My First Year As A Hijabi

Salam=)

I know it's been a while, but I've been pretty busy these days! Apologies!

I noticed just the other day that this year marked my first hijab anniversary! I'm exicted, the year happened so fast, it just flew by=) I thought this deserved a little something, so I'd thought I'd share my experience of hijab, from the thinking to the clothing!

A year ago, I was considering covering. I don't even know how that came about, but it did. The first thing I did was making sure it was mandatory, I honestly don't think I would've worn it otherwise. Once this matter was settled, I started thinking.  A thousand questions ran through my mind. Am I really going to do that? What if people see me with it, what will they think of me, what would they say about me? What if no one wants to marry me? What I get sick of it and take it off? I contemplated, debated, gathered opinions here and there, went back and forth with it.

That is until I read a special section of the Prophet's Nightly Journey and Ascension- guess which LOL- and it was a wake-up call! A that very moment, I knew I was going to wear it, and that's what I did from that moment on.

Now, I've had all kinds of reactions to it. Some were surprisingly good, others were really bad. I could divide the remark-makers into two groups: those who encouraged me with kind words, and others always had stupid things to say to me. It just confirmed the opinion I had on them before hijab: it turned out that those I had a good opinion of were the ones who were happy with my decision, and from the others, I didn't expect much. I'm grateful to Allah SWT for showing me things and people as they really are.

Clothes-wise, the change was a little tough. I knew about HATC, Mademoiselle M and Hana Tajima, so I knew I could dress modestly while wearing clothes that I liked. I decided to reorganize my whole wardrobe, separating 'hijab clothes' and 'un-hijab clothes'. I tried to wear hijab-friendly oufits during the first months, since I didn't have long skirts or cardigans. Then, I gradually incorporated more scarves, skirts, and longer tops into my daily looks.

A few things I've noticed about me since hijab

1. I don't really like maxiskirts. LOL this might seem like hijabi blasphemy, but I actually find them to be a little unconveninent and unhygienic. I'd rather wear tunic and jeans.

OOTD -- Something Different

Salam=)

How everything's going? I hope everyone's well InshAllah!

I'm coming at you today with an outfit of the day. I know it's been ages since I last posted one, hopefully you won't be too mad at me :p

I had this old brown dress in my closet for a while. Since I bought it, I wore it a few times, and I kinda neglected it. Well, that was before hijab. I had to get ready the other day, and I remembered that old dress, and I'm so glad I have! The sleeves are the perfect length- not too short, not too long, it hits me right above the knee. Also, it's slightly A-lined, which is more flattering and ideal, and there's a belt included for waist definition. Oh, and it has pockets=)

Brown dress, bootcut jeans, scarf

As usual, I went for a casual outfit, so I opted for dark bootcut jeans, that I rolled up to the ankles for extra coolness. I picked my pink, black and white leopard scarf to bring someting interesting to the whole look.