The long road to breaking my social media habit

This morning as I was making my breakfast I thought about how many times I would take a picture of my plate and publish it in my stories but this morning my thought was “no one cares about what I’m eating for breakfast.” In fact, when it really comes down to it no one really […]

I’m giving up social media, for good…

I’ve gotten to the point where I really don’t like anything about it. I have always been an introvert and while social media has been a way for me to interact with others without “really” interacting it’s become far too invasive for me. From the locations to the tags to the curiosity to find out […]

10 Things to Help You Stay Sane While Black

If you are black in this country there is a good chance that you are struggling everyday to just maintain your sanity. Videos of black people being murdered in cold blood by police are constantly streaming online. Murderous cop after murderous cop is set free. Despite this we are forced everyday to keep living in […]

6 Types of Toxic People

A few years ago I saw this meme “Before you diagnose yourself with depression or low self-esteem, first make sure that you are not, in fact, just surrounded by assholes.” I chuckled because while we are responsible for our own happiness, if we surround ourselves with people who don’t have our best interest in mind […]

I have Endometriosis 

The “painful disorder in which tissue that normally lines the inside of your uterus — the endometrium — grows outside your uterus” (MayoClinic.org). Yes, I have that. And it sucks. I have suffered with this disorder for over 20 years. Suffered with it silently, every month, for over 2 decades. I suffered in silence because […]