I need new running shoes. I have finally admitted it to myself. Most runners love new kicks; some change them religiously every 300...

Today is the first Sunday of Advent. A time of hope and waiting. Growing up we always celebrated Advent in our home. My mum would make...

I recently started a ballet class in my neighbourhood for adults. I used to dance ballet as a child and have always enjoyed looking at...

It is 6am on Monday morning and I have been awake since 1am. Alba was exhausted last night and fell straight off to sleep early but then...

I have a concern. In my 12 years of living outside of Trinidad, I have never once had a mango that tasted good enough to satisfy me. As...

This week hit me for 6. It all started last week Friday when Alba woke up with a slight cough. I was a bit worried, but I know babies are...

The main benefit of being a SAHM (stay at home mum) is rediscovering the world through Alba’s eyes. She is so full of personality and...

I pictured Alba and me singing along and dancing happily to “the wheels on the bus” and “dingle dangle scarecrow,” and giving her a...

On Sunday the 18th July, the Venezuelan ferry Paraguaná I docked in the port of Guanta, 330km from Caracas. Aboard were 700 repatriated...

Simone Biles stunned the world this week by pulling out of the Olympics to concentrate on her mental health. Twitter blew up with one...

Mama, grew up on a cocoa estate in Brasso, central Trinidad. Every morning the family would start the day by drinking a calabash cup of...

I was that annoying student in secondary school who read all the literature books on the booklist during the August holidays. I still...

Covid life is a whirlwind of emotions. One day everything seems to be settling down and then the next day there’s a new variant or spike....

No one wastes their time reading tabloids anymore… except perhaps me. I love a good juicy tabloid article. It’s my dirty secret. I rely...

Look out world, Alba has started walking. She took her first few steps on April 29th while playing, but she was so hyper in the moment...

Dads don’t usually get a lot of praise. Even the lead up to Father’s Day is a lot less hyped than Mother’s Day. People often complain...

Dear Fellow Trinis, Tired people know they are tired. Fat people know they are fat. Thin people know they are thin. There is no need to...

I have been following Trini Cooking with Natasha for years. I follow her youtube channel, her Instagram and Facebook pages. I am a huge...

Thanks to citronella oil, I have fallen even more in love with Hasani. After a year and a half in lockdown together, I thought I knew him...