I haven’t really been working this week. Instead of being hunched over my laptop, I’ve been doing a lot of other things that make me happy. Like visiting my grandmother in Ohio for her 64...
“Most of us have two lives. The life we live, and the unlived life within us.” – Steven Pressfield For most of us, there seems to be this huge gap between the life we live and the l...
When I decided to go natural in 2010, it was after many years of thinking about it but being too chicken to actually DO it. After I did my first big chop, I felt free from all the emotional baggage t...
“As long as we continue to live as if we are what we do, what we have, and what other people think about us, we will remain filled with judgments, opinions, evaluations, and condemnations. We will re...
This year, I am being more intentional about reflecting on my life and work. How else will I know if I’m making progress on the goals, dreams and opportunities I have for myself? I loved doing my ann...
“Joy does not simply happen to us. We have to choose joy and keep choosing it every day.” - Henri Nouwen My little cousin Elijah is three years old and, like any toddler, is very clear ab...
This is the announcement post for the May 2012 edition of the 31 Days to Reset Your Life Challenge. Learn more and sign up for the program here. Note: Please read everything on this page if you want ...
This is the hotel room I stayed in last week when I went to Harrisonburg, VA to teach a social media workshop at a nonprofit conference. It was at the Fairfield Inn. Nothing too glamorous. But then, ...
This is me in Baltimore last month. It’s been almost eight months since I gave up my apartment in DC to save money for travel. What’s really happened in that time is that I’ve learn...
“A year from now you will wish you had started today.” – Karen Lamb Every success story has to begin somewhere. Whether your goal is to lose weight or start your own business or travel th...
Yesterday on the Happy Black Woman Facebook community, someone asked me where I find my speaking engagements. (Speaking at conferences is a low-volume, high-price service that makes up the bulk of my...
Over the weekend, I went to visit my mom and aunt to celebrate their birthdays. They were born one day and two years apart! We hung out at the National Harbor yesterday and I was surprised at how man...
The most surprising thing I’ve learned in my business (so far) is just how incredibly important marketing is. Unfortunately, clients and customers don’t come to you automatically. Which m...
Almost every morning, I listen to my “happy black woman” ; playlist, a series of songs with lyrics that motivate and inspire me to approach my life and work with optimism and self-love. I l...
Last month, I was in Springfield, Massachusetts to speak at a conference. As part of my trip, the event organizers also arranged for me to be interviewed on WGBY 57, the public TV station for Western...
This morning, I came aross a job listing on my Twitter feed that was an amazing fit for my skills, education and experien ce. Plus, it was with a very reputable nonprofit organization with smart, infl...
A lot of ladies say they want to work for themselves. It sounds so glamorous, so fun, so footloose and fancyfree. No boss! No clocking in at 9:00am! No dressing up for work! No stupid staff meetings!...
I’m really been enjoying the comments on yesterday̵ 7;s post, 3 Ways to Stay Open to Possibility in Your Love Life, but this one from AT is my favorite so far: I am online dating and have ha...
I’ve been living in Charlottesville, VA for two weeks. My time here has been made more interesting now that I’ve been spending time with a writer I met on OK Cupid. He wrote me a few days...
Last week, I revamped both of my main websites myself using new themes. It took many late night hours, but since I’m not ready to hire a web designer just yet, it was the next best thing. As I ...
As black women – we often define ourselves by our suffering. We often cling to the stories of racism or abuse or poverty that have permeated our lives and those of our ancestors. Sometimes, we ...
This is the announcement post for the April 2012 edition of the 31 Days to Reset Your Life Challenge. Learn more and sign up for the program here. Note: Please read everything on this page if you wan...
This is my definition of faith: Faith is taking action in spite of fear, knowing that all of my needs will be taken care of by the universe. What is your definition of faith? What do you tell yoursel...
This is the room I’m renting in Charlottesville, Virginia. I’ve been here over a week now. I found it as a sublet on Airbnb (referral link) for the month. This is the second time I’...
. . . and light a candle . . . Nah, this post has nothing to do with the Teddy Pendergrass song of the same name. Although, it is one of my favorites. Turn ‘em off! I’ve been in Charlotte...
Over the past two years, I’ve written numerous posts about my entrepreneurial journey as well as tips for other ladies who want to start working for themselves. Here are my top 10 posts about h...
As soon as you trust yourself, you will know how to live. – Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe About this time last year, I went to a lecture given by Sophy Burnham at the Virginia Festival of the Book...
When I was a little girl, my family used to call me “nosy Rosie.” That was my nickname. They called me that because I was an extremely curious child. I always wanted to know what everyone...
I’m on the road again after being “home” in Baltimore for the past few weeks, exploring the city and working on my business. I flew into Springfield, Massachusetts this afternoon fo...
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