Warning: This is going to be one of those long, personal and reflective posts. I’m (newly) 28 years old, and I’ve never been in love nor have I been in a real relationship. The closest I came to a relationship was right out of college. It was with a guy I was hooking up with …
#BlackOutTuesday in Review
I participated in #BlackOutTuesday on Instagram on June 2 because, even as a Black person, I am not very outspoken about racial injustice or even my own experiences as a Black person. I, too, wanted to take time to reflect. To be honest, I am not very knowledgeable about the history of my people in …
5 Reasons Why I Journal
I have kept a journal since the third day of seventh grade. I wish I could tell you what inspired a 12-year-old to start documenting her day to day activities, but I do not remember. What I do know is, since I started journaling with that first spiral bound, 70 page, college ruled notebook, I …
This I Believe
I recently finished reading a book called This I Believe, a collection of essays from people of all walks of life laying out their personal philosophies. I was intrigued by the idea because I have always been interested in people and their stories. I have struggled to figure out and articulate what I believe personally, so …
Season Of Singleness
The most annoying part about being single is not even the simple fact that I am single. No, it is how others react to my being single. As if there is something inherently wrong with the current stage of the life cycle I am in, since it is not in line with theirs. These annoying, …
Friendship Appreciation
This is a simple post to highlight some special people in my life. I value connections in my close friendships. One of the most important things to me is understanding someone and being understood. That is crucial. I believe I share that with each of the friends I will list below. The Childhood Friend Early …
How To Deal With Difficult People
I work in Public Relations, where my job is to maintain the image of my clients - be it a company, an organization or someone's public image. Through all of the strategy and efforts, at the end of the day I have to make the client happy. I am dealing with people day in and day …
The History of Us
For me, it all started freshman year of high school. The school year had just started. We met at church, through youth group. I do recall a few memories before then, but it was high school when I really noticed you. And by noticed you, I mean I realized how attractive you were. A typical …
500 Days of Summer Revisited
It is crazy how by re watching a movie you have seen before, you are able to take away brand new information later in life. Usually if it is a movie I have not seen in a long time, I will recognize actors that I have seen since in different movies or TV shows that …