Category: Blog Posts

  • “You’re almost there, babe!”

    I hold a strong appreciation for good ingredients and good food. As a little girl, I expressed this love of food by sampling sugary foods everywhere I went. My eyes would light up at the sight of sprinkle-ladden ice cream, cookies with that crisp, slightly crunchy and smooth icing, cakes with healthy amounts of coloured…

  • Showing Up

    I started commuting to school from my childhood home this year. At first, it felt exhausting. I’d get off of the busy subway only to get onto the busy train and then the busy highway. I also started to feel like I’d joined this “institution” of downtown Toronto-bound commuters. Observing the rhythmic behaviours of the…

  • Edits to my Dictionary: “Willpower”

    I’ve noticed that I’ve started losing the barrier-less mindset that has accompanied me throughout my childhood. When I was young, I thought I could do everything I could think of. Climb that tree? Solve that math problem? Get away with stealing more kaju ki barfi? Accomplishing these things never seemed to be an issue. The…