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Some more stuff

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 Assalamu aleikum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh :) how are u today? I made a cup of green tea and grabbed my cardigan. Both my sweeties are sleeping, other at the floor hiding in curtains and other on the sofa. You can guess who is who.. Alhamdulillah, well seriously speaking, today has been a nice and also a productive day. In the midday I did a 45 minute workout, this time at home. I decided to rather save up the money from gym membership and do workout at home. At least I try this month how does it go. Then later we packed some bed sheets and blankets, and some kitchenware too, and took all to the storage. Alhamdulillah we don't have so much stuff, we can wrap up this apartment very quick in sha Allah. ... I want to share one blog I was reading the other day: A Considered Life  :) I don't want to tell too much, I want you to go explore it yourself, but if you like minimalism, simple living, capsule wardrobes and a sustainable life, you will love it :) I actually found this b...
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Hits and a miss

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 Assalamu aleikum wa rahmatullah all :) how has your weekend been? I have still been in flu. So mainly I have relaxed, and then I have gone to small walks. Yesterday me and hubby went to two flea markets and I found a bracelet and sunglasses. But I remember my promise to not buy anything extra. I don't have so much jewelry and I needed sunglasses so this doesn't count. :)  Now I'm having some green tea with honey, and I want to chat with you guys :) ... These last few months I have made some nice finds in cosmetics.  1. BI:ES Blossom garden eau de perfume I love this scent, it's so light and sweet but also long-lasting. Very fresh and brings your thoughts on the start of summer with a hint of fresh laundry too. I like. :) I have also Blossom avenue from the same brand, but it's a bit too strong in my opinion. Maybe it's more of an evening scent. Plus from affordable price, it's around 10e (I've bought this from Prisma and Normal in Finland). 2. ACO Ultra...
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Flu days

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 Assalamu aleikum wa rahmatullah dears :) how are you? I felt a bit off yesterday and in the evening I started to feel flu-ish. Today I haven't been really feeling well.  I've taken some medicine and went for a walk too. I don't know, some say that you should sweat it out and yes I was sweating but I didn't feel any better at the least.. alhamdulillah. But weather has been beautiful today here in south Finland, around +15C and sunny. I still need to rest though. ... I posted about the cloth challenge earlier.. I have still kept a list what I buy monthly, and mainly it's  clothes. I do not count cosmetics or necessities, like socks etc. Because I know I don't buy then excessively. My problem is clothes, even though mostly I have bought them second hand but the numbers are too much. In March I've bought 8 items, two of them new from the shop. One of them wasn't good but others were ok and nice. But if I count now all so far this year, I've bought 19 it...
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A blessed Eid

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 Assalamu aleikum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh all :) taqabbal Allah minna wa'l minkum! We have reached Eid, once again, alhamdulillah. I don't want to say "finally", because as it always does, it came so early. But now we are here, on the finish line, and I hope we can all feel winners. It's not who did most or who didn't, we did our best at the moments and hopefully we can take some of the barakah with us to the next year.  ... Yesterday evening I didn't know where to go pray in the morning. My friend, who I was supposed to go together with, became ill and plans were changed. Then I was planning to go to a Finnish speaking mosque, which would have been kinda far, but then my well organized safe person, aka my dear husband came home and let me know that his community is organizing a prayer at a place nearby,  7 minute walk from our home. Ma sha Allah. I was really nervous to go because I didn't know anybody there, but it went fine. One nice lady came ...
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A rarety

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 Assalamu aleikum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh :) how was your weekend?  Everybody shh! Suttis is eating hay. He hardly lets us see it happen, because he prefers lettuce and cucumber, not to mention any fruits, and he wants us to feed him those. But he is really supposed to eat the dry hay as part of a healthy diet. So yes he is a good boy ❤ I'm happy for him. A tortoise is a nice pet but it's not the simplest one. They f.e. learn quickly to manipulate their hooman to give them exactly the treats they want to eat, so one has to be alert with their behaviors. Also now when I've had him almost a year, I see how his life consist of different types of cycles with different amount of energy, moodiness, rest and sleep. Now he's kinda taking it easy and waiting for Spring. He enjoys basking under the lamps he has and takes many naps a day. I just love him so much haha.. Our little dinosaur baby. ... This week was somewhat busy and went fast. I had the group, I also went to tak...
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Outwards

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 Assalamu aleikum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh dears :) how's your week started? Today I started to fast again finally. I had the group today too, and then I stopped by market to get few items we were missing. My mind is all over the place but alhamdulillah. Have to stay patient, that will help in sha Allah. ... I am not sure have I been able to do the most this Ramadan. But if I compare this to last year's, it's going 100 percent better, alhamdulillah. I feel like this year it's more about just the fasting itself. I know I know, before you tell me that it isn't so much about it, but everything else too, I know. I just feel like every year it's a different challenge, you know, and this year is about the physical side.  I make du'aas, I pray of course, I am having deep and meaningful talks to Allah. But also, my outward life had to have some changes too, so here I am, learning new, good habits and enjoying my sober life, alhamdulillah. One year ago I was in a...
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Correct intention

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 Assalamu aleikum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh all :) how's your weekend going? We've had a nice day with hubby, alhamdulillah. In the morning I did some cleaning and then we went together for a walk and a flea market. I found one tunic for summer and a home dress. Then we came home and have been relaxing and watching a movie, and I cooked too. Tonight we will have tomato-meat-tuna-egg sauce with some boiled yam, sweet potato and plantain. Ma sha Allah. This is my happy bubble and happy to be here. ... I want to correct myself concerning the last post I made. I read it today and was surprised that I sounded so bitter? It was more about unnecessary guilt, but I want to say that of course forgiveness is the way and not waiting others to come and apologize. I clearly hadn't thought all the way through what I was writing, or how did I express myself. I tried to say that not everything is our fault. Sometimes it's a heavy burden to carry the blame on solely yourself, that...
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