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Donnabeth Aniban

Mar 17

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Staring at a blank page.
I don’t want to write.
I look at my 24 drafts.
I don’t want to finish any of it.

I go back to the blank page.
I write how I feel.
I feel lazy.
I don’t want to think deeply.

Donnabeth Aniban

Written by Donnabeth Aniban

Mom since 2011. Filipino. Former nurse and teacher. Writer and entrepreneur atm. I write mostly about life, business, health, productivity, and motherhood.

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