(This was a post I started writing a week after my sister in law passed away in 2020 but only finishing it now.) Our trip to Pakistan in December 2019 had felt really special for so many reasons one of them the fact that Bilal had gone with us for the first time after 4…
Read MoreLight. Maybe it’s because I’m a photographer, or maybe it comes with living in a famously grey corner of the world .. but I’m obsessed with light. I notice it, I look for it .. it defines the way I feel on too many days! I can tell you the timing of sunlight streaming through…
Read MoreI am generally an optimist. Usually, the one in the room who will try to come up with the positive side of everything. But despite that, I have struggled with anxiety and I’ve only realized, accepted my struggle with it recently. In 2005 I had, what I now realize, a panic attack. When it was…
Read MoreWhat a week it has been! Just a few days ago, even on the day of the elections I thought about how exciting it will be for my little girl to see a woman president. Despite the fear of what the opposite happening could mean, I think most of us felt THAT sure of the outcome. And then on Tuesday…
Read MoreOn January 19th, it was 4 years since the death of my dad and the first time when I was not with my mom and sisters on the date. I had bought this journal a few years ago and sat down this month to finally print out all of the messages and memories that have…
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