The graceful guest is upon us yet again. Growing up in a fairly large family, I was always excited when Ramadhan was on. More for the abundance of food, fresh fruit and the lively family spirits, Alhamdulillah. Never did I ever Imagine, It would one day be my turn to plan, organise, cook and make sure everyone is okaY, Subhanallah. Well as a wife and mother, this Ramadhan, I would like to inspire what I have learned over the past year. About how as wives, mothers and daughters we should maximise the few hours when we aren't fretting about everyone else. 1. Quran, aside from reading it at suhoor, we could put the player in the kitchen and have it recite, we can also recite along as we go over our chores. lately smart phones are the rage, change the content to Quran. Every minute of Thikr counts! 2. Dua, while going about our daily chores, as the kids play and we fuss over them, we should make dua together as a family. 3. Sadaqa, lets face it, we usually leave this to the men since we rarely leave our homes. But May Allah enable us give sadaqa in our own capacity and one of the ways I know how is by inviting (with the husband's permission of course) one person to break fast with everyday for the whole Ramadhan. for in the Ummah, we believe that what is enough for one is enough for two. Subhannallah 4. Good skin. Yes am a lady Alhamdulillah and the good old trick of drinking enough water when breaking fast and at Suhoor works. Plus always keep a bottle of moisturiser on hand. it helps to sooth the skin especially after wudhu 5. Challenge yourself to go for taraweh this Ramadhan. 6. Last and MOST important, before you stock up on your home, stock up for your parents with groceries and Dua in Shaa Allah. May Allah accept our Ramadhan, In shaa Allah