Cup of tea with Aisha

 Assalamu aleikum wa rahmatullah. How are you? I'm alright, alhamdulillah. Still going a little bit back and forth but all in all I am ok. ... I have been thinking about saving with having a low budget. It's not easy now when the food prices and electricity bills are rising. But those are few of the reasons saving is a real must right now. I have few tips that I'd like to share with you, meaning how to save money if you have low budget to start with. These are some of the things that have personally been good ways to save. 1. Counting a monthly budget Calculate your monthly budget by listing all your monthly bills and rent etc. And then list all your monthly income. Count how much is left after bills. That is for food, hygiene products and all the extra. Count how much money you can use in one week or, for example, three days. 2. Shopping list/Meal planning When you go do your regular groceries, have a list and buy only the items on it. Plan your meals ahead for couple of d...

 Assalamu aleikum wa rahmatullah 😊 how's your weekend? I'm getting better now. I accept what is going on and adjust to that. This is a test and Allah swt wants me to pass it. Today we have so nice weather here in Helsinki, it reminded me of my fave lists. ... 1. Lots of leaves on the ground When we were kids, we used to play in those piles of fallen leaves. I still get that playful feel when I kick them from my way while walking. The colours are so beautiful too. 2. Teddy bear backpack Hmm, another "kids thing". I bought myself a bag with teddy bear ears and teddy fabric and it just makes me happy.  3. Raspberry seed oil I used my store bought strawberry seed oil and I replaced it with raspberry seed oil from Limepop. I have some dry areas on my face and it helps my skin to stay more smooth.  4. Being a better friend My friends have helped me so much during this difficult time, so I'm happy that I'm getting myself back to be able to be there for them too.  5....

 Assalamu aleikum wa rahmatullah 🍂 how are you? I am ok, and same time I'm not. I have iddah now and this is the hardest thing. ... One part of me is moving on. I have a whole world out there waiting for me, and it feels good. I wanna open up again, and let the sunshine in. Let the autumn breeze give me chills, and let the rain wash all the dirt away. I am like a leaf, turning to different colour. But I also feel, like a leaf. Falling down and slowly rot and become soil again. I am not lucky in love. And when I finally found it, it was just too difficult in the end to work. I'm not the only one here having hard time, and I'm torn apart for not being able to help. Marriage needs to be cherished. We didn't have that chance to live together. So for me, hold on to your loved ones. And never let them go. ... So I have just tried to live my life, accepting what it is. If I give up, it will be a catastrophe where I'm suicidal and hopeless. I don't want to do that, als...

 Assalamu aleikum wa rahmatullah 🌱 I feel better, alhamdulillah. But it has been hard, and probably will still be. I start to feel more at home in my kinda new apartment. I noticed that I easily root into places. And I've noticed I also need more time for changes than I thought. Once I settle then, I settle well in sha Allah. ... I love autumn, and it feels more like a start of a new year than January. Everything fades in the nature, to make room for new ideas. I love the rainy weather compared to a warm and cozy home. It's a countdown for the winter. It's time to decorate my home and create a warm nest ☺ alhamdulillah. I feel peaceful. How do you feel about the autumn time? Let me know in the comment section. I hope you all are fine, A

 Assalamu aleikum wa rahmatullah ☺ Patience has been the word to describe my past weeks and days. I'm not ok at all. I think about my marriage every day, and can it still be saved. I've been patient, but sad, just very sad for a long time now. Alhamdulillah, and in sha Allah things will still take a turn to what is best for me and us.  Trust me, this laptop is driving me nuts too. So slow... I got a new battery for it but this is slow like a snail. And I can't say I love snails, even if they never bothered me. Sorry mr. and mrs. Snail. ... What helps me in this madness, is good coping mechanisms. I write a journal almost every day, where I can just say all the things in my mind without too much of a filter. I have this bleg  blog, for a better articulation and possible benefit for others. And I write a novel, slowly but surely in sha Allah, to just let my creativity flow. And that's just writing.  I also eat a ton of chewing gum every day, then exercise a little, enj...

Assalamu aleikum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh everyone. How are you doing?    I have been lost. You know why? Well.. this year has been a lot harder. Harder than usually, I feel like it needs that definition. But back to the point, I might as well tell that my marriage is in crisis and it has been like balancing on the blade of a sword. Stay together, or break apart - and that has been aching my heart.  ...    Breathing in, breathing out. I have felt so bad these days that sometimes breathing is all I can do. But what happened? It has been difficult. I dont recommend a long distance relationship because the distance can be eventually too much, like it seems to be in our case. This tears me apart. But I have to stay strong and just carry on.  ...    Today I moved some furniture around and now my kitchen looks really nice, alhamdulillah. Living room is kinda empty but in sha Allah I will fix that soon. I made a beef omelette. Oh, and I met one...

 Assalamu aleikum wa rahmatullah :)  My laptop is back and alhamdulillah how much easier things are now, especially what comes to writing. Now I can write my blog better, much better, and also I can continue writing a story I started last year.  Last time I wrote about tears, and to be honest it's not much easier, but of course there's always things to be grateful of. So it's a little difficult, difficult, lemon, difficult (a meme - not easy, peasy, lemon squeezy), but as the days go by I learn to deal with this thing better and better, alhamdulillah. ... So should we go back to all the positive things? I say yes. And one of my favourite things is creating different sorts of lists. I think it's a good time for.. June favourites! 1. Summer is here How beautiful it is outside! It looks like the leaves on the trees and bushes couldn't be any larger than they are right now, and summer just started. Flowers, lilac trees.. all kinda tree seeds floating in the air. And the...