I was sitting on my bed going through my old journals and I noticed a pattern. Typically when you journal you write about your day or dump out your thoughts. I did that some days, but the majority of my entries were about some guy I was into or over. As I kept reading it…
You ever have those nights were you're thinking about something and you can't go to sleep because of it? You fall asleep for what seems like a minute, and wake up thinking about the same thing again. That was me, the night I wrote my piece about grieving the mother I'll never have. (Read it…
Continue reading ➞ Thank you for understanding: Grieving the mom I’ll never have
This will be my first full year without my mom. She's around, somewhere living her best life. I'm trying to do the same, but I have to do it without her. Mother/daughter relationships can be complex. They go through phases. As a teen, mom knows nothing, as a adult you find out mom was always…
Affirmations are life changing! Or at least, situation changing... They can shift your mind frame from "everything sucks" to "I got this!" so I start my day with them every morning to boost my confidence and make the day a great one. I either listen to self-affirmations through audio or I read the affirmations I've…
Continue reading ➞ 22 daily self-love affirmations that can change your mindset
This is a poem I wrote long ago, but I've never had a place to put them besides my hard drive. These poems don't depict my actual life, but I hope you enjoy! I lay in bed thinking of you. A moment stolen in my busy life. Skin smooth and ivory Eyes emerald green. Untypical…
We got there on a wing and a prayer let me tell you! I was living in Wilmington, North Carolina a town 6 miles from the Atlantic Ocean. The only thing more scarce here than men is a good one, here’s how it went down! So it’s almost midnight and we’re talking on the phone,…
Continue reading ➞ How the best date I ever went on was at Popeyes
We've all been there. Dancing in the middle of the club with your head on the swivel trying to see who's checking you out. Or how about my fave, getting dressed up to go sit at a bar and hope Prince Charming "randomly" sits next to you and sweeps you off your feet. Been there.…
Continue reading ➞ Boy Crazy: You don’t need a man to be whole
