• What happens to broken dreams?

    #293 If I can be vulnerable for a minute or two—I love running a business. It might be small, but it’s small and mighty. Fun fact: I hated coffee for most of my life and was strictly a tea girl. I found my way to coffee through a lot of pain, disappointment, and growth. Before Read more

  • 33rd birthday

    33rd birthday

    #293 On June 5, 2025, I turned 33. I never really imagined what life in my 30s would look like and here I am. God has blessed me with 33 years. Thank you Allah for another year. I am grateful for my health, my job, my brain, my chosen family and my family. I am Read more

  • Career Crossroads: A Dreamers Journey

    Career Crossroads: A Dreamers Journey

    #292 Once again, I am at a crossroads. I can hardly believe it’s almost been nine years since I began my career in education. More importantly, it’s been about 10 years since I got my bachelor’s degree! I stumbled upon my career in education by accident. I’d be lying to you if I said this Read more

  • Navigating Life Changes Through Writing

    Navigating Life Changes Through Writing

    #291 Dear Readers, Where have you been? It’s like you have forgotten me? You just disappeared and stopped writing to me…are you okay? Have you been okay? How has the creativity been? How has your health been? How is life going? What is new? How is your corner of the world Frshta? I am sorry Read more

  • #290 Happy Summer

    The tapes in my head. For the last few years, I have been activity working cutting the loops in my head by the endless tapes of my anxieties. Silencing it by telling myself to stop never worked. I would spend endless hours in my head going through different scenarios of different shitty situations. The loops Read more

  • #289 32nd birthday

    Hello, As I start my 32nd year of life, I wanted to reflect on the 31st year of my life. 31 was a life-changing year, and I spent some time yesterday, on the day of my birth, reflecting on where I was last year during this time. It was the start of so many new Read more