Loving and living this life in Seattle
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 …
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 …
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 …
Before we all parted ways for the holiday season, I took a trip to Leavenworth Washington with some of my favorite people in Seattle. We boarded a coach with about 60 other people (mostly older, lol) and headed up the mountain to a winter wonderland. We spent the day in the city eating, shopping and …
every year our church takes a retreat to a camp in the middle of nowhere. it’s really in the middle of nowhere. there is a native america reservation and casino, some horses, a bunch of dusty roads and white picket fences and not a whole lot more. driving out there with my new elle varner …
One of my dear friends is an artist in every sense of the word. She breaths art. It oozes from her lips in the words she speaks, the clothes she wears and even the way she styles her hair. She speaks art the way I speak geek. Check out her blog! So I was thrilled …
some days, i just love seattle. there are many reason for my over-the-top adoration but today i present you with one simple reason. dancing! wait, let me explain. today was a rough day at the office. i was busy non-stop and my to-do list was a bear! i actually forgot what day it was. but …
aw, the sweet sweet smell of competition! us seattleites go hard when it comes to proving our mettle in competition and wits. the crazier the better. thankfully, i have friends who aren’t afraid to join me in my quests to explore and conquer seattle. that is how team honey bees was born! on a perfectly normal saturday, …
i’m very late posting this story about my fabulous crafts and cockstails party back in april. i had some of my girlfriends over for sangria and a craft party. we made magnetic makeup boards. after making my own i decided every girl needed to have one in her life. the ladies had a fabulous time …
i’m a geeky brown girl. i don’t really have to tell you that because you can see it in the headline of my site. you can also figure it out by reading my posts and check out my photos. i loves my geekiness. in fact, i never felt comfortable in my skin until i truly …