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 So this month Amazon released a new witting venture for authors to explore. The site is called Kindle Vella. It's going to allow authors to write a short series, that'll have tokens for the audience to redeem to unlock more of the series. The first 3 episodes are free! I'm super excited about this because I've been working on my series for the last few months! I've been waiting for the site to launch since Amazon first notified writers. So, what is my series all about? It's about the Ludus love type. Ludus love is an uncommitted love type. It's based on lust and doesn't consist of any real seriousness. The series chronicles Ludus, as he navigates his freshmen year in college whilst struggling with the new responsibility of adulthood, wavering feelings for a new companion, and potentially facing teen fatherhood obstacles. The series will be full of serious issues that plagued many young adults as they face the harsh reality of the world outside of high s...

    Great hesitation overtakes me as I contemplate whether or not to put these words on my spouse's custom made t-shirts,  Rapper   Athlete   Singer.   The hesitation is stemmed from my past of pissing people off from my unmuzzled mouth. Ultimately, we came up with words that skipped around these specific aspects of the entertainment world. After all, black entertainers get paid amazingly. An estimate of 2.5 million dollars for NBA players, 860,000 median salary for NFL players, and 77,000 median salary for rappers. However, most of us are going to be great in our own unique way. We may not ever perform in front of millions of fans, host parties all night long in LA, or get Nike and Adidas Endorsements. Regular people are often shamed. So much conversation about not working for others and not making more than a teacher. Remarks that aren't ever going to make anyone's self esteem improve. These remarks are also degrading to the fast food worker that pre...

 Hectic, hectic, hectic!!!!! It’s pretty much over now!!!! I pretty much have 3 main assignments to turn in and I can enjoy my brain having idle time for a couple of weeks before it’s time for my fall semester. Going to school showed me that I’m definitely  a busy mom! It’s been tough on my self discipline. Putting my phone away and focusing. Not diving into the comment sections of my favorite YouTube videos, not being able to catch up with my friends on FaceTime, and having to wait a little longer than everyone else in the house to relax because I’m still studying. It’s been a great experience though and confidence  booster. I’ve been through a lot to enroll in school all these years. I’m glad the Lord made a way and it’s been on the up and up! My grades are awesome. I’d be lying though if I said I didn’t work as hard as I could to make it happen. I had to challenge myself to commit  to time management and doing research on how other adults made it work. The researc...

    Happy July Everyone! The summer is flying by and it'll be fall before we know it! I've been seeing all this outrage online about the Olympics and their marijuana guidelines. So many people are upset because marijuana is legal in some places and they don't understand the ban. I'm bringing this up because over the years marijuana legalization is  a hot topic that gets people really going.  It seems like marijuana is an easy drug to overlook, and praised for it's recreational usage. However, I want to discuss some of it's other properties because I feel like some people are misinformed. I've heard people deny it's bad for your health and mothers deny it can contribute harm to their unborn infants. No, this isn't a post about why marijuana should or should not be legal. It's just a post with the less popular information that some people ignore or don't know about.  Marijuana is one of the most ADDICTIVE substances. (Tobacco and Alcohol are th...

    Hope everyone's June has been wonderful! Mine has and it's truly been flying by! I've been blasting through my summer semester and trying to give my children a fun summer without overspending. Needless to say, we've been taking advantage of the parks and walking trails. We've been coloring and working on educational goals. My little boy will be officially starting kindergarten and I've been making sure he's fully prepared. Sight words, improving handwriting, and learning how to tie his shoes has been on our radar. One of my daughters will be going to pre-k and I've been busy preparing her as well. She's been learning how to write and spell her name. I want to encourage everyone to still have their children active with their education this summer. It keeps the kids busy and gives them the opportunity to be caught up or ahead once back in school. Make it fun! Give them dance breaks! Pull out some old fashioned card games like, Go Fish or Old Maid. ...

                So you may be wondering what is the big deal? Why were law makers arguing and debating about this being a national holiday? (apparently it didn't get passed last year) This post won't be long because I'm sure a lot of you have heard about this in mainstream media this past week, but I want to briefly mention the origin of Juneteenth. For starters, Juneteenth is the official day that slaves in Galveston, Texas were told that they were free by General Granger in 1865. Why is this a big deal? It's a big deal because the other states under Confederate control found out they were free in the year 1863. In Texas, Juneteenth was made an official holiday in 1979. Now in 2021, it has officially been declared as a national holiday. President Joe Biden wrote it into law on June 17, 2021.  However, Americans have been celebrating July 4th (our independence day) and honoring our freedom from Britain control. You would think that ...

          Hi Everyone! It's the middle of June! How's your Summer going? Are your kids home and driving you up a wall or are you use to them being home since we're coming out of the pandemic slowly but surely? Where I live we still are wearing masks in some places. Businesses have been allowing vaccinated people to take them off in some places. I'm waiting for our state mandate however, because I just don't want to deal with any drama in the stores. Last summer, a lot was going on with people taking masks off. Plus, my children still have to wear them so I wear mine too so they don't complain about theirs. I'm glad the school year has ended. My Pre-K student was promoted and he's going to Kindergarten next year. I couldn't be more proud of him! He even won an award for outstanding behavior! I'm still in school and it's exhausting everyone! Trying to keep up with my kids, cleaning schedule, cooking, and keeping up with assignments is quite a t...