Cup of tea with Aisha

 Assalamu aleikum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh :) how's your weekend? I had a nice day today, alhamdulillah. I went to pick up a small package, and then we went out with Suttis. He had a blast, he was going around so strong. He starts to know the area now, and knows where we walk on the pathway and which way to go home. He was climbing and digging, and ate a dandelion. Then we came home and I spent some time enjoying the balcony. I got a strawberry plant from the market and I love it :)  ... Yesterday evening I was reflecting on my past, presence and future, and I was thinking how different events have moulded me as a person. I have thought that falling ill has been the major issue and cause of change in my personality. I've thought I have become so careful and shy, anxious pile of pieces. But yesterday I realized it is not so. Actually a lot of things have happened to me. Now my life is going almost boringly well (alhamdulillah, just a joke), but it hasn't always been the ...

 Assalamu aleikum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh dears. How are u doing? I went again to market, can't escape that. Also I have my period blues.. I have cramps but I try to manage with it, like us women often do. Next cup will be a paracetamol drink though. I'm drinking green chai tea so it might help also, with the cloves and all. ... I was reading yesterday some of my old posts. I noticed that I have been a lot more serious.. I guess this year it's been more about more surface touching things, like more material stuff and a showing a bit more of my bubbly side. And that's good, alhamdulillah. It's been a while now that I've been thinking I'm being tested with easiness.  I have made a lot of du'aa that Allah swt would guide and test me with good instead of trials. But the "good" is a trial in itself too. I know for sure that I am a better muslim when I have harder times. I wouldn't say I'm more sincere, because I am sincere now too, it...

 Assalamu aleikum wa rahmatullah :) how have u been? I am apparently always at the market, as I went there today, and will go tomorrow to another market in sha Allah. Alhamdulillah for that. I have a friend who is always washing laundry, so I guess we all have our things to do.. ... The title is a click bait, I admit, there's no nude pictures here. No one is drawing anything anyways, this is a writing thing. I have my hibiscus+rose hip tea on the way, and some time to talk with you guys. And today was a happy day because I got my salary, and was able to do some purchases I needed to do. So what has that got to do with the French girls? Well, I bought few things from my two favorite online shops, both based in France. The first one is  Avril , my favorite cosmetics brand. It's natural, organic, affordable and the products work. Like they really work.  I bought a mascara and a lip oil. Then later I went through their page and saw some pouches made from organic cotton.. I wi...

 Assalamu aleikum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh dears :) how are u? I ate two chocolate bars so I am now full of energy, hehe :) Not the smartest thing to eat but when you're an adult you can have two instead of one. Yum. Alhamdulillah today has been nice overall so far. ... My husband has day off, so we went to see the Kruunuvuorensilta , the new bridge opened recently here in Helsinki. The weather wasn't sunny today, but I took a few photos. There's still some maintenance to do, and there's gonna be a tram line too which hasn't started just yet. But we had a nice walk. It felt so strange to see the center side of Helsinki across the shore, and I didn't realize that the bridge leads to the Korkeasaari zoo from our end. Ma sha Allah. I love how I have zero navigation skills in my brain, and my husband knows everywhere even if he's there for the first time. Definitely today I got new landmarks on my map. ... Even though today wasn't sunny, I want to give a...

 Assalamu aleikum wa rahmatullah all :) weekend is here! Lately I feel like I've been going to the market constantly. Well, I did today too, stocked up with vegetarian proteins and few other things. It's been overall a good week, alhamdulillah. What comes to the vegetarian eating habits, it's been going somewhat well. But I ate few pieces of meat at the dinner few days ago, when I (and husband as a moral support hehe) cooked first time kontomire and agushi stew and wanted to taste it. Was delicious! But I find it hard to find a good meat substitute for these type of stews, so either I enjoy the same dish with my husband or cook my own. I don't take pressure from this. There has been days when I have cooked purely vegetarian/vegan dishes, and then sometimes with eggs and cheese like today. I think it's improvement already, so in sha Allah I will continue and explore new recipes. ... Today I relied on an older recipe, found good and tasty. I have shared this recipe in...

 Assalamu aleikum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh all :) how are u doing? I'm drinking some ice tea while waiting my hibiscus tea to brew. A lady can't have too much tea! Despite living in this overflowing abundance of it, I can't really give you much anything interesting though.. I had an appointment with my nurse that went well, I went to do grocery shopping, then regular chores, and went to pick my new (used) sandals and bag. But it has been a good day, and I feel inspired. ... I used to dream of a life as an artist when I was younger. There was one year I just spent painting and making songs. I really enjoyed it all, even though my life was very chaotic otherwise. But let's not go into the chaos, at least in this post. Let's focus on the artist part. I still enjoy painting, I don't know if I'm good at it or not, but I just love it. I love the colors and paints, mixing, letting the picture reveal itself. I paint very similarly than I write, kinda just gettin...