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Month: August 2016

My accidental no make-up day

August 30, 2016August 30, 2016Categories Community, Style6 Comments on My accidental no make-up day

The morning of the fateful day was a hectic one for me. In fact, any day that I need to leave the house by a set time in the morning is busy. Trying to feed two girls under 5 and myself, dressing us all to look presentable to the world, packing bags with nappies and…

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Great kid’s book

August 29, 2016September 22, 2016Categories Community, ParentingLeave a Comment on Great kid’s book

There are a plethora of kid's books out there, though not all are equal. Here on The Modest Life we'll be sharing our favourites for children (and adults as well), in terms of educational value, pure enjoyment, endearing qualities and beautiful illustrations. Our first book in the series fulfils all of the above criteria and…

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Best on the Net

August 28, 2016September 22, 2016Categories CommunityLeave a Comment on Best on the Net

I cannot believe that we are in the last few days of August, and that September is just around the corner. How did we approach the end of the year already?! It is simply incredible how fast time is flying. Here are some of our favourite links from around the web this week: A photographer…

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Rosa, Meet Siam

August 25, 2016August 26, 2016Categories Community2 Comments on Rosa, Meet Siam

Written by Sevgi Yildiz.  At approximately 6pm on the evening of Thursday, December 15 1955 in the heat of American racial segregation, a woman by the name of Rosa Parks finished her shift at work, paid her bus fare and sat in the first row of the allocated ‘coloured’ section of her bus. When the…

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The floral print jacket

August 23, 2016September 23, 2016Categories StyleLeave a Comment on The floral print jacket

With Spring around the corner here in Sydney, what more groundbreaking way (yes, this is sarcasm) to step into the season than with floral prints, in the form of a jacket of course, rather than a maxi dress or skirt. Seriously though, I'm loving these stylings of the floral jacket and can't wait to try…

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Reflections

August 20, 2016August 20, 2016Categories Featured, Parenting3 Comments on Reflections

I have always been insecure about my appearance. Being of Uyghur/Uzbek descent, culturally Turkic groups located in Central Asia wedged between China and Russia, my features are decidedly 'Asian'. I carry my ethnicity on my face, for all the world to see, to puzzle over, or to label prematurely, ignorantly. I grew up in the…

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Best on the Net

August 1, 2016August 20, 2016Categories Community, FeaturedLeave a Comment on Best on the Net

Hi all! Here is today's Best On The Net. From beautiful things coming out of very difficult situations to a book that teaches your little one (or you) 'how to code,' and something musical too. Enjoy <3 1. Strangers at Home: Uyghurs in the land of the Hui "However, Fatima and Mohammad reflected a new kind of story,…

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