With the busyness of life, it can be hard to carve out those moments of bonding and memory making. You have to make time because none of it is guaranteed.
What I learned from my badass sister group of POC women leaders
I know a lot of people believe the lies that women can’t be friends. I don’t know why that is even something people put into the atmosphere. Seriously, the sisterhood is hella strong and has been for a long time.
Kid Fury and Crissle gave Seattle an oasis of blackness with The Read Live
I have been a faithful listener of The Read podcast for a while now. My Thursday routine wouldn’t be complete without my weekly dose of Kid Fury and Crissle. I live for the opening song, the black excellence segment, the hot topics, and the read. I don’t actually care about the listeners questions but we …
The salmon make their last hurrah bringing life into the world
Living in Seattle, there is no shortage of natural wonderment to experience. Today, I spent the afternoon witnessing one of life’s great journeys. I got to see the salmon swimming upstream to spawn and die. I’m more than a little in awe of the choreography of it all. I’ve made hundreds of visits to the …
I turned 40 and here is what I learned about hitting this major life milestone
My birthday is one of the most important days of the year. You can fight me on it, but I’d win. For starters, I was born on that day, automatically making it a holiday. But, it turns out, my birthday is actually a national holiday. It’s the day we honor our armed forces for their …
I went to the Black Women in Tech Summit and it was awesome
I didn’t have a traditional path to a tech career. I started out as a magazine journalism major. During my junior year, I made the decision to learn how to build websites because I knew print wasn’t going to be around. Even then, publications were growing their web presence and I wanted to be in …
Why I always vote and why I think you should too
Midterms are right around the corner and that means we all as US citizens have the right and responsibility to vote. I understand the concept of having the right to choose to engage or disengage in the political process. Really. I hear you. But the way my ancestors are set up, I’ll be carrying my …
A trip to the pumpkin patch is a fall tradition
I love traditions. My family has a set of pretty strong traditions connected to holidays, birthdays, and just being together. After living away from my family for a decade, I’ve made a few traditions of my own as well. One of those traditions is a trip to the pumpkin patch. My linesisters, their little people, …
The best apps for mindfulness and meditation
One of the best ways to live a joyful life is to be centered. As a black woman, I have to work hard to maintain a true sense of peace. There are all kinds of things that can steal your peace and the world offers a lot of fabricated knock-offs to restore it. If you’re …
Countdown to forty and fabulous
I made a non-dramatic entrance into the world on November 11, 1978. It is forever a national holiday. Go ahead, take the day off in my honor. In exactly 40 days, I’ll be turning 40. I can’t believe how fast time has flown by. It seems like just yesterday I was turning 30! I had …