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lesson 143 : for the child in me that affects the adult I am today.
TW: childhood abuse, sexual abuse, self-harm, suicidal ideation, miscarriage, relationship abuse we remember things when we were a child. somethings, I wish I could forget. often, I convinced myself that I did. I have been on a healing journey since the loss of my...
lesson 2: 2 years later…
it is March 1, 2020. my son would have been two years old. i imagine there would be racecars, or Paw Patrol cupcakes ( tbh I probably wouldn't even feed him anything sugary ) and a whole bunch of family kissing his cheeks. the smell of buttercreme, stepping music, or...
lesson 1 : my Sun was still, born.
Feb 27. It was a Tuesday morning. I woke up just in time to catch the bus to go to my NST appointment. Because I am a Type 2 Diabetic, I was essentially in the hospital all the time. An NST is a No-Stress Test, where they track the baby’s heartbeat and movements....
lesson 23 “save money, live better”
I start grad school on August 14th at Columbia College in Chicago. Am I excited? yes. Am I nervous? helllll yes. Columbia was my number 2 school since I know someone who graduated from the program and has immersed herself with...
lessson 5 : “man owes every womyn their genesis”
like march comes after February, my womyness comes after my blackness. it's womyns history month, I would be indolant if I didn't acknowledge, Mother Earth, mothers, and womyn. I was raised in a very a matriarchal family and community. my grandmother is the backbone...
lesson 246 : you can’t pour from a empty cup.
kehlani released this song called "24/7". in this song, she says " I don't know nobody that feels like their somebody 24/7". we all have those moments when something doesn't seem to go right. we all have those moments where you do not feel as beautiful, or as...
lesson 5,244 : there is nothing a black womyn can’t do
all of my life I have been surrounded by black womyn. I grew up in a very matriarchal family, black womyn are the backbone to my life. the glue the comfort, the soulfood, the center. I have 3 womyn who in my life, inspired me as a opportunist, a entrepreneur and as a...
lesson 8,001: self love is a revolutionary act.
when I was younger, I wanted three things. longer hair, lighter skin skinnier stomach. literally, before I went to college my new years resolution consistent of dieting, weight loss pills, weaves... (I am not inferring that ALL women wear weaves because they are...
Lesson 15 : ” all black people are not the same : trials of the Oreo”
I remember when I was first called a oreo. It was in elementary school. I was in the fourth grade. My classmate asked " why do you talk white?" I responded " what?" "never mind, I forgot you are a OREO." At first I thought it was because of the turtleneck I...