The Time to Put Away Childish Things

Describe an item you were incredibly attached to as a youth. What became of it? These hands. Yes, that’s what I said. These hands. I used to fight a lot. My brothers would tell you that I was a bully (to them). I don’t see it that way though. I felt like I had to Read More …

Mission: Me Against the Alarm (Clock)

What is your mission? Today my mission is to stop hitting the snooze button on my alarm so I can get out of bed and show up to work on time. It’s challenging to fight against my body’s need to sleep some more. I long for the days when I’m no longer ruled by an Read More …

Self-Care, Not Just a Buzzword but a Practice

Self-care was a term that I heard a lot in 2023. It was everywhere! Let’s explore what it is and how you can apply it in your life. Read More …

Procrastination, My Unexpected Talent

I had 2 weeks to complete a project that I didn’t want to do at all. (I’m not going to pretend like I haven’t been handling tasks in the same manner I’m about to lay out). Lately, anytime there’s a major project to do at work, no matter easy or hard, I procrastinate. Let me Read More …

Clueless – My Experience with Menopause

Does anyone else have to induce hypothermia to sleep at night? Asking for myself. -A woman of a certain age I guess this is the part where I can officially say that I am going through menopause. Yes, it came as a surprise to me. My mother never talked to me about menopause or perimenopause. Read More …

Good Mourning – A Remembrance

On the morning of January 9th my mother called me at 7:41 a.m. My mom would not call me that early in the a.m. unless I asked for a wake-up call or… I already knew what she was going to tell me even before I heard her struggle to form the words. She tried to gather her breath to exhale her statement, “She’s gone. She went to sleep and didn’t wake up.” And like that my brain started trying to process the news that my grandmother was gone. Read More …

Carpet & Drapes

Y’all! The other day I was taking a shower and in the shower I like to track my workout progress according on how hard I have to do a standing crunch to look down and see my lady bits…ya know, my nethers. So this particular time, I was super excited because I didn’t have to Read More …

Love & Logic

Get Up to Get Down