Alhumdulillah means “All Praise is due to God” and are the words uttered by a Muslim when he/she is expressing gratitude to Allah. I find myself saying this numerous times a day and this post is a collection of moments when I have said Alhumdulilah during the past month.

Things I said Alhumdulillah for in December:

1. Celebrating UAE’s 50th National Day with a trip to Expo Dubai and beach picnics, followed by watching the fireworks display! I am so extremely thankful to be living in such a safe country, full of opportunities and inspiration!
2. Last day of Term 1 and successful Parent Teacher Meetings for both my boys. I’m so proud of them both!
3. Hearing about the new weekends being introduced in the UAE from January onwards, where everyone will be getting 2.5 day weekends, with the new week starting from Monday.
4. Learning Punch Needle Embroidery with Master Z. It was so much fun, here’s a little reel I created to show what we made!
5. Much awaited play date with a friend where the kids had such a great time playing together.
6. Master Z’s improving speed as we learn the Qaida using the Safar publication text books.
7. Stepping into a Emirates plane….it’s been a realllyyyy looong time coming!
8. Little Z’s first trip to India and spending time with my husband’s side of the family.
9. Returning to stay in Taj Mahal Palace Mumbai hotel and enjoying the view of the Gateway of India from our room window.
10. Eating allllll the delicious Indian food and snacks such as sev puri, taar gilli, singota, vada pau and more!
11. Getting our negative test results on the countless PCR tests during our travel to India and back to Dubai.
12. Watching the beautiful rain storm and dark cloudy sky on the last day of 2021!

These are just a few of the many times I uttered the words Alhumdulillah this month. Check out what I was thankful for last month here. Also, here’s a list of what I was thankful for in December last year! What are you thankful for? Feel free to share your moments in the comments section below.