Spending Time Alone

I’ve been spending some time alone. At work on my lunch breaks I’ll sit outside with an iced coffee; sometimes my work friends will join me other times I’ll just sit there for a while myself. It’s nice. I’ve noticed this one rose growing by itself and some smaller pink and purple flowers I don’t…

Why I’m No Longer Talking To White People About Race

Award-winning writer and journalist Reni Eddo-Lodge wrote Why I’m No Longer Talking To White People About Race – addressing her deeply founded, and imo, valid frustration by the way in which notions of racism were being discussed and conversations were led by those who were not, are not affected by it. This was undoubtedly, one of the…

Blogger Backlash

If you were online yesterday, specifically within the blogging community, you may (or may not) have noticed a form of backlash, as most bloggers responded to a post which caused a lot of upset, particularly to beauty bloggers.

A Year Later

It’s two thousand and seventeen. A warm and welcoming happy new year to you all. Although it’s only day 13/365, I hope the start to this year has been pleasant. Speaking for myself personally, my new years eve was spent in my empty university flat, alone, with a box of domino’s pizza and movie. Though…

A Student Experience.

If it seems like I’ve neglected my blog recently, your assumptions hold nothing but the truth. But I respectfully cannot apologise as this change in my life would have undoubtedly prompted some time away from writing. As you all know I’ve started university and am currently weeks into the course. It’s interesting. There is a…

Sobering Justice

This is a quick short fictional extract I wrote. This is more or less the first attempt, so advice and comments are welcome (do leave some constructive criticism, even.) ***** It was in his moment of complete sobriety where his drunken accusations unfolded upon a inhospitable court room. No doubt he could have escaped the forced silence of…

Nineteen Things I’ve Learnt In My 19 Years.

Today is my 19th birthday. Since i’m nineteen today – [wow, nineteen. I’m an adult. I mean, yes, I was already one for the past 365 days but this is getting serious. I have questions. Like, can I still ask for a child ticket when travelling by the bus? Can I still watch disney movies?…

Take A Moment

If it’s not YouTube, then it’s this fast pace society we currently live in. It’s almost becoming impossible to keep up with everything, whilst trying to maintain a normal, functional lifestyle. It’s like we’re living a modern crisis. Not a destructive one as such, but not a healthy one either. There are just so many distractions…

An Uncertain Future

There are so many uncertainties in life, it’s almost difficult to know where to begin from. Life, death, chances and choices are all part of those unpredictable uncertainties we continue to live with. It’s part of the notion of life and it can  be a good thing if you let it. I’m not a pessimist (not…

Why You’re Not Achieving Your Goals

*DISCLAIMER: I’m not a hot-shot successful individual. I’m an 18-year-old university drop-out who has too much input on this for what her successful standards can care* We all have our own little (or big) dreams or personal goals. Some we share and others we just keep to ourselves because perhaps we think it’s too big…