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My intern did not finish what I asked her to do, and she was going around telling everyone in the office she had no work. I took time off and the internship ended. Now I have to do all the work. Perfect.

What I love most about travelling is how it sobers you up to the insignificance of your mundane day to day issues. How there are faces, voices, stories and worlds out there, living life just as you are. The zest of life is found in turning up to a new place every once in a while.

Welcome to Al-Mutanabbi Street the ‘Book Market of Baghdad’, where books remain in the street at night because Iraqis say: “The reader does not steal and the thief does not read.” A thread on the rich heritage of the historic book market on Al-Mutanabbi Street…

Travelling keeps you inspired. A change of environment is good for the soul.

Deaths from the earthquake in Turkey and Syria passed 5,000. Up to 23 million people could be impacted, including millions of displaced Syrians and refugees already reliant on humanitarian aid. The WHO says deaths may pass 20,000 amid freezing conditions and building collapses.

Missing home so much 🥲

i am a solitude baby. i love my time alone. i love the quiet. i love my meditation. i love my journaling. i love being in my own world. i can go months on end by myself. i am happy here

Just one of many reasons to reduce your use of #plastics #PlasticFreeJuly

WHY is it so common for desi girls to be not taken seriously when we wfh? We are working, not chilling, but no one gets it. In the middle of doing something or a meeting, we end up with a distraction of a task. Always assigned household and kitchen work. Just email me, please😭

Quit worrying about what people think. Honestly, it doesn’t matter. They’re entitled to their thoughts. At the end of your life, you're not going to stand before people and give an account of what you’ve done. You're going to stand before the Almighty.

The children of Gaza wishes the world a happy new year and asks for the bombing to stop.

Feeling like I got hit by a bus and then a train.

*sends work email* Auto reply: "Thank you for reaching out. Your email is important to me, but so is my sanity and my family...I also hope that you have developed proactive guidelines to protect your sanity in an ever increasingly chaotic and demanding world." Wise words 🥲

not once in my life did i regret spending money on an experience (a trip, concert, a nice dinner, etc.) bc the money always comes back but this is what life really is about

Well, this is more common than I thought 😂

TSA: You can bring frozen bottles of water through airport security. Everyone:

“I am sorry.” said Frog. “That hat is much too big for you...” “No,” said Toad. “This hat is your present to me. I like it. I will wear it the way it is.”

Why the hurry? 🙂