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On Leaving Your Job Without Finding Another

Tavleen KaurMay 31, 2025May 31, 2025

I know I didn’t do anything earth-shaking or radical. But in my small inner circle of family, friends, and colleagues, it brought some confusion and skepticism—but also quite a bit of: It’s about time. You see, I’ve always had one…

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24 Things I Learned at 24 in 2024

Tavleen KaurMarch 14, 2025March 14, 2025

A year that wasn’t transformational and I didn’t make any life-changing decisions, but it was still full of lessons nevertheless.

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A Mid-Twenties Wake Up Call

Tavleen KaurMarch 14, 2025March 14, 2025

As I approach my mid-twenties, I’m realizing that many of us assume we can keep living the way we are now, expecting our future selves to handle finances, relationships, family, and career. For now, we just need to get by…

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A BTS event, a life of interests, and simple enjoyment

Tavleen KaurSeptember 27, 2022March 14, 2025

12 June, 2022 I went to a K-pop-themed cafe about an hour away from my house today. I was accompanied by a close friend who is a fellow fan of both Taylor Swift and BTS. The cafe was hosting a…

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Dreams and Rory Gilmore

Tavleen KaurJuly 16, 2022July 16, 2022

In the show Gilmore Girls, when Rory said, “I just want to be sure that I see…something” when Headmaster Charleston asked her why she wanted to be a journalist, I really felt that.

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Turning 22 – The age I decide to stop caring about aging

Tavleen KaurJuly 2, 2022September 26, 2022

For the last six months or so, my mind has been an anxious mess bouncing between two thoughts: I’m gonna be 22 and have decades of youthful experiences in front of me and I’m turning 22 and I can’t believe…

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Read even the greatest writings with a grain of salt

Tavleen KaurJanuary 9, 2022January 9, 2022

This happens, right? We come across a quotation by Sylvia Plath, Virginia Woolf, Ernest Hemingway, Anaïs Nin, or any legendary figure in fact, and we read it and think—that’s it—that’s the truth. What they said hits some part of us…

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In burning red – A poem

Tavleen KaurDecember 18, 2021December 19, 2021
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June and July Reads 2021

Tavleen KaurAugust 3, 2021August 3, 2021

After challenging myself to read 30 books in May, let’s say that I calmed down a bit. I read 3 books in July and 2 in June and I’m not unhappy with that at all! I spent all of May…

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I Read 30 Books In 30 Days

Tavleen KaurJuly 25, 2021July 25, 2021

At the beginning of May this year, I was all set to put everything aside and diligently study for my final exams. I had finished all my work deadlines and didn’t have anything lined up. And then we all received…

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March and April 2021 Reads

Tavleen KaurMay 1, 2021May 1, 2021

Hi everyone! How are you all doing? March and April were very long months for me, especially March. A lot happened in my personal life. My last semester of college is over and I have my final exams in May.…

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Her Private Life – First K-Drama review

Tavleen KaurApril 26, 2021July 16, 2022

Hi everyone! So, I’m quite new to the world of Korean dramas, Her Private Life being only the third one that I’ve watched. But I can honestly say that I’m firmly invested in this wonderful world now, thanks to my…

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Top 10 Movies I Watched In 2020 | Movie Recommendations

Tavleen KaurMarch 15, 2021March 24, 2021

I know we’ve all written-off 2020 as the year that did not exist, but it did and I watched some good movies. Here they are.

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All 115 Books I Read In 2020

Tavleen KaurJanuary 11, 2021January 11, 2021

Hi everyone! 2020 was a good reading year for me. In this post, I have listed every book I read in 2020, its Goodreads page, and my review if there is one.

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One Blue Eye Jake’s Twilight Boardwalk – A Short, Illustrated Ocean View Love Story by Curtis W. Jackson (Book Spotlight)

Tavleen KaurJanuary 9, 2021January 9, 2021
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Requiem, Changing Times by R.J. Parker – Book Review

Tavleen KaurMay 20, 2020August 3, 2020Leave a Comment on Requiem, Changing Times by R.J. Parker – Book Review
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A History of Madness (The Outlands Pentalogy #2) by Rebecca Crunden – Book Review

Tavleen KaurMay 16, 2020August 3, 20202 Comments on A History of Madness (The Outlands Pentalogy #2) by Rebecca Crunden – Book Review
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The Final Weekend: A Stoned Tale by Neal Cassidy – Book Review

Tavleen KaurMay 15, 2020August 3, 20201 Comment on The Final Weekend: A Stoned Tale by Neal Cassidy – Book Review
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The Goodbye Family and The Great Mountain by Lorin Morgan-Richards – Book Review

Tavleen KaurMay 13, 2020March 22, 20211 Comment on The Goodbye Family and The Great Mountain by Lorin Morgan-Richards – Book Review
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I’ll Keep Writing #NaPoWriMo 30

Tavleen KaurMay 1, 2020August 3, 2020Leave a Comment on I’ll Keep Writing #NaPoWriMo 30
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An Alternative Version of You #NaPoWriMo Day 29

Tavleen KaurMay 1, 2020August 3, 2020Leave a Comment on An Alternative Version of You #NaPoWriMo Day 29
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Lights Go Out #NaPoWriMo Day 28

Tavleen KaurMay 1, 2020August 3, 2020Leave a Comment on Lights Go Out #NaPoWriMo Day 28
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What’s In Your Blood #NaPoWriMo Day 27

Tavleen KaurApril 29, 2020August 3, 2020Leave a Comment on What’s In Your Blood #NaPoWriMo Day 27
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Clarity #NaPoWriMo Day 26

Tavleen KaurApril 29, 2020August 3, 2020Leave a Comment on Clarity #NaPoWriMo Day 26
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I Put My Dreams On Hold #NaPoWriMo Day 25

Tavleen KaurApril 29, 2020Leave a Comment on I Put My Dreams On Hold #NaPoWriMo Day 25
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A Letter To My 20-Something Self #NaPoWriMo Day 24

Tavleen KaurApril 29, 2020August 3, 2020Leave a Comment on A Letter To My 20-Something Self #NaPoWriMo Day 24
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Hollow #NaPoWriMo Day 23

Tavleen KaurApril 29, 2020August 3, 2020Leave a Comment on Hollow #NaPoWriMo Day 23
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What If I Run Out Of Words? #NaPoWriMo Day 22

Tavleen KaurApril 29, 2020Leave a Comment on What If I Run Out Of Words? #NaPoWriMo Day 22
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You Told Me Once You Write #NaPoWriMo Day 21

Tavleen KaurApril 28, 2020Leave a Comment on You Told Me Once You Write #NaPoWriMo Day 21
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Brand New Again – #NaPoWriMo Day 20

Tavleen KaurApril 21, 2020Leave a Comment on Brand New Again – #NaPoWriMo Day 20
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