Cup of tea with Aisha

 Assalamu aleikum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh :) weekend is here! We woke up to a call that our balcony furniture is on it's way. Alhamdulillah! I'm so happy we can now hang out in the balcony too. Also got 80 liters of soil to fill the pots and the long planter outside the windows. Excited :) I also went to market and made soup for both of us. For hubby with meat, and then rice to go with it, and for myself I made some vegetable soup. Good day. ... I've started thinking to become a part time vegetarian/vegan. Now some of you might think why not to go fully vegan anyways, well, let's just see where this goes. Have to start somewhere. I feel like it's lot of work to cook always two different meals, so probably I'll try to eat vegetarian foods when it's easy. For example if I cook jollof rice (Blogger's dictionary wants to say "jolly" rice hehe), and I bake some chicken for my husband in the oven, it's easy to put few slices of tofu in the o...

 Assalamu aleikum wa rahmatullah :) how r u? I'm waiting eagerly that I could write on the balcony. The weather is warm and sunny. We bought a set of two chairs and a table, it hasn't been delivered yet. I also added some soil in the order, so in sha Allah I will be able to set up our balcony garden too. I'm not sure yet what I'm gonna grow, probably some salads and then maybe some flowers too. I have experience in growing kidney beans, they were nice plants to grow so maybe I'll try some black eyed peas, because those I have already. Low budget, low stress gardening. More sunshine and relaxing. Also it will be nice for Suttis to be able to chill in the sun too. :) ... Today I did my chores and went to market. I wore an abaya! Win :) I know it's just a dress, and islam is not only what we do outwardly, but I felt so pretty and also more connected to islam. I also listened an islamic lecture on my way to market. It was good. Small things but sometimes they mean s...

 Assalamu aleikum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh everyone :) how was your weekend? I'm sitting in my nest here in sofa corner, chirp chirp (sorry :( ).. apparently my laptop/internet doesn't work well in the kitchen so the nest it is. I have my tea, I have 90 days, I have a peaceful playlist, and time, alhamdulillah. Today has been a nice day, just went to market, cooked, did chores and relaxed a lot.  ... This evening has turned out to be emotional. Sometimes du'aa does that. Powerful. And not that I ask also for myself, even though I wrote last time more about my own perspective and my own gains. I do pray for all of us too. That's what makes the du'aa stronger.  A good prayer doesn't go to waste. I'm happy I got to have at least this one, alhamdulillah. I have had a bit difficulties with being able to focus well.  There has also been some personal matters that have been weighing me down. I am generally a happy person, but I fall short in some things too. Ev...

 Assalamu aleikum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh all :) how's your week going? The kettle is on, and I am setting up a nest in the sofa corner, to relax and chat with you guys. How have you been? My day was a bit busy at the noon, and then I have been at home, doing some home chores and entertaining our ninja turtle. Alhamdulillah I have had all this time to recharge, I really need it. Tomorrow then some other errands to run. ... My writing process changes a bit, depending on the day. Often I just sit down and talk what's on my mind. I like to keep my blog this way, like I would chat with friends. Simple but maybe also meaningful at times.  Sometimes I have more specific things I want to get off my chest. Writing is also a way for me to process my feelings, and events, aside from tingling my creative side. It's very therapeutic. I like that I am able to fully control my story, tell my side of things in a way I'm comfortable with. In social interaction I take very easily t...

Assalamu aleikum wa rahmatullah :) not long time from last one, but how are u doing? I have my peppermint green tea, a working laptop, some tunes for writing and 90 days on the background. Me-time. Today I only did laundry, and then I have been taking care of Suttis and his mess (I call him Kakka-Suttis these days.. you can figure that word out quickly :d ). But after all, a good day, alhamdulillah. ... Alhamdulillah is one of my favorite words. It means all praise be to Allah, al hamdu lillah. It is used as a thank you (directed to God), or in times of relief or happiness. And often an "alhamdulillah" is a result of du'aa, a prayer.  Du'aa is a different prayer than the 5 daily prayers which we call salat. Du'aa is similar to how Christians pray. Basically we join our hands together and ask from Allah anything we want. And not only for ourselves, but to our family and friends, and everyone around the world. There's no limit of what to ask. Nothing is impossib...

 Assalamu aleikum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh all :) how have u been? Today was another gray day. Weather changes, that's just normal. I try to keep my mood up even though there's no sunshine promised on the next week. Alhamdulillah. I also need a lot of time now to relax, so I don't really mind the rain.  I cooked, and went to do some grocery shopping after dinner. Got some flavored dates, yum! ... I'm trying now to cut sugar from my diet, it's not easy so no judgement here. I'm trying to find some good alternatives. But it also got me thinking.. why I always have to have that dopamine rush? Do everyone have that tendency or just us (former) addicts? It's like there's always something I need to "get", let it be a dessert or other treat, or at least a cup of tea. It makes everything so much more difficult. And even though time has passed, I do have occasional cravings to all haram things I've left in past. Sigh.. definitely not easy. But o...