How My Friends Taught Me to Be Flaky as F*(! … and I LOVE It!
I opened my first email account when I was a freshman in college and didn’t start texting until nearly a decade later. I grew up in a rural town so no one used RSVPs – you just stopped by, showed
The End …
This week is the beginning of the end. It’s the end of my much-needed and long overdue vacation. It’s the end of one of my busiest semesters yet. It’s the end of my first semester of being back in the
Birthday Countdown: Day 1 – Where is My Fashion Sense???
It’s my birthday week so I’ve decided to post a few random reflections on the last year, as well as thoughts about the year ahead. Every few years I think about my fashion sense … not in terms of keeping
At the Same D*&! Time
It’s funny how words of wisdom seem to crawl out from out secret spaces as we move through adulthood. I often find myself thinking of things my mom, aunts, close friends and other family members shared with me while growing
One Month In
It has been a full month since I started my doctorate program. There are some lessons I have learning for the first time, while others are simply a re-visitations of things I have been made aware of time and time
Sunday Musings Part II: Distracted Focus
Sometimes I think I am the ONLY one who gets so far off track and so distracted by life’s minute pleasantries. What is it about my personality and choices that often leads to grand detours from where I know I
Alla My Stuff
I read this poem by Ntozake Shange last week in class. Each time I reread it, it brings forth a different reality for me
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View of Robbin Island from Table Mountain ~ Photo Taken During 2010 Visit to South Africa Today during my study break I went to see Mandela and it was just as emotionally charged as I thought it would be. As is
Gone, But Never Forgotten
As I was leaving campus today, I thought about my next blog post and resigned that it would be on relationships: choosing them, reigniting them, walking away from them, evaluating them
Simply Thankful
It can be easy to get caught up in the hustle and bustle of the next best thing or what tomorrow, next week, next month or next year will bring. But I am working on living in the present and