feeling thirtyish

Halima

Welcome to feeling thirtyish

Honest.
Unfiltered.Very real life.

A friend who actually tells the truth.

The Life
Personal essays The Life Real stories. Hard days. Good ones too.
The Healing
Wellness & ritual The Healing Ancestral wisdom meets modern health.
Soft Notes
Reflection Soft Notes The quiet things worth saying.
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    Nobody talks about birthday sadness. Not really. We just wake up, feel it, and assume something is wrong with us. Birthdays used to feel like a test I hadn’t studied for. Like the whole day was supposed to prove something .. that I was…
  • I Left My Baby for a Week for Work. Here’s What Happened.
    I almost didn’t go. Here’s what happened when I left my baby for a week and flew to Lisbon for work.
  • Chocolate-Stuffed Medjool Dates Recipe
    Looking for a yummy treat to gift your loved ones this Ramadan? Look no further; I finally tried the famous chocolate dates, which turned out better than expected.  This is an extremely easy recipe that is foolproof. You just need a few ingredients that…
Halima

Meet Halima

New mom.
Tech worker.
Work in progress.

I started this because I needed a space that felt honest. Real conversations about health, work, the hard days and the quietly good ones. The kind of thing you’d talk about with a friend over coffee — the one who tells you the truth and still makes you feel like you’ve got this.

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