random update

yeah so my weightloss plan! havent started exercising as yet sigh :( well we have been having flue still have but im not feeling as bad today so it might just be that magical day when ill start :P But my friend is coming back tomorrow hopefully DATTADADATTAADAAAAA! and shes proper fitt so i guess she can get me motivated and acompany me to the gym! still need to have my exercise coustume made though sigh but i have a really cool plan for a couple ;) so then i can exercise modestly yet looking smart! but i have lost some weight,yeah! a couple of kilos i know its only the body fluids but i guess somethings happening in my body! havent really even started a diet plan just eating less and trying to not eat only becouse im bored etc i bett if i started exercising id get more motivation for that aswell since u dont want to sweat and work har just to eat everything bad again and ur work was for nothing! 

me fitter summer 2011!?

so i have been thinking here for a couple of days to start a diet and a exercise plan! while munching on a record amount of cookies and goodies *sigh* but now would be a good moment to motivate myself to be fit for my holiday! then i could buy all sorts of cute clothes and all! and then id come home and be fit for my hubby who i of course care the most about to be fit for! i dont have a direct plan for the diet but try to leave out the sugars and bad fats? and plenty of exercise should i even stay awake and exercise in the morning before the kids wake up! uuuh how proud i would be of my self then! go me go!

im on the yellow now! not far from the red :O :/ 


Lett the journey begin!

eid is over!

ok so eid is now officially over we had fun but even though we didnt doo that much just the constant planning in my head what we could/were supposed to do really made me tired :D but now im on to my next mission! planning our summer holiday in my homeland finland <3it been like 2 years since my last visit :O this year my sis came here instead wasnt willing to travel with such a small baby+ a naughty little boy ;) iw been looking at flats and tickets already it would be nice to have everything ready planned so then all i can do is be happy and wait and know everyting is ready sorted out especially when travelling with 2 kids now i would just feel safer knowing evrything is done! found one place just in the heart of my beloved itakeskus lets hope ill get that one <3 then im close to both most of my friends and my family! next step is to ask mummy and them what their plans are it would be nice to go camping etc <3 i just hope im not just a bit early and over exited and get bored or dissapointed later but it good to dream isnt it <3

little something about our family!

so i thought it might be fun to write a bit about our family and our backgrounds! ( i know many ppl are too shy to ask why is youre husband not black if hes from uganda etc ;) ) a few brave has asked but most dont :P


Well me myself im finnish sweedish grew up in quite a big family with 7 kidds my childhood in a town outside helsinki and as my parents divorced moved to helsinki in 98! a very mix raced family and a lot of explaining for the less mix raced ;) as in my mum was married nigerian , my dads ex is a thai and my older sister who also is a muslim is married to a moroccon man and me after one marrige with a somali tryed out a finn and ended up with this mix raced ugandan :D


 My husband again is born here in kampala has indian ugandan , ugandan and brittish blood running trough his vanes!


 A question i hear alot is:
 -so ur muslim becouse u married a muslim man!?                            -noo iw been muslim since i was around 15 years old my husband wasnt even a muslim at that time!
 then comes:
 -ooooh so ur husband is a muslim so he could marry u!?
-nooo i was muslim for like 8 years before i met him and him like 3 years before he met me and we gott married as we were both muslims already (new muslims reverts what ever u want to call it ;) ) ppl get confused ;)

 And  then: -so how did u meet!? 
-well we met online (muslimmatch.com ;)) talked for some time and then got married ;)


 lol my husband often remind me how easy it was no dating fighting issues etc just met had talked and decided to go for it! we then lived in england london(where my husband had been living since from quite a young age) for some time then moved here together to explore what uganda had to offer us! even my husband had to gett used to everything again since he hadnt been here in a loong time! And here we still are wit 2 beautiful children confusing everyone :P 

mix & match 












                   XOXO miraymi
           (ugandan version of my name ;) )

life besides trapping down them rats!

eid is coming up its on the 16 of this month inshallah havent really got my self exited thou and that would be fine but i still want the kids especially muhammed who already understands things to have a fun eid! an eid he can remember when he grows up... one night i couldnt sleep was just planning it would be nice to have ppl over, have never hosted anything but then i realised i need to have the decorating of the house finished first so i can feel comfortable and happy about having ppl over well next year inshallah! maybe ill just do a small thing for the kids like iw done before have the cousins come over eat the leftover goodies ;) should do some eid shopping its good to have new/ clean clothes for eid and some gifts for the kids and i dont even have a clue this year what to buy something that has always been so easy my brain is just not there this time


got some sad news aswell yesterday one of the sister iw known for the longest is really really sick she has a son who was due the same time with hannah but was born premature but is still young and now she has to stay in hospital all alone my heart goes for that but shes a strong lady and i pray shell gett trugh it like a soldier! i also feel so helpless being here so far away cant go to visit or really help and im so clumsy with my words that im scared ill just say something wrong or just not say the right words at the right time but shes in our prayers!


im missing my friends that has traveld aswell cant wait to have them back! we used to have so much fun now im just bored even thou i try to keep myself busy and make new friends aswell its just not the same! come home E and T!

busy chasing ratts!

my little house mouse was a huge ratt and it even had babys :( so whole of yesterday we were trying to catch it we failed but atleast we thought we had trapped it but today tadaa the thing is gone! (#@&^%$$) it had taken some of the food mixed with poison but what should we do to find it now i just cant gett rest untill iw seen this thing killed and out of my house! dont get me wrong im a real animal lover but RATTS in my house no way! 

has a new pet!

has an unwanted pet in my home :S has never seen it but it has left evidence of it self a couple of times now :O 










say hello to my little friend!!

now i definetly need my little diva! <3

jellow!

have made it alive after my first waxing in like 2 years before my 2 pregnansy that is! i think the second picture describes it better ;) but no it wasnt as bad as i remeberd it to be or feared it to be now i have smooth legs atleast!








outside they are bangin african rythms in the neighbor makes ur hipps spin even if u didnt want them to ;) 

kidds are fast asleep! and this mommy is sitting here infront of the computer enjoying milk and cookies ! (atleast i make sure my ribbs stay well hidden ;))

xoxo

A sudden rush of happiness

i suddenly gott this feeling of extreme happines it probobly has something to do that i just stuffed my face with nice cheese toast and 2 cups of capuchino ;) and outside they are playing love songs today :D <3 well it doesnt matter what the reason is im just gonna enjoy it :P i started a little art project today and im gonna go and work on it now take care all my loved ones 

argh now i'm starting to get really annoyed by the noise wednesday 8.20 INSIDE my living room the room is dark couse i havent yet been botherd to clean up the mess from the days toys etc its still mommys cooling down after the day time :P

otherwise i dont have anything really new to say just sitting here trying to watch tv and surf :) (ok and the loading is taking forever) oh my days this is just taking forever but now i have the chance to share with u some of the clever sounding home made face masks and beauty tips from this site http://www.pioneerthinking.com/beauty  heres some im gona try i my self have fairly oily skin with nasty black heads and break outs : 

Help For Blemishes - BY SARAH H

Put diaper rash cream on blemishes and watch them go! Smooth Shower Skin - BY ALEX Before you shower, wet your legs, take salt and just rub the salt up and down your legs gently for about 3-5 minutes. Then just jump into the shower and wash it off, and all the dead skin will be gone. Homemade Facials - BY MINA I like using beaten egg whites for my face. It makes my pores look so tiny!! Blemishes - BY CHRISTINA When you have a pimple, bug-bite, red blotches or just blemishes in general, put eyes drops on in (ex. visine) and the redness is gone in a few minutes. Eliminate Bikini Line Razor Bumps - BY SAPUSEKJE To help stop razor bumps on your bikini line, apply a moisturizing, clear drying deodorant to that area. Be sure your skin is clean and dry. Re apply before working out. You can even use it before going to the beach, just double check you didn't put too much on to leave a white residue. I use Dove moisturizing solid. My bikini line is bump free now! Clear Skin - BY CHARLOTTE B. Put a slice of lemon in boiling water, and drink as a replacement to tea or coffee. This will clear your skin, and you will soon notice results!!! For firmer smoother skin, treating acne and lightening of dark spots...Cut one leaf of Aloe Vera plant and blend. Spread over face or affected area as you would a mask. Avoid under eye and eyelid areas. Leave on for 20 mins and wash off with warm water. Remaining mixture may be stored in refrigerator for maximum of 3 days. Treatment may be repeated every 3rd day. Face Mask - BY AVI Ok girls out there. This mask really works!!! All you do is take 1 egg white and squeeze the juice from 1 lemon (strain) and then mix together for 3 minutes. It will be just like liquid but just rub it on your face and neck and leave it on for a half hour. You will see how well it gets rid off your dry skin and clogged pores. Avoid getting in eyes. Rid The Yellow Layer On Your Nails - BY PRINCESS If you have a yellow layer on your finger or toe nails and you want it gone, use this tip: Rub the inside of a lemon (lemon juice may work to but I haven't tried it!) on your nails, when they have a layer of lemon juice on them soak them in a bowl of warm milk for 10-15 minutes, the milk will eat away at the yellow on your nails and you will be rid of it! This technique can also be used to strengthen your nails. Whiten Teeth - BY LARRY Z. Brush with baking soda or add it to toothpaste if you don't like the taste. It works great and totally cleans and whitens teeth. It gives great results without the cost. is the thing ever gona load! who really cares about the noise in my home well except me that is but i cant let it beat me now after waiting for so long that would be giving up not ready for that as yet so ill just wait! zzZZzz ok so now were all pretty with home remedies why dont we clean our home naturally aswell!  http://www.natural-healthy-home-cleaning-tips.com/vinegar_baking_soda_cleaning_recipes.htm dont gett me wrong i dont mind nice flowery smelling chemicals sometimes its just nice to read about stuff like this and try some out ( or atleast i enjoy it  )  ok im hungry see u later! belly full and upload finally ready! wooohoooo

welcome to spend a night in our place! i cant guarantee a peacefull night of sleep though couse this is the sound 7 days a week and now its only monday as the week passes they gett more and more exited! u kind of gett used to it though so good night to everyone and sweet dreams! zzzZZZzzzZZZ

OK! so i have been quiet for a couple of days not out of my choise though! the net has been down something witch is not too unusuall over here as the fibre cable (witch is still a fairly new thing here) keeps on being cut sooo anoying! id understand if a ship would cut it like once a year (even that whats the odds a ship actually reaches the cable in the deep ocean) but it just happens waaay to often makes u wonder huh... well welcome to africa! 

so whats been happening during these days (someone correct me if this is not supposed to be like a diary kind of thing and im totally making a fool out of my self ;))

wednesday was the global pink hijab day <3 www.pinkhijabday.net 

 the day sarted of as stressfull as any other day trying to get myself and the kids fed and dressed especially now that i had to look fab in my pink hijab not that wearing a pink hijab is something unusual to me since pink is the color for me, but this wasnt just any day and wanted to look a bit different. the fact that i broke my mirror sometime back didnt help me at all! well as im trying to get ready i rememberd i promised my dear sister friend in sweden id take a pic so now i have to find my camera charger i havent seen for ages i go trough the whole house searching for it and even managed to cut my finger on a part of my first mirror i broke (the resent mirror brake wasnt the first one) lucky enough i had a pretty pink plaster from ikea to match the days theme! well after running around half dressed like a headless chicken with two kids following me either crying or winging i give up my husband tries to calm me down trying to to insist well find a camera some where to take a pic of me (yeah right ;) ) and then back to the dilemma of what to wear i ended up wearing an abaya with pink deco and a baby pink hijab seems to have been a good choice got alott of compliments and some kids even called after me Maria Maria! then when i looked and smiled at them one of them said noo its an angel <3 so yeah i got to explane my out fit and my pink hijab many times that day <3 hubby helped get the kids ready fed and dressed <3 and to top the day of i went for a relaxing facial while the kids were playing at the playground enjoying them self :) downsides were that even at kabira i didnt manage to conect and became good friends with the IT guy he'll probobly run far next time he sees me coming with my laptop under my arm ;D       frustrated by ur computer?

and then thursday i spent shopping with hannah was supposed to go and pierce her ears but the place i went to the "gun"had broke down so i have to find somewhere else or just wait we even went to have some iced latte or i had ;)hannah nibbled on a buiscut oh yeah and i had my first experiense with drawing money from a bank here was fairly interesting and different from how we do it in finland and im actually very happy im not the one in our family who has to deal with that well atleast i didnt open my account for no reason now ;) (oh yeah and i managed to get money out without any id or account numer just by telling them who my husband is interesting isnt it ;) :D(well they do know him well ) 

and yeah i gott my self to start exersicing again! havent done that in ages my legs are aching for some reason not muscle ache but like a cold drag trough them and they are restless especially at night went to get some magnesium yesterday hope that would help very tempted to go for a massage aswell but spent all my money yesterday buaah :( but im slowly gona try to get myself dressed and go out with the kidds to play have a nice day everyone! shall try to update soon again that is IF we have power, net etc ;) 

                                                                                                                 XOXO MUZUNGU<3

OK so my first post!

yep i have finally started a blog as well! almost all of my friends have one and i enjoy reading them. But have never started my own since i can bearly manage to write a reply to an email :S well we can always try cant we ;) ill be posting random things about my life and whats up and my latest interests they change quite often since i'm a fairly bored housewife who's always trying to come up with something new and interesting to keep my self going in a new country far far away from "home"! i have actually lately started picking up a liking towards this country (it has just taken me like 5 years) but now i'm finally starting to live a bit making friends making up our home etc... ill try to post some pictures of our life aswell (try that is) ;)