Turning thirty has made me think a lot about mono no aware, the quiet understanding that life is fleeting, and therefore beautiful. Not in a sad way. More in a gentle, grounding way. At twenty, everything felt urgent. I wanted to become someone quickly. Build quickly. Achieve quickly. I thought life was something waiting for…
Category: Slow Living
Motherhood, With Grace.
There is something incredibly humbling about being a mother. I became a first-time mum at 20, and a mother of two at 26. Both experiences were completely different, yet equally rewarding in their own ways. With my first, I was learning everything for the very first time while still growing into myself. I worried constantly,…
The Kind Of Childhood I Want My Boys To Have.
As a mother, I often find myself thinking about the kind of childhood I want my boys to remember when they grow older. Childhood is such a small window of time, but it shapes so much of who we become. The memories we carry, the feeling of home, the way we learn to see the…
Motherhood Without Losing Yourself.
Motherhood changes you in ways no one can fully explain until you experience it yourself. When you first become a mother, your world shifts almost overnight. Your priorities rearrange themselves. Your time, your energy, your heart — everything begins to revolve around these small people who suddenly mean more to you than anything else. And…
The Art Of Slow Living : What Turning 30 Does To You.
As I step into my thirties, I find myself caring less about chaos and more about clarity. Less about proving anything to the world and more about building a life that feels warm, intentional, and deeply my own.
Ummeeta Rabiu 