Facets of Farah
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LOVE & MARRIAGE

10 Years Later: a letter to our younger selves

10 Years Later: a letter to our younger selves

Dear Newlyweds,  Congratulations on stepping into this most sacred bond together. We know it’s been a long wait to get to this point.  All the dreams, all the hopes that you have strung together coming to a head.  The wedding day.  Your happily ever after. We know you are on a high right now, basking in your glowing hearts, your giddy laughter and all that comes with getting married. It is indeed most special.  We enjoyed every moment of our big day.  And all the little moments that led up to the big day.   We are now ten beautiful years…

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Monthly Digest

Facets of July 2019 ~ Monthly Digest

Facets of July 2019 ~ Monthly Digest

I used to think that to begin something new.  It needed to be January, or Monday, or first thing in the morning. I am without fail full of ideas of new projects I want to do.  Things I want to start and then I follow those thoughts with, I’m going to start in the new year, next week, in the morning. Why you ask?  Because I essentially feel – not ready. I have been toying with the idea of a monthly digest, a recap and reflections piece. But the thought of regular blog updates terrified me.  What if I don’t…

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Collaborations

8 Lessons I Learned in 8 Years of Marriage

8 Lessons I Learned in 8 Years of Marriage

The husband and I got married right after I finished university.  To some it may seem a little on the quicker end of the scale – and in hindsight – it was.  I think we were both very inexperienced and still just learning to manage ourselves. This post is written from the perspective of our specific marriage. We were in a relationship for 5 years prior to marrying.  We really thought it would be an easy transition, but boy, were we in for a wake up call. 8 Lessons in 8 Years of Marriage 1.Year one is the hardest.  Just…

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Marriage

11 years.

11 years.

I realized today that our relationship is real.

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MOTHERHOOD

Preggo Diaries: I see you and I thank you…

Preggo Diaries: I see you and I thank you…

I see you, your eyes lighting up as you are told that you are going to be a daddy. I also see that nervousness flash through your face as it all too quickly changes… It changes to a new expression that I’ve never seen before… Because it is the look of a different man. I see you, hustling through the aisles of the grocery store, every day,  making sure your baby-mama eats healthy and fresh and avoiding the poultry section like the plague because I just “can’t stand it’s God forsaken smell”. You don’t argue when I don’t want to…

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