Category: Thoughts

• September 11, 2020

  Review: Live-Action Mulan 2020

  

  Over the weekend, I watched the live-action adoption of Mulan with my fiance. I was so ready to watch the much anticipated and controversial movie. I’ll start with my positives. 1. Mulan’s Makeup!I loved her makeup, and the actress who plays Mulan is so beautiful, I just adored the costumes! The makeup seemed to correspond…
• September 6, 2020

  Summer ☀️ 2020 Fashion Inspiration: 🍋 Lemon 🍋 & Kate Spade

  

  Squeeze the day Have a zest for life Easy peasy lemon squeezy When life gives you lemons, make lemonade
• July 30, 2020

  Living with Diabetes: Part 2

  

  Living with diabetes is a forever changing cycle, but right now, I found something that works for me. I left off at a not so great place in my last entry. I was diagnosed with diabetes when I was around 19 years old, which was surprising because I was 110 pounds (or less), went to…
• July 22, 2020

  An Open Letter

  

  The last couple of months have been a real struggle. We are in a pandemic, and we are still fighting against police brutality and racism. I wanted to write an open letter about some of my past experiences and how I feel today. Growing up, I had “the talk” about how to act around police. I knew…
• June 11, 2020

  How Can I Help?

  

  I hope my advice can help you if you’re confused or unsure what to do to help support the Black Lives Matter movement. A few of my friends reached out to me, so I wanted to create something that can be shared. Educate yourself: This will take time, effort, and personal growth. It’s fine to…
• April 28, 2020

  My Worst Date EVER!

  

  Hi, Y’all!  I hope quarantine is treating you as well as it can. I feel like I haven’t told a story in a while, and I was talking with one of my friends about how dating can be kind of daunting. The conversation turned into us, sharing some of our dating horror stories. While I…
• April 12, 2020

  We’re Going To Need More Wine by Gabrielle Union [Book Review]

  

  I was thrilled to receive We’re Going to Need More Wine as a gift from my cousin. She handed me the book and said, “Elizabeth! I was listening to her in an interview, and I thought, THAT’S ELIZABETH!” I ate that complement up because let’s get real, Gabrielle Union is fantastic. This memoir has stories…
• December 19, 2019

  That Other Time – A Story of High School Humiliation

  

  Oh, God… So now that I’ve told you about that one time, I gotta tell you about that other time. Last night, I met up with one of my best friends for our Christmas get-together. We have been friends since preschool, and we began sharing stories from when we were younger. So, let me set…
• October 17, 2019

  End the Cycle

  

  Have you ever loved someone with everything you have? The love you have for them is unmistakable, but you know they keep you around only because you are convenient? Do they lie and keep you down? Have you realized it’s starting to happen, but you stay around because you wish their feelings were real, and…
• August 28, 2019

  That One Time – An Embarrassing High School Story

  

  Don’t y’all hate when you relive an embarrassing moment? This happened to me this morning while I was driving to work. For some reason, I was reminded of a memory from 2011. I was a sophomore in high school, and I was enrolled in a French course for beginners. In this class, we picked out…