I started my career eager and idealistic, but reality hit hard. I learned why visibility trumps hard work, how office politics exists everywhere, and that "we're a family" is often a one-sided relationship. This is my guide to the hard truths about promotions, self-advocacy, and navigating an unfair corporate world.

I long for when beauty wasn't an afterthought - when every building and object whispered the care of its maker. We now live in an age of sterility: cold glass boxes, soulless art, and disposable fashion. I mourn the lost patience and artistry, and plead: bring back the ornament, the madness, the art that demands to be felt.

Financial independence isn't just money-it's survival. But this survival forces women into a brutal double life, changing them in ways society shames. This is a raw look at the unspoken cost of being both a provider and a homemaker, and why every woman needs her own "insurance policy" for security, freedom, and survival in an unpredictable world.

When the fasting ends, the highlands erupt in color. Ashenda—Eritrea & Ethiopia’s vibrant festival of girlhood—transforms streets into a symphony of braids, drumbeats, and sisterhood. More than a celebration, it’s a rite of passage where joy becomes resistance. Discover the sacred roots, fashion, and unbreakable bonds behind this cultural phenomenon.