Cup of tea with Aisha

 Assalamu aleikum, how are you? I have had a little harder time.. that always affects on my writing. It's what it is: social media is about our highlights and happy days. I wonder if people still have interest of true life stories. In Finland, if you ask someone how they are doing, we actually wanna answer that question. At least me, as I can speak for only myself..   .. but yeah, it hasn't been easy. Getting better, yes, but it's been a trying time.   ...     Like diamonds are made in great pressure, I have noticed some steps of growth, which I'm happy about. Things like  1. I can stand on my own feet again.  2. There's good friends on my side. 3. Losing something makes me fight harder for it. 4. My life and ways to live it are as good as others. 5. I have potential to embrace my good qualities and be a better wife and friend. And 6. Some things take time and rushing it doesn't make it happen sooner. More trust and surrendering to Allah's plan and timing. .

Assalamu aleikum wa rahmatullah. How's everything?    The title is a click bait, I admit 👀 but I wanna share with you today, what I have been doing. I often write about my personal stuff and what kinda things I'm struggling with. It's not all so difficult though. A lot has also changed. I am showing up now every day and I am much more motivated now to keep up with this daily challenge. First step is to battle against my own mind.  ... It all starts with going out. No matter what my mind wants to tell me, no matter how anxious I feel.  I have made a new friend, alhamdulillah. And I meet all of my friends much more often and we walk, talk, eat and laugh. I started to go to an art and crafts group every week. I go for walks by myself.  I have treated myself with new clothes and makeup. Becose past 5 years I've been saving every single penny, so I wanted to loose a little. And I'm still saving, that hasn't changed, and I will start working again soon again in sha A

 Assalamu aleikum dears ☺❤ I was chatting with my friend about blogs and vlogs, and I posted in insta. About how I am not blogging right now. But here I am. And to my surprise, I had been posting not so long ago. I had completely forgotten.  From last summer, my life has been a rush. Now everything looks like settling down - I was even in hospital for few weeks in February. After that I lived in a temporary apartment, and alhamdulillah then found a place which I can call home. ... Showing up, to write blog or meeting people has been my main point for a while. I struggle socially so much.. I feel often so lowsy what comes to making new friends. It gives me anxiety even though I do love meeting people. I'm an introvert, that maybe explains.. but I try to show up.  This has also a twist. When I was younger, I was a lot more confident. I didn't care at all what people thought of me, and I probably was stepping out of the background much more than nowadays. But when I fell sick for