I know, I know...I've been silent for a bit. I'm so sorry, but transitioning from a temporary home in VA to a permanent home in NC was a bit more overwhelming than I thought it was going to be. I love my new place, and after this past weekend I pretty much have ...
Surreal Reality
Psst. Can I be totally honest with you? My life has seemed pretty surreal for awhile now. And I'm sitting here trying to figure out just when life began feeling like a dream. Was it when I signed my lease on the condo in North Carolina? Or maybe when I set up temporary residence ...
High School Secrets
Facebook started out as a college student thing, but it's fast becoming a place for us 'mature' people to reconnect with those from our past. For example, suddenly a bunch of people I went to high school with started showing ...
Hello, I’m Princess Girly Girl and I am Vain
Is there a 12 step program for being vain? 4 years ago when my optometrist asked me why I wanted contacts at my age I told him it was because I was vain. He laughed, thinking I was joking, but I was half serious. After over 17 years of not really caring much about being ...
Assorted Stuff in My Head at the Moment
Trying to get my thoughts in order for a blog post today is impossible, so I'm going to give it to you in the same mixed up order that my thought stream is in today. Why? Why did I notice the Coconut ...
The Adventure Continues
It's official. I will be moving back to North Carolina the first weekend in April. I've found a cozy little condominium that I will call home, very close to Hickory, NC. Sometimes the speed with which my life changes shocks me. In a good ...
Is There a Grinch for Valentine’s Day?
Tomorrow is Valentine's Day. Luckily I've been spending a lot of time working from my hotel room in North Carolina and haven't had to deal too much with all the red chocolate filled hearts and sappy, romantic commercials. Do I sound like ...
My Kind of Snow…
I woke up this morning and as I was going about my morning routine of making the bed, applying moisturizer after my shower and getting dressed ...
Hope, History and a Brand New Beginning
When you woke up this morning, did you think about what a historic day this was going to be? Today, the United States of America will swear in Barack Obama, a man who has perhaps united our country in a way so many others have only dreamt of. For black American's they see will ...
The Dating Game
New year, new beginnings. That's what I have in store for 2009. So I figured since I already knew there were big changes in store for me with the temporary living arrangement in Virginia and the upcoming permanent move to North Carolina that I might as well throw caution to the wind and add the ...