I have spend the last week coughing up mucus and fighting fevers along with fasting for Ramadan. I shouldn't have fasted if I was ill but I wanted too. I felt like I could handle it. Today, the sickness got the best of me. I had a fever most of the day and it was…
#39 A letter to myself
A year ago, I was on my second semester of graduate school. I was taking a teaching course that would help me prepare for teaching a class at my university. At the end of the semester, our professor had us write a letter to ourselves. She mailed it to me this past week. A year…
#38 Business
My family became business owners when I was a teenager. I hated it. It was a liquor store. My father worked mornings and my eldest brother, Yama, worked evenings. At first, my dad continued to work his job at the gas station. Yama continued to work his job as an X-Ray technician. The plan was…
#37 Higg’s Philosophy
Last night was my last class as a graduate student at least for now. I have not decided if I will be returning to graduate school for a PHD or a MFA yet. I had mixed feelings. I was fasting and the course starts at 7pm. So it is towards the end of a long…
#36 Ramadan Struggles
Ramadan day one was tough. *****THE IMAGE FOR THIS POST HAD ME DYING FROM LAUGHTER. LOL I woke up for breakfast at 4am but I didn't eat much. I tried having a protein shake but it didn't taste good. I ended up going back to bed. I woke up at 7:30am for work and I…
#35 Ramadan Mubarak
#34 Becoming by Michelle Obama
My first book for book club is Becoming by Michelle Obama. It was not my first choice but the fellow ladies in the book club were enthusiastic about this memoir, hence I agreed. Plus, we agreed that we would each take turns picking the book. The book club consists of me, Tracy and Maera. These…
#33 Avengers Assemble!
Watching Avengers:End Game for three hour made me escape life. I didn’t want it to stop. I was enjoying watching these characters and just being a person watching from the side. It has been a long time since anything has made me feel so excited. I was definitely excited for End Game. I was counting…
#32 Streaming
Streaming thoughts Streaming thoughts Streaming thoughts So many ideas. Yet, I can't focus on one. Nutella Nutella crepes Nutella crepes strawberries Nutella crepes strawberries bananas Cafe Cafe white Cafe white mocha The rest of my brain is filled with fog Fog Fog Fog Steaming fog A broken heart The Conjuring 3 poster released A foggy…
#31 Boring
I am pretty hurt right now. Someone dear to me was bored of what I was saying. No one wants to be called boring. Especially from someone that is close to you. A million different thoughts went into my head. Am I not interesting? I know I can be a tough person to be around…
The Frshta Show 