Struggles of being 20 Something

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"Stuck in them 20 somethings/ Good luck on them 20 something's/ God bless them 20 Something's"-SZA

When I turned 20, for the first time in my life I felt as though it was a very significant birthday. I believe its because I envisioned the 20s to be my formative years and that I have to try to get myself together. Since then I have been observing the journey of different people in my life who are in their 20s.

I feel its a time when we are too hard on ourselves. It's as though society sets a timer for 10mins once we hit 20 and every year that goes by we lose a minute. Everyone starts comparing themselves to one

6 Books To Get Your Hands On

Current reading list

A couple of weeks ago, I was asked to share my reading list. So here it is! I have given my thoughts and a bit of description on each of the books below. 
 If you have read any of these books or read them in due time, comment below on which your favourite is. Or simply recommend any books you think I should read!

When Breath Becomes Air by Paul Kalinithi

Recently finished reading this book, based on
a true story, the author pens down his transition from nearly reaching the peak of his career as a neurosurgeon to being diagnosed with

How to achieve glowy and hydrated skin

My bare face 

I have been ready for summer for over a month now, but being that the weather in England does not seem to be on my wavelength, I have to accept that winter is not ending. Unfortunately for me, and most people I assume, cold weather is accompanied by dry skin.
It was not until last summer (July-August) when I traveled back home that I experienced excessively dry skin and hair, since it was winter there. I will address caring for natural hair in a separate post.

I thought it was perhaps the change in environment, but whatever it was, my skin was as dry as a bone. I tried all sorts of

"Be the change you want to see"

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Oprah, Barack Obama, Yara Shahidi and Malala Yousafzai, one thing they all have in common is being positive agents of change in society. For long I always thought having enough money would be a gateway to achieving my goal of starting an organisation to help people. I also felt I would not be of much help because I am not famous nor popular enough to gain attention for my cause. The problem with the two thoughts is that, money will never be enough and there's a lot that can be done to help without money. Secondly,