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Goodbye 2016

Posted on 29 December, 201628 December, 2016 by Ikhlas

Over the past few days, I keep seeing posts on Facebook that talk about how much 2016 sucked. There were definitely some sad and appalling things that happened this year, especially considering media-wise and politically. But it wasn’t all bad! At least not for me. A year feels like so long, but it can go…

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Things No One Tells You About Pregnancy

Posted on 21 December, 201620 December, 2016 by Ikhlas

Being pregnant is an amazing feeling. Once I got past the first trimester and when my belly slowly, but surely started to come in, things started to finally sink in. I’m going to be a mom! There’s an actual human being inside of me! One that has to come out eventually! Eek! It’s definitely equal…

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Hello December

Posted on 1 December, 20161 December, 2016 by Ikhlas

Hey guys! Remember me? I know, it’s been 2 months since my last post and it might seem like I’ve fallen off the face of the Earth. But I assure you, I haven’t. I’ve been busy, but not busy in just any old sense. I’ve got a baby on the way! Lol. This is not…

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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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