Today I woke up and said out loud, “damn, my dad is really dead”. It’s a hard feeling to describe. I can’t say it’s a feeling of sadness,...

2020, I mean, what in the entire f#%^? Listen y’all, before I begin, let me focus on the good. 2020 has brought so many positives! Here a...

I took this photo of my parents September 8, 2020. A day that will be forever etched in my memory. The day we as a family had to tell my ...

“I was THIS close to a panic attack. For a good five minutes I literally felt like I was floating watching myself lose my shit.” Wednesda...

Coloring If you’re thinking real coloring books, you would be correct. I remember when adult coloring books hit the scene. Then came all ...

Quiet around strangers, highly intelligent, quirky, extremely fashionable, a homebody, king of sarcasm, technical genius, singer, perfect...

Still willing to work for everything I’ve prayed for! Y’all I’m out here believing God to blow my mind. Real heavy on the Faith these day...

Two therapy sessions down, and many more to go! I’ve learned more in two sessions than I have in the many years of therapy before. Before...

I’ve been extremely transparent about the resurfacing of my depression. This has been a struggle and unfortunately my truth for many year...

Lately friends I’ve been obsessed with fruit! Summer is by far my favorite season for fruit! Cherries, nectarines, watermelons, mango, pe...

Well folks Governor Newsome shut things down again here in California, and to be completely honest, I believe everything opened premature...

Tasty Thursdays Are Back! They say that you eat with your eyes first! I’ve never been a breakfast eater, but since being put on medicatio...

“Don’t be held hostage by trauma, heal it.” ~ Jaz A message that came to me one day sitting on my bed after a few bad weeks. I’ve written...

Growing up, who was told to be nice? “Don’t do that, be nice.” “Be nice, even if they aren’t” “You want to be a nice little girl, you don...

Black, Female, Queer, Mother, Writer, Blogger, Spiritual I figured if I was gonna tell the truth, I might as well tell the whole truth. I...

“Mom, can you celebrate us more?” Words spoken to me by my oldest son on the day of his drive through graduation, and the day of my middl...

Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you know very well the current outrage of the black influencer community as it relates to certain...

That moment when your niece sends you a video of yourself from several years ago and you watch in complete shock. Yesterday, my family wa...

Before I begin this blog, let’s take a moment to breathe. Read first, then try! Right where you are (unless you’re driving) close your ey...

Today I called out and took a mental health day. Last evening, the city where I live was not only trending on Twitter, but was #1 in the ...