JEDDAH: For mothers — new, working or stay-at-home, Ramadan comes with its own set of demands as they strive to balance work, house, and children of different age groups, all while fasting.
As routines shift and energy levels fluctuate, Arab News spoke to mothers on how they manage to keep their world together.
Elaf Trabulsi, founder and creative at Ctrl C Agency and a full-time employee, is a mother to an 18-month-old daughter. For Trabulsi, Ramadan is “controlled chaos, honestly. It’s my favorite month but it’s also the one that tests every system I’ve built — work, home, health, sleep. There’s something about fasting while managing a full schedule that forces you to be very deliberate about where your energy goes. I’ve come to appreciate that pressure.”
Planning is a vital strategy during Ramadan, mothers said, because without a clear structure in place, the household ends up in a state of disarray. A lot of decisions have to be made professionally and domestically to hold the house together.
“I juggle a full-time job alongside the agency, so Ramadan is really about protecting the hours that matter most and being honest about what can wait,” Trabulsi said.
