Cup of tea with Aisha

 Assalamu aleikum wa rahmatullah :) how are you today? A bit better day now alhamdulillah. I talked about the problems yesterday with my friends, mom and my spouse and I feel more light now. I do overthink, and I had stumbled in my own feet.  Today I just have cleaned home, and a home appliance guy came to check our oven. It turned out it actually heated itself every time to 300 Celcius so, alhamdulillah I haven't gone mad or lost my cooking skills :D I was wondering why the oven seems to be working with turbo power and everything just burns. Well, the fixer guy will order a new thermostat for it in sha Allah and I will be able to make and bake foods.. in sha Allah. ... I have some alone time before my husband comes from work so I will listen surah ad Dhuha and work on memorizing it. Like I told in my post yesterday, this Ramadan hasn't gone at all like I planned, but I want to make some effort and learn at least something new which I can keep with me the next year. What goals...

 Assalamu aleikum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh dears :) how's the week started? Today I was at work, fixed one issue and went to spend some quality time with my friend. I have had some challenges lately so it was good to just be at ease in a good company, alhamdulillah.  This Ramadan is really different.. first week I was on antibiotics, then fasted two days and became sick again.. tomorrow I start fasting again in sha Allah. It will be difficult, but needed. I'm going to wake up early in sha Allah and have a productive day and try to heal my soul.. ... Yeah, life is not easy and things will always go up and down. I hope you all are alright though. I think this is just because I have been sick, and at home so much, that I have lost myself temporarily. I need to do the things that make me feel happy, instead of worrying about laundry and dishes. And instead of the constant worrying about all kinds of things. Sometimes I just feel that I'm so different than others.. am I real...

 Assalamu aleikum again dears :) how are you today? I have woken up at 3.35, made some porridge for us with my favorite toppings: butter, strawberry jam and slices of banana. Alhamdulillah. I'm still not fasting due to the antibiotics so I try to make the most of it. Cooking and cleaning, making laundry etc. can be ibaadah with a right intention. I think it's nice to wake up with my spouse and we have a small moment together before he goes to work. I want to take good care of him, and even though he helps at home and can make his own breakfast, I want to do it for him. It's an act of gratitude, he loves me so I want him to really feel I love him too. Wow, that went deep quickly :) I feel almost as I would have been up all night so it always affects the way I write. I actually wanted to start by saying, Hong Kong, Singapore, Bangladesh, I see you :)) These are new countries I've spotted in the statistics. Thank you for reading, and thank you for everyone else too. I have...

 Assalamu aleikum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh everyone :) how are u doing? It's here :) The moon has been sighted and the blessed month of Ramadan has started. Alhamdulillah :) I feel so excited and happy. I can't start fasting yet, but I try to engage in reading Qur'an (from a phone app), making dhikr and du'aa and do some sadaqah too in sha Allah. I also want to read a book that I haven't take time to read in a long time, "Secrets of Divine love" by A. Helwa. In sha Allah. It's good to take some time off social media and take more time for learning and reflecting. Ramadan is not only for fasting, it's a time to cleanse our hearts, connect to our souls, remember those who have less, and most of all, remember and praise our Maker, Allah subhana wa ta'ala. It's not for feasting every night and wasting food, or a diet on the other hand. Lots of blessings and forgiveness will be showered upon us, if we stay patient and humble. In sha Allah. I...

 Assalamu aleikum :) how's your day? I thought I'm gonna be healthy by the time Ramadan starts, but I have some kind of throat infection which needs antibiotics. Three times a day for ten days...  that means I can't start fasting yet. I feel bad but this is the situation right now and I have to live with it. I hope I have the chance to fast as much as possible still. In sha Allah. My day has been fine, I went to the pharmacy and to the supermarket. I have never made Baba ganoush. or even tasted it, but today I try to make it in sha Allah. I bought some soft bread and then I will fry some chicken and make a salad. I'm happy to really get into the cooking, as I enjoy it as a hobby too and not only a necessity, but same time it kills me to know that in Gaza people are starving. And not only in Gaza. I want to help but how? Israel is beyond wicked, how they won't even let the aid reach the Gaza Strip.. only thing left is to make duaa. If you know good ways to help and d...

 Assalamu aleikum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh dears :) how are you doing? It's the endless promising that I will write more often.. I don't know why it is like this. But I'm really happy to see that you, dear readers, come back even though my lack of consistency. I can only promise to try to be better ;) I have been a little sick and even now I'm having some migraine symptoms. I've been in flu and had sore throat. Usually I'm physically healthy so this has stressed me out a bit. But alhamdulillah, getting better just in time for Ramadan. :) ... So yes. I have some news.. I got married ♡♡ I'm happy and it feels easy. We are still a bit strangers, we got married fast, so it's a bit of a learning process still. My husband is very sweet and takes care of me. It's the small things, he helps at home, always brings something when he comes (we are not living together yet), and gives compliments and intimacy. Alhamdulillah. Everyone have their misdeeds and m...