Battling the Storm: The Week in Review

Boy, did the devil test me this week. So, I must say, THIS was one of the most trying weeks of my life.  I might call it downright depressing.  I won’t go into gory detail about all the things that have happened, but let’s just say personally and professionally I’ve been tested and broken to…

Growth

My dad text me the other day and asked for a video of my daughter saying her ABC’s.  I sent him the video with no hesitation. We even talked about how smart and advanced she was. You want to know what growth looks like for me?  3 years ago, I wasn’t even talking to my…

Happy Anniversary to Me!

One year ago, I began my journey into blogging seriously.  So far, I have had good moments, bad moments, and moments that have truly taken my breath away. Being that I am a very humble person, I never imagined that I would have the reception that I have had on my blog.  I figured I…

Friends (of the opposite sex): How Many of us Have Them?

I saw an interesting Twitter conversation the other day, regarding married or involved couples, who have friends of the opposite sex.  It was something I definitely wanted to shed some light on and thought it would be an interesting for me to write about.  The question that arose was, is having friends of the opposite…

Being Emotional on a Saturday Afternoon….

Have you ever felt like you were just out there on your own private island, with no friends to talk to about what’s going on in your everyday, run-of-the-mill life? Yea. I’ve been there. I’m going to get a bit vulnerable and let a little of my personal feelings out in this post.  I want…

Hall passes?!

So, I have recently seen that Mo’Nique has stated that she has given her man a hall pass, and the floodgates have opened up! I was listening to Rickey Smiley this morning, while women were calling in giving their 2 cents as where they stand with giving their mate a hall pass.  I heard a…

Sipping Tea with the Enemy…I Mean Ex! A Lesson in Forgiveness…

So I just got done watching the movie, Black Coffee on BET.  The movie was quite interesting; but the part that caught my attention the most was the end.  I will explain it a little: Robert was dating Mita at the beginning of the movie.  Well, Robert lost his job, and his woman because she…