Z-Le'Seye

So often we seek and search and want and desire. More often may we realize that so many of our prayers, spoken and unspoken, have been granted to us. It is sometimes so subtle that time lapses before we start to feel the depth and magnitude of what we've been granted.

Alhamdulillah.

If you needed a sigh to run your marathon in the birthday olympics, this is it! Below is my list of places as well details on how to run your birthday marathon.

➡️How-To:
Most companies require you to sign up for their rewards, register for their email list, and/or download their app. Some have requirements that have to be done prior to your birthday.

1. Decide which companies and/or brands you like or want to support.
2. Search the company's name and add 'rewards' or 'birthday freebie' to your search. You should easily find the requirements.
3. Follow the steps and register - usually it will involve subscribing to an email list, downloading an app and/or creating an account (be sure to enter your birthday).
4. Wait for your birthday reward to come via email or to be issued via the company's app.
5. Visit them and claim your birthday freebie either on your birthday, during your birthday month, or before it expires.

Note: Most companies give you a month to use the reward. I usually grab mine some time before my birthday month ends but not always on the exact day of my birthday.

➡️And, here is my list. Feel free to steal it and alter it, based on your likes.

1. Bath & Body Works (purchase required)
2. Cheesecake Factory (requires a $30 purchase)
3. Crumble
4. Denny's (must dine-in)
5. Dutch Bros
6. Jamba Juice
7. Jersey Mike's (purchase within 1 year prior is required)
8. Krispy Kreme (sign up at least 4 wks before your bday)
9. Nothing Bundt Cakes
10. Panda Express (purchase required)
11. Panera Bread
12. Ulta

Note: There are a few well-known companies that have intentionally been omitted due to the fact that they are on my boycott list.

Today is our 3rd installment of my weekly Fashion Friday series!

Imagine my surprise when I found these pants in the clearance section at WalMart ... for $5 each! If you know me, then you know that I love a good deal so I absolutely could not pass these by. They are each either 100% cotton or mainly cotton, which is a big deal for me. Let's see how they fit!

Pair #1 | Grey Wide-Leg Cargo Pants, 100% cotton

Pair #2 | Cream Wide-Leg Pants, 51% cotton & 49% rayon

Pair #3 | Khaki Wide-Leg Corduroy Pants, 98% cotton & 2% spandex

Pair #4 | Crimson Wide-Leg Corduroy Pants, 98% cotton & 2% spandex

Girl, let's try on some abayas! Let me know which one was your favorite!

1 - White with natural burlap-style embroidery
2 - Black with bold golden leaf design
3 - Mauve Latte with circular design





🤲🏾Dua When Wearing Clothing That's New to You🤲🏾

English:
O Allah, praise is to You. You have clothed me. I ask You for its goodness and the goodness of what it has been made for, and I seek Your protection from the evil of it and the evil of what it has been made for.

Arabic:
اللَّهُمَّ لَكَ الْحَمْدُ أَنْتَ كَسَوْتَنِيهِ، أَسْأَلُكَ مِنْ خَيْرِهِ وَخَيْرِ مَا صُنِعَ لَهُ، وَأَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ شَرِّهِ وَشَرِّ مَا صُنِعَ لَهُ

Transliteration:
Allaahumma lakal-hamdu 'Anta kasawtaneehi, 'as'aluka min khayrihi wa khayri maa suni'a lahu, wa 'a'oothu bika min sharrihi wa sharri ma suni'a lahu

Abu Dawud: 4020, At-Tirmidhi: 1767