After Midsummer

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 Assalamu aleikum wa rahmatullah dears :) how have u been?


Sunday vybs here, everything ok alhamdulillah. No politics today, I don't know how to process all this. Feeling very uncertain of the future. But now we are in this little bubble and right now things are calm and peaceful. My boys are sleeping, other in the comfort of the bed and other in the roughness of the living room corner.. I have promised to write to you so I take my time with you dears ❤


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It was Midsummer this weekend, maybe the best holiday what we have in Finland. It's all about celebrating the summertime, each in their own ways. Well, we are muslim so we have the two Eid's.. it's a bit difficult to not feel a bit of a holiday spirit though, just being honest. But we have been taking it easy, yesterday was raining and we had some rainy day blues going on anyways. Today was a better day alhamdulillah, and we went to the city to have a little walk. It's nice to do things together, even if it's very simple. I'd like to start hiking and spend more time outdoors, I'm such a homebody I will soon grow mold :( 

And I don't know, I'm not really feeling this summer. The news are so disturbing every day, it affects my mood. And all of my own issues have come more forward again. So I guess I'll just go with the flow and try to make my best out of it. And focus on those simple, little things.






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Tomorrow I plan to go to shop at the halal market and maybe get a smoothie too. I'm happy to see my childhood favorite cafe to suddenly exist everywhere I go, so I take it as a sign to get those baguettes and avocado smoothies. In sha Allah the day will go easy. I have a bit more energy now, have to see in the morning will it be my day or not. 

I'm just gonna take it easy anyways. 

I hope you are safe.


Next time then,



Aisha

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