I started wearing hijab when I was 15 years old. I didn’t wear it to be modest or to cover my body. I didn’t wear it to make a statement or to please Allah. I wore it because I thought it was the thing to do. When I first started wearing hijab at the age…
Recipe: Jalapeno Popper Sandwiches
I hate being late. It’s one of my pet peeves and one of my biggest anxieties in life. Anytime I think I’ll be late, I start to panic and my hands get all sweaty. I have such a chronic fear of being late that I set two alarms for myself to make sure that I’ll…
Review: Flat Out Love
Julie Seagle panics when her housing falls through the day she gets to Boston from Ohio, ready to start college. Before she knows it, she’s being whisked away to a her mom’s old room mate, Kate’s, house, where to meets the rest of the Watkins, who are a little less than pleased at her staying…
Mocha Peppermint Cupcakes
So technically these cupcakes are a Christmas-themed recipe. They’ve got crushed candy canes on them and have peppermint flavouring in the frosting, which kinda screams Christmas to me. But I didn’t get around to making these before Christmas, so let’s just pretend it’s still the holidays and you’re reading this post snuggled up by the…
Friday Things
So it’s been a weird week guys. My best friend got married and left the country to move to New York City. You might have heard me mention it once. Or twice. (LOL). Right after her wedding, I woke up the very next day with a fever and a splitting headache. I hadn’t been sick…