“Chestnuts roasting, on an open fire……” 🙂 So, today I’m feeling real holly and jolly today (possibly because of the Christmas  party we are having at work today).  As an extension of my holiday cheer, I am going to do the Christmas tag for you all!  I will have the questions down at the bottom…
Category: Lifestyle
The Ultimate Career Hacks According to Me
“You are you and that is your power. What separates you in this world is your major key, not what makes you like everyone else.” What I love most about my career is that it’s ever… Source: The Ultimate Career Hacks According to Me
Loving Yourself Gets Hard, and That’s Ok.
Today, I was faced with an emotion that I haven’t felt in a long time; Â I wasn’t happy with myself. Â I was having a pretty bad day and beating myself up about it. Â I hadn’t felt this way in a long time; in fact, I had been in surprisingly great spirits lately about a number…
Don’t Put Others Down When They Need You Most
A quick PSA that has been on my heart: Sometimes, people need a small village of loved ones who they lean on for support, guidance and love. Â It’s not a bad thing to want to have someone you can truly vent to; someone who doesn’t judge, doesn’t make assumptions or opinions; and someone who doesn’t…
A Seat At The Table
Originally posted on FUBU LADY WRITERS:
Solange brought us to the edge of our headphones with ” A Seat Of The Table” which I might add is hands down the most BLACK album of the year. Just like the name of the album, she lays it all out on the table and let’s everybody know…
5 Ways to Help You Identify You’re On The Right Path in Life
How do you know the path is right? How do you know that you’re know blindly leading yourself into defeat or destruction? The truth is, you never really know! Most of the time life is all in us havi… Source: 5 Ways to Help You Identify You’re On The Right Path in Life
Back Burner Blues
Have you ever noticed how hard you work for the ones you love; so hard that sometimes you don’t put that same energy into yourself? This is a disease I like to call “putting yourself on the back burner.” I remember seeing my mom do it several times with my sister and I growing up;…
The Election of 2016: The Storm Has Passed…
So, the morning after #ElectionNight2016 feels about as good as an unintended hangover. I’ve had one and it’s not pleasant. As everyone else, I felt it upon my heart to get some of my thoughts out about the election. I will promise you that I am not here to crunch numbers, compare policies, practices or…
A Social Workers Woes…
Shoutout to anyone in the child welfare field who goes through this!
#DoloConversations: I Thought 30 Would Look Different….
How many of us have all these extravagant and  big goals by the time you turn 30? Yea….me too. Now, how many of us are nowhere near reaching those goals by 30? No one?  Yea…me too.
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