H.D.Y.S.A.P.L.M – Dunno But Boyfriend Helps

It’s been a while since I last wrote anything to post but I thought this seems like the most appropriate place to start. I’m still trying to figure out how to solve a problem like Maria, but I’m coming to terms that this may no longer happen. It’s not that I think things are unable …

HDYSAPLM: She’s My Bestie, Bestie, Bestie

Sharifah is so much more than a best friend. I know everyone makes hyperbolic proclamations about their best friend being their soul mate but I genuinely believe Sharifah was the physical manifestation of everything my soul needed. Spending time with her feels like drinking from the Holy Grail, my soul feels replenished, the emotional pain …

Dating While Depressed – Part 1

Dating while depressed is just an extremely difficult process and a hard decision to make. The very nature of dating and opening up your heart to someone requires vulnerability and a certain fragility. Allowing myself to be that vulnerable and open while already in a compromised headspace is draining. Furthermore current dating protocols mean everyone …

How Do You Solve A Problem Like Maria: Friendship

There is a phrase that says "Make new friends but keep the old; Those are silver, these are gold". It wasn't until recently that this phrase resonated me, I've struggle to maintain friendships long enough to test the theory. In fact I write this blog post in a year that I lost 2 of my closest …

Solve Birthday Blues

I recently turned 23, which when all considered is an irrelevant year with that within the context of life is insignificant. Far from being a milestone and barring anything personally momentous occurring, over time it becomes muddled into the twenty somethings. I struggle with birthdays regardless of the number; the irony of celebrating your birth, …