The First Signs With this first article, I wanted to share a story of my beginning with mental illness. It is a genesis story, and a story of hope. Scientific studies show that mental illness doesn't just show up one day and changes who you are. For most cases, it is a very slow process … Continue reading Guest Post – Project Akili
The Fury / Dark Reunion by L.J. Smith
Book 13/30. My rating: 4 of 5 stars Me I love vamps!I really really do. Of all the supernatural beings I think vampires are by far the coolest. Being able to compel people sounds like the best thing in the world. I would be so fucking rich.I read book 1 & 2 of this series … Continue reading The Fury / Dark Reunion by L.J. Smith
H Is For Hope
To hope or not to hope? Sorry Shakespeare but that is the question. Because in my experience, hope is as powerful as it is dangerous. I think what I struggled with most when it came to my mum’s cancer journey battle with cancer was her paralysis. My mum was the quintessential social butterfly and the … Continue reading H Is For Hope
I Capture the Castle by Dodie Smith
Book 12/30. My rating: 2 of 5 stars I really thought this would be at least a 4 star book. The blurb from J.K. Rowling on the cover coupled with the fact that the narrator had me laughing from page one could not be more promising. I was enjoying myself for a good part of … Continue reading I Capture the Castle by Dodie Smith
My Last Mother’s Day As A Daughter
May 14, 2017 was my last Mother’s Day as a daughter. Today is my second motherless Mother’s Day. Mother’s Day is celebrated on various days in many parts of the world but the most widely fêted one occurs every second Sunday in May. So once a year, for God knows how long, there will always … Continue reading My Last Mother’s Day As A Daughter
G Is For Girls With Tattoos Who Like Getting In Trouble
I solemnly swear that I am up to no good. I put up that Harry Potter quote not too long ago on both my WhatsApp and Instagram stories. Almost immediately someone replied to my IG story: Him: I want in Me: Issa lifestyle Him: I could adopt it Me: You *should adopt it G was … Continue reading G Is For Girls With Tattoos Who Like Getting In Trouble
Battle of Hogwarts
Today is the 21st anniversary of the Battle of Hogwarts. If you do not know what I am talking about I part envy you and part pity you. Envy because you are yet to experience the Wizarding World of Harry Potter. Pity because you are yet to experience the Wizarding World of Harry Potter. My … Continue reading Battle of Hogwarts
Not Today
Arya Stark is unequivocally my favourite Game of Thrones character. In fact, Arya and Katniss Everdeen (from The Hunger Games) are my two favourite fictional characters of all time, literary or otherwise. The bibliophile in me geeks the fuck out to the fact that they both stem from works of literature. Also, please do not … Continue reading Not Today
F Is For Firstborns
In 2014/2015 my BFF told me that firstborns are their mum’s best friends. This was after I had confided in her some of the painful truths my mum would reveal to me, and my inability to process them as well as she needed me to. I enjoyed a close relationship with my mum most of … Continue reading F Is For Firstborns
Rick Dees Top 10 On 420 Book Tag
April 23rd is World Book Day. It was first established by UNESCO in 1995 as a day of celebrating the joy of reading for enjoyment. I LOVE to read and I LOVE to write but for some reason I have only done one book tag so far on the blog. It was, predictably, a Taylor … Continue reading Rick Dees Top 10 On 420 Book Tag
