Off the Beaten Path: Stories From Unexpected Places
I missed my bus in a small town in northern Portugal, somewhere between Porto and the coast, and ended up stuck there for six hours with no plan and barely any phone signal. I was annoyed for about twenty minutes. Then I found a tiny family run cafe, ordered something
Weekend Plans for Families That Don’t Involve Spending Money
A few months ago we hit a weekend where the car needed an unexpected repair and the grocery budget was already stretched thin. My kids asked what we were doing for fun that Saturday, and I almost said “nothing” before catching myself. We ended up biking to a park we’d
How to Plan a Memorable Anniversary Celebration on Any Budget
Our fifth anniversary fell on a year when we were both between jobs, broke in that specific way where you’re checking your bank balance before buying coffee. I remember feeling genuinely embarrassed that I couldn’t book the nice dinner we’d done the year before, like somehow a cheaper celebration meant
How I Stopped Wasting Food and Cut My Grocery Bill in Half
I found three bags of spinach in my fridge once. Three. Two were already liquid by the time I noticed them shoved behind a jar of pickles. I’d bought spinach every week for almost a month because I kept forgetting I already had some, and every single bag ended up
20 Quick and Easy Dinner Recipes for Family Meals
By a real home cook and mom of two It was a Tuesday, 6:40 pm. Two kids asking when dinner would be ready, and I was standing in front of an open fridge with absolutely no plan. This used to happen at least twice a week in our house. I’d
About Me
Hello ! I am Richard Y. Lim
Upon migration to Medina, the direction of the Qibla continued to be Jerusalem, although it was then physically impossible for one to also face the Ka’ba, as Medina is north of Makkah.
About Me
Hello ! I am Richard Y. Lim
Upon migration to Medina, the direction of the Qibla continued to be Jerusalem, although it was then physically impossible for one to also face the Ka’ba, as Medina is north of Makkah.
About Me
Hello ! I am Richard Y. Lim
Upon migration to Medina, the direction of the Qibla continued to be Jerusalem, although it was then physically impossible for one to also face the Ka’ba, as Medina is north of Makkah.
