Some things I’ve been learning — Saying less is saying more. When we write, we have a message and a statement we want to make and share with the world. Sometimes that message gets lost with unnecessary words, opinions, and filler. Limit the amount of filler in your writing, do not word vomit. Just as much as you click off someone…

piece by peace — My story about being a daughter that has a strained and unhealthy relationship with her mother is just one of many amongst black women. Often, our relationships with our mothers comprise dysfunction and all kinds of abuse. …

Is Drake onto something we don’t know about? — Drake dropped a surprise album titled, Honestly, Nevermind, on Friday, June 17, 2022, like a confident comedian that drops the mic after a set that had the crowd going bananas with laughter. With Honestly, Nevermind, listeners get to experience Drake experimenting with house music. As always, the internet took no…

Transforming anxiety from a weakness into a strength — Similar to most people, I struggle with anxiety. I have my good days and then I have days where my mind becomes a place I yearn to get away from. For me, anxiety manifests as my thoughts flying at 100 mph, overwhelm, body tension and aches that last for days…

Dear Starbucks customers, If you were to ask me what I enjoy most about working at Starbucks, I’d tell you that I enjoy how fun it can be. Being a barista allows me to challenge myself, expand my skillset, be productive, connect with new people every day, and the Starbucks…

Free yourself from media overconsumption — I don’t keep up with everything that’s happening in the world via the news or social media. When I find out about something that’s happening in the world, it’s almost always through word of mouth. There were feelings of guilt and overwhelm that plagued me when I was an active…

And treating it as such — Growing up, I always wanted to be skinny. I mean fashion skinny which isn’t all that typical for black girls who come from lineages of women with thick thighs, wide hips, and features that are the total opposite of what the European standard of beauty comprises. When Bella Hadid popped…

It’s not about how you start, but how you finish — A lot has been happening in the cosmos the last month or so. From eclipses, to full moons and new moons, this recent Mercury Retrograde in Gemini was brutal and almost left me in shambles. I didn’t really feel the effects of it until the very last week of May…