When I was in sixth grade, there was another black girl in my school who would frequently bully me. She would make fun of me for wearing glasses, she would call me light-skin, she would make fun of me for being nerdy. She was in eighth grade at the time and to most six graders, […]
Adulting
I Come Alive in the Summertime
I come alive in the summer. When the sun starts to shine on the regular, I feel like Dorothy and the Winkies who are freed after they kill Evilene in The Wiz. *Cues A Brand New Day.* Living in the Northeast, especially this past year has meant an endless winter with never-ending cold. Although there are […]
How to Keep up with the News Without Losing Your Mind
I am sick of the news. The constant bombardment of news, misinformation, oversharing, and repetition of what is going on can be draining. Unless you permanently log off the internet, stop all phone calls from coming in, and avoid everyone you know, it is almost impossible to avoid. We all process information in different ways. […]
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The One Purchase You Need to Make After Graduation
Below is an actual list I made in the spring of my senior year of college. Bright-eyed and eager to start effing up some commas, I made a short list of things I wanted to purchase. This is a sad list, but it shows where my priorities were at 21. In case you were wondering […]
It’s Okay to Not Be Okay
I am not okay. I am grumpy. I am angry. I am sad. I am frustrated. I have cried more than once. No, I’m not PMSing, I’m just in a funk. I’ve been this way for about two weeks now. Each and every day has been filled with some new stress or some new challenge […]
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My Apartment is 350 Square Feet and I Use Every Inch of It
If you had told me that one day I would live in an area where my rent was nearly $1100 a month and my apartment was the size of a Taco Bell kitchen, I would’ve rolled my eyes and laughed in your face. But here I am living as a millennial in an era where […]
