"Dearly beloved, We have gathered here today to get through this thing called life." – Prince
02/16/19 Dear Future Husband, I took myself to see Brian McKnight for Valentines day (yea I said myself and yea I said for Valentines Day). I wanted to go on a date. I wanted to see him in concert. You not around so......I made it happen. It was my first solo concert, my first time... Continue Reading →
"Spoken word poetry is the art of performance poetry. I tell people it involves creating poetry that doesn't just want to sit on paper, that something about it demands it be heard out loud or witnessed in person." -Sarah Kay You ever seen the movie Love Jones? You know, the one with Nia Long and... Continue Reading →
Let me just throw a disclaimer out, that I'm writing this post after a lovely sunset pedal boat cruise. And I'm a little inebriated. So please excuse any typos or nonsense after this paragraph lol _________________________________________________ Honey, my travel plug, planned a 5 day 4 night girls trip to Turks & Caicos for her 25th... Continue Reading →
“Traveling in the company of those we love is home in motion.” – Leigh Hunt Family vacations were always kind of a thing in our house. Multiple trips to Disney World, summers spent with church family at Rice Lake in Canada, quick getaways to the Toronto Zoo or visiting moms high school friend in Ohio... Continue Reading →
"I think the importance of doing activist work is precisely because it allows you to give back and to consider yourself not as a single individual who may have achieved whatever but to be a part of an ongoing historical movement."- Angela DavisThis year, for Black History Month, I had the honor of hearing Angela... Continue Reading →
6/17/19 Dear Future Husband, Allergies-27 Me- 0 I legit died mowing the lawn just now. Watery itchy eyes. Itchy throat. Snotty nose. I sneezed the ENTIRE time. Which means my eyes were closed while I was pushing the lawnmower (cuz you can't sneeze with your eyes open. Trust me, I tried. It hurts. Don't try... Continue Reading →
“Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn’t do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines, sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.” - Mark Twain Over the past few years I've actively been trying to... Continue Reading →
"There will never be a replacement for that ongoing physical contact. But I don't think blogging is meant to replace the face-to-face of friendships and meetings. Blogging is a way to keep in touch with a larger group of people on an ongoing basis, in a more efficient way." -Indra Nooyi I started this blog... Continue Reading →
"Acupuncture is a truly effective therapy that provides significant pain relief. " -University of Maryland Center for Integrative Medicine I've been fortune enough to go through life without experiencing any real cravings or physical symptoms from Aunt Flo, besides a pimple, until this past year. They say when you're more active the cramps subside. So I guess... Continue Reading →
"It's all fun and games 'till someone loses an eye, then it's just fun you can't see." -James Hetfield Growing up we didn't have much, but it didn't really feel like it. My parents made it a point to show that family time was everything. Instead of going out all the time, we stayed in... Continue Reading →
Dear Future, 