One Day at at Time…

I’ve been in a funny mood all day. Yes, times are strange, we’re in a pandemic, we’ve been home for months, and things will likely never be the same as they were prior to this. It’s unsettling. But today, in particular, I felt strange: I watched youtube videos of gospel music. I’m not religious. I…

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2018 Accolades

January February March April May June July August   September October November December   Not to mention, all of the delicious food I’ve eaten at dozens of new restaurants, all of the words of wisdom I read by inspiring Black women, and all of the sights and sounds I consumed in New Orleans and throughout…

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Journey to 30

Today begins my 30 days countdown to turning 30 years old! So I thought it would be the perfect time to share my Journey to 30 goals that I set just before my 29th birthday. In true form, I set some lofty (potentially over-ambitious) goals to work on over the last year of my 20s/in…

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The Perils of Being a High Functioning Procrastinator…

…and the perils of starting things and never finishing them. At any point in time I have 5,000 ideas for completely different projects: Baking the perfect yellow cake from scratch with strawberry buttercream frosting; Making indigo dyed textiles that can be framed or turned into pillow cases or even lightweight blankets; Choreographing a parade piece…

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