Wordle 1825

Today’s wordle word is: EATER, 4 attempts. You can play wordle here:

Thursday Thrills | A Month of Home-made Room AC

  Summer this year was hottest ever, craziest ever. 44°C summer. 6 air coolers running in the house making it sound like a factory instead of a house. And I still ended up with a ceiling fan in a slow-dance on speed 2. Why? Because coolers don’t just cool. They also go: “RRRRRRR-ghlup-ghlup-ghlup” all day…

Dear Diary | 1448 AH | Day 2

Muharram 2, 1448 AH I generally schedule posts, so even though I have a post published every day, I don’t have a publish streak for every day, y’know what I mean? I’ve been meaning to do this for a year: post every day for a month, a year, a hijri year. A hijri diary, so…

Wordle 1824

Today’s wordle word is: TOKEN, 5 attempts. You can play wordle here:

Thought of the Day #008

Deep fried potatoes, crispy on the outside, soft on the inside, a perfect balance of natural sweetness and seasoned saltiness. ~~~ Want more of my trademark philosophy daily? Do three things, not necessarily in that order. Subscribe to my blog. Find my books on Amazon. Show some love! Shabana Mukhtar

Dear Diary | 1448 AH | Day 1

Muharram 1, 1448 AH I generally schedule posts, so even though I have a post published every day, I don’t have a publish streak for every day, y’know what I mean? I’ve been meaning to do this for a year: post every day for a month, a year, a hijri year. A hijri diary, so…

Dear Diary | 1447 AH | Day 355

Zul Qa’da 30, 1447 AH Open letter to my director and direct manager Dear Director/Direct Manager, Calm the beep down. Your leadershit means nothing and adds absolutely no value; it makes me want to strangle people, people that are not me. P.S. I did not intend to write “beep”. The word I wanted to write…

Wordle 1823

Today’s wordle word is: AMAZE, 3 attempts. You can play wordle here:

Tuesday Tantrums | Sick Leave Request

Dear Manager, My phone suggested that I have increased risk of falling in the next 12 months, so I’m applying for a year long sick leave. Yours Truly Shabana Mukhtar   ~~~ Want more of my trademark philosophy daily? Do three things, not necessarily in that order.     Subscribe to my blog.     Find…

Dear Diary | 1447 AH | Day 354

Zul Qa’da 29, 1447 AH You all know about my hoarding habit, right? I have a notebook that I have been using since 2022. At first, I used it to track qaza-e-umri. Then, it became an idea-dumping ground, of all the dreams, stories that I feel are worth writing and sharing. Then, slowly, the back…