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 Happy November readers! The year is coming to an end and it’s literally almost 2023! Where did the time go? I’ve been super busy in my personal life, but I’m not giving up on my blog space so here I am. I’m not going to defend nor deflect on the actions of Kanye or Kyrie, nor am I going to criticize the repercussions they’ve faced. I am going to say that I want for the black community to gain a focus on the progression of our community. Working on our education and our unity amongst our family and neighbors. Working on wholesome music that’s uplifting our youth and adults, muscling our minds to do better and think stronger. All the toxicity in our communities is hurting our people and it’s spreading to multiple areas of our lives. Having broken mentalities breaks our children down and stops us from giving them a bright future. Broken mentalities also make us think it’s okay to not stand with one another and lift each other up. We’re not going to be able to do better and get to new lev

 Avoidant attachment is one of the attachment styles that babies form based on their parents actions and responses to them in their early part of infant-hood. If you want more info on the other attachment styles, I have a blog post breaking those down. For today, I’m just going to discuss how my attachment style has been wrecking havoc on my adulthood and how I’m deciding to deal with it. As a kid, I wasn’t much of a social butterfly, I’d just keep to myself and keep a very small number of friends. Socializing  wasn’t my thing growing up and it still isn’t. I’m naturally a loner and enjoy being in my own head, probably more than I should. I grew up with two of my paternal aunts switching off raising me and one on my siblings. My relationship with my biological mom was pretty much non-existent and I didn’t care for a change in that at the time. I just grew up figuring, whatever my adulthood would entail wouldn’t be the journey she took or my dad. I was harsh, cold hearted, and closed mi

  So I don’t have too many recipes on here, but I was really excited about the results I got when I made a change to how I make my chicken and shrimp fettuccine.  It made me reminiscent of the taste of fettuccine when I go out to restaurants. Well, I’ll jump right to it!  Ingredients: Boneless Chicken Breasts Cooked or Raw Shrimp 1 lb Box of fettuccine pasta (serves about 8) 1 Carton of Heavy Cream Unsalted Butter Extra Virgin Olive Oil Your choice of seasoning  My choice of seasonings if you’re curious: Garlic Powder, Ranch Seasoning, Onion Powder, and  Lawrys Seasoning Salt Directions: 1.) Boil water  and then drop the fettuccine pasta into the pot stirring frequently until the pasta softens. Drain and just sit to the side.(leave a small amount of water so noodles don’t stick together). 2.)  Clean shrimp and chicken separately and place in two different pans. 3.) Season the shrimp with a seasoning of your choice and add your preferable amount of butter, stir frequently, letting the s

 With schools back in, a lot of parents have been buying supplies and clothes to prepare for the upcoming school year. However, pencils and glue sticks may not be as expensive as you think compared to these items. Here’s a list of school expenses that it wouldn’t hurt to be prepared for: 1.) School Pictures: If you have multiple kids in school, this easily adds up to a nice amount of money. Although they have a basic package, purchasing two or three will certainly add up. Not to mention most schools have fall, spring, and class pictures taken. By the end of the year, you’ll be surprised how much you spent on pictures alone. 2.) Field Trips: It’s free to sign for, but it’s not free for them to go. Field Trips are a fun interactive way for kids to experience what they’re learning about but it comes at a cost. Varying by location and gas spent, field trips end up costing parents significantly as well. 3.) Teacher Appreciation Day I know it’s optional to participate and there’s even the op

 Happy August, summer is slowly making its way out of here! I’m not too upset about that, it’s been quite a hot summer with heatwave after heatwave where I live. I’m glad we’ll be putting the heat behind us soon. The heat isn’t the only thing I’m leaving behind. I’m leaving behind the toxicity this summer brought with it. I’ve been challenged all summer with difficult relatives and had some of my closest relationships tested. Most did not stand the test of time unfortunately. It’s really not all that unfortunate though because it’s time to let these type of people out of life and possibly for good. Love isn’t tearing each other down, insults, and insinuations. Being there for a loved one isn’t being harsh in your treatment, conditional with your support, and argumentative. I’m burnt out emotionally from dealing with family members that don’t want me to win in life. As with most people, life has brung me many hardships but I’m fighting them as best as I can and trying to bring a better

 Hi readers, hope everyone is having a good summer and catching up on well needed rest while your kids are out of school for the summer. My summer has been flying by and busy. From swim lessons, to dance classes, entrepreneur camp, and gymnastics my kids schedule has been keeping me on the go. I decided to continue school for the summer semester and that’s been weighing me down mentally and draining me. The semester is almost over and I honestly haven’t been performing as well as I hoped. But I’m coming to terms with learning my limits and knowing the signs of mental exhaustion. I’ve been in school for over a year with no breaks in between so I feel pretty worn out and like I may have overwhelmed myself. I’m currently working towards being more persistent in knowing how to slow down and adjust my time management schedule. I guess I should throw in working on not overthinking every task every time. Hopefully, after this semester I’ll be back posting regularly and feel a bit more energiz