What have I been doing on Saturday mornings between 10 am and 12 pm for the past couple of months? Watching The Cross Connection on MSNBC with Tiffany Cross-–and I am beyond obsessed. I incidentally came across the show at the top of the year, and now it’s my new Saturday morning “thing.” I don’t know what…
Current Obsession: The Cross Connection with Tiffany Cross
Happy 313 Day!
March 13th, a.k.a. 313 Day—those of us from the D celebrate our love for the city today. Here are 13 ways you can spend 313 Day 2021 in Detroit, or you can re-read my love memoir to the city I wrote a few years ago, circa 313 Day 2018. Forever Detroit, born and bred. Happy 313! THREE ONE…
Destined to be a Legend
I love this blue(-gray) polish, so peaceful and pretty, the perfect welcoming of spring (now 18 days away, thank goodness). “Got a new collection,” Cheryl mentioned as I walked back to her station last Tuesday because she knows a new collection of nail colors to choose from sits in the corner of my happy place. Ash had…
On listening to your child pray
One forever memory of my dad is him praying. Every single night, we saw him kneel at his bedside on his knees, right in front of his nightstand with the stash of coins on top, emptied from his pocket at the end of each day, and silently pray before going to sleep. Every single night,…
What do you want to do?
“I remember sitting down at a desk at Random House one evening, thinking of all the things I had to do, and it was quite overwhelming. I mean everything that I had to do. Not just the little things, but the big things, you know, be your mother’s daughter, be your sister’s sister, you know, all of that. And…
Perfect words for a Thursday
Didn’t I just speak of this yesterday? Those genius individuals who are able to make words magical. Amanda Gorman, your inaugural poem was brilliant; your words were perfect. Thank you for being a brave light. When day comes we ask ourselves, where can we find light in this never-ending shade? The loss we carry, a…