It was a crazy thing. The four days I spent in the hospital in labor with Ethan were so surreal and dismal, with so much intense medical care, that I wanted to be far away from that place. But when they wheeled me out on discharge day and I saw life bustling around and felt…
4 things I hated hearing after we lost Ethan
BBQ Chicken Puff Pastry Pizza
I love pizza! Not as much as I love donuts, but it’s definitely up there on my list of guilty pleasures. A couple of years ago I was planning our Super Bowl shindig menu and came across this recipe for BBQ chicken puff pastry pizza. I thought, yes! Great idea! Homemade pizza for the Super…
On raising a Black man in America
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…
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…