An Ode to My Momma

Photo by Barbara Olsen on Pexels.com Mother's Day 2022. May 8th, to be exact (in case you are reading this and didn't remember when it was). I am doing my tribute early as it's been on my heart and mind and I would rather be early than late. Mothers have a hard job, just being …

Music and It’s Magical Way (a song by Jarrod Lawson)

Photo by Breakingpic on Pexels.com This song gives me all the feels and the grooves that make your booty move. I am in a funk for various reasons, but this song along with all this particular artists other works and a plethora of other artist manage to seep into that spot that is full of …

The date that haunts me. Learning to let go.

Most of us have things that have happened that we would like to forget but there are others of us that just like our birthday we have a knack for remembering the dates of events that shaped our lives, whether good or bad. That's where I am today. Remembering dates I would love to forget. …

What’s your zodiac sign..oh no? or who cares?

Photo by Sora Shimazaki on Pexels.com Photo by Antony Trivet on Pexels.com "Hey, how you doing? What's your name, what's your birthday, what's your sign?" OHHHHHH NOOOOOOO, not a (insert any sign of your choice), I dated one of them before and OH MY GOD...blah, blah blah. Yes, yes, we all have heard or told …

Brutus – A Love Story…kinda

People let me tell you bout my best friend he’s a warm hearted person (not really) who’ll love me to the end. People let me tell you bout my best friend, He’s a cuddly toy my up my down my pride and joy (lyrics from The Courtship of Eddie’s Father. This song came to mind …

Holding on until….

Well Shit!! When I tell you that sometimes I even amaze myself. Ok, well I am amazing, lol but sometimes I move in ways that take even me by surprise...who knew. So, here's what I know today. We are the masters of our own universe. That's it. We have to decide what is or isn't …

Pick your pain!!!

Listen to me Linda's and Larry’s!!!! This piece was born out of a dope conversation while I was out being grown on a Tuesday night. A school night. Lol. I won’t lie, when the gentleman I was talking to said that, I was suddenly inspired. Pick your pain. These three words had just summed up …

They loved me until they didn’t! An Ode to the family life after break up or divorce!!

This blog while like my other writings is meant in lightheartedness but full of truths. Now, let me start by saying that this is all about how I see what happened in the wake of the end of my marriage with my former husband. The family unit consisted of mostly women. He had 4 sisters, …

I appreciate all of me…now

Life is all about the moments that you realize something about yourself

…Enough (Untidy Soul An album by Samm Henshaw)

Photo by Bhupendra Singh on Pexels.com Just when you think all hope is lost, BOOM, there is a glimmer of light, and that's all you need. I hadn't written in a while, and that was okay but I felt like I should. Then, you need a title or something worthy of the time spent to …

…no title necessary

This chapter of my journey is called by Invitation Only, and with that, everybody won't be going. My mind does this thing where it replays all the worst scenarios that have ever happened...I'm 53, there's a lot of footage. Some parts are dark and scary, others are driven by anger and a great deal of …

Wolf Hunting!!

OHHHHHHHHHHHHHH YALL!!!! Whilst listening to a book I heard something said that shook me to my core with truth. The main character of the book was talking to her best friend about what it was like growing up without a father. There has been a murder of several girls around town and the detective is …