I have been a coffee and newspaper kind of gal since I was 11 and nope, I am not kidding. I grew up in a family where the first stop in the morning was a quick jaunt to grab the newspaper and to actually read it. I grew up in a newspaper kind of town, with not one but two …
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This post is one of those posts that’s been just sitting in my head for several days, unsure if it really wants to come out because frankly it makes me vulnerable. I talk a lot about being vulnerable and while there is no shame in being vulnerable the truth is it can be really uncomfortable. I don’t like being uncomfortable …
I just stumbled upon this video and can I just say despite the almost snarky tone David McCullough uses, there is a lot of truth in this commencement speech. I say this as a parent and as someone who has learned in this journey we call life that while I am a unique being, I am not always special or …
This week has been a funky one; where to be honest everything just feels off in my life. Granted it’s been a good week since the eldest child is home for the summer and when both my babies are home, life is good but even the eldest child commented that things just seem off. Maybe we should just blame Venus! …
So it appears that for all the hullabaloo that happened last year in Wisconsin, in the end the people decided change is scary. So Scott Walker enjoy the rest of your term and at the rate we are going in this country, I wouldn’t be surprised if we end up with President Mittens, but who knows? In any event, George …
Sigh….can I just tell you that sometimes it gets so damn tiring being a Black person in America. I know, I know, everyone has their cross to be bear but damn it! I feel like as a Black person, it’s some sort of surprise that guess that we aren’t a monolith. I mean sure Barack Obama is president and yeah, …
Over a year ago, my father made a series of audio recordings for my brother and me talking about his life and family in rural Arkansas. Those recordings clarified many things that never quite made sense about my father and his family, but also revealed the cold truth of what America looked like if you were Black in the home …
It’s the first of June and in the blogosphere that means many are starting to get excited about the annual BlogHer conference that will be going down this August. For bloggers of a certain ilk, attending the annual BlogHer conference is a must or so I am told. Since I started blogging back in 2008, I have heard fellow …
Like so many women, I have a tendency to be pretty damn hard on myself. Lately I have taken to excessively worrying about my neck and laugh lines, going so far as to contemplate the merits of Botox, something I swore I would never do. My beloved Spousal Unit tries his best to lift me up when I get in …
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Happy Friday! It’s a gorgeous day up in my corner of the world and way too beautiful to be writing a blog post today. So I present you with the Friday Round-Up a list of blog posts this week from other bloggers that blew my mind. Perhaps if you need to kill some time or have a quiet moment you can check them out. http://ravingblacklunatic.blogspot.com/ Check out this cat, I have been a fan of his work forever. http://www.whataboutourdaughters.com/ Good stuff here as well http://sweetersalt.com/ A Maine blogger who talks fashion and food…the best of both worlds http://paganchild-starmommy.blogspot.com/2011/03/keeping-focused.html A new blog that offers words of wisdom for all of us. http://mscleaver.com/ Another Mainer who for Lent is giving up pants, she is also a crafty gal If you have any links to good blogs, feel free to leave em. It’s my hope to make the Friday Round Up a regular feature at my new home specifically I would live to shine some light and love on smaller bloggers. It’s hard out here in this blogosphere with so many good blogs to choose from and so little time so let’s help everyone get a slice of the pie. I will be back on Monday, at that time I will unveil some ideas I have around monetizing things but You May Also Like: No related posts.
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