I remember when I was younger, I couldn’t wait until it was Friday, not because it was the end of the school week as I loved school, but because sometimes my mother bought takeout food home for dinner. I would ask for my favorites like Pizza Hut, Taco Bell, or a family sized box…
Aging is an Honor
It is Healthy Aging Awareness Month. As I reflect on human life in the last few years, from my personal point of view, I feel like many middle age and younger people are dealing with more health issues or succumbing to these medical conditions as compared to the older generations. The older generation were…
Self Care is the Best Care Series (Part Four)
It was the year 2016, I had just come back from vacation and the movie “Suicide Squad” was about to leave theatres. I was still off from work, so I decided to catch the matinee showing by myself. My initial feelings were ones of fear, so I sat closer to the top, in an…
Spotlight- Hulu Series ‘The Other Black Girl’
It was over one year ago that I read the book, “The Other Black Girl,” by Zakiya Dalila Harris and was so blown away by its creativity that I made it the first book of the month recommendation for this blog. Now to see it become a series, so quick from its release in…
Self Care is the Best Care Series (Part Three)
When you are a child starting school, you begin to meet other kids, making friends. During this time everyone is your friend, and the little fights are usually related to toys. As you continue to grow older in grade, middle, and high school, you meet friends but then there comes a point of teasing and…
Am I my Sister’s Keeper?
What comes to mind when you hear the word sisterhood? In Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary it is defined as “a state of being a sister; a community or society of sisters; or the solidarity of women based on shared conditions, experiences, and concerns.” If you look at the last definition of shared conditions and experiences, then you…
To Those Who Were Lost and Those Left Behind
Today marks 22 years since the 9/11 tragedy here in the US and not a day goes by that we don’t forget all the lives lost. Those of us who were around can remember where we were when this all happened. I myself was in school in NYC and I saw the Twin Towers on…
Self-Care is the Best Care Series (Part Two)
I love watching movies and television shows of all genres, but comedies are my favorite. I love comedies about coming of age, romance, action, dark/suspense, and any other type there may be. Some of the comedic shows I enjoyed watching recently were Average Joe (BET+), The Horror of Dolores Roach (Amazon Prime), The Upshaws…
What Am I Supposed to Eat Now?
The human body is a wonderful thing yet so complicated. We must make sure we take care of it as best we can along with going through the many trials life brings. So many people are dealing with various medical conditions and it’s often suggested to adjust food choices to manage symptoms when one has…
Self Care is the Best Care Series (Part One)
Each year for the last 9 years, I have created my annual list of goals before the new year starts, and this year I made a goal to get 2 full body massages to help reset my body in the first and second half of the year. I created this goal because I love…