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What You Not Gon’ Do is Have Oprah Run for President

Honestly, y'all ain't gon' do that to the Queen. As I watched her Golden Globes speech last night, I was enthralled. I was hyped. I had tears in my eyes. It was powerful. It was awe-inspiring. It was everything. [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ss6qQM054B0&w=560&h=315] And of course, the internet started to get hype with the loud musical chorus of 'She Should Run for President!' followed by a choreographed number of, 'She Can Save Us!' Now, the
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Why I Think New Year’s Resolutions Are, Well, Lame AF.

At least for me. I've never really been keen on doing yearlong resolutions I'll make either on December 31st or first thing when I'm kinda awake, kinda sober, kinda coherent on January 1st. And I'm supposed to keep these resolutions all freakin' year?? It's not that it's impossible; anything's possible if you put your mind to it. But let's keep it one hundred for a moment - do you honestly believe you're
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Preparing for the Worst

So, there's been a plethora of fires lately here in Southern Cali. And, it's very unusual for fires this time. Our fire "season" is usually from late summer to late fall, ending in early to mid November. Having fires in December is very rare. And very scary. We live near a wooded area. We're actually surrounded by dry brush, so the thought of going up in flames at any given moment
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Book Review – The Hate U Give

So, I recently read this book and I have to tell you - it was absolutely amazing! It's about a young girl, Starr, who was a firsthand witness to the police shooting/killing of her friend, Khalil, who was unarmed. It was a riveting first-person account of how living in the 'hood can affect people of all walks of life. While the premise of the story is BLM-centered, I also feel it's
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My 'Cool Mom' Playlist. Hah.

All right, cue cheesy music and corny 90's jokes. I actually have several playlists, however, I tend to create them whenever I work on a story (I'm a full-time self-published novelist for those inquiring). So, my playlist tends to vary from story to story. Some of it can be a bit moody, while others are light-hearted and fun. But this isn't about any fiction. This is the playlist I create when
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New Year's Eve

Not really, but it is. Every year, I always treat the day before my birthday as a New Year's Eve and my birthday as, well, New Year's Day. You know how everyone treats January 1st as the start-over and start afresh? New year, new me, type of deal? I do that with my birthday. I feel every birthday is a chance of getting that glow-up on. What better way to figure out
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She's a Bad Mamma Jamma

Continuing Clean Living Week here on the blog, is another friend of mine who recently went vegan. You may not know Dana Young, but you probably have heard of her husband, singer L. Young. He is a ridiculously talented musician who has made several popular YouTube videos: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=asYDl2jWkR0   I've been friends with Dana dating back to high school (keep the age jokes to yourself now). She recently went vegan and I had
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She's Vegan & She's Got It Like That

Kicking off the Clean Living Week here on the blog, I interviewed a close and dear friend of mine, Tianna McCormick. Tianna is one of the co-founders of Vegan Pregnancy and Parenting and just all-around badass. Join us as we talk about why she made the choice to go vegan, how her children are adjusting, and what role did Billy Joel play to convince her to stop sucking her thumb. For
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How Badly Do I Really Need A FB Page?

It's something I've been going back and forth for about a year now. Honestly, when I started this little blog about four years ago, it was just to document my pregnancy with Bear, struggling with my loss of Ethan, giving details to my cerclage, and highlighting life - both good and bad. I opened up my personal IG to be public, created a YouTube channel (that I'm still ignoring but
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#MAGA

They yelled racial slurs at people, started fights, & surrounded a church, yet they weren't met with teargas like BLM. #Charlottesville pic.twitter.com/TbbYtC3hXJ — Black Aziz Ansari 👏 (@Freeyourmindkid) August 12, 2017 These are the faces of white supremacy, and they should be shared. It's a public protest. If they wanted privacy should've worn their hoods. pic.twitter.com/bDBu362Qun — Matt McDermott (@mattmfm) August 12, 2017 I urge the Department of Justice to immediately investigate and