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New Beginnings

Posted on 23 April, 2013 by Ikhlas

Today marks the day that I started sending out query letters to agents asking them to represent my manuscript Aisha. I got the idea for Aisha almost 2 years ago now. It took me about a year to actually write the story down, after a few months of brainstorming and procrastinating. Then after the story was done in…

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The Secret Life of a Hijabi

Posted on 21 April, 2013 by Ikhlas

Sometimes I don’t brush my hair before leaving the house. (No one’s going to see it anyways). I have good hijab days, and then I have Bad Hijab Days. Sometimes they happen on the same day. Sometimes I’m convinced that my head changes shape overnight, since a scarf that looked SO nice yesterday suddenly doesn’t…

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Recipe: Vanilla Cake Balls

Posted on 17 April, 201315 May, 2014 by Ikhlas

So cake balls, or cake pops, aren’t exactly new or revolutionary. They’re quite a popular treat, may even be joining cupcakes as the cutest dessert ever, since there are an endless way to decorate them. Believe it or not, I’ve only ever had cake pops once before when my best friend made some for me….

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A New Look…Again

Posted on 15 April, 2013 by Ikhlas

For those of you who have been around for awhile, you might be thinking you’ve changed the site AGAIN. Didn’t you just change the look of the blog not too long ago?! And you’d be right. I did change the look of this blog not too long ago, and it does seem too soon to…

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We Interrupt This Program…

Posted on 6 April, 2013 by Ikhlas

…for some exciting news! I just found out this week that I got into teacher’s college so I’m going to be going back to school come September! 😀 If you know anything about me, it’s that I love school and love being in school. The past 2 years that I haven’t been in school have…

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