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Hello September

Posted on 17 September, 201617 September, 2016 by Ikhlas

Yes, I know! This Hello September is kind of late (17 days late to be exact), but better late than never, right? September always feels like the beginning of Fall, because I always associate it with the beginning of school. Beginning of school=Fall. Especially after Labour Day. But the weather for the past few years…

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Learning to Write Again

Posted on 25 August, 201625 August, 2016 by Ikhlas

This past Monday, I began writing my fourth manuscript. The last time I wrote a full length novel or fiction manuscript was in 2011, which was Aisha. Even though I’ve had the idea for this one even before Aisha, it took me more than 5 years to finally get around to writing it. And now that it’s…

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Dreams Do Come True

Posted on 30 July, 2016 by Ikhlas

So do you remember when I posted about my crippling fear of failure earlier this year? In it, I told you guys how much I’m scared of failure, so much to the point that I fail to even try certain things. Because I’m so scared I’ll be bad at it or I’ll outright fail. After…

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Practice

Posted on 27 July, 201627 July, 2016 by Ikhlas

The problem with having too many hobbies is that they all require practice. And if you’re stretched for time and feel like you’re running a marathon just getting things done every day, it can seem impossible. I have a lot of hobbies. I like to write, bake, take photos, blog, scrapbook, do other arts and…

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Friday Things

Posted on 25 June, 2016 by Ikhlas

Hey guys! How’s it going? Ramadan is winding down, and things are getting busier than ever! But first of all: how is Ramadan more than half over? It feels like it just began. The days have been speeding by, and Eid is just around the corner. Before Ramadan began, I was worried about how tough…

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