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Posted on 20 July, 201320 July, 2013 by Ikhlas

Jeff Manning has no idea that the day he fires a co-worker will be his last. Killed in a car accident, two women in his life fall to pieces when they hear the news: his wife, Claire, and his co-worker, Tish. When Tish volunteers to attend Jeff’s funeral, on behalf of the company they both…

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Arranged

Posted on 17 July, 201317 July, 2013 by Ikhlas

You and your parents are late. I tear a Kleenex to bits in my hands as I wait, my stomach a sea of unease, as sea monsters claw at my insides. My dad paces by the door, mumbling under his breath. As far as first impressions go, it isn’t a good one. Finally the doorbell…

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DIY: Homemade Envelopes 2 Ways

Posted on 16 July, 2013 by Ikhlas

So some of you might know that I love making homemade crafts. Birthdays, weddings, and baby showers hardly pass by without a homemade card from me to my friends and family. When I first started making cards, I used the plain white envelopes that I’d gotten from a card-making kit to put them in. But…

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Beauty

Posted on 12 July, 201312 July, 2013 by Ikhlas

I saw this ad prior to watching a video on YouTube yesterday, and this time, instead of hitting the ‘skip ad’ button, I just had to keep watching. The ad shows women of all ages who are camera-shy, and don’t want to have their picture or video taken, because they’re shy or don’t like how…

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Recipe: Classic M&M Cookies

Posted on 9 July, 201322 May, 2014 by Ikhlas

Today I’d like to share with you the story of the first time I baked something from scratch. It happened during what I like to call my ‘Betty Crocker’ years (aka the cake mix years). Now, like most girls growing up during the nineties and early 2000s, I absolutely loved Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen. I…

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