Novaturient: desiring or seeking powerful change, in one's life behavior or situation.
Happy February! The second month of the year is all about love: loving others, loving ourselves, loving this world that we live in. As we celebrate Valentine’s Day this year, I wanted to highlight the ways in which I practice self-care. To me self-care means taking care of the most important relationship that I will… Continue reading Six Ways I practice Self-Care
The year was 2000, and a brand-new show called “Big Brother” was starting. The show put a group of strangers in a house with cameras and the viewers could watch their every move. I’m not sure why I decided as a child that I was going to start writing a weekly review on Big Brother,… Continue reading Don’t Forget the Child in You
I can’t believe that it’s January 2019! 2018 flew by and I know for me personally it was a pretty good year. I got a new job, I launched my blog, I traveled, and I took some necessary time to deal with some long-overdue emotional baggage. In 2018, I did cut some people out my… Continue reading Welcome 2019!!!
When I was younger my favorite show was 7th Heaven. I remember one of the episodes where one of the characters Lucy was upset because she hadn’t gotten her period ,but all her friends had. It seemed like such an odd thing to be upset about. Fast forward a few years and when I finally… Continue reading Read this If You’re on the Fence About Trying a Menstrual Cup
This past weekend, I had the pleasure of attending a screening of the film “She Did That.” This documentary follows the rise and success of several black female entrepreneurs. I had first heard about the film, from a weekly newsletter that I receive and was anxious to see it in theaters and hoped that it… Continue reading Go See “She Did That”!!!
Spring signals the renewal of warmth and growth. Winter is finally over, and we can begin to look forward to warmer days ahead. It also means that it’s graduation season. I can’t believe that it’s been almost 11 years since I graduated from high school and almost 7 years since I graduated… Continue reading Congrats 2018 Graduates!!!
Happy Black History Month! The Lord has blessed us with a special something this February by giving us the best super-hero movie ever, yes ever. I will try and not give away any spoilers but this movie was so wonderful when it ended I wanted to cry not out of sadness but joy. I've never… Continue reading Black Panther. That is All.
It’s Cold and Flu Season and as we all know this season has been one of the worst flu seasons. 14,676 people have been hospitalized since the season began in October. This is the highest number of people ever recorded for hospitalization due to the flu. Living in NYC, I’m no stranger to germs and… Continue reading That Time a Man Coughed Water in My Face
One of the worst things in the world is job hunting. It’s time consuming, exhausting, repetitive, and stressful. It took me 2 and half years to find a full-time job and in that time I applied to over 100 jobs. The lack of responses really took a toll on my self-esteem and I was often… Continue reading Can You Get a Job as a Full-Time Job Hunter??
I’ve always known from the time I was about a teenager that I wanted to get counseling. I knew that certain experiences in my life would affect my decisions growing up and talking with an unbiased professional seems like a wise decision. Once I went to college, I chose Psychology as my major because I’ve… Continue reading Starting 2018 in the Right Head Space
