It’s been a long time since my last post, but EXCUSE ME… I was busy finding myself. Sue me. It seems so cliché for me to whip out a post dedicated to the new year, but cut me some slack. After all, it’s been 2010 for almost a week now. If it makes you all feel better, I won’t associate this one with the glitz and glory of the new year. I’ll simply chalk it up to a long-awaited (ha!) return of the MEAN...

in life one is always balancing like we juggle our mothers against our fathers or one teacher against another (only to balance our grade average) 3 grains of salt to one ounce truth our sweet black essence or the funky honkies down the street and lately i’ve begun wondering if you’re trying to tell me something we used to talk all night and do things alone together and i’ve begun (as a reaction to a feeling) to balance the...

Why howdy there, folks. I know — it’s been a bajillion years since my last post, but you know what they say. Life happens. The last few months have felt like a whirlwind. No, wait. A hurricane. There’s been disappointment, court orders, illness, infidelity, car accidents, heartbreak, moving, fighting, divorce, emergency rooms, surgeries, cutbacks, dropouts, and more. Not the best months of my life by far. Amidst...

It’s Saturday, the week’s a wrap, and here are the things that made me smile this week: Although I was home in bed on Sunday not feeling too well, I have to be positive and just be glad I was able to catch up on some much needed sleep! I also had the opportunity to study for my midterms. Monday was a great day because I got to see Favorite Dog after 3 days of not seeing her! Lucky for me, she was just as excited to see me...

I’ve done quite a bit of cleaning in the last few weeks. (Yes, Lucy, you would be very impressed!) One of the many things I conquered were old papers and files and, in doing so, I found a lot of old schoolwork. You know, old homework assignments, notes, tests, papers, etc. I found a paper that I’d written that made me cry — and no, not because I’m some amazing writer. I’m certainly not. I cried because of the...