Cup of tea with Aisha

 Assalamu aleikum wa rahmatullah all :) how's your week going? Alhamdulillah, I had a nice day today. I met one lovely sister and we went on a picnic. The day was warm, we had some sunshine and a good catch up of everything that's going on. Then I came home to meet hubby, who is now sleeping with Suttis in bedroom, other in the bed and other in the comfort of the corner. They are so cute :) this is one of the days I want to say alhamdulillah all the time. I made a little duaa before I met the sister, and the duaa came true too. It's good to have these kind of happy days, life gives lemons so often that it's nice to have the lemonade handed over once in a while too. ♥ ... We were talking about going to the gym, and in sha Allah we will start going soon. I don't even know do I dare to tell you that I need clothes for working out, maybe we just sweep that under the carpet. It's a need though, I don't actually have any modest options. And in the gym I need shoes...

 Assalamu aleikum wa rahmatullah dears :) how are u today? I have a total day off, I don't need to do anything, not even cook because today we will eat leftovers. The weather is a bit gray, might rain later, which I don't mind. Next week will be hot in sha Allah. Hot like my tea which I'm making, hehe. I am programmed to have a cup while I write, it's a must. ... Days like these, when I just relax, it's tempting to look Vinted a bit, just to see what's there today. I guess I'm programmed in this too, shopping clothes. Now having some sort of hobby or interest is not a bad thing. But maybe sometimes it's on the brink of obsession, which is not so good anymore. I haven't bought many brand new items this year, only underwear and socks and one knit scarf from discount. Oh, and I bought the hijabs too.. But yeah, I have spent almost 400e this year on clothes and that feels so much :( I have a guilty conscience. 99 percent of this spending is on Vinted, an...

 Assalamu aleikum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh all :) how are u doing? The weather is grey and rainy, and I don't have anything to do today, alhamdulillah. I was planning to do a workout after I've drank an illegal amount of coffee, but I wanted to write first, as I have time before I need to prepare the dinner and so on. And maybe I don't even workout but dance. But I am on a bit heavier subject today, and I will talk about death so if it triggers you, now is a safe time to stop reading. ... I love this book, even though I haven't still read it to the end. The fault is not on the book, it's me and my limited skill to focus. But I have reached almost the final pages, and they tell about death. It's not a subject we can usually speak comfortably. Death brings us feelings of loss, sadness, grief, and even fear. Or some cases, longing. There was a time when I was very suicidal. I thought about dying every day. I'm lucky that I didn't have the courage, and I...

 Assalamu aleikum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh all :) how's your weekend going? It's Juhannus aka Midsommer time, and even though we don't celebrate, this is when the summer is at its best. The sun doesn't really go down, we had a beautiful warm weather today, and now the fan works at night as it is supposed to. I haven't been anywhere, just home relaxing, enjoying of the balcony and the plants growing.. It's been nice. We had a healthy dinner today: pesto marinated tilapia with attieke, which is a bit like couscous but it's made of cassava. We also watched a football game. I have had unlimited amount of cherries and many nectarines. Alhamdulillah. The summer found me. ♥ ... Now I have my tea, and I'm ready to chat. First I want to tell you that I have achieved something: I have had time to scroll through Vinted, and I have been tempted to buy something brand new, but I haven't! No packages on the way. No money spent. Just looking, and then telling m...

 Assalamu aleikum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh dears :) how are u? I have been active today! In the morning I had two cups of coffee (yes, I have been a coffee girlie since June started), did a workout, showered and went to work. I had a shift for today and in sha Allah tomorrow another one. The work was a bit physical, or so it felt after more than one month without any work. I'm happy to go tomorrow too. It feels good to be active. I almost made another workout, I mean now in the evening, but decided to cool down instead and let my body rest, and have a chat with you guys. ... Tonight from sunset, the first month of the islamic calendar starts. The month is called Muharram, which comes from arabic root h-r-m, meaning "forbidden" or "sacred". Muharram is one of the four sacred months of the islamic hijri calendar (like Ramadan is one of the sacred months). Hijri calendar, the islamic calendar, gets it's name from Hijra, which means the migration early musli...

 Assalamu aleikum wa rahmatullah :) do you have plans for the weekend? I have had some troubles recently, more and less personal matters.. last time I wrote some of it. But today I had still a nice day. It was Helsinki Day, and there was lot of events all around the city. I met a sister and her toddler, and went for a walk around the Töölö bay. Got some coffee on our way, and we enjoyed the walk even though the weather was a bit cloudy and cool today. Alhamdulillah. I took a metro home and stopped by a Nepalese restaurant, I treated us with some take away to dodge grocery shopping and cooking today. Tomorrow in sha Allah it's jollof rice day, which is my nemesis but also a dish become dear, it's still a trial and error case but in sha Allah I will keep on practicing.  ... I have been thinking about all of this going around, same topics, same scenarios. I mean, my life is easy at the moment, alhamdulillah. I have just jammed into these same thought patterns, same situations. Pa...