My Gospel Boogie Playlist For A Dreary Monday
I woke up this morning seemingly with all forces against me: it was raining, I didn’t feel well and my daughter was grumpy and moving slow. Despite these odds I managed to push through what I was...
View ArticleWhy I Blog (thoughts inspired by Blogalicious 2009)
I just got back from Blogalicious 2009. This was my first blogging conference so I didn’t quite know what to expect, but I was very impressed by the conference as a whole; the venue was beautiful, the...
View ArticleThe Problem With Assumptions
I try not to make assumptions about people because my life experiences have taught me that appearances are not always what they seem. I can’t count the number of times (unfortunately) that I have...
View ArticleSkee-Wee My Sorors!
Today my sorority, Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc, was founded in 1908 on the campus of Howard University. It is the oldest Greek-lettered organization established by African American college...
View ArticleGet Happy: 20 Songs That Put Me In A Great Mood
We all have them, those “blah” gray sort of days. Days when we don’t feel like doing much of anything, but we have to anyway because our work/children/spouse/project demand that we do. That’s when I...
View ArticleWriter’s Workshop: Slow Motion Rider
*Today I am participating in Mama Kat’s Writer’s Workshop by answering the prompt: 4.) Can you almost stop time with your words? Write about the fastest ride you ever had, but describe only a few...
View ArticleI Need All The Help I Can Get: Inspirations & Affirmations
*Today I am participating in Mama Kat’s Writer’s Workshop by answering the prompt: 2.) “I need all the help I can get and if repeating something healthy and inspiring to myself several times a day...
View Article30 Things I Vow To Do This Summer
*Today I am participating in Mama Kat’s Writer’s Workshop by answering the prompt: 4.) 30 things you vow to do this summer. Take my daughter to a Braves game. She’s been asking since the season...
View ArticleWriter’s Workshop: Stepping Outside My Comfort Zone
*Today I am participating in Mama Kat’s Writer’s Workshop by answering the prompt: 3.) Steppin outside the box (describe a time when you went way out of your comfort zone). I like to challenge myself....
View ArticleWriter’s Workshop: My Childhood Neighborhood of Stonebridge
*Today I am participating in Mama Kat’s Writer’s Workshop by answering the prompt: 1.) Your childhood neighborhood. I moved a lot as a child, so in reality I don’t have one childhood neighborhood, but...
View ArticleWriter’s Workshop: Why I Blog
*Today I am participating in Mama Kat’s Writer’s Workshop by answering the prompt: 3.) Write about what blogging means to you. Why do you blog? What purpose does it serve you and how have you...
View ArticleWriter’s Workshop: About Me
*Today I am participating in Mama Kat’s Writer’s Workshop by answering the prompt: 2.) About me. Do you have an about me page? Because people want to know. Write a page that describes who you are and...
View ArticleMy Happiness Project
Are you happy? Are you living your life in such a way that you are maximizing all your happiness potential? I posed this question to myself while reading the book The Happiness Project: Or Why I Spent...
View ArticleMy Happiness Project: Laugh More
My Happiness Project is a personal quest to bring more happiness into my everyday life. As I continue to explore, experiment and write about My Happiness Project, I hope that you would share your...
View ArticleMy Happiness Project: Laugh Some More
My Happiness Project is a personal quest to bring more happiness into my everyday life. As I continue to explore, experiment and write about My Happiness Project, I hope that you would share your...
View ArticleMy Happiness Project: Appreciate The Small Things That Make Me Happy
My Happiness Project is a personal quest to bring more happiness into my everyday life. As I continue to explore, experiment and write about My Happiness Project, I hope that you would share your...
View ArticleMy Happiness Project: Fun And Not Fun (A List)
My Happiness Project is a personal quest to bring more happiness into my everyday life. As I continue to explore, experiment and write about My Happiness Project, I hope that you would share your...
View ArticleTry To Be Nice And Smile
Today I am participating in Mama Kat’s Writer’s Workshop by answering the prompt: 4.) A time you hurt a friend’s feelings. I’m going to take different spin on this and talk about a time when I hurt...
View ArticleWhat I Did and What I Want To Do: A List That Confirms That I’m Sort Of A...
This post is inspired by the June issue of More magazine that I flipped through at the checkout stand: the editors and staff listed proud accomplishments of what they did and things that they want to...
View ArticleI Will Never Outgrow…
*This post was inspired by the June issue of O Magazine, which asked readers: What’s the one thing you will never outgrow? I am a mature, grown woman with the wisdom (and bills) that come along with...
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