I don't know when it became cool to talk crap on the innanet, but I'm pretty certain it began with the rise of social media, gossip sites, and our unhealthy obsession with all things even remotely celebrity. This unquenchable desire to be in-the-know at all times has contributed to the success of wildly popular celeb-centered… Continue reading The World Doesn’t Need Another Gossip Blogger + 3 Black Influencers Killing it Online and IRL
Category: Reflections
‘A Time to Lose and a Time to Gain’ (Ecc 3:6) 😥💔 3 Lessons Learned from taking L’s in 2018
If 2018 were to be summed up by using just an album title, it'd likely be called 'Wins and Losses' by Meek Mill, only at times it felt as if I took more L's than anything else. Loss in friendships, loss in advancement opportunities on the job, even loss of life (death of loved one).… Continue reading ‘A Time to Lose and a Time to Gain’ (Ecc 3:6) 😥💔 3 Lessons Learned from taking L’s in 2018
Stay Focused in 2019 with a D.I.Y. #VisionBoard ✨🍾
As a hospital telephone operator, there's not much room for creativity. Deciding whether to send a page in ALL CAPS or lower case is about as far as my creative license goes. Add in that one time I was asked to decorate the bulliten board for Black History Month (which was lit by the way… Continue reading Stay Focused in 2019 with a D.I.Y. #VisionBoard ✨🍾
No Shade 🙅🏾♀️🚫4 Bible Verses to Read Before Posting a Shady Comment!
Photo by rawpixel on Unsplash I once was (and on occasion still am), one of those people who lived and got my life in the comment sections of my favorite celebrity gossip Instagram pages. Creeping through the comments gave me the kekee's (laughs) I needed to get through long work days and the occasional sleepless… Continue reading No Shade 🙅🏾♀️🚫4 Bible Verses to Read Before Posting a Shady Comment!
When Blogging Gets You #InYourFeelings, Remember Why You Started! 🙇🏾♀️💻
When I first started my blog in 2012, it wasn't for follows. In fact, I didn't even know that people could follow me until the topic came up during a job interview in which I wore heels that were probably too high and a face that was likely too made up! It wasn't about sponsored… Continue reading When Blogging Gets You #InYourFeelings, Remember Why You Started! 🙇🏾♀️💻
3 Things I Noticed from Watching ‘Living Single’ in My Twenties!!! 💁🏾♀️
Every evening around 7 p.m., I look forward to tuning into 90's sitcom, 'Living Single' on Bounce TV and when I say I get my entire life, honey I mean it! Don't judge me! Four bomb, black women (Khadijah, Synclaire, Regine and Maxine) working, dating and cohabitating in New York City is just the black… Continue reading 3 Things I Noticed from Watching ‘Living Single’ in My Twenties!!! 💁🏾♀️
2018 Goals: Celebrate Yourself!!!🥂🍾
We're slowly approaching week three of 2018, and here I am wishing you a Happy New Year but better late than never I suppose (insert black girl shrugging emoji). Anyway, I hope your year is off to a great start! Last week, I attended an annual holiday party at my former place of employment and… Continue reading 2018 Goals: Celebrate Yourself!!!🥂🍾
It’s My Birthday!!!
(Cue Uncle Luke Birthday Song) And I'm pretty darn excited about it too! But I shouldn't be. The closer you get to thirty, society gives you a list of reasons why you should be wallowing in your own pity. You have a job, not a career. You've accumulated thousands of dollars in student loan debt, which… Continue reading It’s My Birthday!!!
How’s Your 2017 Going?
Can you believe it's June already? We are halfway through 2017. This year is just flying by! I hope you're chipping away at those resolutions or goals as I like to call them, that you set wayy back in January. It's easy to fall off track with the hustle and bustle of everyday life, but… Continue reading How’s Your 2017 Going?
Everyday is Mother’s Day!!!
Contrary to popular belief, Mother's Day is NOT the second Sunday in May. I know, you're probably reading this thinking, this girl is crazy. Here comes another one of those semi "woke" sistas talking noise about how it's just another manmade holiday, centered around commercialism with nothing at all do with the woman who gave you life.… Continue reading Everyday is Mother’s Day!!!
