I have been experiencing tremendous hair loss for the last two months or so. I mean clumps of hair have been coming off with each comb stroke and not to mention the hundreds that come off every time I run my hands through my hair. I've been aware but only recently became really concerned because… Continue reading Post COVID-19 Hair Loss
Author: Saadia S. Shamsie
Hand me a book & put me on a plane to ANYWHERE -- I'm the happiest girl in the world!
Keep me in one place for too long -- I become obnoxiously restless!
Update and End of the COVID-19 Journey
If you read my previous post about my COVID-19 journey, then you will have noted that I wrote that post while I was still sick. It has been a month since that post and I thought I would write an update to how the rest of the recovery process has been. May 3 – 11:… Continue reading Update and End of the COVID-19 Journey
I Tested Positive for COVID-19
On March 31, I decided to take a ten-day break from social media so I could give myself the time and space to reflect on how much life had changed in light of the coronavirus pandemic. Little did I know that those ten days would more than double and instead of me reflecting on the… Continue reading I Tested Positive for COVID-19
How To Survive Quarantine
What a strange strange place we have come to as an ENTIRE world. EVERYONE is in Quarantine in some form or another across the globe. Think about that for a moment, EVERYONE, in the ENTIRE World is fighting ONE common enemy, Novel Coronavirus, Covid-19. This is unfathomable. Our enemy is not a person, a nation,… Continue reading How To Survive Quarantine
Let’s Talk Framing
After I moved into my own apartment at the ripe age of nearly 35 and was finally living alone at the age of 36 - I decided to take all the paintings and prints I had purchased over the years from my travels and frame them. I initially wanted to do it because the walls… Continue reading Let’s Talk Framing
Closing Out the ’10s
January 22, 2020 - I know the post will be dated but I felt it was important to pen it myself because I started this draft on December 31, 2019 (after ten days of struggling to make time for it). Now, nearly a month later, I am finally sitting at a Starbucks, inside the Sheraton… Continue reading Closing Out the ’10s
Finland…Where I Feel Most at Peace
This one alone day in Helsinki really made me realize how much I need a solo trip, with no plans, no set itinerary; Just me and a semi-familiar or even unfamiliar place. I just want to walk, explore and mostly reflect and allow my mind and heart to fully feel all the things I have… Continue reading Finland…Where I Feel Most at Peace
25 Days of Christmas Presents!
I'm going to do this a little differently this year. I'll be sharing ONE new Christmas present each day -- counting down to Christmas! Because let's face it - there are plenty of people we gift after Christmas has passed so this list should be useful for everyone along the way. Note: Prices for each… Continue reading 25 Days of Christmas Presents!
Favorite Bath & Body Works Candles
UPDATE: THE CANDLES ARE CURRENTLY $12.95 IN STORES AND ONLINE! How I go months without being able to carve out time for myself to write regular is beyond me, but I will keep trying! But, on to today's topic... I love candles, I have more than I can count around my home and I continue… Continue reading Favorite Bath & Body Works Candles
Trader Joe’s Flowers
The first time I encountered a Trader Joe's I was sixteen years old and living in Boston, Massachusetts. I loved going in there, but it was always known as the "expensive" grocery store; so not one we frequented. Fast forward 20 years, I am now living in New Jersey, alone (as opposed to being a… Continue reading Trader Joe’s Flowers
