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I Tried Three Different Dating Sites
Read more: I Tried Three Different Dating SitesHey y’all! As you may or may not have noticed, I love love. I’m a hopeless romantic and it is my dream, hope, and goal to get married and have some babies. Every year that passes with my being single honestly sucks. I know, you’re probably like, stop being dramatic girl. But it’s true! It…
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I Tried Thinx Period Panties
Read more: I Tried Thinx Period PantiesHey y’all I’ve recently purchased a pair of Thinx period panties. I’ve always been intrigued by them and wondered just how they worked. I was super skeptical and was slightly grossed out by it. Were we supposed to just sit in our period blood all day? How was the blood not going to leak through?…
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Why You Need Diverse Books in Your Library!
Read more: Why You Need Diverse Books in Your Library!Hey y’all! It’s no secret, I love books! I’m like obsessed. There’s nothing I love more than getting lost in a great book. I’ve been this was as a little kid (I even taught myself to read. True story). I just love books. My favorite thing is to buy books under the guise that I’m…
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What’s the Color of Beauty?
Read more: What’s the Color of Beauty?Hey y’all! Remember when I said colorism was a topic for another day? Well that day has finally come! Colorism is when you discriminate based on skin color. Someone with a lighter complexion is considered to be more beautiful or valuable than someone with dark skin. It’s like racism’s close relative. It started back during slavery.…
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Things I Learned in My First Year of Teaching
Read more: Things I Learned in My First Year of TeachingHey y’all! So last week Wednesday was my last day of school! Well for the students that is. Friday was the last day for teachers because you know, grades. This first year has been quite interesting to say the least. First of all, it was really exciting to even get into this field. It’s not…
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The Elephant in the Room
Read more: The Elephant in the RoomHey y’all! I actually planned on writing my post on my first year teaching but it will just have to wait until next week. I honestly didn’t really want to write this post but I just have some stuff I need to get off my chest. Again, not trying to start trouble or whatever and…
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Change Your Life with Gratitude!
Read more: Change Your Life with Gratitude!Hey y’all! I’ve been actually writing in my journal a bit more (at the suggestion of my therapist). And like looking through my past entries, they were a bit disturbing to me. Well, if anyone were to pick it up, I’m sure they’d be concerned and would probably say I should be hospitalized. But hey,…
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Growing Up as an Alternative Black Girl
Read more: Growing Up as an Alternative Black GirlHey y’all! When you imagine a typical black girl, what do you picture? Well, if you look in the media you’d probably imagine a woman in braids or with a fro. Maybe someone who rolls her neck, have a name that difficult (or spelled in a not so typical way. Maybe you imagine someone loud…
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To Those Grieving on Mother’s Day
Read more: To Those Grieving on Mother’s DayHey y’all! Today was a pretty hard day for me. It’s Mother’s Day and as someone who lost her mother, and at a very young age, it’s tough. I was actually okay until I went on Instagram and started seeing people post tributes to their mothers. I quickly logged off and did the only thing…
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