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Salam 3alaikum girls,

While I was away from the blog, a lot of things changed up here! We are just getting settled into a new apartment in a new town mashaAllah. We are implementing a new budget to save up for "after graduation limbo" time. I am having to learn some new skills while we are adapting to our new environment, and I am striving to get more organized so that our little home runs more smoothly inshaAllah.

I am planning on putting together some new posts related to:

• home organization
• home management
• food/recipes
• my inspiration
• DIY projects
• beauty posts
• health and fitness

I have come to realize that I am a homemaker/ housewife that doesn't really know how to make a home! I love the idea of taking care of my house and my family, but I don't really know how to give myself some structure so that I really take my job seriously.

Right now I just do housework and such whenever it becomes absolutely necessary, like when the sink is full of dishes or we have no clean clothes to wear. I sit around a lot and put things off. I want people to have respect for homemakers, but I am not being very respectful toward my position. If I was on a "real" job outside, I think I would have been fired a long time ago. MashaAllah my husband is very patient with me, and very understanding, but it is not right for me to take advantage of that. 

So for a little while inshaAllah my posts will be pretty "home" related as I try to teach myself to be a better housewife.

What do you think??

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I am Resolved: II

Salam 3alaikum sisters,

Just a quick update on my goal progress and such!

1. Pray in the early time:
         This is still difficult for me to pray early, mostly because I don't pay good attention to the clock. InshaAllah I am planning to get an app or computer program to give adhan. The best improvement alhamdulillah is that getting up to pray is not as much of a fight, I don't sit and try to talk myself into waiting just five more minutes. When I realize it is time alhamdulillah it is getting easier to just get up and go, which I feel is a SUPER HUGE achievement.

2. Pray Sunnah of Fajr and Witr:
          I prayed the sunnah of fajr very consistently alhamdulillah and missed witr a couple of days.

3. Qur'an:
          Still struggling to read more, but I did read a few days which is a good improvement alhamdulillah.

4. Saying bismillah before activities:
           Not great at this still. Astaghfirullah I just forget... Maybe I will leave notes around the house inshaAllah.

5. Thikr:
           I made dhikr after every prayer alhamdulillah.

Goals for the next week:


InshaAllah I will keep the same goals. I want to perfect the ones I had well and improve the ones where I struggled. Will keep you updated inshaAllah!!

I am Resolved: A Manifesto

Salam 3alaikum girls

Lately I have felt that I am not performing well as a muslimah. I can tell that my motivation is not what it use to be and that scares me. I am afraid of becoming a hypocrite or leaving my practice off altogether. I feel that my belief in Islam as the right path is as strong as ever, but my actions are not showing this. I know that I can do better and I am ashamed that I have let myself come to this point.

Issues

• leaving prayer until the end of time
• skipping sunnah and nafl prayers
• not making thikr
• not reading Qur'an
• not increasing in knowledge
• not giving charity
• not having concentration

I sincerely seek the forgiveness of Allah subhana wa ta3ala and ask for protection from the evil in my own self and the whispering of the shayateen.  I have the intention to do better from this moment on, to be steadfast in my religion and to be sincere in my worship.

I will achieve this inshaAllah by setting goals that are practical, measurable, and attainable so that I do not burn out quickly. Allah loves consistency, even if it is something small so inshaAllah I will be consistent. 

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I want to do this because I know that Allah deserves so much more than I can ever give in worship. He is my creator, provider, sustainer. I will never be able to repay Him for my existance and all of the blessings I have been given but it would compound the debt if I did nothing. I would show arrogance and ungratefulness if I let other concerns take precedent over my rabb.

InshaAllah I will make 5 goals for this week and re-asses next week depending on my performance. Goals which have been executed well or easily will be replaced by new goals and those that need work will continue on the list inshaAllah.

Goals

1. Pray in the early time (or make du3a when I can't pray salat).
2. Pray 2 sunnah before fajr and at least 1 rakah for witr (or make du3a al-qunoot when I can't make salat).
3. Read Quran bil3araby for at least 5 minutes each day, then read the English translation of the verses covered.
4. Say Bismillah before doing housework so that the things I do in the house are counted as 3ibada.
5. Make dhikr after each prayer before I get off of the sujada.

InshaAllah I will keep track of my daily progress and give weekly updates here in order to keep myself accountable.

InshaAllah this will help me to become a better slave of Allah, a better Muslimah, a better wife, a better human.