Life
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Ten Lessons I’ve Learnt In 2025
This year has been an interesting one with some major highs and lows. Through it all, I’ve learnt so many lessons and decided to create this post about the major ones that stood out to me. Here are ten lessons I’ve learnt in 2025: Ten Lessons I’ve Learnt In 2025 1. Some people will only… Continue reading
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Merry Christmas & Happy Holidays!
Merry Christmas & Happy Holidays! May you have a wonderful time with whatever you’re celebrating this holiday season or if you aren’t celebrating anything, I hope you have an amazing rest of 2025 regardless. I’m planning on relaxing this Christmas. We started watching the new Knives Out movie today and will be finishing it tomorrow.… Continue reading
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Airing My Festivus Grievances
I had a completely different post prepared for today but then I had a very weird dinner experience and wanted to share it. And it happens to be Festivus which is why I thought would be the perfect time to air my grievances! So without further ado, here are my Festivus grievances, or I guess… Continue reading
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Gloria Steinem Quote
Gloria Steinem Quote: What’s Up With Pooj? Well, an incredible amount actually- thank you for asking. For one, my cousin brother surprised us and decided to visit as his college was on a break at the moment. I wasn’t surprised because I was in on it but everyone else was surprised and excited. So, for… Continue reading
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Expectations Vs Boundaries
I’ve had a particularly long day so I’ll keep this post a little short. But I wanted to publish it today because I’ve put it off for too long. As a lot of you know, this year has been difficult for me and expectations vs boundaries is something I’ve thought about a lot. Recently, I… Continue reading
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Musings (2025) (Guest Post)
‘My desperate yearnings as a schoolboy / My true fantasy, a dreamer full to the brim / Were clocking you, beauteous, radiant but coy / Your dreary eyes wide open, angelic face held nigh / Ready for the next decade, prepped to fly’ The except is taken from ‘Mi Primer Adios’ (‘My First Farewell’). My… Continue reading
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Ava DuVernay Quote
Ava DuVernay Quote: What’s Up With Pooj? It’s been an incredibly busy time for me recently and this week will be even more hectic. My socialising battery is at 0% but the week has only started. Yesterday was my cousins arangetram which was really great, she did an amazing job. It takes years of hard… Continue reading
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The Year Has Come And Gone
As saddened as I am that the months have begun to feel like weeks and weeks like days, I do have to admit I will not be sad to say goodbye to 2025. Although the years has been one of growth, self-reflection, memories and change, it’s also been a particularly difficult year and I would… Continue reading
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Annette Funicello Quote
Annette Funicello Quote: What’s Up With Pooj? So much has been going on with me recently. Last week, we had some cousins over because they recently moved to Nairobi from Mombasa for uni. They’re a lot of fun and although this was only the second time I’ve hung out with them, it was nice. Yesterday,… Continue reading
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Virginia Woolf Quote
Virginia Woolf Quote: What’s Up With Pooj? This Virginia Woolf quote really spoke to me with where I am in my life this year. I remember going to my current therapist for the first time and telling her I had no idea who I was because I had spent my life being who everyone else… Continue reading
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