Happy last all-my-mornings-are-Mondays-stuck-in-an-endless-February Monday to all who celebrate 🤍📇 For those who do not celebrate and consequently have no idea what I am talking about, I am referencing a lyric from Fortnight, the lead single from Taylor Swift’s eleventh studio album THE TORTURED POETS DEPARTMENT. TTPD’s primary topic is heartbreak, expressed via themes such as … Continue reading Mental Health Monday: The Tortured Poet Struts Into Her Showgirl Era
Wednesdays Are Back… Kinda, Sorta
Long time no Wednesday post 😅 but that kinda, sorta changes starting today 🥳 Before I get into the reason for the change, I need to say that today’s post builds on my last two posts, Karibu 2026 and 38½ Years Young, so if you have not read them yet, you should definitely do so … Continue reading Wednesdays Are Back… Kinda, Sorta
38½ Years Young
There was a guy I had a crush on in university whose birthday is on February 3rd. From the moment I became aware of that fact, I started paying attention to today’s date because: I learnt to love my birthday from my mother, so birthdays, both mine and those of the people I care about, … Continue reading 38½ Years Young
Karibu 2026
Happiest of happy New Years dear reader 🥳🎉🎊 Yes I know I am late with this, it being 26 days into 2026 (shout-out to the double 26 🤩), but it be like that sometimes 😅 We are 26 days into the new year and I gotta say I am LOVING the fuck out of 2026 … Continue reading Karibu 2026
2025 Reading Challenge
I have been doing annual reading challenges since joining Goodreads in 2015 and, 10 years later, this is the first time I have finished a challenge without reading a single 5-star book 😭😭😭😭😭 To make matters worse, I also read four 1-star books, yet in 2024 I did not read a single one 😫 (but … Continue reading 2025 Reading Challenge
December 13 2025
Dear mum, Long time no write 😅 but today is the eighth anniversary of your passing and because I turned 38 this year (and 3 and 8 are our numbers), here I am. I last wrote you a letter in 2021 for your fourth anniversary, and in the four years since then I am glad … Continue reading December 13 2025
The Opportunity Cost of Silence
Chloe didn’t have to turn around to know he was watching her again in that quietly dangerous way of his that makes her think of a black panther. He is seated a few rows behind Chloe in their Fundamentals of Economics class, but in her mind she can see him as vividly as if he … Continue reading The Opportunity Cost of Silence
Mental Health Monday: The Thing About Your Reputation Is It Is Not Entirely Yours
Eight years ago today, Taylor Swift released reputation, an album about finding love amidst the noise of public scrutiny and negative press. While her sixth studio album is known for its themes of revenge and reclaiming her narrative, it also serves as a love story about building a relationship in private while dealing with public … Continue reading Mental Health Monday: The Thing About Your Reputation Is It Is Not Entirely Yours
Me, Myself, And The Mental Illnesses I Am Learning To Manage, Not Marry
There are days I wonder if I have mental health struggles or if they have me. When PTSD rewinds, OCD loops, anxiety narrates, and depression withdraws, I cannot tell if I am having a bad day or if I am the bad day. World Mental Health Day is observed on October 10th every year, with … Continue reading Me, Myself, And The Mental Illnesses I Am Learning To Manage, Not Marry
Mental Health Monday: A Love That Heals
Eight years ago, on a rainy Tuesday evening in July, I left therapy and, in the quiet of a cab ride home, captured my therapist’s words before they slipped away into a moment in time. Flashforward to July 4, 2025, and my husband and I celebrated 1.5 years of marriage and 5.5 years together. My … Continue reading Mental Health Monday: A Love That Heals
Lwile the Leo 