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A Bookish Year

Posted on 10 December, 20199 December, 2019 by Ikhlas

This was the year of books! I read more books this year than I have since my daughter was born, and probably also since the year I was expecting her. When I became a new mom, I was so tired all the time that I chose to sleep when I could, instead of chosing to…

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Life

Posted on 30 October, 201929 October, 2019 by Ikhlas

Hello world. I’m not sure if anyone will read these words since it has been months since I have posted anything. It has actually been months since I have sat down at my computer and typed more than a handful of words collectively. My fingers are cramping as I type this; they are rusty and…

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Motherhood: A Checklist

Posted on 16 January, 201918 January, 2019 by Ikhlas

Recently I read an article on BuzzFeed about how millennials are the burnout generation. It was a long article that talked at length about the changes to modern life that makes living life as a millennial so difficult and overwhelming. Modernity has made life easier but also more complicated as it’s filled with mundane, small…

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New Year, New Me

Posted on 3 January, 20193 January, 2019 by Ikhlas

Happy New Year everyone! I can’t believe we’re in the year 2019 already; one more till 2020! Who else remembers when the year 2000 was a big deal?! (Do I sound old yet?) Last year was a crazy year; in April, I completed my first year as a mom and nothing else compares to that….

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The Beginning of the End (of the Year)

Posted on 7 December, 20187 December, 2018 by Ikhlas

The end of the year is near, and my last post was exactly 3 months ago! I’ve thought about blogging lots of time, I even penned one or two drafts of posts but then never got around to posting them. To be honest, I’ve been having a bit of an identity crisis when it comes…

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