Hey Reader, A few moons have passed since I last wrote to you, and it's not from lack of inspiration or trying because I did write, I just didn’t finish the entire cycle of sending it to you. I'm no longer scolding myself for such things. I understand that you don't want to hear from me every single week. Maybe you do, and if so, then you're truly a gem, thank you. So instead of flooding your inbox just to stay relevant to you, I only write when the words urge me to. This makes me prioritize...
3 months ago • 3 min read
Hey Reader, What do you get when you dump a ton of books on the veranda and tell an 8-year-old girl who loves reading not to touch them?A sneaky situation with a dramatic consequence. I was that little girl in Jamaica who got excited when a ton of books took a quick detour and stopped at the house I was living, for a few days. My grandmother explicitly told me not to touch the books, but there were so many different science books to explore, with updated information my old encyclopedias...
4 months ago • 2 min read
Hey Reader, I learned something new recently. There’s a thing called “girl dinners.” If this is your first time hearing this term, let me explain. Girl dinners are quick, easy, I can’t be bothered to cook type of meals. They’re a go-to on days when you need something fast and don’t have a lot of time to make it. So, think quick and easy. I learned this term from a series that keeps popping up on YouTube. It’s been about a week since I watched the episode, and it finally hit me that I, too,...
5 months ago • 2 min read
Hey Reader, It's been a while since I last wrote to you, and a lot has happened, but most importantly, I have not been feeling 100% myself. That's the real reason why I haven't written, I couldn't find the spark. I'd sit with the intention to write, and then the writing would take me somewhere else, but the will to edit and send it was completely invisible. Until this morning. I woke up to the sound of an electrical pop in my head that was immediately followed by a floating sensation. I felt...
5 months ago • 1 min read
Hey Reader, I’ve been avoiding my computer like the black plague, which is very weird and new for me, but I’ve been loving every minute of it. Instead, what I’ve been doing is allowing myself to sink deeper into the world of books and writing on a gadget that doesn’t cause my eyes to feel worn out when I’m done clacking away at the keyboard. (I’ll tell you all about this soon. I’m still testing it, but so far, I love it.) Honestly, any excuse I can get to not look at a screen, I...
6 months ago • 1 min read
Hey Reader, Yesterday I attempted to describe the magical quality of a book I'm reading, and it felt like trying to explain wetness to a duck feather. I was so excited the words vibrated through my mouth like the bubbles in kombucha, but my excitement wasn't being received how I was giving it, so I went back to reading my book. I've always believed books are magic and they find you at the perfect time. This is a belief I've proven over and over again. The book I was so excited about is...
6 months ago • 2 min read
Hey Reader, I’ve been working on building a passion project that started around 2019, but it always got stuck in the planning phase. I’d watch a few videos on how I should execute the idea and print a few templates to physically feel how the final product would look. (I have a degree in Graphic Design, so making physical things was always part of my design process.) But I’d get stuck again, and eventually it faded into the background, but not too far. Fast forward to 2021, I started the...
6 months ago • 2 min read
Hey Reader, I had an existential crisis moment a few weeks ago. I know it sounds dramatic, but it showed me something I needed to acknowledge. I won’t live forever, in this body, here on earth, so why am I waiting to do the things I really want? I get that timing, responsibilities, and finances play a huge factor in a lot of things, and what I want to do gets easily sidelined. But what if I made those things a priority so that no matter what happens, they won’t get pushed to the back forever?...
7 months ago • 1 min read
Hey Reader, Years ago, it was instilled in me that whenever I’m in a foreign country, I shouldn’t go anywhere by myself, and for some reason I took this to heart. As time went by and my adventures became more frequent, I’d fortunately always have someone to tag along with me. But unfortunately, having that company reinforced the silly rule. Over time, I started becoming very reluctant to venture out by myself, even when I desperately wanted to, and even when I was home. Sometimes the only...
7 months ago • 2 min read