That's Why One Should Be Happy They Weren't Born to be Chickens

The knitwear will be donated to Little Hen Rescue in Norwich, a not-for-profit organisation which re-homes the hens.

Battery hens, which are not bred for meat, are normally sold for slaughter after one year, when they start producing fewer eggs.

The rescue centre buys them and then offers them as pets as an alternative.

Members of the knit and crochet club, which meets in the craft centre at Monkton Elm Garden & Pet Centre, Taunton, said they liked to help charities and organisations, and thought chicken clothes were a great idea.

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Balancing Triple F

I realize this blog is rapidly turning into a chronicle of my wedding but maybe I'll look back a few years from now and do a then and now post. I'm seriously scared of "nazar" (evil eye) so please think good thoughts for me...

I never realized how difficult it would be to balance fiance, family and friends. It's my mom's 50th birthday inshalah so I want to make it really really special for her. I got her a manicure/pedicure package from a nice salon (because I know she'd never ever splurge on herself) so I'm hoping she'll enjoy it :) and my sister and I want to make a home-made birthday cake... I'll probably do that tonight after having coffee with my lovely sis-in-law (and chaperon) and fiance... When love come in through the door, sleep flies out of the window... I agree with Specs about looking like a druggie.

I know this sounds cheesy (ok, it is cheesy) but I really like this quote from Dr. Seuss:

"You know you're in love when you can't fall asleep because reality is finally better than your dreams."

Awww... :P And my baby sister goes, "Ewwww... Apa ko kya ho gaya hai (what's happened to my sister?)"

Superficiality

I think I'm getting too caught up in the whole wedding planning thing... I do think it's seriously over-rated. I know you (usually) only get married once and it's a big day and all that but honestly, our culture blows it out of proportion... so much so, that I'm focusing more on getting the cutlery and music right than figuring out post-married life.

So 4 other colleagues at the workplace are also getting married this summer! Except no one's marrying someone from the same organization :P. You know what's ironic? My best friend's nikkah/rukhsati is on the same day as my valima... :S and we'll be in the same hotel in different rooms... life can be interesting. I'm thinking, I'll text her during the wedding to keep myself entertained and my fiance's probably going to be checking fb on his blackberry :p.

I'm hoping and praying I don't turn into a desi wife obsessing about Bunto Kazmi's creations and Faiza Samee's couture and Junaid Jamshed's lawn exhibition and I really really hope no one gets me trays from Taneez :P...

Oh and fiance dear is bent on making me fat with mithai from Butt sweets (lol!) and Nan Khatai (yummy!) and lots of chocolaty goodies... I'd be happy with sugar-free chewing gum.. (haha, not really :)).

Keep praying for me dears... God bless!

The Departed

Our cat got sent away :'(. She had her third set of kittens in the year 2009 and we basically couldn't house them. My mom was scared she'd run them over with the care so our chowkidar put them in a basket with their mother and dropped them off at a fish shop. Reminded me of Hansel and Gretel... without the happy ending :(

Ana Mashghoolah Jiddan!

I used to wonder why my friends suddenly dropped off the face of the earth once they got engaged/married... I can sort of relate now :p. Still, I'm trying to maintain that balance in my life and spend time with my family and friends so they don't feel alienated because of the new "guy" but my baby sister gets upset because I lock my door when I'm on the phone... :(

I get freak attacks every now and then... I mean, I am alhamdulilah very very content with my life and I don't know if I'm ready for the upheaval that's sure to follow the *ahem* wedding. I love my privacy, I'm obsessive compulsive about cleanliness and call me spoiled but I really really don't like sharing :p. Like, after a friend borrows a brush, I won't use it until I've washed it with warm soapy water and if someone drinks from my glass, I won't finish what's in it... yeah, I'm weird like that.

I'm also gaining weight with all the eating out these days... :s

Goal weight: 120 lbs by June inshallah

Action: walking? hopefully...

P.S. How do you justify spending a lakh on a wedding dress when you could feed 10,000 hungry people with that kind of money?