I took a stroll along the lake today along Sunnyside Beach. Saw low water levels (visible on the west side of the beach by the Humber River bridge)…. with a lot of sand elevated. In that sand, you see a lot of garbage. Lighters, nitrile gloves, pot gummy bags, meat packaging, bottles, bottle caps, random…

Organizations, public spaces and governments talk big talk about being accommodating and truly understanding the issues people with seen and unseen conditions and factors . The reality is they are not. How many women struggle with reproductive issues? How many struggle finding affordable daycare? How many parents struggle sending their kids to school before their…

I’ve been thinking about how Toronto tends to demolish many historical buildings. One way to salvage them is to put facades into parks like a zoo or hang signage off of buildings. Or let buildings go into disrepair without proper engineering protocols until they collapse and nearly kill people. Is that how we pay tribute…

Why is it that I have to live up to an expectation? Set by who? I have gone through so much shit in the last 3 years. Where my body was struggling with stress. Resulting in multiple trips to see doctors – who wouldn’t really fix the problem. And I wasn’t really seen by my…

I keep struggling with my mom with the topic of who I am. She continuously gets upset that I am not who she envisions me to be. It’s hard when parents put these expectations on their kids. They need to play soccer or hockey or baseball or do dance lessons because it’s what the parent…

I’ve been debating street photography for quite some time now. I enjoy it – you see candid moments between people and environments. You see a glimpse into a moment of time and it’s gone in a second, a minute or an hour. It both takes me out of my comfort zone but also lets me…

It’s heart breaking and frustrating when my mom can’t see me for me. I’m supposed to be this image in her head. Fit her expectations. I shouldn’t have done a degree in OHS. It wasn’t a good idea to apply for Radiation Sciences. I should have been an optometrist or a veterinarian. But then she…

It was kind of messed up; I feel like the experiences with unpleasant individuals overshadowed a lot of the positive. This is super unfortunate because there were many positives that came out of it. Many great people and friends made. The first day I got to the building I didn’t have much instructions on how…

Met up with a friend from university today. It’s funny, I initially thought I’d take the TTC, then I flip-flopped and thought maaaaaybe I’ll take the car. Then went back to taking the TTC, and back to taking the car. Went back and forth maybe a couple of times until I decided on the TTC…