This weekend I made rotis 😌 You read that correctly: I (Melody) made rotis. Full disclosure, my mom and I made them together, but still. In my family, everyone can cook. My grandmas, my mom, aunt, cousins, sister... all of them are wonderful in the kitchen. It's not even fair. For example, I remember when [...]
Dear you, over there, with the bricks, the fireworks, smashing in windows, looting stores, attacking hospitals, setting fire to whatever you please, what are you trying to do? who are you trying to hurt? are you mad about curfew? are you tired of the pandemic? whatever the reason, i guarantee you, you're not hurting who [...]
Can you believe I'm writing about inner peace?? No, it's ok if you laughed. I totally get it. Take a second to really take it in. Melody is writing about inner peace. It may be the most hilarious notion ever. I've never thought of myself a particularly calm person. Once, during a meeting at work [...]
I remember very clearly how I felt when Trayvon Martin got shot in 2012. In all my anger, hurt and frustration, I wrote about it, only to delete it right after. I didn't know why I was feeling so strongly, or how to give space to those feelings. Throughout the years, whenever an unarmed black [...]
Hi lovelies, How are you all doing? Bored, stir-crazy? Just fine? Or are you lonely? More anxious than usual? Feeling more depressed than usual? Literally any of the above answers is valid. It is absolutely valid to have no idea what to do with yourself. I mean, our generation, for the most part, has never [...]
Every now and then I write words that are not for anyone else. On very rare occasions, I share them anyway. This is one such occasion. Today was a bad day Not because it was Monday,I love MondaysNot because of my early alarmI love morningsNot because of workI love my job Nothing happenedNothing was saidBut [...]
And subsequently falling flat on my face Hi lovelies, Missed me? It's okay if you didn't, but I'm gonna explain the sudden hiatus anyway. Bear with me, it's a bit of a thing. Grad school. A company. A certificate. A full-time job. Teaching. Family. Social. A few months ago, my to-do list consisted of all [...]
Hi lovelies, So we all know I'm a dancer in my spare time, and I love it. So imagine my sheer joy when I got the opportunity to do a ballet photo shoot. Living out my ballet and model fantasies? YES PLEASE THANK YOU WHERE DO I SIGN? I asked my bestie Elfi to come [...]
Hi lovelies, Was that click-baity enough? No? Well ok, I'll try better next time. Anyhoo, it's not even click-bait. I actually turned to Instagram for help in deciding the destination for my next city trip. There are so many European cities on my list, and I really can't make up my mind about which one [...]
Hi lovelies, I always forget how much I love Paris, until I'm in the city. I also like to pretend I'm not a huge romantic, but oh my, Paris holds my heart. When my sister decided she wanted to celebrate her 21st birthday (I know, can you believe it? 21?!) in Paris, I knew it [...]
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