I feel like more than ever no one understand what I am going through and how I may be feeling the way that I am. They dont understand what its like to be broken. To lose your person. To trust. To leave the house. To make a simple phone call. And even though you may […]
Read MoreI have tried to start this post several different ways now and none of them sounded right. The short version of what I was trying to say is that it has been a while since I have come on here – to write, to read, to interact. And to be honest, I don’t know if […]
Read MoreIn some way, I am joking about grad school making me cry, but its also true. It made me cry tonight. I will explain. This week has been a rough and emotional one. My grandmother’s funeral was on Monday and it was rough. Obviously, I am still grieving and not over it. The past 3 […]
Read MoreThis month feels like the month from hell. So much has happened – more bad than good. So, I am going to keep this short. Life My grandmother died almost a week ago. This was my breaking point and too be honest, I don’t know if and how I will recover. I’ve lost a lot […]
Read MoreTwo months ago, my grandmother got sick. And it worse very fast. On Wednesday night she died. Its been hard and still doesn’t feel real. I am not ready to talk about it yet, but I shared my journal entry for that which tries to explain what I cant.
Read MoreA part of me thought about not doing one of these memory recaps this month, but you know what, I’ve been doing it for a year and a half and its been one of my favorite posts. Too make it organized I am doing headers. Life I have talked about it a few times before, […]
Read MoreIts been a day. I am currently crying. I feel like I am losing control of every single thing in my life. And I have no one to speak to right now, so I am going to vent here. If you’re new, welcome. My name is Aaliah and my life is a fucking shit show […]
Read MoreFun fact, on top of my full-time job, I have a part time job doing grant work for a charitable organization. I love working with the NGO sector and its the reason why I volunteer. Grants involve research and writing. Guess what? I love the former. Not a fan of the latter. Ever since I […]
Read MoreSomehow we are halfway through the year already. Honestly, I am not sure if I am excited or sad about that. At least my birthday is in July – I have that to look forward to. The best way to describe June was an emotional shit show. June marked the 2nd anniversary of my uncle’s […]
Read MoreA few days ago, I made a post being an emotional mess because my grandmother was really sick and I was terrified she would die. After a lot of testing, turns out she had a blood clot in her brain. If I am being honest, I do not know how to feel about hearing that. […]
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Arristella 