For some time now, I’ve been meaning to make a post about locs, specifically the stereotypes surrounding them and the response I’ve gotten while on my own loc journey. For whatever reason, I just never felt like it was the right time. Now, with all that’s going on in the media, the question in our…
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Are your insecurities ruining your life?
Let’s talk about insecurities. Simply put, insecurities come from a place of uncertainty, self-doubt; a lack of confidence whether it be in our appearance, intelligence, skills, or otherwise. There might be some part of us that we aren’t sure of. We’re often insecure about: our physical appearance our relationship status what others think of us…
What are they saying? I don’t speak Japanese.
Hello, beautiful people! I’m back with another blogpost. This time, I want to share a little about my experience in Japan thus far. I’ve been here for a little over 2 months and I’m settling in nicely. I don’t speak Japanese so of course, one of the greatest hiccups is the language barrier. It’s a…
The Coronacles II: Do’s and don’ts of self quarantine.
Well, this is lasting much longer than we all thought. It’s also more intense than we imagined it would be. Dare I say, what a time to be alive! So many cases, so many deaths and so much is at risk. Your government has probably imposed a stay-at-home order or a curfew, or perhaps your…
The Coronacles: Keep it together during quarantine.
Hello, beautiful people! Unless you’ve been living under the most gigantic rock ever, you know the number 1 topic of discussion is unfortunately the novel coronavirus, COVID-19. It’s real out here in these streets and it seems to be getting realer and realer as the minutes go by. Governments all over the world have been…
Anxiety: My mind is playing tricks again.
Let me start off by saying that it’s totally normal to feel anxious. It’s normal to feel overwhelmed, unsure, fearful, nervous… all of that is completely normal. It becomes a problem when these feelings overtake us and cause deep sadness, depression or even illnesses. In this blog post, I want to focus on normal anxiety. …