Self Care or Selfless?

Why Self Care is Important This isn’t another one of those posts telling you to read a book and meditate because it is necessary. However, I do believe many times we as humans put 100 things before ourselves. This can result in feeling worn/burned out. So I like to think of self care as ways

One Semester Down…How Many More to go?

Fall 2020 has Officially Ended – Hallelujah Somewhere along the lines I got caught up in a whirlwind between school and work. I truly do not understand how people work full-time, go to school full-time and manage having a family. I can barely keep up with me, myself and I. But I survived my first

Quarantine Purchases

Has anyone else’s bank account taken a severe hit since we’ve been quarantined? I think I began to order things in order to cope with being “stuck” in the house. While some purchases were not necessary, some turned out to be the best purchases I’ve made all year. Nespresso Machine Since the Starbuck locations near

Grad School Favorites

It’s back to school time. The smell of new notebooks and Ticonderoga pencils (I mean they have the best erasers am I right?) fill the air. Staying up all night trying to pick out an outfit for the first day back. Except now with COVID-19 your outfit will most likely be a comfy pair of

Introduction

Who am I? I am a young, black woman who is trying to navigate through this thing called life. My friends and extended family are not aware that I am currently enrolled in a PhD program. I have a knack for the dramatic flair and want the element of surprise when I complete my terminal