Loving and living this life in Seattle
monday’s are the day everyone loves to hate. they are the annoying party guest that comes too early and stays too late. no matter how you try to dress them up in sunny disposition, they still reek of lost freedom and unlimited to-do lists. but alas, what is adversity (made up or real) but an …
to be a lady of the crimson and creme — it’s been a goal for a while. the timing didn’t align in my favor until this year but i feel like it was more than destiny. i crossed the burning sands into delta land during the centennial. my sorority is celebrating 100 years! 100 years! …
i’m going to let you in on a little secret. i have dreamed of being a best selling author for ages. i enjoy writing. it is therapy, stress-relieving, life-giving. it also requires consistency. i admit to lacking consistency. or diligence when it comes to my writing. i have started and stopped so many times i …
i rather enjoy learning cool new facts about my adopted city. actually, this isn’t about seattle, but it’s about a super awesome bit of history that happened just outside of seattle and i had no idea about it! let me back up a bit. when i was a kid i was obsessed with aliens. did …
the last few months for me and my family have been rough. on february 16th, my beautiful and very young sister lost her battle to cancer. it attacked swiftly and with a vengeance and we had two years to accept and, in the end, say goodbye. my heart aches daily for our loss, for my …
i’m going to start by stating the obvious. i’m a woman. surprise! hehehe. i’m also a black woman. double surprise! and today is international women’s day. as a black woman, i am reminded of the intensely rich heritage i’m privileged to share with millions of other black women. i’m also reminded of the amazing privilege …
since I got in my community service on Saturday my plan was to chill today. I have laundry to do and a house to clean. And then there are movies to watch. But I’ve always wanted to check out the mlk parade because its one of the largest in the country they say. Well I’m …
i like to spend my free saturdays being productive because i don’t get a whole lot of them. there is always something or someone vying for my attention. this particular saturday was pretty eventful with volunteering for national day of service and then hittig the gym to work on my cheerleading body. ya’ll have no …
one thing you should know about me is i love to make history. probably because i actually dig history. it’s dark and painful sometimes, but it’s also exhilarating and exciting and quite liberating. there is all that talk about not knowing your past means you’re destined to repeat it. whatever, i like knowing the past …
I don’t visit my home state of Missouri very often. Well, maybe I do. I tend to get home twice a year. I have friends that go home all the time so I always feel like a slacker. But in 2012, I was privileged enough to have not one, but two reunions with my best …