Preface: I started writing this post a few months ago. I had a good weekend with Ash. We spent Friday night elbow deep in washing, blow drying, and braiding his hair back into cornrows, which, surprisingly, he was more tolerant of than usual. I’m no beautician and prefer not to spend time managing hair, not…
On teaching your child about faith
Thoughts and prayers
Ash is safe and sound asleep in bed right now. And I feel the deepest gratitude for that. Now I sit here at my desk, paralyzed from hearing about another school shooting today in Uvalde, Texas. This is only ten days removed from the Buffalo shooting at Tops’ supermarket. I feel these tragedies unnerving me, so I write…
Can’t CTRL Me
As I was saying, I think I’ve found my signature nail color, if there is such a thing. Can’t CTRL Me is one of the colors in the new Spring OPI X Xbox collab collection, and I think it’s definitely in the top five of the best colors OPI has ever created. Yes, blue is my favorite color, so…
Have a lovely week and a happy new month
Time keeps on ticking, and here we are in May. A couple of weeks ago, I decided to start back reading more. When I was younger, going to the local book store to pick up an Eric Jerome Dickey, V.C. Andrews, or Sister Souljah novel was my thing. It was satisfying to hold a book,…
Our Spring break trip to Disney World
We broke away from the monotony and cold, gray (fickle) Michigan weather a couple of weeks ago and headed to Disney. The last time we were that way was for Ash’s third birthday. He’ll be six in five months. As I wrote before, I have a very biased, warm, and fuzzy blanket of nostalgia for Disney,…
Happy International Women’s Day
There is no limit to what we, as women, can accomplish. -Michelle Obama