Category: Self-Care
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Seasonal Affective Disorder is real
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It’s the end of the year and I’m tense with excitement and frustration. Excited because the holidays are nearing, which means days off from work, time with family, and plenty of good eats. Frustrated because, well, it all circles back to money and time and energy. Holidays ‘round here equate…
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Good writers satisfy their senses
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For the sake of simplicity, I’m only referencing the basic five senses: smell, touch, taste, sight, and hearing. As writers, we naturally gravitate toward what fills these experiences. We want quality food. I can have a hot $20 to my name, and you can guarantee that a decent meal is…
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Anxiety and Writer’s Block
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Though I say writer’s block, I’m certain that this applies to all modes of creativity. Anxiety is defined as a fear or nervousness about what might happen. A feeling of wanting to do something very much. The full definition goes on to describe that it’s a painful or apprehensive uneasiness…
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Developing your voice as a writer and as a woman
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Developing your voice as a writer has just as much to do with your voice in your relationships to others and yourself as it does on paper. How do you want to be perceived as a writer? Even if your goal is to only publish one or a few books,…
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Four things I learned from my first facial
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Last week, I was received my first facial from Honeysuckle Moon (beautiful name, right?). I met her at last year’s Black Women Life Balance and Wellness Conference. I purchased some of her amazing oils and connected with her on Facebook. I reconnected with her at this year’s conference where she…