Category Archives: Thats Life!

Being driven crazy

Posted on June 22, 2010 by Digital Nomad

That’s what driving 12 hours a day make you feel, like you’re being driven crazy. You gain a whole new respect for truck-drivers, who are usually only appreciated by me for the shade their huge trucks provide when the sun … Continue reading →

Posted in California, Lets Get Personal, Thats Life! | 5 Comments

This Has Been a Busy Week

Posted on June 3, 2010 by Digital Nomad

…and in the midst of the busy-ness, it occurred to me that just because you can do something, doesn’t mean you should. Now, I’m not speaking of bad or on-the-fringe-of-bad things to do. I’m talking about those completely well-intentioned projects … Continue reading →

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More From the Why Files

Posted on May 13, 2010 by Digital Nomad

Speaking of why and kids, we were browsing the candy aisle at Wal-Mart this weekend. A kid comes rolling by in a shopping cart being pushed by his mother, and upon seeing my sister and I, he asked her, “Why … Continue reading →

Posted in Amusing Tidbits, Thats Life!, Think About It | Tagged kids, niqab, shopping, why | 2 Comments

Wanting More

Posted on April 26, 2010 by Digital Nomad

I was going to blog about a completely different topic, but I changed my mind as I was looking at this new theme that WordPress has just rolled out. (I think this might turn out to be a two-post day.) … Continue reading →

Posted in Thats Life!, Think About It | Tagged blog, hope, wants | 4 Comments

Peering out into the world…

Posted on April 24, 2010 by Digital Nomad

Hello. Anyone out there? Or have I alienated you all so thoroughly that I’ve been banished from your bookmarks lists? Well, I guess there’ll be no response from those who’ve (rightfully) banished me, eh? So, today, I decided to log … Continue reading →

Posted in Lets Get Personal, Thats Life! | Tagged blog | 9 Comments

Oh, my achy breaky skin!

Posted on September 5, 2009 by Digital Nomad

You know how sometimes we girls just erupt for no good reason? No, no, I’m not talking about our tempers. As good Muslim women, we are pretty even-keeled in that department 😛 I’m talking about our skin: eat one bite … Continue reading →

Posted in Lets Get Personal, Thats Life! | Tagged health, skin | 16 Comments

Watery Tales of Old

Posted on September 3, 2009 by Digital Nomad

(I promised a few posts about water, and this is one of them. The point of this series is to make you think about what water means to you, and to motivate you to donate to a worthy watery charity … Continue reading →

Posted in Lets Get Personal, Thats Life!, Think About It | Tagged water | 12 Comments

A Road Littered

Posted on August 15, 2009 by Digital Nomad

Change; (Noun), “Change is a-coming!” (Verb), “Change the subject, please.” Simultaneously effortless and impossible. The path to transformation is littered with debris, including a million lists of tasks to be done, a few epics containing dreams to be realized, and … Continue reading →

Posted in Lets Get Personal, Thats Life!, Think About It | Tagged change | 6 Comments

Starry Eyed?

Posted on August 4, 2009 by Digital Nomad

Tomorrow, August 5, I’ll be making a Starry Eyed Cameo over at Falak’s Starry Blog. Be sure to join me there, as I’ve written up two pieces, and have a photo for you to enjoy, criticize, etc. Don’t forget to … Continue reading →

Posted in Thats Life! | Tagged blog, guest-blogging | 6 Comments

Locate me?

Posted on August 2, 2009 by Digital Nomad

I was watching some old video of President Bush (cleaning up my YouTube favorites…don’t ask why President Bush was in my favorites, I don’t know; and Obama and Hillary Clinton were favorited, too). It was late at night, and you … Continue reading →