Upon starting graduate school I was a nervous wreck. I barely made it in undergrad, and barely made it into graduate school yet here I am. I was starting a new job, returning to school, life as I knew it was about to change. In undergrad, I worked full time and went to school full…
August 31, 2010 at 1:28 my life changed forever. I gave birth to a healthy 6 pounds, 9 ounces baby boy by the name of Courtney Alexander Ty Payne. He had a head full of hair and was the most precious thing I have ever seen in my life. To date when I’m having a…
Urban dictionary defines situationships as “ a relationship that has no label, like a friendship but more than a friendship but not quite a relationship.” In 2018 this “dating” world is more complicated than before. No one wants to commit anymore, better yet what is commitment? I’ve had my fair share of situationships more than…
My last semester of undergrad I asked my professor was it okay for me to wear my natural hair to interviews. At the time I had only been natural a couple months. I was unsure if natural African American hair was acceptable in corporate America or in the professional world. She responded “Look into the…
“Self-care is creating a life you don’t routinely have to escape from.” Self-Care: The practice of taking action to preserve or improve one’s own health. In a day and age where the average individual is putting in more than 40 hours a week at work; while still making time for family, friends, and extracurricular…
