For as long as I can remember, I've always looked "different". My head was always big, so was my nose, my lips, my hands, shoulders, breasts and feet. I was always teased for not being skinny and cute like everyone else. I was almost always the biggest one in my class (height and weight). I... Continue Reading →
Confessions of an Ungrateful Ass Graduate
I was sooo sad about graduation, having to find a job and all the other negative emotions that came with it, I never stopped to think about how blessed i was at the time. Shit, how blessed I am right now! I allowed doubt & anger to consume me to the point where I have... Continue Reading →
Graduation Blues.
randomly looked up into the crowd on graduation night & spotted my parents. almost immediately tears filled my eyes. felt like I was going through my undergrad graduation service all over again. full of unwanted emotions. I had already spent the entire week before, crying. trying to wrap my head around what the fuck I... Continue Reading →
How to move past a let down.
I know I haven't written anything in a whiiillleeeee, but i've been sitting on this post because I had so many mixed emotions/personal feelings on the topic. Have you guys ever looked up to someone? Looked up to as in "wow this person is amazing, i love what they do, & i wanna be just like... Continue Reading →
Three Things I’ve Learned About God in my 20’s.
In life, things don't always go how we want or expect them to go. Life is full of trials and tribulations, ups and downs. There are times where we do everything under the sun to complete something successfully & still come up empty handed. Im learning that sometimes we just need to sit back & let God... Continue Reading →
…and then there was SpeakLife!
I casually mentioned to God that I wanted to start my own non-profit organization one day and God being God, dropped what has to be the most perfect opportunity right into my lap. Some of you guys may have read a previous blog post explaining the problems i was having at the university I attend. After... Continue Reading →
my 21 day fast….fail?
okay so before I jump in, I think its important that i explain fasting because I don't want to assume that everyone already knows what it is. Fasting is the willing abstinence or reduction from something for a period of time. So while some people fast from food, others would fast from electronics, alcohol, etc... Continue Reading →
Okay, so I have questions…
...& I just needed to rant really quickly. I just think it's funny that the same 53% of white women who voted for Donald Trump to be put in office, were some of the saaaaaaaame white women out in the streets at these #WomensMarch's, protesting. Did you guys know that more white women voted for... Continue Reading →
Grad School: is it really worth it?
So you wanna go to grad school but you have no idea where to start. Or maybe you have an idea of where to start, but you're still unsure about the whole thing. Either way, imo you've already gotten past the hard part. Deciding to go to graduate school is a huuuuge step. For one,... Continue Reading →