If you don’t know my origin story, I was born in Trinidad, one half of the twin island Republic of Trinidad & Tobago. As a tall girl who looked older for her age, by the time I was 10 years old I felt exposed. The looks and comments from older members of the...
Briefly… when Covid-19 reached global pandemic stage, I envisioned a world were women would have a better chance of working from home and/or granted flexi hours. Then the reports started coming about lost jobs and furloughs and how women were badly affected. I...
Thanks to the partnership between EDF Energy and 20th Century Fox, I had the opportunity to attend a screening of the film Hidden Figures. EDF Energy currently has a programme for teenage girls called Pretty Curious which ‘aims to inspire teenage girls to imagine a...
Emerald Street, the fashion and lifestyle online magazine hosted its first Literary Festival last Saturday. It was an educational, inspirational and stylish affair held the Royal Geographical Society, in London. I had a wonderful day out on my own, being motivated by...
It’s not often that I get full day to myself. Hubby now works slightly less hours. When he’s at home, I tend to seize the chance to go out and do my thing. Last Saturday was one such day. I attended two events, in London! Some months ago I’d won a VIP ticket to attend...
I’ve never been able to understand the mind-set of a man who believes that the woman he loves or the child that he has ‘belongs to him to do as he pleases. Although the type and levels of violence may vary, violence is violence. Since becoming a mother,...
