Looking for a khimar

I must say, my mother in law has been so helpful, mashallah. I was honestly quite worried and stressed but so far so good, alhumdulilah.
It’s been much easier with just her than last year when both her and my father in law came to visit at the same time.
Tomorrow night me and my husband are planning to go out together and she can spend some time with the kids.

I’ve been doing some cleaning and found a long khimar I bought years ago and never wore. It’s so light and flowy, I should wear it. I just wish it wasn’t black, black just doesn’t look that good on me. But with a colored underscarf maybe it won’t look so bad. I’ve been looking online for some. I know al-mujalbaba has colored ones, but I’m not so keen on their use of peachskin fabric for them. Has anyone tried them? I know peachskin and it does not breathe. I can’t wear non-breathable fabrics. Is there somewhere else I can get them in colors and good fabric? I would prefer something long, like wrist or waist length. I really like the flowy look, I don’t want just a ‘long amira’ hijab.
The cat is now blocking the screen, I guess he’s telling me I’ve spent enough time online for now! I better go do other things, like organize my bedroom or something!
If you have any recommendations for long khimar styles and where to get them, please leave a comment!

This morning’s outfit

It was cold this morning so I decided I would wear my jilbab. It was great, it didn’t slide around, it stayed in place. That was something I was worried about, I was worried it was going to slide off my head!

I took the kids to school then stopped at the store to get some laundry detergent, didn’t get any weird looks or anything. I’m so glad I bought it, no regrets with this.

I wore a coat over it, and I felt so comfortable in it, I wasn’t worried about if I was covered completely, or properly, I didn’t question myself on that. Here’s how it looked, though I wore my coat buttoned because I was cold:

Various Thoughts

So, wearing a different hijab every day for a week was fun. Hope you enjoyed my pictures!

I’ve been working on my writing, slowly but surely. I had six chapters finished, then I changed events in chapter 3 which then everything else had to be changed as well. That’s alright though, because what I originally wrote didn’t really fir the character.

Eid al Adha is coming up soon, and I was hoping to make myself a fancy ribbon top to wear, but I probably won’t have time for that. Maybe something else, though.

I started re-reading ‘My Name is Red’ by Orhan Pamuk, it is so beautifully written. I’ love it. Though, to be honest, I did not like it when I tried to read it last year. For some reason I didn’t realize each chapter is narrated by a different character. So I set it aside for a while and finally went back to start over. I’m so glad I did.

Monday’s Hijab

Here is the lovely hijab I wore yesterday. I bought it over summer in Turkey.