Cup of tea with Aisha

 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...

 Assalamu aleikum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh all :) how's your week been? Last time I wrote on Monday. Since then, I've been making moves. Not big, but good. I got a book from library which I loved, read it already in two days. Got my painting canvas too, and today hubby brought me a big tube of white acrylic paint. I already started, and in sha Allah I will dedicate this weekend for the painting and other nice activities. I did today my most frequent activity: grocery shopping. We have some simple dinners ahead, and I hope I will be able to execute my plans. ... Plans.. well, I had plans about what I'm gonna write, but I forgot them. Just totally slipped off my mind.  Also we talked about some plans with hubby. It started about decorating the house, then about not decorating the house, then about moving, then about moving to another city, maybe another country.. Summer is good time for dreaming and planning. Actually every time is good for a little daydreaming, but I kno...

 Assalamu aleikum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh :) how are u today? I try to keep myself occupied, because I stress my work shift I have tomorrow. In sha Allah it will go well, this is just my regular things, getting stressed. So far I have tried all my autumn and winter coats, put some items for sale on Vinted, ate a tortilla, chat about football w/ hubby.. and you know the drill, now it's time for some tea 🍵 ... I'm always on my quest of finding ways to renew things in my life I'm not 100% happy with. Job is one thing.. some of you might remember that I am working as a personal assistant, or a caretaker, I'm not sure of the exact translation. Basically I help people with their daily lives, with everything it might contain, like for example cooking, cleaning, doing small tasks and running errands, going together with the customer to doctor's appointments, hobbies and so on. And I do like my job! Especially now when I'm doing only gigs.  I can work very freely a...