Okay so I have to be honest with you.
There was a morning — not too long ago — where I literally sat on my bathroom floor and cried.
Like actually cried.
I had a really important day ahead of me. I woke up early, laid my outfit out the night before, did everything right.
And I still ended up standing in front of my mirror for almost 40 minutes trying to get my hijab to sit right.
My chiffon kept slipping.
My undercap kept sliding back.
I found a pin, pushed it through and caught my finger.
There was a tiny bit of blood on my white chiffon.
I grabbed a different hijab — wrong color, didn't match at all.
Went back to the chiffon. More pins. Still slipping.
By the time I got out the door I looked nothing like I wanted to.
My eyes were puffy.
My confidence was completely gone.
And I hadn't even started my day yet.
I remember thinking — why is this so hard?
Like why does this feel like such a battle every single morning?