when life gives you movie quotes, make motivational memes!

monday’s are the day everyone loves to hate. they are the annoying party guest that comes too early and stays too late. no matter how you try to dress them up in sunny disposition, they still reek of lost freedom and unlimited to-do lists. but alas, what is adversity (made up or real) but an …

seattle-area ufo crash happened before roswell, you’re welcome!

i rather enjoy learning cool new facts about my adopted city. actually, this isn’t about seattle, but it’s about a super awesome bit of history that happened just outside of seattle and i had no idea about it! let me back up a bit. when i was a kid i was obsessed with aliens. did …

reflections on losing my sister and joining the world’s greatest sisterhood

the last few months for me and my family have been rough. on february 16th, my beautiful and very young sister lost her battle to cancer. it attacked swiftly and with a vengeance and we had two years to accept and, in the end, say goodbye. my heart aches daily for our loss, for my …

happy international women’s day to all my sisters!

i’m going to start by stating the obvious. i’m a woman. surprise! hehehe. i’m also a black woman. double surprise! and today is international women’s day. as a black woman, i am reminded of the intensely rich heritage i’m privileged to share with millions of other black women. i’m also reminded of the amazing privilege …

Masterminding at Starbucks in the CD is like entering a different world

i like to spend my free saturdays being productive because i don’t get a whole lot of them. there is always something or someone vying for my attention. this particular saturday was pretty eventful with volunteering for national day of service and then hittig the gym to work on my cheerleading body. ya’ll have no …

seattle sets a world record at seattle snow day

one thing you should know about me is i love to make history. probably because i actually dig history. it’s dark and painful sometimes, but it’s also exhilarating and exciting and quite liberating. there is all that talk about not knowing your past means you’re destined to repeat it. whatever, i like knowing the past …

i’m dreaming of a white christmas in leavenworth

Before we all parted ways for the holiday season, I took a trip to Leavenworth Washington with some of my favorite people in Seattle. We boarded a coach with about 60 other people (mostly older, lol) and headed up the mountain to a winter wonderland. We spent the day in the city eating, shopping and …

the next time you’re at starbucks, tell them your name is prim rose everdeen

okay today’s post has absolutely nothing to do with me except that i live in the coffee drinking/coffee lovers capital of the world. or maybe the universe? who knows. either way, we loves the coffee drink. we also have an equally strong affection toward reading. what else are you going to do when you have …