
2. Getting creative with Master Z, whether it be making camels out of empty bottles or painting an acrylic canvas. 
3. Dubai Winter! Hello breeze! Hellow beach days! Hello park days! Also, it’s the first time Little Z is experiencing grass in the parks, and it’s quite hilarious to watch him figure it out. 
4. Seeing Burj Khalifa in all it’s glory. That sight just never gets old. 
5. Trip to Jebel Jais. It’s funny how being in middle of a vast natural landscape puts your minuscule problems into perspective and makes you appreciate everything a lot more. 
6. Celebrating 10 years of being together with my husband! Alhumdulillah x infinity. 
7. Stormy nights, which cause school to be closed the next day! hehe!
8. The sound of rain. 
9. Little Z’s top tooth finally making an appearance. Though the teething stage is challenging to say the least, it’s good to finally have another tooth! 
10. Good health. Little Z had an allergic reaction and we had to whisk him off to the hospital to find out what it was. Alhumdulillah, an injection, some medicine and a bottle of medical lotion later, he was almost back to normal. 
11. Party planning. Currently trying to plan Little Z’s first birthday party and I love that I am able to design invites and get creative with the decor! 

These are just a few of the many times I uttered the words Alhumdulillah this month. Check out what I was thankful for last month here. Also, here’s a list of what I was thankful for in November last year! What are you thankful for? Feel free to share your moments in the comments section below!