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@tugceaytes

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💻Freelance content designer |👩🏻‍💼Cofounder of |📝Integrated storyteller | 📄Origamist | 🍳Healthy recipes |🤸Callisthenics | ND | she/her

Istanbul, Turkey
Joined April 2018
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@tugceaytes
Tuğçe • UI/UX designer
4 months
I QUIT MY JOB TODAY! 🥳
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Tuğçe • UI/UX designer
8 months
@ShouldHaveCat Similar vibes
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Tuğçe • UI/UX designer
23 days
This is my balloon day! 🎈🎈🎈 (Yes, I took 8-10 screenshots to capture the pinkish ones in the middle.)
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Tuğçe • UI/UX designer
5 months
Last design of 2023: Which one looks better to you? A (left) or B (right)?
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Tuğçe • UI/UX designer
3 months
Forget about fancy tools. All you need is a simple box. 😉
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Tuğçe • UI/UX designer
3 months
Yesterday evening I started working on the logo for a side project. I made some tries with cat parts and the last two looked nice to me. Until my bf told me they looked like... you know... ☹️ How can I make them less erotic? (Other ones in the thread.)
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Tuğçe • UI/UX designer
8 months
@pot8um I simply hate the cigarette smoke. It smells awful and I feel like I cannot breathe because my lungs are filled with it. I find it extremely annoying and disrespectful when people impose that on me.
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Tuğçe • UI/UX designer
5 months
I got the freelance gig! I was a little inclined to give a lower rate. My bf said I shouldn’t give a rate lower than the minimum wage. Alex also advised me to keep the rate high because there may always be changes, etc. And I kept it relatively high. I’m so excited now!
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Tuğçe • UI/UX designer
9 months
@NeuroRebel I can hear EVERYTHING!
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Tuğçe • UI/UX designer
1 month
@Autistic_Lia Yes! It was a nightmare. I was the gifted kid but when it came to PE, I was just scared. The teacher had given me a bad grade because I couldn’t do a sommersault. It had felt like he wanted me to break my neck for the sake of school.
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Tuğçe • UI/UX designer
2 months
Y Combinator application: sent. 💪🏻
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Tuğçe • UI/UX designer
7 months
It’s time: Today came the magic number: 1000! I’m glad to be here with all of you; designers, developers, autistics, queers and writers! Thank you for being here with me and making my existential crisis more bearable. And thank you for putting up with my far-from-perfect
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Tuğçe • UI/UX designer
19 days
My application to 99designs is accepted, as an entry level designer. 🎉 Now I have a door opened to new possibilities.
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Tuğçe • UI/UX designer
4 months
What’s stopping you designing like this?
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Tuğçe • UI/UX designer
4 months
Quitting my job may seem like a reckless decision. But I have my reasons: - I had no insurance and benefits, only salary. - Salary was low, with no hope of a raise in 6 months. - There were endless iterations because of indecisiveness, including a comment for my almost every
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Tuğçe • UI/UX designer
21 days
I wasn’t in the mood of taking photos. But here are the decorations as promised. 😊 I cropped my parents in the second photo because they don’t like to be seen. And I ended up looking in shock.
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Tuğçe • UI/UX designer
21 days
Here is the second cake. I changed the coconut layer to peanut butter layer to make it more edible to my parents.
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Tuğçe • UI/UX designer
5 months
Defying gravity since 2015.
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Tuğçe • UI/UX designer
7 months
Today is my sister’s first day at work in the Netherlands. Please, wish her luck! (She’ll see this post. 😉)
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Tuğçe • UI/UX designer
6 months
@Autistic_Lia Elementary school: heaven Middle school: hell High school: purgatory
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Tuğçe • UI/UX designer
4 months
Twitter in real life! It happened. We met in Istanbul with: @samcodes_io @sam_baroudi @selcukfsevinc We talked about design, development and life in general. We exchanged ideas and shared experiences. Can wait to meet again 😊
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Tuğçe • UI/UX designer
6 months
I started cleaning my account. I’m unfollowing inactive and suspicious accounts. Manually, slowly, one by one. Decluttering before the new year.
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Tuğçe • UI/UX designer
1 month
It’s the 8th birthday of this cutie 😊
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Tuğçe • UI/UX designer
5 months
I unfollowed some bots, unfollowers and inactive accounts. Christmas cleaning feels good. 😌
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Tuğçe • UI/UX designer
5 months
A simple meal of beef liver and zucchini hummus 😌
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Tuğçe • UI/UX designer
6 months
It's only 12 people to 1500! I'm sort of stuck because lately I've been followed by hot chicks and shady traders. And they are gone after a few days.
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Tuğçe • UI/UX designer
3 months
The Mist 2024, Istanbul edition
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Tuğçe • UI/UX designer
7 months
Nature’s gradient
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Tuğçe • UI/UX designer
5 months
If you are curious about how a life without work, rent, bills and worries is possible, look no further.
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Tuğçe • UI/UX designer
4 months
Ok, then. I’ll be quitting regularly. 😛
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Tuğçe • UI/UX designer
16 days
July 2023 - May 2024 Not bad for working out at home
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Tuğçe • UI/UX designer
5 months
How not to DM.
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5 months
Last origami work of 2023: complete ☑️
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Tuğçe • UI/UX designer
3 months
Them: How do you progress in callisthenics? Me: I practice frog stand or L-sit every time I get a dirt cheap proposal.
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Tuğçe • UI/UX designer
4 months
Me at 28 or 29 I was both a digital content writer and a short story writer back then. I had no idea I would switch to design 10-11 years later. I hadn’t even heard of UX and UI. No regrets about changing careers or being late. Everything is on track. 🙌🏻
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Tuğçe • UI/UX designer
5 months
Here is my 2023 wrap: Design related 🙁I found a design job after 1.5 years and got laid off in 21 days 🏅 ⁠I found another design job and managed to keep it for 9 months and on 👍🏻⁠I created a new portfolio and added real life projects 👩🏻‍🏫 ⁠I began learning Framer, thanks to
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Tuğçe • UI/UX designer
5 months
Long meetings are perfect for origami. I know the weather is cold in many places. So, here is a snowflake for you. I forgot which of you said winter folds. There will be more snow. 😉
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Tuğçe • UI/UX designer
2 months
@radcraftor I like this idea! Better than seeing annoying red dots on the apps every single time. Less OCD for me 😊
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Tuğçe • UI/UX designer
6 months
@AutisticCoach_ It’s easy to abbreviate it as ND when needed, so yes.
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Tuğçe • UI/UX designer
5 months
The funny thing is I didn’t have to show my portfolio both for my first full time job and my first freelance gig. 😅
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Tuğçe • UI/UX designer
3 months
Updating my design portfolio on Upwork before applications. Wish me luck 🤞🏻
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Tuğçe • UI/UX designer
8 months
Back together! 🎉 She is happy to be home, so am I.
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Tuğçe • UI/UX designer
2 months
It’s a client 🥲
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Tuğçe • UI/UX designer
7 months
I prepared a luxury meal to myself because I deserve it. 😁
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Tuğçe • UI/UX designer
7 months
When the flows get out of hand, it’s time to change the setup.
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Tuğçe • UI/UX designer
3 months
Today I’m actually working on my portfolio! I started applying to gigs. So, I need to show the most updated and refined version of my work and skills. Changes on images, style, padding and many more. 💪🏻
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Tuğçe • UI/UX designer
2 months
Bloopers from yesterday. One minute video was harder to take than we thought it would me. Especially on my part.
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Tuğçe • UI/UX designer
6 months
This is my way of dealing with stress. What is yours?
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Tuğçe • UI/UX designer
4 months
Happy Valentine’s Day to you all! No matter if you have a significant one or not… If you have a heart you’re never alone. ❤️ Ok, this is the most sentimental I can get. Next, cupcakes.
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Tuğçe • UI/UX designer
23 days
My first birthday cake. I didn’t name the layers again. We just ate them. 😁 (Decoration photos tomorrow with my parents.)
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Tuğçe • UI/UX designer
5 months
Christmas wreath also ready!
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Tuğçe • UI/UX designer
7 months
I tried this once on our hiking trail. I couldn’t lift myself up and I didn’t try again. On our way back my bf said: you are exercising every morning, you have the power to do it. That was the motivation I needed. I was like “Adriaaaaaan!” and lifted myself up in a second. Now
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Tuğçe • UI/UX designer
6 months
‘Quote tweet with your age.’ 39 and I’m the best version of me
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@as_per_danielle
Danielle
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39 and feelin’ fine 😚
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7 months
I’m getting closer to the magical number: 1000. I’ve already prepared a balcony speech (in written form, of course). So, don’t keep me waiting too long.
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Tuğçe • UI/UX designer
6 months
UI: 10/10 UX: 0/10
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Tuğçe • UI/UX designer
3 months
Using only food, where are you from?
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Guillermo Rauch
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Using only food, where are you from?
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Tuğçe • UI/UX designer
6 months
I touched the grass. I touched the soil. I touched the iron. (+ sweat as proof)
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Tuğçe • UI/UX designer
7 months
I'd share this screen to ask for your ideas. But I already shared the flow with the team. Our dev lead and PM told me it was clean and they loved it. This is a beautiful day. 🙂
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Tuğçe • UI/UX designer
3 months
Ok, I tried different versions, taking your comments into consideration. Here is the selected first batch: (Secon batch in the thread.)
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Tuğçe • UI/UX designer
3 months
This is the ideation phase.
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7 months
Keto pumpkin pie cupcakes for the weekend.
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2 months
Stakeholder meeting or mysterious ritual?
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4 months
Rate my setup. (And keep following to see a hundred more unnecessary items.)
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Tuğçe • UI/UX designer
6 months
Junior designers ready to slowly disappear into thin air after they see new unhinged comments in Figma.
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7 months
Behind the scenes during daily meetings 😸
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5 months
I just had the meeting for my first freelance gig and it went well! They were very kind. They knew what they wanted. They have already created wireframes. They let me talk and think. I was confident and I think I made good points. The effect of positive people on me. I will
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Tuğçe • UI/UX designer
6 months
Star at the top ✔️ A little bigger than I thought but acceptable for a fun craft.
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Tuğçe • UI/UX designer
6 months
Christmas tree is complete! Except the star at the too, which is coming soon. ⭐️
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Tuğçe • UI/UX designer
10 months
Most of the sentences I've heard from my parents in a nutshell
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6 months
Mom said she is praying for me to go to Europe and save myself from this country because there is no future. I’m an atheist but I believe in mom’s strong will. I tried to go to Berlin alone after university. She didn’t want me to go so badly that the travel company from which I
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Sorry for the exaggerated birthday posts. But 40 seems like a milestone to me. I’m proud of myself because: - I made the transition to design and I could land a job to get real life experience - I became a part of a great community on X (glad to know all of you) - I cofounded
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3 months
No electricity. No internet. Beautiful weather. I touched the sand. Or more precisely, I fell on it while practicing moves. The beach was a mess after winter winds and waves. I could find some seashells. Dogs were there as usual. The power returned just as we were back home.
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4 months
Ok, I have a plan to change the setting of my working space. I hope to make some declutterring along the way. Today I could work on my desk and complete the article. But I’ll make the change anyway. Here is before:
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Tuğçe • UI/UX designer
5 months
Sunday morning walk
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7 months
This illustrates how hard working remotely is.
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6 months
Christmas tree is complete! Except the star at the too, which is coming soon. ⭐️
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Tuğçe • UI/UX designer
6 months
Although I don’t celebrate Christmas, I make a kind of origami Christmas tree every year. And this year’s tree is beginning to form.
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Tuğçe • UI/UX designer
7 months
Can we talk about the design of this fancy tea cup?
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4 months
My client told me that the landing page design looks great and modern. The first thing I thought they must be going soft on me and it's actually so bad that they can't say it. This is the trauma of last 10 months. Nothing I did was good enough. I almost got used to it.
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Tuğçe • UI/UX designer
6 months
Meowdy! 🤠
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Tuğçe • UI/UX designer
8 months
@ShouldHaveCat I was also chosed like that by this girl 👇🏻 Now we’re in our 7th year.
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I’m this close to become a Lego addict.
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4 months
Main character energy
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23 days
Decoration: ready Cake: tomorrow
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1 month
Numbers are ready. Next: flowers
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Tuğçe • UI/UX designer
4 months
The snowman is ready with a top hat! ⛄️
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Tuğçe • UI/UX designer
4 months
It should be more clear now. 😊
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Tuğçe • UI/UX designer
7 months
Halloween preparations. 🎃 Should I draw a face on it?
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Tuğçe • UI/UX designer
6 months
Look who is naming her layers this time!
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Tuğçe • UI/UX designer
3 months
Forgive me, Leyla, for I have cheated on you.
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3 months
I haven’t shared Leyla for a while. Here she is watching the construction outside.
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Tuğçe • UI/UX designer
4 months
Me at 17 Somewhere in Antalya, Turkey.
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@zlatov_cristina
Cristina 🦉
4 months
me at 17 in the smallest ukrainian village 💔
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2 months
My life in a nutshell: Leyla, origami, TV series & movies, and sugar free hot chocolate. Back on track next week.
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8 months
@ThatEricAlper Freddie Mercury
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5 months
She’s holding a crane now. I’m still trying to figure out how I can make her curly hair. 🤔
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Tuğçe • UI/UX designer
4 months
I don’t usually share motivational posts. But this one’s actually true. At least for me.
@NoContextHumans
Out of Context Human Race
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4 months
Pretty much the summary of my Sunday.
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Tuğçe • UI/UX designer
4 months
Seller: How much peanut butter would you like? Me: Yes! (There was a sale. But I won’t defend myself. 😁)
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Tuğçe • UI/UX designer
6 months
I wanted to unfollow the unfollowers. I went through my list. There was only one person. I ended up following five people back. That’s my community! You also deprived me of the pleasure of a relentless unfollow session. 😄
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Tuğçe • UI/UX designer
7 months
I restarted my computer after God knows how many weeks.
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Tuğçe • UI/UX designer
5 months
I’m the only woman in the team now.
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Tuğçe • UI/UX designer
5 months
Sorry for breaking X while I was cleaning my account. 😔
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Tuğçe • UI/UX designer
5 months
Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays Twitter fam! (Image from Figma Community)
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Tuğçe • UI/UX designer
4 months
Look what I’ve found! After watching Death Note, I had made a notebook and bought a Ryuk to my bf as a birthday present. Btw the notebook is empty. Any names? 😜
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Tuğçe • UI/UX designer
2 months
I made my first chocolate donut. (My second donut in total.) I’m still not good at glazing. But I at least nailed the taste.
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3 months
Here comes my weekly L-sit tries which I can hold only a second or so
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