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Posted on 17 July, 201317 July, 2013 by Ikhlas

You and your parents are late. I tear a Kleenex to bits in my hands as I wait, my stomach a sea of unease, as sea monsters claw at my insides. My dad paces by the door, mumbling under his breath. As far as first impressions go, it isn’t a good one. Finally the doorbell…

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DIY: Homemade Envelopes 2 Ways

Posted on 16 July, 2013 by Ikhlas

So some of you might know that I love making homemade crafts. Birthdays, weddings, and baby showers hardly pass by without a homemade card from me to my friends and family. When I first started making cards, I used the plain white envelopes that I’d gotten from a card-making kit to put them in. But…

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Beauty

Posted on 12 July, 201312 July, 2013 by Ikhlas

I saw this ad prior to watching a video on YouTube yesterday, and this time, instead of hitting the ‘skip ad’ button, I just had to keep watching. The ad shows women of all ages who are camera-shy, and don’t want to have their picture or video taken, because they’re shy or don’t like how…

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Recipe: Classic M&M Cookies

Posted on 9 July, 201322 May, 2014 by Ikhlas

Today I’d like to share with you the story of the first time I baked something from scratch. It happened during what I like to call my ‘Betty Crocker’ years (aka the cake mix years). Now, like most girls growing up during the nineties and early 2000s, I absolutely loved Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen. I…

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It’s been awhile

Posted on 7 July, 20137 July, 2013 by Ikhlas

Hi there. So. It’s been awhile. Much longer than I anticipated. To be honest, I didn’t think I was going to skip posting on the blog the whole week of my cousin’s wedding. I thought I might have a chance to post here and there, but as usual, Life took over, and it was a…

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