"But my body knows
Of the ribbons and bows
That I once was tied in
In my mother's skin
Before and again"
- Akron Family
Hello!
I am Rida, a content creator, photographer, multifaceted mama, creative, storyteller, faffer and serial Instagrammer; it's where my story started. I also have a podcast called Spill The Chai which I co-host with my wonderful cousin Rabya, you can listen here !
We lived by the sea in gorgeous Brighton for 5 years whilst I was training to be a primary school teacher, but then I fell pregnant (twice, oops!) and stopped my studies to be mama. We are now back in our hometown of Brum (as we affectionately call it) and are loving playing "tourist" in our ever changing and wonderful city. It's great to share our favourite places with the girls but also discover a whole new side to the city as parents.
Before children...we were lucky enough to travel around the world for our honeymoon. We backpacked around South East Asia, had a campervan in Australia and got the greyhound around North America. When I write that out, I honestly feel so blessed to have done that BUT it also gives us constant feelings of wanderlust; so we are always on the lookout for amazing places near or far to take our girls. We want to instil our love of travel in them. It's the best cure to feeling disconnected to the world.
Here I will be sharing all things motherhood, travel, photography, lifestyle and a healthy helping of social justice too. We can no longer stay silent on the issues that matter to us. I hope to amplify and give voice to the things that the world needs to hear, through my creative work.
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We were lucky enough to stay at Grace and Savour in Spring last year; it happened to be right after our twelve year wedding anniversary, which was such a wonderful alignment because we had spent our ten year anniversary in the first lockdown! Phew! What a time eh! So yes, it’s been a year in the making for this blog but again in perfect alignment, it’s been a year since they opened and they have just been awarded one Michelin star!