My mental therapy...

What do you do when you are feeling down, sad or having problems?

For me, the best way to make me feel better whenever I am feeling down or having problem is by communicating more with Allah. Subhanallah... I found peace by doing that, alhamdulillah. I try to recite the Quran everyday whenever possible, especially after the Maghrib prayer. But of course there were days when I came back from work and felt so exhausted that I just want to rest and go to sleep the soonest I can! *sigh!* I know... I know.... lame excuse! I pray to Allah to give me more strength to be a better muslimah each day.... insyaAllah...

I have been following Ustazah Tsuraya's Quran classes for about a year now. The class is just once a week... and yes, I did skip some classes... huhu! But alhamdulillah... I picked up lots of ilmu during her class.... and now certainly had improved my pronunciation when I recite the Quran, insyaAllah. I found it easier and more enjoyable to recite the Quran now :)

Early this year, I bought these from Ustazah Tsuraya.....It's a set to 10 books - the whole chapter of Quran complete with translation and guidance on the tajwid. Each book has numbering system that would guide you on the tajwid on each ayat. Suitable for someone like me yang baru berjinak2 belajar tajwid :) And yes.... I still have a lotssss to learn as every time Ustazah Tsuraya asked me on tajwid questions in class... terketaq2 nak jawab... haha! :D *padan muka.... sapa suruh ponteng kelas kan! hik hik!* I brought the books home and hubby has started using them as well... syukur alhamdulillah... sharing is caring, right? :)


Secondly, of course, there's retail therapy.... another effective way for me to distress myself :) But again... this is a VERY dangerous solution.... takut nanti terlebih sudah, terlebih fening pulak bila dah terlebih budget :D

Last but not least, I just love sewing beads! I found it very therapeutic! :) I've been doing it for the past few years :) But I guess you all already knew this :D

This is what I have been doing for the past few weekends....

I know, I know.... flowers tu sedikit senget here and there :P But I was inspired by a friend, Adriana Ahmad who showed her beads-work in her Facebook album :) She calls this design - cupcake :) Cute le pulak nama tu.. and I just had to try it!! :D So another kurung cotton of mine yang dah siap ber-beads! :)

Well, those are some of my ways of cheering myself up as mental therapy. So what's yours?? Do share! :)