Cup of tea with Aisha

Assalamu aleikum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh :) it's been a while. The weather starts to change. There's a coolness in the air, and it feels good. A wind not too strong, but enough to make the window blinds clatter between the glasses. I haven't felt the best, and I wanted to come back stronger, but this is how it is now. Autumn comes and it brings its blues. And nothing is really wrong, alhamdulillah. It's just the illness having its ups and downs. ... It's like I close those window blinds in the evenings: not when the sun has gone down but before that, when it's set, ready to dive to the horizon. I don't want to finish the day when it's already over, I want to give the benefit of the doubt that maybe the sun won't go down if I'm not watching it. Maybe in a parallel universe, there's a six months summer in Finland, and the darker time takes just a little while. I need to be making art. That's my piece of sanity. I have this bare, white ...

 Assalamu aleikum dears :) how are u? I just announce that I'm gonna keep a couple weeks of late summer break. Everything is fine, alhamdulillah, I hope I can enjoy the rest of August, and I hope you do too :) you can follow my Insta account for updates, @cupofteawithaisha. Take care! Aisha

 Assalamu aleikum wa rahmatullah all :) how are u? I didn't go anywhere today, just enjoyed this sunny Sunday at home, organizing things and having some coffee on the balcony like I posted on Instagram earlier. I wasn't supposed to write today since I wrote already yesterday.. .. but there's so much islamophobia everywhere on social media once again, so I feel like I gotta write few things to cope. ... I have been a muslim for 11 years. So I am a revert, a western revert woman living in a western country. I don't claim I can speak for everyone's experience, I am only still a newbie on my path of islam and as I am a revert, I don't have the same experience as of someone who has born in a muslim family. Not that it needs to be a dividing matter, no. We all muslims are connected through our beliefs, may they vary and be many. But just for context. Actually I do think that there's as many ways to practice islam as there are muslims. To each person it will look t...

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...