Cup of tea with Aisha

 Assalamu aleikum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh all :) how have u been? I have had things to do this week, so today I just did nothing all day. Well, I did hoover and mop the house, but after that I focused on relaxing. Alhamdulillah. ... It was a sunshiny day, but if you spend one of those inside the comfort of your home, it's all good. I don't have anymore any FOMO, I rather listen to myself and make my own rules.  I had time for social media, and got scammed! I saw a Gudrun Sjöden advert on Tiktok, -80% sale! I love their clothes but they are too pricey for me so I got excited about the discount. I went to the site and found some socks and a sweater to buy. I went through the size guide, I checked the info of the products.. and was clearly too excited because I ended up buying the things, only to notice afterwards that this wasn't their official site, and the contact info was so shady. Gosh. I was even pondering that do I really need this, but I just wanted. Listen kids, ...

 Assalamu aleikum wa rahmatullah everyone :) how r u? I'm so sorry I didn't post on the weekend. I kinda forgot, and kinda was just too tired. I had a good weekend still. Friday I had to go to the health clinic, and then I was so brave there that I treated myself with a chocolate bar, small bag of chips and a pizza later. Saturday I didn't go to the event, stayed home and relaxed. Then yesterday we met with a study group and it was so good to spend time with sisters ma sha Allah. There would have been equally good sister company at the event too. It was the Friday that made it, a bit heavy subjects to talk and go through so I needed a day off. ... So here I am, with my cup of hot cocoa, as tea is for the mornings, and a buttered piece of rye bread. Another week has started, and the weather is finally changing too to match the season. Everything changes after all, and I'm in the motion of worries and concerns alternating with happiness and contentment.  I have still dish...

Assalamu aleikum wa rahmatullah dears :) how r u? Today's mood has been miscellaneous. My thoughts are restless. But I was able to go to the market, alhamdulillah. Didn't get all what I needed though, so I gotta go again. But anyways! The anxiety might be back so I have to investigate the scene a bit. There's an upcoming event I'd like to attend but it makes me stress so I don't know what to do. This is why it's best I'm only an underground blogger and not a famous influencer because heck, I can't go anywhere! This is frustrating but in sha Allah everything will work out. ... Yeah, mixed feelings and rushing thoughts. I'm all the time somewhere else, meaning future or past, that I find it hard to enjoy things. I spend so much time on imaginary scenarios that I forget it never happened. I create the anxiety in my head by overthinking everyday things. Argh. I try to take control of it by forgetting screens and taking some time to just breathe. And now ...

 Assalamu aleikum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh dears :) how have u been? I had a nice day, alhamdulillah. Went to the jummah prayer, and picked two things from my favorite shop, I tell you more below. I got answers to my little prayers, and hopefully for the bigger ones too. Then I came home through market, we had dinner, and finally it's the time to chat with you guys :) ... So what did I get from the swamp? Hehe. My favorite shop is  Kaurilan sauna . It's located on the same street as my favorite mosque, so two birds with one stone (I don't want to stone birds though, this is not a good saying). They sell all kinds of handmade sweetnesses, like soaps and other cosmetics, cleaning products, all kinds of sauna stuff (like sauna hats!). I bought a deodorant cream and a natural peat face mask (hence the swamp). The deo cream is familiar to me already, I know it works so well even though I'm a stinky and most deodorants won't work for me.. but this does! Unfortunately ...

 Assalamu aleikum wa rahmatullah :) how have u been? I had a meeting with my nurse in the morning, then I did some grocery shopping and came home to rest the remaining day. I've been gathering my thoughts and practiced what I preach: I try to enjoy the moment. ... These past two times I've met my nurse I've felt that something is off. And sometimes it's like that. Sometimes I don't also have anything new to say. It's normal to go on a little loop too. Mainly I keep on making my own life difficult by overthinking and being worried, even when I'm not actively anxious. Or I phrased that wrong, it's not me doing the overthinking, it just happens, and even though I can try to gain the control over it, it's not in my hands do I have it or not. But it is truly frustrating when your own mind plays tricks on you. If I strip down all my thoughts and just objectively look at my life, I am so freaking happy, like really. I'm in a good place with everything a...

 Assalamu aleikum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh all :) how's your weekend been? I slept late today, only woke up to hubby making sounds in kitchen, meaning breakfast. I just had some tea. I'm not actually a breakfast person, but often I try to eat something in the mornings because it's the healthy way. But really I'm more of a brunch person - my stomach needs some time to wake up too so brunch time is ideal.  I went for a walk, found some new routes. My circles here are very small, I used to walk in the forest but now when I want to know our surroundings better, it's a bit trickier to find good places. I love a good loop, in sha Allah I'll find one. Went to market too, to pick few things. Ziaja day and night cream, some magnesium pills, earbuds, candy, yoghurt, cheese. A bit random. Then came home and had my brunch: hot cocoa and cheese sandwiches, yum.  ... The sunshine does so much, ma sha Allah. Instantly more energetic and feeling like going out. I have to st...