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I am a soon-to-be 38 year old woman. I’m not married. I don’t have children. Newsflash: I want to be married and I still hope for children. I shouldn’t necessarily have to explain all of this, but...
“Forgiveness is giving up all hope of having had a better past.” ~ Anne Lamott I read the above quote earlier today and was blown away by its meaning. Mostly because I, Rae, in all of my desire to...
Having had to deal with a series of unfortunate events, aka The Leminy Snicket in these parts, over the last two years I have somewhat been able to learn how to cope better with the bearing and the...
Blogging, Blogging Some More, Writing and Running my Mouth. That’s one way to sum up everything I have been doing over the last month. I recently started working on fashion boards and posts for The...
Sitting here recapping the last few months’ events to a girlfriend of mine (hey Stacy!!), I basically told her about the last few months and then I said “But the show must go on.” She then told me...
*the real name of the person who this story is based on has been changed There comes a time when things come to an end. There is a season right? But what happens when you want someone to remain in...
Over the last year, my style has evolved. It’s in a refining process. Well into my thirties, I’ve become bolder and more subdued at the same time. Bolder, simpler pieces. An evolution of style. The...
I want to talk about taking risks and stepping out on faith. It’s something we all need to do at one point or another in our lives. But how many of us plan accordingly and step out? How many of us...
I haven’t written anything since around the first part of the year. Not because I don’t love writing, but well, because I seriously thought about quitting. Hold on – stay with me…. this blog is...
Hey Everyone! How are you? A while back I mentioned I have been working on a short story. Fact is I’m working on about ten short stories right now – and counting. I started flashtweeting a story a...
*raenote – this post is long as hell – get a drink, some coffee, tea and get ready. “There are years that ask questions and years that answer.” ~ Zora Neale Hurston Y’all have seen me use this...
Happy New Year Everyone!! I pray the year is amazing so far for you. I’ve been in a wonderful place lately. Mostly because a lot of the work started last year. I also know I love a New Year. The...
A few weeks ago, I appeared on the Dr.Vibe show. Dr. Vibe won the Black Weblog Awards this year for “Best International Blog.” We had a great pre-show where we talked about all sorts of things...
In the past couple of years I’ve watched friends, former lovers and exes alike choose people to boo up with and partner up with. Some I’ve been surprised by, others made sense to me. Real talk, it...
There comes a time when we all must tell the truth. Even if the truth we tell is only to ourselves and our God. I can’t run from God and I can’t run from myself. I’ve tried to do both – sometimes...
Are you always on time? Early? Do you turn in your projects weeks before deadline? Are you the person who has their Christmas shopping done with the presents wrapped by October? Do you plan meals...
Gambling will break you. I say this in the figurative sense. Gambling with money is something I’ve seen take some people dowwwwwwnnnnn. I mean, far, way deep down. They lose everything. But today,...
I tried to get all cute and come up with a clever title. That really didn’t work. But, today I want to talk about strength – or more so the perils of strength and others’ perceived notions of...
Last year, on my birthday, I published my first post. I may have had a few readers – all who are close friends of mine who I forced to read the blog. Friends who I put through the ringer on trying...
Hi my loves! You know, blogging brings so many people together. This time it’s brought me into contact with a fabulous sister, who is the author and blogger for Michelle’s Motivation. Michelle has...
To Check For (verb) [tu chek fawr] Definition: To keep up with someone, to check in on them, to act like you give a damn. To have their back when they need you. To support them. To love them when...
Hey y’all! I tried to stay off the blog and not write, but I missed you. This was also tugging on me and it was too much to tweet. I’ve been thinking about repairing relationships lately. I think...
During lunch today, I ran errands and went in search for food. I was also searching for what I wanted, for what I needed to say in the final #30IN30 post. I’ve been thinking about it since last...
I am a believer in having a seat. In fact, I’m currently in posture of proverbial seat right now. Lately, I’ve been seeing all of this mayhem. It especially seems to go down on Twitter where I can...
God clearly loves fools and babies. I fall under both categories. I am His baby and I surely act a fool. I have done outrageously foolish things and have made a whole set of specialized foolish...
This post is about being lost and what it means to find the way back home. I have been lost more times in my life than I can count. Maybe I should say I have felt lost. Like I didn’t have a...
Tonight I have so much I want to say, but I can’t. It doesn’t mean I’m holding back. I’m not. But when I began to write, when I began this blog, I imposed a rule that my good friend, my brother and...
I will post this tonight, because Ms. Giovanni’s words are speaking to me, for me… My House Nikki Giovanni i only want to be there to kiss you as you want to be kissed when you need to be kissed...
I’m sitting here thinking about love tonight. How do you know when it’s too soon to love someone? Is it ever too soon to tell someone you love them? I say no. But others have different ideas. I...
On August 1, I decided I was going to participate in the #30in30 which is 30 blogs posts in 30 days presented by Aliya S. King. In another space, the talented author Tayari Jones was running a...
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