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[Umm Sakina]

Salam everyone!

Thank you to all of you who have been following my blog! I have been asked to post new links under one topic so this is where you will find them, insha Allah.

For those not familiar with thePerfectionistas, I've recently started a blog with my (and my family's) experiences learning about and trying to emulate the Four Perfect Women of all times. I try it extrapolate lessons from their lives in a practical and contemporary way. Insha Allah, I blog on Mondays and Thursdays--the entries usually take a couple of minutes to read.

I would like this forum to be a place where we can discuss some of the topics I bring up. Please comment freely. I hope to learn from all of you, insha Allah!

Here's a link to the latest post:

http://theperfection...ailures-in.html

[Umm Sakina]

My latest entry is on materialism....This is something i constantly struggle with. Sometimes i'm not sure whether something is a necessity or a luxury....Any thoughts?

Excerpt: "When avalanches of schtuff kept spilling out from under my five-year-old's bed, I resorted to an adult reality show to straighten her out."

http://theperfection...al-girl_16.html

[amirafatima]

I enjoy reading your blog  

[Umm Sakina]

Salam, Sister,
Thank you! I appreciate the encouragement!

[Nimra]

Great blog sis, liked the way you started every blog entry with a personal story of your own family and connected it with Islam and its teachings.
May Allah Bless you always and fulfill all your wishes.

[Umm Sakina]

Thank you, Sister Nimra! If you or anybody else has suggestions on topics that i should covered  please let me know!

[chocolate]

salam

for some reason when i click on the link it says it doesnt exist?

maybe the link broke?

[Umm Sakina]

salam, chocolate,
thanks for letting me know. blogger was down the day i posted it so maybe that is why. try this link: http://theperfection...ailures-in.html

[Umm Sakina]

Salam, Here's my latest post entitled "Me? Obey Him?!" I'd love to hear from sisters on their experiences and tips in this area!

Excerpt: "A recent family reunion nearly turned into a brouhaha when the conversation turned toward a sensitive marital topic."

http://theperfection...e-obey-him.html

[Umm Sakina]

salam, here's an excerpt from my latest entry: "On top of the trunk loads of gifts we receive from visiting family, we often get another windfall: our deep down wishes come true."

http://theperfection...l-relative.html

My question is how do we continue to practice this even when we feel wronged or hurt? Any tips?

[Umm Sakina]

salam,
Here's an excerpt from my latest entry: "I had to peel my five-year-old off the floor last week when she was a-screamin' and a-hollerin' because she was "mad at God."


http://theperfection...ar-old-off.html

Any tips on better understanding this concept?

[Umm Sakina]

salam! here's an excerpt from my latest entry: "Perched high up on a sofa in our family room earlier this year, it was my preschooler who first noticed the check mark on her progress report as she methodically leafed through it."


http://theperfection...ss-manners.html

[ireallywannaknow]

Salaams, can you please add a "follow" button thing to your blog so that I can read new posts when I'm on my dashboard?

[Umm Sakina]

salam, sister! thank you for your interest in my  blog! there is a follow button on the top left side of http://theperfection...s.blogspot.com/

Edited by Umm Sakina, 09 June 2011 - 09:15 PM.

[Legendary]

i love this entry, thanks for sharing

[ireallywannaknow]

Wow, all this time I've been on blogger and I've never noticed the Follow button up there. Thanks!

[Banooota]

Salam Umm Sakina!

This blog is great.. I, too, am a 'language nazi', and indeed a perfectionist.  I know exactly what you mean about the Arabic language and the frustrations faced when getting to grips with its beautiful but taxing contradictions in grammar and pronounciation... its a toughie if its not your native tongue!

But I enjoy the way you write, I shall be following you!

[Umm Sakina]

Thank you, sister! Please feel free to comment on the blog and share your thoughts and experiences. Insha Allah, we can all learn from each other this way!

[Umm Sakina]

Salam, Here is one more called "Locks of Love."
Excerpt: "My five-year-old threw me for a curve the other day when she apologized for a fit she had a year ago when checking herself out in a beauty shop mirror."

http://theperfection...forgive-me.html

[Umm Sakina]

Salam, Please check out this one called "On a Wing and a Prayer"

Excerpt: I learned hope from an elderly woman who's been praying for a grandson for more than a quarter century and continues to do so though none of her daughters-in-law are spring chicks any more.

http://theperfection...and-prayer.html

[Umm Sakina]

Salam, Here's my latest post called Finding Mr. Right.

Excerpt: "I probably wouldn't have married my husband had I not inadvertently tuned into a conservative talk radio station a few weeks before we met."

http://theperfection...g-mr-right.html

[Umm Sakina]

Salam, Please check out this post called "On Bended Knee"

Excerpt: "I will never forget what a thirteen-year-old said to me in the basement of an inner city party hall."

http://theperfection...ended-knee.html

[Umm Sakina]

Salam, Here's an excerpt from my latest post:

"At weekend get-togethers with family friends when I was growing up, one child would be conspicuously missing from the kids corner."

http://theperfection...r-presence.html

Thank you!

[Umm Sakina]

Salam, Please share your ideas and thoughts on achieving contentment in life! Here is an excerpt from some of mine:

"To put an end to their mind-altering effects, I recently cancelled subscriptions to home decorating magazines as per the advise of a close friend."

http://theperfection...ts-content.html

[Umm Sakina]

Salam!
Here's an excerpt from my latest entry called "All Work and No Play?"

"I'm known as a lurker at dinner parties in our town."

http://theperfection...rk-no-play.html