Fall is upon us. I realize that it’s still 80+ degrees for most of you and August is still shiny and new, but fall is here. Many parents have children going back to school. Some of you are heading back to college. And while it’s tempting to wait until you absolutely have to think about… Read More How to Ease Back in the Fall Flow
Mindset is a curious thing. Merriam Webster defines it as “a mental attitude or inclination; a fixed state of mind”. As we get underway in the last six months of the year I have to ask – how is your mindset? Some of us are humming along, knocking down our goals left and right. Others… Read More Encourage Yourself: The Mid-Year Mindset
Tomorrow is my birthday!! I can’t believe I’ve been around for 45 years. It’s weird, because I don’t feel 45. Not mentally anyway. My body has no qualms reminding me that it is indeed 45 years old. And as I like to do since starting this blog, I want to reflect on the past year,… Read More Grow on Purpose: Birthday Behavior
I would bet money that black women are told they are strong about a hundred times a day. It is a compliment, an acknowledgement for overcoming some random “more difficult than it needs to be” situation. Here’s the thing: THIS IS NOT A COMPLIMENT. The only time it is if you are raving about the… Read More Celebrating Black Motherhood – Strong Is A Trap
As we come upon Mother’s Day this weekend, I had a different topic in mind. It was going to be something about mothers being superheroes to their kids or whatever. It was going to be a kumbaya type of ode to my fellow mother. But something happened to me and I thought some of you… Read More Celebrating Black Motherhood: I See You Sis
It is the last full week of April! This week saw my youngest son’s birthday (15 – wow!), a random, catered office party, and a lovely bouquet of flowers for Administrative Professionals Day. We’ve dusted off goals, got out of our feelings, and trimmed our social circles. Today we’re going to bring it all together… Read More Spring Cleaning: Share Your Story
Hello, and welcome to week three in the Spring-Cleaning series! April is a month for renewing, resurrecting and spring cleaning your home, so why not do the same with our emotions and mental well-being? We have checked in on our goals, got out of our feelings, and this week we’re going to check our circle.… Read More Spring Cleaning: Check Your Circle
We are in week two of April and the weather has decided to cooperate! (Sorta. Kinda.) And while last week we dived into how to check on and get back on track with our goals, this week we’re going to check in with our emotions and maybe get out of our feelings if necessary. As… Read More Spring Cleaning: Get Out Your Feelings
Spring has arrived! Mostly. This year Mother Nature is still deciding if she wants to make that happen or not, like it hasn’t been winter since the fall of 2017. Anywho, this month is about renewal, or a mental “spring cleaning” and the first thing we’re going to spruce up are our goals. During the… Read More Spring Cleaning: Check Your Goals
We have come to the last week in Women’s History Month. Throughout the month, we’ve learned how to move beyond invisibility, position ourselves to grow, and create influence with our resilience. Now we’re going to wrap this series up by taking a seat at the table. Traditionally, there were no seats at the table for… Read More Grown Woman: Your Seat At The Table