Cup of tea with Aisha

Assalamu aleikum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh all :) how are u doing? Welcome to the living room! I have my spot here in the sofa corner, some peppermint tea (how else) and few raspberry-liquorice biscuits. I'll put an incense burning and come back soon in sha Allah. ...   These last themes I've been having, personal growth and minimalism, past and future plans, have become more real than earlier. I find myself in the middle of all these things and it's actually good. My life has been very stable for long time, so I guess it's time to adventure a little. It has been stressful, but I start to get excited what the future could possibly bring. In the spirit of minimalism, I've been putting my clothes on sale on Vinted (my account there is aishaelina). I have cleaned up some clutter from cupboards, and I will still continue. We don't need a sandwich grill anyway. Having less feels much better.  ... The incense has a lovely scent. Also a bit burned, that's how th...

 Assalamu aleikum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh all :) how are u? Peppermint tea. And the kitchen. I can focus better on the writing here, and of course there's the almost endless supply of tea here too, hehe. But this will be my last cup for tonight. The day was good, we had sunshine, we had rain, I'm feeling love and loved, and I have done all my chores, alhamdulillah. ... This week has started with inspiration. Most recently I bumped in the singer Sade Adu in social media, and her style. It's so beautiful and effortless, minimalist before it was a thing. She is one of the people who have done their own thing and been true to their self, and found success. I remember some of her songs from my childhood. She definitely has her own voice ♥ She reminds me of Tracy Chapman, a singer of same era, who was introduced to me by a friend, a stranger now.  I used to sing and make songs too. Maybe that's why music is so important to me. I know it's commonly deemed as haram in ...

 Assalamu aleikum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh :) jummah mubarak! I am so glad that I have gotten help when I have needed it, alhamdulillah. I met today a doctor and my nurse was there, and we decided on a good plan how to move forward now. I feel better and in sha Allah I will be doing fine now. We updated my medication a bit, and it will be more convenient. ... My no-buy-rest of the year is not doing good. First I needed to buy some clothes for working out, and then I needed this and that. Well, I will be wearing everything... but I try to keep minimizing my consumption the rest of the year. I can still participate in the 5 piece challenge this year, I have bought 3 new items this far, and the rest is second hand. I was thinking that maybe next year I'll keep the same maximum 5 piece goal, and pair it with a maximum 3 pieces a month second hand.  Is consumption a problem for me? It depends on who to compare. As a minimalist, yes, I consume too much. As a regular person, well...

 Assalamu aleikum wa rahmatullah everyone ☺ how's your week started? Spain won the World Cup! There couldn't be another way. Congratulations to all of us who are on the right side of history, free Palestine. I had some troubles these past days, but now I'm back on track, alhamdulillah. Yesterday evening I was able to go to the market and pharmacy, so I got myself some cherries for a little prize. Today I finished my painting, and hubby helped me to get it on the bedroom wall. You can see the painting process from my instagram account, @cupofteawithaisha . If you're new here, welcome to follow my blog! :) I write about my daily life and thoughts about stuff, sometimes sharing recipes or beauty and fashion things, maybe less of those lately. I am a muslim so it will show in my writing, but you can follow from any background. This is a space for anyone who looks for support, a friend, a little talk and tea, may it be a cup filled or poured. ... It's a quiet evening. To...

 Assalamu aleikum wa rahmatullah :) how are u? Today has been cloudy but good, alhamdulillah. I stayed the day at home, taking time for shower, making dinner, and also for my favorite hobby: painting. I don't actually paint so much, just very occasionally, but maybe I could do it more often now that I've found a place to buy the canvases with an affordable price (Tokmanni). But first I enjoy painting the current one. I washed the plates, and have no more chores to do tonight. Just a glass of juice, some biscuits and the laptop. :) ... Not much has happened this week. Suttis left for his holiday at my sister's, and is doing ok, just sleeping a lot. The house feels empty without him.. I have been feeling a little sad, but I'm happy he has lots of things to do and lots of love to receive. We are basically practicing now how he would manage if me and hubby will travel. Having a tortoise is fun, but it's not the simplest pet. It kinda is, and kinda not. Mainly a tortoise...

 Assalamu aleikum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh :) how have u been? I had a nice day, alhamdulillah. I went for a little city walk, I walked to the famous Roihuvuori cherry tree park, which is close by. The trees were blossoming in the start of summer, and now I could see only park workers, there was almost nobody there. I took a pic and continued my way to the library and market. Tomorrow morning I'm gonna head up to the market again to get some coffee and things because my sister's family is coming in sha Allah. Or not all of them, but anyways. They actually are coming to pick the ninja turtle to have a little summer holiday at their place :) it will do good for Suttis, he can be more out and the kiddos will play with him. In sha Allah. I will miss him though, I already do. He's a menace but so, so adorable too. Like today late morning, when I finally woke up around 12.30, he had already woken up without seeing me, so when I got up he just ran after me everywhere.  ... I n...