It’s my birthday, I’ll do nothing if I want to

Today is my birthday. I never expected to spend the last two birthdays of my 20s in lockdown, but here we are. I have no choice but to spend my birthday at home (or on a socially distant walk). No chance to brunch with my besties, relax at a spa or organise a weekend getaway …

Step One: Untangling my passion

The thief of progress is the inability to convert. There is no feeling better than that of the euphoria and excitement that comes with an idea or an epiphany - all the pieces fall into place and you feel like you know who you are meant to be in the world. It's the next step …

Finding purpose in my passion

I'm a passionate person. I care deeply about the world we live in and what happens within it. However, I often find that my passion doesn't have a purpose. I'll watch news stories about unarmed black men being shot in their own home, or the famine in Yemen and my heart will physically ache. I …

Why I am not my hair… but it is my protest

It's Sunday afternoon and for me, like most black women, it's wash day. My hair is rustling under a plastic cap, absorbing a "pre-poo" before the real work begins. The weekend activities of black women are vastly different to those of their white counterparts. Growing up in South London, surrounded by other black children, it …

Leesha bares it all

It looks like global warming has finally lived up to it's name... It's mid-May and we've already had 3 hot weekends, one of which was on a bank holiday! As with most of England, as soon as the weather pushes past 15°C, I start digging out my sunglasses, culottes and the most revealing outfits I …

Leesha gets brave

What's the bravest thing you've done this month? Did try to convince some fukboi that your £9.99 frontal was real? Maybe you stayed in your Black Panther screening even though you were the only white person there? Or did you manage to carry on with your life despite the efforts of the "beast from the …

Leesha applies for Wakandan citizenship

Woo child! I am so gassed you could tie a string to me and give me to you baby for their birthday! For the first time in over a year, I went and saw a movie in the cinema. Not only did I go to the cinema, I went to the first showing AND I …

Leesha tries… Sofar sounds

Hi Readers, Happy 2018 (I think this is the last acceptable day to say that!) On reflection of my past posts, it occurred to me that the tone has been decidedly sombre. Seeing as this meant to be a lifestyle blog, exploring all parts of my life, I thought it was high time I made …

Leesha tries… forgiving herself

It's about that time of year again... The days are colder, the nights are longer and Instagram is littered with #SantaSelfies. Every magazine I read is telling me how to take me outfit from desk to disco and yet all I want to do is take myself to bed. It's always a struggle to balance …

Leesha remembers…

Hi Readers! As I mentioned earlier, my dad passed away last September. It was a traumatic whirlwind of emotions that I have still not fully grasped. His passing correlated with moments that, on their own, were emotionally charged; first solo backpacking trip, first graduate job. I'm no longer ashamed to admit that I struggled greatly, …