[afrakabob]

today i went to the piercing parlor and got a little baggie of sea salt that im going to mix with water to use as a healing paste for a cartilage piercing i have.

i almost took it out on the subway to examine it, until i realized what it would have looked like to everyone else.

any guesses?

the funny thing is, i was wearing a kaffiyeh. so the first thing that ran through my head to stop me from taking it out was not "omg it looks like cocaine", but actually "oh snap, it looks like it could be anthrax or something!" i think that says a lot about being muslim in this country

[moonlightrose]

Timbit and Asvi, feel better..duas

Originally Posted by zakk

I have my full fetal anatomy scan tomorrow, duas please.

iA, I'll find out the gender.

thats soo exciting! duas

Originally Posted by PhDGirl

I don't know what it is, but I have been way more tired than usual this Ramadan. Has anyone noticed the same thing?

Yup. Its definitely the weather for me. I get dehydrated really fast.

oh and heba, I get those too. sometimes related to the time of the month.
and sometimes not.

[flutterz]

i'm having trouble getting back to a normal-er sleep pattern. i think i might have to say a big fat NO if/when they ask me to work any more 3rd shifts after the one next month. i don't think i can take it anymore especially since i'll be working days in addition to 2nd shift. that's a bit much variety (and none of the healthy kind) to throw on my poor sleep-challenged body.

in other news, umm... well, i dunno... it's not the same and i know it's not supposed to be. every day is different and i have to remind myself that it's a new day, new sun in my face, new wind in my hair, new bunnies in the grass!!!
yet the days change and we remain the same... stagnant. like our pasts... pulling us like quicksand... oh, how nice it'd be to let go. that's where reason comes in. and the need to not be so selfish. to look around and see more. to feel more. to be more. than ourselves, inshaAllah.

there is so much love in this world and around us, mashaAllah.
sometimes i forget and sometimes there are things that make me forget.
love. love. love.
there. i won't forget it now.
love!

[Asvi]

Originally Posted by PhDGirl

I don't know what it is, but I have been way more tired than usual this Ramadan. Has anyone noticed the same thing?

yes, me too. After i open the fast its like i have no energy at all and all i wanna do is lay down. And as Sona mentioned..i also get very thirsty too.

Originally Posted by Salika

ok her explanation was that it was weird to see her first name (as it is the same as mine) but my last name on my sister's wall (mind you, she's never met my sister either) so to add to the weirdness she changed her last name to mine. I don't get it, but whatever ppl makes me happy I guess?

She changed it back though. It was weird.

wow that is WEIRD!!!!!!! wth??
this reminds me of this girl that i've never met but i know her cousins and she had the same first and last name as me...now that's weird. and my name is actually very different too. but now that i'm married...i have my hubby's last name but i still kept my own last name.

------------- on another note --------------- i wanted to share my dream with you guys.

today i woke up at 5:30 am after dreaming that i gave birth to a beautiful baby girl. She had eyebrows, eyes and pink lips like me. i'A one day.
I've been awake since 5:30 am.

Also... i sincerely want to thank all of you who kept me in your duas. Thank you so much! May Allah (swt) ease all your troubles and May He always keep you guys happy and healthy. i love you guys

p.s. i'm so emotional today.

[iSHi]

Going to work at this time is going to take some SERIOUS getting used too. It's not even 6.

Alhamdulilah for everything. I'm fasting today.

[Ameerah]

Do any of you ladies have any experience with using natural deodorants? Good and bad.

[Salika]

Originally Posted by Ameerah

Do any of you ladies have any experience with using natural deodorants? Good and bad.

My husband fiance man uses that salt stuff and he likes it. I used it some times too (not the same bottle and it was fine.

[Purple_alien]

Originally Posted by Ameerah

Do any of you ladies have any experience with using natural deodorants? Good and bad.

My sister was practically raised on the stone. My mom started her when she was like 8 or something and now she only uses natural stuff. I need my aluminum though, or else um, yeah, just give me aluminum and all it comes with in deoderant.

[Sugarberry]

Originally Posted by Ameerah

Do any of you ladies have any experience with using natural deodorants? Good and bad.

Ive tried....but I just didnt feel dry so switched back.

[Salika]

Originally Posted by Sugarberry

Ive tried....but I just didnt feel dry so switched back.

Ya if you don't have a problem with persperation then go for it. But if you do..... well stick to the regular stuff.

[serendipity_000]

Has anyone who lives in NYC and takes the subway seen the new ads about Islam and whyislam.org? I wanna see them!!!

Are they dumb? Great? I know they are going to be up until October 15th or something right?

[qudsia]

thanks, salika and phd. i can't share details - save that i opted for the confrontation route. there was crying. and yelling. and more yelling. but all is well, alh.

...one problem dealt with, and another (much worse) one brewing. i'm scared.

[hijabihoodlum]

Originally Posted by afrakabob

today i went to the piercing parlor and got a little baggie of sea salt that im going to mix with water to use as a healing paste for a cartilage piercing i have.

that's gonna hurt like a mother. mmm, sea salt.

[farah]

sigh. ramadan just isn't the same when it's not in troy.

side note: i HATE when taraweeh is held hostage for fundraising.

[Sugarberry]

Originally Posted by farah

sigh. ramadan just isn't the same when it's not in troy.

side note: i HATE when taraweeh is held hostage for fundraising.

if it makes you feel any better br. mouktar isnt there this year so taraweeh is different....and much shorter......or so ive heard.