I thought I'd start (another) blog on being a New Zealander Convert to Islam & raising my Kiwi Muslim daughter and our life on a different platform, I was thinking this could be my random thoughts blog/ lifestyle & the other more our day to day stuff but I'll just go with the flow I guess.
So I guess I shall introduce myself, I'm Jenn, a New Zealander, as NZ paperwork would suggest: New Zealand European. (That basically just means my ancestors came from England/Scotland/Etc). I'm in my late 20's. I was raised a Christian, along with my five other siblings, But converted to Islam after I met my Pakistani Husband. I have one daughter, a gorgeous, cheeky 5 year old, and a cat. We live in a small coastal city, Dunedin known for its harbour & University... I think, I was born & raised here so I'm not exactly sure what we're "famous" for. I have also lived in Australia, & we lived in Christchurch during those tough Earthquake & the aftermath years.
I'm not currently working, infact I'm still completely unsure what I want to pursue in life & that's been hard.. But I love writing so for now that's what I shall do.. I have a journalism diploma & half of a communications degree from Uni but that's from before marriage & child days so I'm sure my writing & grammar won't exactly be up to scratch. (It was broadcast journalism so I'm more likely to write how I would speak, rather than an academic or newspaper reporting way).
So I guess writing is an interest, as is spending time with and looking after my family, photography (I'm a beginer), languages, books & reading, living a natural & healthy conciuos lifestyle, shopping!! And so much more!!
14 Random (And hopefully Interesting) Facts about Me:
- As a child I loved animals & My dream was to become a Vet (Animal Dr), So I spent hours upon hours learning about animals. I now have a random encyclopedia of dog, cat, horse & sheep breeds in my head, can't say its been very useful but it can be fun for conversation I guess .. And if I ever entered a game show where the questions were animals i'm pretty sure I'd win.. He he..
- I am a bookaholic, I love to read, buy & collect books about every and any topic that interests me, children's books, novels, & ebooks (oh how I love kindle).
- Speaking of holics, I'm a bargainholic shopaholic.. I just love op shopping (thrift shopping for those Americans among us), online shopping, trademe & ebay well I guess I just love shopping.
- We own a cat named Sinker. He was my daughters 4th birthday present from her Aunties & Cousins on their return from an Island holiday, so hence his very interesting name. Funnily enough Aysha is still convinced her cat is from Fiji.
- I love Disney! Especially their animated films, Mickey & Minnie & the rest of the gang.. It makes me happy.. I love their happily ever afters.. I dream to one day take Aysha to Disneyland/World.
- My dream job would be a midwife or doula, I'm passionate about natural birth and I still kinda regret I didn't get a home birth with Aysha but I honestly would love to have that role of assisting women in their mothering journeys.
- Speaking of babies, I would still love to have more.. Maybe 3 more :-) but Allah knows best.
- I would really love to be more creative/artistic. (I will work on that).
- I have a scar on my lip from when I fell down a bank as a toddler. I don't even remember the event.
- My favourite colour is purple, but my wardrobe is mostly black.
- I love my family..Aysha, my daughter, is my world. I love her more than anything, and she doesn't realise it but she's the glue that has held me together through so many of my trials.
- I have depression, I manage it but sometimes I have my lows, depression will be one of my lifelong tests.
- I am a convert to Islam so I'm a Muslim but I enjoy learning about other peoples religions, and their life views.. I also enjoy studying other cultures and costums, languages, and about the world we live in.
- I am trying to live a much more natural lifestyle, in medicine, food (I'm vegetarian) and how I impact the environment in my choices and actions.
So I hope I have painted a picture of who I am and our little life, really looking forward to writing more.
Much love
Jenn
Xx
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