CARNIVAL 2019 – PART 2

Sunday - Chocolate Nation Mas I decided to play Sunday mas aka “dutty mas” with Chocolate Nation . I decided to play with them because my first love is Trini soca, they always have good DJs and they’re the only band to throw chocolate rather than paint or powder. Also it was Chocolate Nation’s 10 …

Birthday Princess

So I know I posted a think piece about my birthday, but I forgot to actually speak about my birthday. I'm not going to let my negative mind space cloud my perspective of my birthday. Especially when taking into consideration that nothing momentously bad happened and thus objectively my 24th birthday was my best birthday …

Besties at Ballie Ballerson

So I decided to treat my darling best friend to Ballie Ballerson for her 24th birthday. For those not in the know, Ballie Ballerson is London's premier adult ball pit + bar and is located in hipster central aka Shoreditch,. It has 3 rooms (pink pit, main room and gold pit) with the gold pit …

Grey – The Play

Grey is described as a “colourful, candid show exploring depression and black women’s mental health”. The brainchild of the incredibly talented Koko Brown, this masterpiece of a play is a coalesce of BSL (British Sign Language), spoken word and vocal looping. Koko's plays a nameless character simply known as Women. Women is an individual suffering …

My Birthday’s Back Again

It's the anniversary of both my blog and my birth day. The first article I ever wrote (maybe not published) was 'Birthday Blues' and it was written out of necessity. Birthday blues aka the recurring feeling of sadness and despair that occurs as my birthday comes round. Each year I become overwhelmed with the tears …

Disappearing Acts, Weight Gain & Insta Sets

Weight Gain & Disappearing ActsFor a while I was kidding myself, I believed it was just holiday weight from all the Christmas calories consumed. But its now almost 6 months after the festive season and I've come to the conclusion, that I've just gotten bigger. I keep trying to shed this extra weight with dance …

Case File No. 10

His just another guy who told me goodbyeWith no malicious intentions to make me cryJust another guy to add to the list of niggas who made me cryAnd bawl to the stage where I was ready to it end it allEchoes of the familiar proclamation that I'm such a nice girl"You're so sweet, you'll find …

Resignation

When I first met him I looked in the mirror and didn't understand what he could see In me, that would make him want this tragedy Now I look in the mirror and I see exactly what he sees in me A catastrophe, I know exactly why his leaving me In complete agreement because if …

U . N . D . E . R . D . O . G

To my lost one I would have changed everything about myself to please youRather than have the self respect or the resolve to leave youLast week, I would have made every concession, But now I have to vie for your affectionNow I have to compete for your attentionThere is no competition, I can't do this …

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 …