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Want to understand yourself better? Ask yourself this question.
I wasn’t expecting to be asked that question. I was asked to pick between 1-21 to choose a random question to be asked, and I chose 17. (Because I was born on the 17th 😉) “Who is the one person, dead or alive, that you’d like to talk to and what question would you ask […]
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The Day a Monster Boss Gave Me an “Almost” Stroke
How can you “almost” have a stroke?Well, according to the doctor, I was very close to a stroke. And apparently my body did me a favour by inducing a panic attack as a defensive mechanism. (Thank you?) It seems if you don’t give your mind and body time to heal – they choose the time […]
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First Time Mom? Here are Some Things You Have to Tell Yourself
Time really flies! ⏰💨 My little baby David is already over 2 months old. 👶🏻 And every single day, I’m in such awe that this perfect little guy chose me to be his mom. 💖 As happy as we look, all my closest friends know that the reality. Up till about a couple of weeks […]
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5 Products for a Comfortable Confinement
Recently, Mark and I became proud parents of our little bundle of joy. 👶🏻❤️ Even though my birthing experience was really crazyyy painful 😭😵 (share with you guys in another post), my heart has been exploding with pride, happiness and sheer love since David was born. 🥰🥰 Seriously, every single person that heard about my […]
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Enough with the mom guilt, please!
One of the most common advices I received from other moms during the early weeks of my pregnancy was, “Filter everything you hear.” 🙉🙉 I didn’t really grasp the need for this until the recent couple months when things really started to pile up and accumulate – and my little one hasn’t even entered our […]
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9 GIFs to describe what being pregnant is like
One of the most common questions I get from people about my pregnancy is, “What’s it like?? 🤩” Well, after being pregnant for almost a good 9 months now, here are some of the ways I tried describing to loved ones about how I’m feeling. However, it’s important to know that every single woman and […]
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Pregnant and COVID Positive?
It’s pure torture. 😖 Or at least it was for me… Some months back in my 2nd trimester I was tested COVID positive and it’s an experience I strongly do not recommend to anyone. (Unless you’re a mean person/animal abuser/child abuser or someone of the like, then please go ahead and knock yourself out) What […]
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Becoming a Parent: 5 Lessons I Picked Up from My Childhood
It still feels hard to believe that soon I’m going to have my own kid – I’m still a kid! 😂 It freaks me out as much as it excites me that I’m going to be a mom soon. It’s really all for a simple reason – for the longest time, I’ve shuddered just thinking […]
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5 things when pregnant
I’m really not going to lie – being pregnant hasn’t been easy-peasy for me. Sure, I love my baby. Sure, I’m so happy that God blessed me with this little miracle. But I’m literally tempted to throttle the next lady that tells me, “I totally enjoyed my pregnancy! Didn’t feel anything… only my tummy got […]
Gera Shen 