I grew up with pets. They were an integral part of my childhood. After moving to the UK, I desperately wanted a furry companion. However, unless you own your property in the UK, it is highly unlikely that your landlord/lady/person will permit a pet. Such was the case with our rental property. So, we waited…
This post has been in my drafts for almost a year. Since I first wrote it, I have experienced a second miscarriage in June 2018. One that the doctors classified as a “normal” miscarriage. I wish doctors would be more sensitive in the language that they used when talking with patients. I don’t want to…
With my pregnancy yoga teacher training coming up next week, I’m filled with trepidation. The excitement with which I booked the course is now gone. Lingering in its place is an empty womb and anxious heart resulting from a miscarriage. I booked this course over 2 months ago when I was pregnant. Almost as soon…
I wrote about some of the self deprecating thoughts I experienced the first time I shaved my hair off in my post explaining why I shave my head. I had tentatively decided all of those years ago that I would shave my head every five years to challenge my sense of self. Since my first…
Five years ago, on a random Sunday morning in October 2012, I woke up and decided to shave my head. Just like that. I spent five minutes in the morning looking at photos of Natalie Portman and Sinead O’Connor and then walked over to my roommates room. “Hey, do you want to go with me…
