Private Party

My advice to singleton this Valentines Day - don't wallow, have a private party and make the day yours

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 …

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 …

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 …

Fuck Yo Fantasy

This article is in response to the comments made by Ed Razek, the Chief of Marketing at Victoria Secret. My own personal relationship with Victoria Secret is non existent because firstly their designs and quality is nothing noteworthy or stimulating.  I can get similar for cheaper at Primark and this is probably the reason why …

Lingerie…Issa Vibe

This is my introductory lingerie post and it has been the longest time coming. This section of my blog has stayed empty for the longest time because although I have a heavily invested-in lingerie addiction, my soul esteem isn't always present in a quantity that allows me to show it. Naturally you may ask why do …

How Do You Solve A Problem Like Maria – My Love Languages

How do you solve a problem like Maria? You give her the most amazing best friend, regular DBT meetings, compliant medication and regular orgasms; I have 2 out of 4 so the working out is there but there's no answer. So how else do you solve a problem like Maria...you love her in the way she …

I Shook You Off

"I got to shake you off, because you're loving aint the same and you keep on playing game like you know I'm here to stay" So I frequently get sent a variation of the "I think our friendship is off " text. Sometimes I'm frankly just not in a social mood, so conversing with people …

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, …