I was scrolling my feed not too long ago and came across a picture of four young Black men. Two initial thoughts crossed my mind. The first was, I can’t even imagine Ash at this age (why do they grow up so fast? **ugly cry face emoji**). My second thought was, I wonder how America…
On raising a Black man in America
My favorite go-to brands for work wear
Ten years ago my work wear consisted of the most “fashionable” nursing scrubs I could find. At one point I was actually considering starting a line of stylish scrubs because well, I wanted to look stylish going to work even if my work dress code was kin to wearing a set of pajamas. When I…
Have a lovely week…
Time keeps on slipping into the future and so with the blink of an eye, the weekend is over and it’s the dawn of a new work week! Saturday was pretty much a full day. Outside of the unrelenting abyss of house work and “to do” lists keeping me on my toes, I had to…
Me and my Purple Sofa
Let’s talk a little about home decor again! Specifically let’s talk about statement sofas. My purple sofa was one of the first pieces I bought after we moved into our home seven and a half years ago. We brought the sofa we had purchased four years prior (for our condo) with us, but it was…
HAPPY MOTHER’S DAY – GREAT ADVICE FROM 4 AWESOME MOMS
Last week I was lying on my bed, brainstorming on what to write about for Mother’s Day. Do I make a list of great gifts? Do I talk about what I love most about my mom? I looked at Brian and casually said, “It would be great if I could talk to the moms I…
On Loving People you don’t Like
I have a horrible poker face. Actually, I have a horrible poker everything. If I like, or don’t like, something or someone it tends to be somewhat evident (my face, my body language, what I say….) no matter how much I try to hide it. I’ve had to really, really, work on this when it…