I am currently writing this from my office on Thursday evening. I am waiting (not so) patiently to do our final walk through for our new house! Tomorrow, we close and Monday you’ll be reading this gem. And I knew I had to write this post before all of the feelings of anxiety and frustration… Read More What No One Told Us About Buying a House
Life has been crazy busy but somehow in the midst of it all I managed to get through two incredible books this month. One heavy and one light because we all know the importance of a good light read to get us through after a book that rips our heart out. So whether you need… Read More April Book Review
I have always carried with me the belief that I was somehow responsible for the sanity of the people I love. It was a secret belief–one I never felt the need to share with anyone, not even the people for whom I thought I was responsible. The trauma that has taken place in my family… Read More Your Sanity Isn’t My Responsibility
I’m always amazed by strangers and friends who have turned a budding side hustle into a full time job. What started as a passion project for so many, has become a new way to leverage refined talents into lucrative skills. Incredible people who left corporate America to become photographers, pastry chefs, and bloggers. People who… Read More How to create a side hustle through your 9-5.
There was a bit of school culture shock moving from DC to Atlanta. People and things move slower. “Ma’am” quickly became a way of life. The cafeteria Fried Fish Fridays gave me one more reason to believe in God and the plans He has for my life. And children were given guardrails instead of mandates.… Read More Kids Can’t Change The World If They Can’t Change Their Schools
5 minutes ago I was trying to nap. Instead, God told me to get up and share with you all my biggest struggle area right now. So while I’m still under my blanket with my headscarf securely tied to my head…I’m going to share with you how God continues to grace me and use my… Read More The Only “Yes” That Matters
I was having a conversation with my sweet friend Emily a few weeks ago while indulging in delicious brunch. (Why yes, the same Emily who brought us the most glorious acronym of MIP–don’t know what I’m talking about? Click here to read about Sexless Soul Ties. You’re welcome). And as we were catching each other up… Read More Mr. Right…for Someone Else
I write about what I experience which means sharing about navigating my way through the last couple of years in my twenties as an ever evolving dope black woman who is married and making traction in her career. Kids aren’t really a part of that equation. Not ones of my own anyway. Being a literacy… Read More The Cost of Being Educated and Black
I remember the day my college boyfriend broke up with me. I was in Washington, DC for an internship and I cannot describe all the ways I was feeling myself. Working to get a degree in International Studies, I took an unpaid gig with the Peace Corps and had my own office before the ripe ol’ age… Read More Sexless Soul Ties
We’ve all been there. You had a long day. You come home and pour yourself a glass of wine. Put on your fuzzy socks (just me?) and begin to scroll through social media. And you see it: How I quit my job and began to travel the world! And you think, “Damn, what am I… Read More 5 Reasons Why I Un-Quit My Job
