Hi everyone,
I’m baaaaaaaaaaack! woop woop. My exams are nearly over (one one left!) so now that I am slowly getting back all this free time I really wanted to restart making posts. It was so nice not having to wake up early to revise this morning. I haven’t blogged in about 3 weeks, and it’s been really strange. I’ve tried to keep up with reading everybody else’s posts, but it’s been weird not releasing any of my own. Anyway, this is just an update on my life right now!
Firstly, Ramadan is here. For those of you who don’t know, Ramadan is when Muslims fast for 30 days. So not food and drink from dawn until dusk. And it’s not just about staying away from food and drink, it’s also about staying away from the things that make you lose your focus with God. And staying away from doing other bad things. Like, swearing, listening to music etc. During Ramadan you are meant to focus on your spirituality and your connection with Islam. It can be quite challenging, but it’s meant to be. I for one tend to just sleep and binge watch cooking videos on YouTube the whole day, but hopefully I’ll do less of that this month. But for those of you who are fasting, I hope you have a really productive month!
Also, I’m thinking about giving up dairy, because it supposedly helps clear up your skin, and considering I’m now not eating during the day, it will probably be a lot easier for me to stay away from it. If any of you have given up dairy, let me know how it went down below- I’d love some advice and info on whether it actually helped your skin. My skin has improved a lot since my doctor gave some creams about a month ago, but recently I’ve been getting spotty again. It probably has to do with my stress levels, which have been extremely high, and my bad diet. My excuse for eating so badly was that I wanted to enjoy being able to eat anything I wanted before having to fast for a month.
One thing I am excited to do is to go shopping! I’ve mentioned this before, but my wardrobe does consist of basically just jumpers. So I am in desperate need of some summer clothes, and also it will be nice to go out and not worry about how much work I have to do when I get back. Anyway, I hope you have all had a great May. I know that in the UK May is exam month for the majority of students, so if you’ve finished exams I hope you are now enjoying summer.
Stay fresh,
Minty xo
May 27, 2017 at 4:57 pm
I do wish you all the best with your fasting 😊. I don’t eat a lot of dairy products for this reason that I always breakout. By not eating dairy my skin has really improved.
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May 27, 2017 at 5:39 pm
I’m definitely going to try it out 😊 Thanks so much xx
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May 27, 2017 at 6:02 pm
I hope you do great with fasting, and happy Ramadan. My brother and my mum are fasting, I haven’t been for two years because I take intense medication that I have to take and I have to eat while taking them, otherwise I get really ill. But I do follow everything else, and I try my best to be discreet when I eat. I feel terrible for not taking part, but I’m afraid I have no choice. I wish I could cut dairy, it would probably be for the best, but I love semi-skimmed milk😂😂
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May 27, 2017 at 6:40 pm
Don’t feel terrible for not doing it 💓💓you have a medical reason so you’re allowed to not fast. Also, I’m the same- milk is somehow incorporated into all my meals 😂
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May 27, 2017 at 7:34 pm
Thank you😊❤ I know same! I can’t escape from it😂
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May 27, 2017 at 8:36 pm
hahaha it’s like an addiction! 😂💓
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May 28, 2017 at 8:58 am
I know right?😂
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May 27, 2017 at 10:12 pm
Ramadan Kareem! I also just got done with finals and made a post after such a long time! 😊
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May 27, 2017 at 11:02 pm
Ramadan Kareem back at you 💙 I’ll defo check it out now!
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May 29, 2017 at 7:21 pm
Good luck!
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May 29, 2017 at 8:11 pm
Thanks!
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May 29, 2017 at 8:56 pm
May this Ramadan bring you the utmost in peace and prosperity.
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May 29, 2017 at 9:30 pm
Thank you so much❤️
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May 30, 2017 at 3:26 pm
Hey there!
I’ve just started a blogging project that I thought maybe you’d be interested in? All the details are on my blog if you want to take a look. Thank you!
Gracie
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May 30, 2017 at 5:54 pm
I will definitely check it out!
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May 30, 2017 at 6:33 pm
Thanks!
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May 30, 2017 at 4:21 pm
great …my wishes too
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May 30, 2017 at 5:54 pm
thanks! 🙂
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June 14, 2017 at 1:20 am
ahh i had all my exams in ramadan too, but i’m finally done with them!!
i gave up animal products, including dairy, completely and i felt soooo much better!
have fun shopping!
haha the fajir athan went off as i typed this. how appropriate 🙂
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June 14, 2017 at 8:33 pm
Hahah that’s very good timing 😂😂. And I defo think diet plays a big part getting spots- I’m glad cutting out dairy worked for you! And that must’ve been really hard to revise and fast at the same time, but that’s great that your exams are all finished ❤️
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