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hi friends📚🪴☕️🤍

I was unsure of what i wanted to share in the caption, but I’ll just let my thumbs chatter off. It’s late August now and summer has passed, leaving behind nothing but memories of picnics, hikes, and bittersweet moments with friends and family. Work has started and I’m feeling surprisingly calm, cool, and collected about it, aH. The first two weeks have been super smooth so far and I’m getting along well with my new team at my new second school. (I’m a school social worker working at two middle schools for context because I barely talk about my life here anymore). However, my original school has done something with their WiFi and now I’m completely disconnected from the world (which is probably a good thing). Perhaps I’ll get some reading done on my kindle during free time:0

My media updates are pretty scarce because I’m not in the mood to do anything other than binge grey’s anatomy. I’m on season 16 and it seems like shonda will write anything huh. I’m still reading the same books I talked about in my story, early-mid July:

- The Zookeeper by Ammarah Rehman (on KU!)
- The Word for World is Forest by Ursula K. Le Guin
- When The Body Says No by Gabor Mate

I may start watching horror/thriller movies after work to switch up from medical dramatics. If you have any recommendations, lmk! (I want to watch Jennifer’s Body soon). I spontaneously planned to solo watch the new spiderman movie and end of oak street in theatres this weekend, very excited for that:0

as for other hobbies, this summer I’ve discovered that I really like puzzling, painting, and word games (scrabble, crossword puzzles), so hope to engage in those after work iA

I’ll leave you beautiful people with a yellow flower 🌼 I’d also love to know what everyone’s been up to, share away 💬 by @diaadiary

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look at the sun 🥹 by @diaadiary

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2 months ago

summer days ✨🌞🌿🪵🍵🌸 by @diaadiary

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2 months ago

happy july friends,

i finally had the motivation to create an actual bullet journal spread with stickers and scraps. my brain was craving for serious creative stimulation and I’m so glad I was able to execute something with a little more effort than my other spreads, which were created with a marker and a dream.

the past few months have been a lot to deal with and although I’d like to share what’s going on, I’m not sure if I can handle another wave of condolences. but know that I love your support whether it’s a comment or like. I’d love to catch up on your posts one day though because I finally feel like I can do bookstagram again. so Inshallah you see lots of love and support from me too.

I’m hoping this next month is filled with more lovely and relaxing and healing moments for all of us, iA.

I’ll leave you with a tangerine 🍊and hope to see you again, friends~ by @diaadiary

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3 months ago

happy june, my loves 🌻🐝☀️

so, i checked my reading challenge and friends i am 25 books behind. this is definitely a crisis. so i am posting an ambitious tbr to hold myself accountable. a little pressure never hurt nobody right?? 🧍🏽I am attempting mini summaries but tbh im so bad at them so apologies in advance. anyway, here are the books i will be attempting to read in 0.3 days

🌿the surviving sky by kritika h. rao : hindu philosophy inspired sci-fi about a husband and wife going through it and they have to save their floating city on a jungle planet from wild storms

🌿one dark window by rachel gillig : dark, gothic fantasy romance about a women who’s got a monster in her brain and she’s gotta save her kingdom from disaster or whatever so she goes on a quest. honestly sounds like my life.

🌿the word for world is forest by ursula k. le guin : a sci-fi novel about a group of people dealing with forced slavery and are driven to violence by their captors. the book explores themes of colonialism, environmental destruction, and the corruption of violence. I’m reading this with @lattefairies and I’m so excited for my brain to expand

🌿saga vol. 6 by brian k. vaughan : honestly if you haven’t started this or read this pleaseeeee dooo it! it’s a sci-fi series and it will blow your mind. like I’m telling you it’s so good. fair warning tho it’s so sexually graphic oopsie so have your hand ready to cover up 🧍🏽

ok now that I’ve written it out, it seems like I’ve got quite a few sci-fi books ahead of me:0 which is not a typical genre i go for. I like thattt! i will attempt to update on my story iA

in the meantime, please lmk what you’ve been reading, want to read, or whatever you’ve been up to!! I’ll leave you with a daisy 🌼 by @diaadiary

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3 months ago

I just wanted to say hi 👋🏽 and share tree pics 🌿 by @diaadiary

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4 months ago

reads + views 🌸☕️🪾 by @diaadiary

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5 months ago

and that’s a wrap! Eid Mubarak ☪︎ ִ ֶ֢࣪⋆ by @diaadiary

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6 months ago

spring whimsy loading…

mid Ramadan check in?? how is everyone doing?

I have to say, my experience is strong and steady! I’m not doing the absolute best but my skin is clear, I have lots of energy, and I’m doing my Islamic duties Alhamdulillah💪🏽

I’d love for myself to seek more analog mental stimulation than scrolling but work is ruining my life (yes it’s that dramatic + serious). I took a “sick day” on Monday to just live life and pretend im unemployed and it was the most glorious experience. 10000% recommend.

on my day off, I decided to lose myself in bujoing and this is what my brain created:) been loving darker greens lately! and of course added a jurassic park quote because it’s the loml, but also been rewatching the jurassic world movies with my brother for 10000th time:D

quote: “in the information society, nobody thinks. we expect to banish paper, but we actually banish thought.

when I was trying to find a quote, I realized I haven’t been writing any down 😱 so, my question is: what are some of your favorite quotes??

I’ll leave you with a spring leaf 🍃 by @diaadiary

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7 months ago

february dump *·˚ ༘ ➳ ♡

Ramadan Mubarak to all my Muslim friends:) hope you have a fulfilling and peaceful month!

so far, my Ramadan isn’t going as planned and it’s a bit delayed (iykyk). but I’m persevering because that’s what a healthy person does 💪🏽 I’m spending a lot of my February days drowning in work but also prioritizing friends and family and physical health without losing my mind (hard level 10000). I’m also trying my best not to spend time on social media (it’s hard!!) by reading books and listening to the Heartwork - The Messenger podcast (truly the most healing experience)

right now im reading the perfect divorce (2nd in a duology) and I just can’t get myself in the mood of reading even though it’s definitely an interesting read:0 I’m also slowly VERY slowly making my way through The Hidden Life of Trees, it’s sooooo interesting but I wish we had warmer weather so I can actually look at the trees when they’re not sleeping away during winter:(

ok im at work so I must be responsible🫩 what are you reading and how is your February going?? 💜 by @diaadiary

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7 months ago

posting on instagram to cope with the fact that I fucked up my chance to get presale bts tickets😔

the past 7 days have been an absolute brain melting experience because why did I have to work over time for three days in a row (with out pay!!!) as well overbook myself for all three days of the weekend and on top of that the Midwest is gonna experience a POLAR VORTEX (nearly -29 F windchill, that’s almost -34 C) this weekend AND WE DONT KNOW IF SCHOOLS ARE GONNA CLOSE YET LIKE HELLO??

so I took the day off so I can reboot my brain. let’s all make dua 🤲🏽 that they close the schools tomorrow iA.

no reading updates to share but I did FINALLY pack all of my penpal letters:) will drop them off at the post office today!!

are there any kdramas or shows that you guys highly recommend?? I’ll leave you with a warm cup of ☕️ by @diaadiary

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8 months ago

happy new year! 🌱✨💜

hope all you beautiful people are genuinely doing well and taking care of yourselves:’)

the first 12 days of 2026 have hit me like a train wreck, but ykw?? i is still surviving and Alhamdulillah for that, my friends:) school has started up again and paperwork has hit us with full force. the student services team is suffering deeply:D life wise, feeling lost feeling numb but im still doing my best to engage in hobbies and taking care of my body. just wish i felt ALIVE *insert Elmo on fire meme* reading wise *crickets* jk I have been enjoying the summer hikaru died! I’ve read 5 volumes and the art is sensational. im curious to know how the characters develop and i want more from the story! I also finished reading little secrets by jennifer hillier and damn those secrets were tinyyyyy. very underwhelming story and should’ve been marketed as a drama:/ 2.5 stars for good writing and explicit emotion iggggg now im reading slewfoot! excited to be bamboozled by some witches:)

since this is kind of a new year post, I’ll share my reading goals:

• read 100 books and review most of them
• get through my physical tbr
• be mind boggled by at least one book

what are your reading or 2026 plans? how has the past 12 days been for YOU?

comment 🪴 if you’d like to see my 2026/January pages in my bullet journal

alright friends, I’ll leave you with the first leaf of the year🌱 by @diaadiary

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