Daily writing prompt
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What are your daily habits? It’s a Saturday morning which means I’m sitting in my favourite spot on the sofa with my journal, mug of coffee and my cat curled up in my lap. I like the slower start on weekends where I can sleep in and just be. After breakfast I’m ready to do…
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How do you want to retire? There’s this ad where a guy shoves papers off his desk and moonwalks out the office with surprised looks from colleagues wearing party hats for his retirement. That won’t be me, I can’t picture happy and retired together. I don’t want to work forever and certainly not for others…
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What’s the oldest thing you own that you still use daily? My home is approximately forty years old. I didn’t love it when I purchased it seven years ago. What I really wanted was the apartment with the wraparound balcony overlooking the jacaranda tree. This was more a practical choice but it was a place…
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What notable things happened today? He dipped his hand in a glass of water and pulled out the ice cubes one by one. He chewed on the ice and finished my glass of water and then another. He poured water from one plastic cup into another and then dumped in the napkin getting it wet.…
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What’s the one luxury you can’t live without? I used to make coffee on the stove in a humble pot using instant coffee, upgrading seven years ago to a coffee machine. I pressed a few buttons and voila, a coffee to rival a barista’s! Well, not quite but I got my fix and that’s the…
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Do you have any collections? I first heard about Harry Potter in Pakistan in the late 90s when a friend told me about a book which was all the rage overseas. I had to wait a few years until I got my hands on Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone when a friend at school…
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What sacrifices have you made in life? “Oh honey, I can’t find a quiet corner”, said the friend who rang every weekend to provide a two hour update on her latest issues. Be there for others when they need you but don’t be surprised if they aren’t there for you is the lesson I learnt.…
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What’s the oldest things you’re wearing today? A kurta my cousin got me over five years ago from Pakistan which is a long top worn in South Asia. It’s a comfortable cotton top I’ve worn many times. While the quality of the fabric is great, the stitching isn’t. I’ve never worn the floral pink top…
Nosheen 