5 must-haves for my bag

Godisable Jacob  I know that everyone more or less has certain things that they must have in their bag everyday. Here’s a list of mine. Water bottle If I don’t have my water bottle with me, it will be a hassle for me to drink water. My mom knows how much water I try to …

How to deal with creative dryness.

energepic.com I’m sure that every creative goes through a period of “creative dryness”. This can be extremely frustrating and might lead you to want to give up. I’ve gone through these periods several times and trust me I’ve wanted to quit so many times, but here are some steps that I’ve taken that’s led me …

My earliest memory

When I was little, about 4 or 5, my grandmother was still working as an entrepreneur. She sold Princess House glassware for year before I was born and continued until I was about 8 or 9. She used to have to pack up her suitcases with the crystal, either get in a cab or my …

Where I’m From

I am from Apple products from lipgloss and false lashes I am from the hardwood floors and cozy blankets of my home I am from the carnation The oak tree whose long limbs I remember as if they were my own. I am from Sunday morning service and curly hair from Dee and Robby I’m …

What inspires me?

photo by: Jane Pham I have been so inspired lately by the people around me who are doing the damn thing. My friends, former classmates, acquaintances, etc. really inspire me. These are people that I’ve grown up with, went to school with and went to church with. All are men and women who are reaching …

I stabbed myself with a pencil (story time)

photo by: Torsten Dettlaff  This storytime will give you insight into how much of a fool I was in junior high school. I believe I was in a 7th grade math class when this happened. I was sitting in my seat, in the back, with my good friends Ardana and Michael J. I know we …

Dear future me…

photo by: pixabay.com Dear Future Me, I’m talking to you five years in the future. You’re 29 going on 30 how does that feel? Girl, I hope you are okay. Right now it’s looking VERY shaky, but I hope you made it out okay. I hope you are excelling in every aspect of your life. …

March Challenge: Thinking Positive

It’s so easy for us to complain or have negative thoughts invade your psyche every now and then so that’s why I made it a point in the month of March to only think positive thoughts. If a negative thought started to come into my brain, I immediately stopped and turned it into positive thinking. …

Learning how to be a parent

I think that everyone has a fun parent and a strict parent. In my case, my mom was both and my dad, when he was around, was the fun parent. It’s also very funny how different children have different experiences with the same parent. My older siblings tell me that my dad was not the …