Cup of tea with Aisha

 Assalamu aleikum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh :) how have u been? My day started with grocery shopping, and my husband came to help me because I was stressing about it too much. Alhamdulillah. We got everything we needed. Then I relaxed a bit and started cooking. Today we ate some rice and beans, tomato stew (for hubby with meat and for me with mushrooms), salad, and I had also some pan fried halloumi-type of cheese. Then we have been relaxing, and I wanted to take my time to talk with you guys :) I'm pretty tired though, I might take a nap. But let's chat first. ... I'm currently learning/remembering what it was like to be the main character. I have a tendency to put myself aside and it has become a part of my personality, which is not good. I mean, how it looks like is that I am a good listener, I take care of my friendships (also by being usually the first one to call/text), I quit what I'm doing and answer the phone and so on.. Literally I put myself on a shelf and...

 Assalamu aleikum wa rahmatullah all :) how are u today? I've had a productive day and I'm happy for that. I planted some seeds, made some shampoo bars, went to market, cooked dinner, spend some time with hubby and went to pick two packages. Alhamdulillah. My period started so I take advantage of not following any schedule. ... I also got my book from post! Healing with the medicine of the Prophet. It's interesting, I already went through it a bit. It's written by Ibn Qayyim. I'm excited to gain more knowledge on a matter that I am really interested in. I had this phase years ago where I was into herbal medicine, and now I've found that spark again. In sha Allah this is beneficial and I will learn new things. :) What comes to the plants, I planted some cress and habanero today. I'll keep them still inside for few weeks.. let's see what happens. I have a little experience of growing chili on the balcony. That time I used store bought seeds, now I used jus...

 Assalamu aleikum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh dears :) how are u doing? This has been my third day as a vegetarian, yay. I'm not sure about tomorrow yet, because I might not have time to cook two things but will see in sha Allah. I also don't know do I have it in me to go two different markets for grocery shopping tomorrow, but we will see in sha Allah.  ... I'm sipping hibiscus and rosehip tea. Both of the ingredients have lot of good qualities :) For example, hibiscus  - is rich in antioxidants - lowers blood pressure and cholesterol - fights inflammation - supports weight loss as well as rosehip - is packed with antioxidants too - boosts immune system - relieves joint pain - helps reducing blood pressure and cholesterol - supports weight loss and gives glowing skin. Not bad, huh? :)  If you're living in Finland, you can find this tea at least in Prisma, costs around 1€. Ingredients are 55% rosehip and 45% hibiscus. Not a paid advert lol but I just want to share t...

 Assalamu aleikum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh :) weekend is here! We woke up to a call that our balcony furniture is on it's way. Alhamdulillah! I'm so happy we can now hang out in the balcony too. Also got 80 liters of soil to fill the pots and the long planter outside the windows. Excited :) I also went to market and made soup for both of us. For hubby with meat, and then rice to go with it, and for myself I made some vegetable soup. Good day. ... I've started thinking to become a part time vegetarian/vegan. Now some of you might think why not to go fully vegan anyways, well, let's just see where this goes. Have to start somewhere. I feel like it's lot of work to cook always two different meals, so probably I'll try to eat vegetarian foods when it's easy. For example if I cook jollof rice (Blogger's dictionary wants to say "jolly" rice hehe), and I bake some chicken for my husband in the oven, it's easy to put few slices of tofu in the o...

 Assalamu aleikum wa rahmatullah :) how r u? I'm waiting eagerly that I could write on the balcony. The weather is warm and sunny. We bought a set of two chairs and a table, it hasn't been delivered yet. I also added some soil in the order, so in sha Allah I will be able to set up our balcony garden too. I'm not sure yet what I'm gonna grow, probably some salads and then maybe some flowers too. I have experience in growing kidney beans, they were nice plants to grow so maybe I'll try some black eyed peas, because those I have already. Low budget, low stress gardening. More sunshine and relaxing. Also it will be nice for Suttis to be able to chill in the sun too. :) ... Today I did my chores and went to market. I wore an abaya! Win :) I know it's just a dress, and islam is not only what we do outwardly, but I felt so pretty and also more connected to islam. I also listened an islamic lecture on my way to market. It was good. Small things but sometimes they mean s...

 Assalamu aleikum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh everyone :) how was your weekend? I'm sitting in my nest here in sofa corner, chirp chirp (sorry :( ).. apparently my laptop/internet doesn't work well in the kitchen so the nest it is. I have my tea, I have 90 days, I have a peaceful playlist, and time, alhamdulillah. Today has been a nice day, just went to market, cooked, did chores and relaxed a lot.  ... This evening has turned out to be emotional. Sometimes du'aa does that. Powerful. And not that I ask also for myself, even though I wrote last time more about my own perspective and my own gains. I do pray for all of us too. That's what makes the du'aa stronger.  A good prayer doesn't go to waste. I'm happy I got to have at least this one, alhamdulillah. I have had a bit difficulties with being able to focus well.  There has also been some personal matters that have been weighing me down. I am generally a happy person, but I fall short in some things too. Ev...