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The Problem with Working from Home

Posted on 26 April, 2015 by Ikhlas

As a writer, blogger, and baker, and baker, I work from home. Most of the time this is great because I get to make my own schedule and my own routine. I get to sleep in most days and can be flexible with my schedule. I know what I have to do (most of the…

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Cinderella Movie Review

Posted on 20 April, 2015 by Ikhlas

Normally I don’t do movie reviews, but since the story of Cinderella is a classic, I couldn’t resist! I finally saw the Disney live-action adaptation this weekend with my mom and the one word I would use to describe it would be: magical. The cinematography of the film is absolutely beautiful and I honestly felt…

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The End of an Era

Posted on 7 November, 2014 by Ikhlas

So yesterday was my last day at work, and what I like to think of as an end to an era. Can an era be only two years long? Apparently it can, because as I hugged one of my managers goodbye at the end of my closing shift last night, that’s exactly what it felt…

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Book Funk

Posted on 23 September, 2014 by Ikhlas

I have a confession, dear friends: I’m in a book funk. This is definitely not the first time this has happened, but it seems like the longest book funk I’ve ever experienced. Usually I whip through my pile of library books and am constantly on the search for new books, but lately I’ve sunk so…

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September

Posted on 2 September, 2014 by Ikhlas

Hello friends! Is it September already?! I can hardly believe how quickly this summer went by! Yesterday was such a strange day as I watched my brothers enjoy their last day of summer before getting ready for the first day of school. And even though I’m not going back to school this year (thank God!),…

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