A few days ago, my bestie looked at one of my recent vlogs and said she had feedback for me. I bristled a bit. I’m a big girl, but I...

Last month I was saddened to see that Jas Waters took her own life. I didn’t know her name until she died, but I’ve been a fan of This Is...

Last night I raffled off my second “Read & Relax” spa basket live on Instagram. I’ve been having so much fun with video recordings...

“I want to see a self-actualized world, beginning with Black women.” - Trish Ahjel Roberts I just uploaded that quote onto my Amazon...

It’s officially the second half of the year. 2020 has been a wild ride so far. Images of the constant harassment and murder of Black...

This past weekend I hiked for the first time in six months. Being on the trails is therapy for me, and I really missed it. Hiking is more...

Yesterday I was sick to my stomach. I wasn’t sure if it was pent-up energy around my book launch or my broken heart over the death of...

My daughter voted for the first time this morning! We got in line at 6:50am with our masks and our Starbucks. We knew we had a wait ahead...

I know I have a lot of good to share, but this past week has put me to the test. Old pain rose like bile in my stomach. I've been...

Memorial Day is considered the unofficial start of summer. Most of my life it’s been a weekend for family barbecuing, drinking rum and...

Spring is a season for new life after a sequestered winter. In spring 2019 my thoughts were wrapped up in my daughter’s graduation from...

This morning I finished the 7th chapter of my upcoming self-help memoir, Thinking Outside the Chrysalis: A Black Woman’s Guide to...

Happy Cinco de Mayo! According to Wikipedia, today generates beer sales on par with the super bowl, and it’s not a celebration of Mexican...

When I was a kid we used to say “a picture doesn’t lie.” Well, times sure have changed. At first it was senior photos and magazine models...

At the beginning of 2020 I announced a blend of kombucha and prosecco, that I named the “Kombuchecco,” as my drink for the New Year....

I was supposed to have been in New York with my Dad for Easter. I’m not Christian anymore, so the holiday itself doesn’t hold any real...

When I was a kid my father used to like to say, "you have to know who you are." It sounded wise, but most of the time I didn't know what...

A couple of days ago I watched a move with my daughter called “The Platform.” It was graphic and it shook me to my core much like...

Last night I had a dream that I was with a male friend, perhaps a budding love interest. He was driving me to a creative writing event...

Corona virus aka #rona is on a 24-hour news cycle now. I’ve never seen anything like it. I keep telling my daughter that it feels like...