On Resigning, Motherhood and Resilience

A year ago I resigned from my full-time job. When I first took up the post, three and a half years prior, the last thing I would have thought that I’d do is resign to embrace the life of a stay-at-home mum. It was the biggest risk I took in my career. It was the...

My 6 Best Baby Buys

Every new parent-to-be has one thing in common pending the arrival of their little bundle: concern for getting the best baby items and accessories within their budget. After doing much research, I made a list of a few items that sounded like must-haves. And, after our...

When’s the Best Time to Book Flights?

…When there’s a sale, of course! Jokes aside. Whether you love local travel or have family and friends scattered across the country, I bet, at some point, you’ve pretty much spent quite a bit of time trying to find the cheapest flights. Having close...

Ramadan Cheats: Easy Chicken Haleem

Soon after I got married, my husband fell in love with our tradition of opening fast with haleem every evening. It was then that I realised I need to learn how to make haleem soon… but the idea of slogging away in the kitchen for half the morning, preparing this...

Accessing My Instagram Historical Data

If you haven’t heard already, you can review and download your Instagram data – the downloadable data is (some of) the info Instagram has collected from your activities on your account. Out of curiosity, I decided to check out what exactly Instagram has on...

Col’cacchio Launches a Halal Branch

For many of us halal foodies, we know the pains of having to walk passed any Col’cacchio and get the aroma of that deliciousness… and secretly hoping that they were halal. Well, the good news is that there are now two halal certified stores in country: one...

Welcome to Saajida Says

Saajida Says is a lifestyle blog inspired by my life as a writer, mum and food-lover living in Cape Town.

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