Loving and living this life in Seattle
I grew up playing organized and pick-up sports. I played t-ball and baseball in elementary school, ran track in middle school, and fell in love with cheerleading, which required a deep understanding of all the major sports. I ended up cheering for 15 wonderful years from middle school through college, becoming an instant fan of …
I inherited my green thumb from my granny. My granny was a gorgeous, statuesque, brown-skinned woman with a larger than life presence. Everything about her fascinated me. She was the pillar of strength. I mean that literally because that woman was unnaturally strong! With quick wit and a sharp tongue, she could dole out lashes …
I have had a love affair with libraries since getting my first library card in elementary school. Weekly trips to the library were anticipated with the same fervor as Friday’s pizza and Blockbuster movie night. I lived for this weekly outing. Because we lived on the south end of Kansas City in an area considered …
I have noticed a recent online campaign to promote more whimsy in our daily lives, and I’m fully on board. As a lifelong lover of fantasy (and sci-fi), getting lost in the whimsical affairs of fairies and elves and general badass heroines is my jam. There is magic and adventure and breathtakingly beautiful natural worlds …
First and foremost, HAPPY JUNETEENTH because Black Liberation is my favorite thing! As far as I know, none of us has control over what family we are born into and what part of the world we make our grand entrance. I happen to have been born in the good ol’ USA. That comes with a …
I am not what you would consider an animal lover. I am not a fan of pets. I don’t necessarily enjoy encounters with animals in the wild, though I absolutely respect them and their ownership of the great outdoors. It is their home, and I’m just grateful to be granted passage. This is important to …
Let me start this by saying I am not on the clock app. I downloaded it during Covid back in 2020 like everyone else but quickly realized I didn’t like the potential danger of the algorithm and I hated that all the content it surfaced for me was of white girls recording themselves doing dances …
I have been on a mission to create my own Sunday funday experiences. I have several friends who call Dallas home and I swear they are always having the most fun on Sunday afternoons and evenings.
The older you get, the more you struggle with time management. Adulthood is just super full of obligations and a bunch of “have-tos” that quite frankly none of us asked for. And if we did, we didn’t know the full extent of what was going to be required of us. I don’t have to tell …
Have you ever been a tourist in your own city? Visiting guests provide the perfect opportunity for you to remember all the things that make your city cool. Honestly, I love being a tourist because I enjoy the unique gems and world-famous treasures that make Seattle, well … Seattle! So, when my aunt and cousins …