Cup of tea with Aisha

 Assalamu aleikum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh all :) have a blessed Friday :) I've been in such a bad mood for couple of days, yesterday I cried to my husband and today, alhamdulillah, back to normal. I have just felt so off, I don't feel so good about myself and everything seemed so sticky. That's how it be sometimes. ... Today I went to donate blood to Finnish Red Cross. I highly recommend! It's very easy and doesn't take long time, maybe the whole thing takes about 30 minutes, including a talk with the nurse, the donation and then coffee/juice/snack afterwards. I think the nurses are just so extra nice and they will make you feel comfortable. Last time I went was maybe around two years ago, so now after the longer time I felt the slightest bit dizzy but I feel good now few hours after. This is a very easy and simple act with so much good that it brings. You're able to help three people with your donation. These people might be for example a baby born prematu...

 Assalamu aleikum wa rahmatullah :) how are u doing? I'm fine, alhamdulillah. Days go by and it has been peaceful. I hope I could say that about the world too.. don't know where things are going. I wish Finland would step up with their foreign affairs/policies by recognizing of the state of Palestine, finally.  I also notice that my readers have vanished.. where are u dears?  ... I promised to show some new skincare products. These are not so new on the market but I haven't tried them before, so just new to me. But good ones :) 1. Lumene Micellar water This is for all skin types, without fragrance. I don't use much makeup on my skin, but I use this after cleansing gel. Instead of using my reusable bamboo pads I just take it a bit on my palm and then apply it to my face with hands. This doesn't irritate my skin, working well. Oh, I do remove my eye makeup with this too, what am I saying... with a bamboo pad. Very effective and gentle like micellar waters are. I'd...

 Assalamu aleikum wa rahmatullah dears :) how are u? I've been doing my things, just living daily life, alhamdulillah. Groceries, cooking, walking, talking with friends and now most recently, painting ( :)!) I don't know can other people see what I see in my paintings but it doesn't matter. It makes me feel better. My boys are so sweet too, my husband helped me to set up my painting space and then Suttis came to see me from around the corner but let me paint in peace. So cute ♥ ... Yesterday I wrote my diary and was thinking how I would describe myself. It's good to do these little lists, I like to see the 'facts' on paper and it's just easier to process. For some, making mind maps or those.. how to call it again.. vision boards? Well, anyways, you know what I mean. It's fun to do and gives a good insight in an outwardly way, if it makes sense. I came to conclusions that I am an ok girl and I would be my friend. Old experiences start to unravel and I und...

Assalamu aleikum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh all :) how has your week started? Today we went to pick up a carpet and then went for some groceries. Alhamdulillah. It has been a nice day. But, I have a summer shoe issue: all of them are hurting me. I try to wear some of them inside the house so they would soften up. Got the first blister of this summer yesterday..  .. and bought plasters.  ... Last night someone from my past contacted me. I feel good about myself, that I was able to turn the suggestions down peacefully and same time making my point of view clear. I dunno really.. I was so in love, or that's what I thought. Now I'm able to see it in a different light: it doesn't matter anymore.  It feels so relieving. It doesn't matter anymore. It feels now rather silly that I actually thought I'd never be able to move on. Here I am, saying stuff like "life goes on better catch the ride" and being so happy with my husband, alhamdulillah. It's once yet pr...

 Assalamu aleikum dears :) how are u doing? I'm still kinda processing the move to this new apartment. I'm happy though, alhamdulillah. There's many changes, of course it's the neighborhood and services etc. Different buses, metro station.. I know it doesn't seem like a big deal but for me all this newness is overwhelming. It just takes a bit time. And we did this out of free will and we were very lucky to get this place, alhamdulillah. My prayers go to those who are displaced and can't do anything about their circumstances or environment. We, who can read these words in the comfort of our own homes, must keep on making du'aa for our brothers and sisters who struggle to find their daily meals and shelter. Those who have lost all. I wish I could give them everything.  ... We found a nice sofa and now the home looks more comfortable. Suttis seems excited when there's always something new to explore. We will decorate little by little. I like this home so mu...

 Assalamu aleikum wa rahmatullah :) how are u doing today? I've had a blast today, my shy style. In the morning/midday we went to look for a new sofa from multiple second hand shops. Didn't find one yet. Then we went to do some quick grocery shopping, or basically just getting few mangoes and some börek. At home, Suttis was on his full energy trying to come out of his vivarium so I let him to come roam on the floor like usually, and then after we had our börek and rest a bit, we took him outside for the first time! Oh my gosh he is so adorable! He tried to climb on a tree, dug a hole, walked on the grass and on the sand road and was having good time. I love my husband, he does these silly things with me like taking our tortoise to the park. Alhamdulillah. I think we all just bonded more. Now they sleep again, Suttis went straight to sleep under a pile of hay when we came home and has been there sleeping since.  ... It was a really warm day :) alhamdulillah. The summer is just ...

 Assalamu aleikum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh all :) how u doing? I could eat everything we have in the house, this PMS.. but alhamdulillah. It's been a nice weekend so far. I haven't done anything special but just enjoying my time.  ... I like to keep things in stock just that I can be sure I never run out, this applies in foods and beauty products. I picked yesterday my face oils from Limepop. This time I chose organic almond oil and carrot seed oil. The carrot seed oil has lot of vitamins A and E, and lots of antioxidants. It is basically an essential oil, so it needs a carrier oil (note taken from the face mask situation!). I added it to the face mask I still have, with some castor oil and almond oil, and now it's perfect. I added it now also to my ready face oil mix, I think I have there just jojoba oil and rosemary oil, maybe castor oil too, can't remember. But yeah, I'm interested to see does the carrot seed oil make a change for example to fine lines.     A...

 Assalamu aleikum wa rahmatullahi dears :) how are u? Writing is a form of therapy to me, so here I am again. Feeling better though alhamdulillah, but still I feel like my inner dialogue is a bit chaotic. Today I treated my stress with a walk w/ hubby, a half hour home workout and baking chocolate raisin cookies. And talked with mom and my friends. ... I promised to tell you how the Ziaja cleansing gel is working, so here is my review of it and few more vitamin C skincare products.   1. Ziaja Vitamin C.B3 niacinamid Skin renewal face wash gel I've used this now for few weeks. I think it's working on my skin pretty well. My skin is acne prone, but also sensitive, and this gel doesn't irritate my skin. It doesn't wash "too clean", it has a mild scent, and one pump is enough, it foams well. Remember to rub it on one minute! I will buy this again and also I want to test other products of the same skincare line. Thumbs up! 2. Herbina by Nature energizing Orange bod...

 Assalamu aleikum wa rahmatullah everyone :) how have u been? I haven't had the best day, I'm a bit overwhelmed about everything. The stress from the moving kicks in now, PMS and everything.. but alhamdulillah. It's time to do some self care and may Allah ease the stress, ameen.  ... I talked about this with my nurse, this overwhelm has been cooking up since few days before the move. It's normal that the symptoms kinda flare up due to stressful situation. Don't get me wrong, I'm really happy to live here and I'm so pleased about the apartment and overall everything is going fine. But stress is my enemy, can't help it. Also I start to have PMS symptoms so I just feel like I don't have energy for all of this. That's why I decided to stay home today. There's a yard sale, or like the whole neighborhood has a yard sale on Sundays, but I just couldn't go.. I feel rather miserable and I'm not ready to go to a crowd. I would describe myself a...

 Assalamu aleikum wa rahmatullah dears :) how are u? Alhamdulillah, we are now here at the new place. There was a small setback day before the move when the moving helper cancelled, but we managed to get another one. Moving was hectic, but I was mainly in a queue waiting for the keys and then at another place waiting to return the old keys.. Suttis did well but at the end he was very scared and just went and dug himself a safe nest in the dry hay in his vivarium. In the evening he was ready to eat and then check the new home. I think he was excited :) waiting for the outside season, our balcony is safe for him and also there's a small park near our building so we can take him to roam outside there. In sha Allah. ... An anxious person needs a steady partner. By steady I mean in all ways lol. We obviously moved in together, but hubby already knows everything here and was showing me around, at the building and at the area too, ma sha Allah. I love him so much, he gives me peace of min...