Is She Better Than Me ?

I have been speaking with a-lot of females of lately and there seems to be a very common feeling amongst us. Inadequacy. Inadequacy: a lack of competence, unsatisfactoriness by virtue of being inadequate. Almost as if there is a cloud of doubt hovering over, fuelled by social media, magazines and Linkedin. We may feel like […]

What is Your Love Language?

Some days I hate when I have too much time on my hands to think. I consider myself to be very over analytical and It Is to me a blessing but also a curse. I realized that It has been a hot minute since I posted so I decided to get out of my head […]

No “FILTER”- Bawdy.

I grew up with the misconception that beauty is skin deep. Yes I said it right Misconception. I grew up thinking that certain “add-ons” were not necessary and that adding enhancements such as makeup and weave were just that.. enhancements. Enhancement: to raise to a higher degree; intensify; magnify: Though my mother wore makeup it was […]

Mini Thoughts-What That Mouf Do? : The Power of the Tongue

By initially reading my blog title, I know a few little nasties are giving side eyes, smirks and saying the expected Toronto slang “YA EH ” based solely on the double meaning behind my chosen topic. Get your minds out the gutter. All jokes aside. We are more powerful than we believe. The bible says […]

University RUINED MY LIFE

Yes. I will be the first to admit it. Post-Secondary RUINED my life. I remember grade 11, university application seminars, College Fairs and student teacher conferences concerning post-secondary. I remember the bittersweet feeling that came from knowing that I was FINALLY leaving the hell that was high-school. Don’t get me wrong High-School wasn’t a bad […]

Teaser- The Friend Zone : Does it Exist?

At least once in a lifetime we fall victim to the “friendzone”. According to Urban Dictionary, the “Friend Zone ” is: “A particularly aggravating metaphorical place, that people end up in when someone they are interested in only wants to be friends. It is impossible to get over someone while in the friendzone, because, as friends, you still see them […]

The Chase: ” Relational Gender Roles”

“We teach girls to shrink themselves To make themselves smaller We say to girls “You can have ambition But not too much You should aim to be successful But not too successful Otherwise you will threaten the man” Because I am female I am expected to aspire to marriage I am expected to make my […]

Am I Truly Secure?: Self Evaluation

This blog post was inspired by my girl Martina’s “Some Bodies Confident” post. Over the last few months I have been having an internal battle within myself. Its sad that to the world I look like I have It all together, yet when I go home I struggle. One of my main areas of […]

26 Things 26 Taught Me.

I have got to be the most PRO-Birthday person I know. I genuinely enjoy holidays but most of all I love Birthdays. Every year I do a countdown from January 1st, reminding my mom, dad, sister and friends of how close my special day is. I don’t know if its because all my birthday memories […]

Parents vs. Passion

I want to be a painter. I wanted to be a race car driver. I wanted to be a fashion designer. The list of what I thought my potential was, was endless.. Being young and a dreamer I thought I could do it all just like the kids on Barney and all other juvenile programs […]