I’m not changing my name. I was born with it, I love it, I’m keeping it. I just read an article about a Black woman changing her name to meet the requirements of big corporations. She dropped the first part of her name and just used her middle name “Marie” because that sounded more “professional”. […]
“On A Saturday,”
Usually I’m at work at this time, but today I have a day off. I tried to sleep in as long as I could but my eyes told me it was time to wake up and start my day. So that’s what I’m doing. I plan on recording and editing another podcast episode today. I’m […]
Women: “You’re talking too much”
Why are men allowed to voice their opinions or defend themselves but as soon as a woman does it she’s bitter or angry? This is something that constantly pisses me off. We can voice our opinions and defend ourselves just like men can. I seen a couple of social media posts where men were applauded […]
Relationships: “You need permission to wear that.”
Yesterday, I woke up craving Keebler Crackers. (I know what you’re thinking. Why crackers out of all things but hey, the heart wants what the heart wants). Anyways, I went to Family Dollar because they had a deal. Two boxes of Keebler Crackers for the price of one. Amazing right? While I was there, I […]
Reality 101: Makeup
We’ve all seen posts on social media with the caption ” Natural #NoMakeupNeeded” before. These type of posts are becoming more common, but why? Is it because makeup is more popular than ever before? Actually yes, I think it is. There’s been a debate among people, especially women, on whether other women wear too much […]
Reality 101: Body Positivity
We live in a world where one minute being a size two is the ideal “Beauty Figure” then the next minute having a coke bottle shape is. Well, let me say this, no matter what size you are, you’re beautiful and you shouldn’t change how you look because of naysayers. There’s a lot of people […]
Roles Reversed: Chores
Is it okay for a male to do laundry and cook while a woman takes out the trash and clean the gutters? Most people would say no because cleaning is a woman’s job and taking out the trash is a mans job. But, why? Is it because we were taught this at an early age? […]
Roles Reversed: ‘Stay At Home’ Men
When is it okay for a woman to be the bread-winner and the man stays at home to cook and clean? In today’s society, women are becoming more independent and some are making more money than men. Believe it or not, there are women who are the bread-winner in their relationships. They work while their […]
