Iftar on the job: It helps me polish time management skills

The Dubai resident stays with her husband, children and in-laws and they don't have a domestic help.

For 29-year-old homemaker Zeba Khan, the holy month of Ramadan helps polish her time management skills. Khan, who has two kids aged between two and five years, said this month is a "race against time" as she manages the house and kids without missing out on any of the prayers and extra acts of worship.
"I look forward to the month of Ramadan as it brings out the best in me. In fact, it makes me realise that I am capable of much more than I think - in terms of managing the household chores, taking care of the kids and family and also making the most of the blessed month."
The Dubai resident stays with her husband, children and in-laws and they don't have a domestic help. This means Khan has to manage the kids, cleaning and cooking, with help from her mother-in-law.
"It's all about managing more things in a limited time period in order to get the best results. And also since the sleep cycle changes a bit - as we have to get up early for Suhour - it becomes a bit challenging. But there is something about this holy month that God helps me manage everything well.
Although I'm fasting while doing all these chores, I don't feel the hunger and thirst. I only feel a bit of fatigue due to lack of sleep."
Khan starts her day at 3am, when she prepares the Suhoor meal for the whole family. After the Fajr prayer, she sleeps for a couple of hours before getting her son ready for school.
"I go back to sleep before getting up again to see off my husband as he leaves for work. That's sometimes the final lap of sleep I get as my two-year-old gets up with all the commotion. And then starts the process of giving her a shower, feeding her before getting on with the household chores that end only by Iftar. So time really flies and before you know it, you hear the call of the Maghrib prayer," said Khan.
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• UAE
• Ramadan 2021