Just me

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

I wasn't gonna write, but after a brief reasoning, I crawled out of the sofa corner and now I'm here with you, with a cup of good night tea. So let's see where this goes. :)

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I had an empty spray bottle, and I was wondering how to make it useful again. Now in the wintertime my skin feels often dry, and I have started to get small wrinkles, so I wanted something that would hydrate my skin. Decided to try rose water! Oh it smells so beautiful.. It's so easy, I just bought a bottle (1.90 e) and poured half of it in the spray bottle and it's ready to use. I have only used it today, but my skin feels softer. It's a good add to a natural beauty routine. 

AI tells that the use of rose water dates back over a thousand years, with its origins rooted in Persian and Middle Eastern traditions. It has been used in baking and sweets, as well as medicine. Rose water is a by-product of making oil for perfumes from rose petals.

What are the benefits of using rose water as a toner/mist?

- it moisturizes, balances and calms

- it soothes the skin and can be used on acne prone skin and rosacea 

- it's antiseptic

- it has anti-age qualities as it contains lots of antioxidants

- it also can be used for hair for moisturizing, and treating dry scalp

My only question is, how well does it last. I haven't used it before and I don't know does it last days, weeks or months.. we'll see in sha Allah. I keep the bottle in the fridge and the spray in bathroom cupboard, I'm not sure if that's a mistake though. Well we'll see how it behaves. 

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In my dreams I would live in a cottage, yard surrounded by herbs and flowers, a meadow and river close nearby. I would pick and collect medicinal plants to make healing herbal teas. I would walk in between the hay and flowers, with honey bees buzzing all around like on that last summer in Jamaica. Memories aside, I would of course live with my hubby, who could do all that he likes to do. And we'd live a happy little life. Hehe.

Instead, Finland is still cold, I mean some degrees warmer, but cold. The weather forecast is telling that at the weekend we are supposed to get a big snow storm.. well, these forecasts often change but let's see. I still enjoy this winter too so let it snow! 

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I've been a bit thoughtful about this loss of readers. I was getting so hopeful and motivated when the statistics went suddenly up for so many months. I've been thinking what did I do, did I say something wrong or maybe I didn't say something I should have? I don't know.

So I thought about being a blogger.. definitely I'm not an influencer. Not that there's anything bad in that, I just feel like I'm kinda the opposite. I'm sharing my life as it is, maybe not all because I respect my privacy too like us all, but anyways I'm just living this small life with so few exciting events. 

And I've been thinking how could I be better, how could I be more interesting. Eventually, how to be something I'm not? That can't do. 

So it happens that I just sit here, at the kitchen table, sipping tea and chatting with you, and bringing something genuine for you to read. I don't travel - but I might sometime, I don't do OOTD or GRWM, but I'm here as I am right now. I don't go to expensive dinners, but I guess I could share more recipes for home cooked meals. I don't have all the time something new and trending, like clothes or home decoration, but I decided to update our kitchen textiles and you will see that later in sha Allah. 

I want to believe that we need a small break from scrolling and just sit down with our thoughts. Where will they lead? On a positive note, they might take us to new ideas, new hobbies, make us feel nostalgic, encourage us to grow. On a negative note, well, sky might be the limit in this too, so better make a du'aa which will pass all of the heavens and reach Allah the Almighty. It feels good to listen to your body and mind, and just breathe and feel.

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One tea cup turned to another, and I feel a bit tired. You guessed right, they are sleeping, other in the bed and other behind the curtains. Suttis has been so cute lately. He just wants to be included in everything, especially lifting weights! He gets super excited when I work out and is running around. And with my hubby, he just admires him from a little distance. Cutie pie.

Anyways! I think I gotta go now. I love you all ♥ Take care.

Aisha