Author: trickyqueen
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My First Performance Review After Marriage
Six months into our marriage, I asked my husband to give me a performance rating based on how well I did with household chores, taking care of the house, and him. Well, not to forget my smooth(?) transition into his family. His rating rather disappointed me. He said I am only at the “meets expectations”…
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Not Being a Jerk Doesn’t Make Him a Hero
I’m tired of my wins becoming his trophies When I started waking up early to run, everyone, including my husband, was shocked. He had only seen the night owl version of me, so he was mind-blown seeing me voluntarily wake up before sunrise. Soon, the comments from my friends and his co-workers followed: “You get…
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His Five Words Broke My Heart but Also Set Me Free
How one sentence changed everything I believed about love, self-worth, and emotional freedom. Photo by guille pozzi on Unsplash He looked at me and said, “Not everything is about you.” I froze. Wait, what? If you love me, isn’t everything about me? Isn’t that the golden rule of love? We were still in our early twenties.…
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I Thought I Was Broken [But, I Was Just Built Differently]
Why traditional structure made me feel broken, and how creative freedom unlocked my best self Photo by Andra C Taylor Jr on Unsplash I used to think I was lazy, undisciplined, and unprepared for success. I couldn’t thrive in a 9-to-5. Structure drained me. Office politics crushed my spirit. But it wasn’t my laziness or discipline. I…
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Finding Calm When Fear Gets Louder
Why the best decisions are often made after the pause. Image by Shingo_No from Pixabay Fear shows up: uninvited or right on time. Either way, it always has something to teach us. It is wired into our DNA and passed down through generations of survival. Our ancestors didn’t just sense danger but also listened to it. Without…
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What I Wish I Knew About Motherhood
MOTHERHOOD Things nobody tells us but every mom deserves to know Photo by Breanna Miller on Unsplash I thought I knew what tired felt like. Then I became a mom. Suddenly, my body was working overtime, feeding, healing, comforting, and producing, all at once, all the time, without any break. To my surprise, it wasn’t falling apart…
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The Art of Letting Go
LIFE LESSONS before it breaks us Image by inno kurnia from Pixabay I couldn’t sleep that night. I was lying down with my eyes wide awake in the dark. Out of nowhere, a mobile charger fell on top of my head with an electric spark. I immediately took my phone and texted my boss at work that…
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When Plans Break, Life Begins
LIFE LESSONS The best things in my life happened when my plans got canceled. Photo by Bozhin Karaivanov on Unsplash When life knocked me down so hard, I got stuck in waves of anxiety. I believed in coping with challenges by creating excess plans: plans A, B, or Z. You name it, I always had a…
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Find People Who Celebrate Your Worth
INSPIRATION Because Your Sparkle Deserves Glitters Too. Photo by Katharina Roehler on Unsplash What if the people who really see you are not loud about it but quietly keep you going? Over the years, I’ve learned this slowly through foggy mornings, unlikely compliments, and one unforgettable comment that brought me back to the page. The Antidote to…
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I Stopped Trying to Be The Wife I Was Taught To Be
RELATIONSHIPS And became the best version of Myself. Photo by Look Studio on Unsplash What if you stopped asking for space in your marriage and just took it? For years, I waited for permission until one fine day, I realized I didn’t need it. In the first few months of our marriage, I did exactly what I…
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