Welcome to my blog. I document my adventures in travel, my experiences as Black woman, and other things in between.
Back in the summer of 2019, when my then girlfriends, Michelle and Jordan, still resided in NYC, we met for a park date at Brooklyn Bridge City Park.
Somehow the stars had aligned, because I ordered a rideshare to get to the park, and when we stopped to pick up the co-rider, it turned out to be Jordan! What were the odds? [Read More]
“How are you feeling today, Yasmine?”
I paused and sighed deeply, tilting my head back in exasperation. I had experienced a wide range of emotions since our last session, so I didn’t know where to start, but I knew one thing: out of all my emotions, there was one more prevalent and pervasive than the others.
“I’m…[Read More]
It was a sunny, warm day in the Spring of 2010, and Dee and I were leaving school early, since we were part of the work study program. We were in our senior at Newton High, and he was making yet another case for why me and my bestie, who’s name is not actually Roxy, were not living up to the debauchery…Read more
Last month, I had recently called it quits with someone I cared for deeply, and it was really eating me up, because why would you make me leave you?? I was too hurt, and decided that it was time to talk to the big guy(my dad). Now, I usually leave him out my escapades…READ MORE.
I have nothing particularly profound to say, but I recently found a breakthrough with rap music.
I just want to thank me for writing about it all. It’s really a beautiful thing to be able to point back to the things, the people, and the experiences and recall how each of them made me feel. 2020-2021 were two of the best years of my life because I allowed myself to feel.
I worry that, because African American culture has struggled to achieve recognition internally and externally, the audience is frequently misrepresented or deprioritized. This is further complicated in the face of gentrification and history that never gets told.
My Mom and I bagged an exclusive Telfar pocketbook on whim, during her New York visit!
Until that moment, I couldn’t really identify the thing that I was missing; that was until he gave it to me.
Looking back, 2020 has been unlike any other year I’ve ever experienced. What started — for me, anyway — as a big a** party, quickly spiraled into a reality I couldn’t have dreamt or foreseen, if I wanted to.
I’ve been getting reacquainted with my home town, and in doing so, I’ve noticed some Black-owned shops that I’d like to highlight. If you’re in the area, think of some ways you can intentionally work them into your schedule to spend with them.
Absolutely. When the pandemic first hit, this was a big part of my distress, because how could I afford an indefinite amount of time off from finding my soulmate? I couldn’t. So, I updated my location on Hinge and kept swiping.
Six women are dead, and I refuse to look at them as if they are isolated incidents because they are not. The violence we are seeing against Black women is tied to patriarchy and its rules, which assigns power to men and tells them they are entitled to whatever they want in the world.
Every day, I find myself searching for peace. Like so many people across the world, I’ve continually witnessed Black people get murdered, and it has been one of the most traumatizing aspects of my life.
It was my neighbor from upstairs. He was ringing to chat with me and make sure I was good. In his words, the whole time, going back to the wellness check, he “thought I went on vacation and forgot to take the trash.” =/
My plan was simple: throw as much money as I can afford on my student loans within the framework of Dave Ramsey’s Baby Steps.
Gabrielle Union was incredibly raw, honest and vulnerable in this book, and I’d be remiss if I didn’t share how it resonated with me.
I believe each of these falls into what I’d like to define as core dating principles. They are: dating with integrity, dating responsibly, and dating with intention.
While I was taught to go into these situations with the assumption that I’m dealing with a properly, raised gentleman, I was also taught to bring my wallet and ask if he wants to split the check. Why? Well, one out of courtesy, but also two, the expectation is this young man knows better than to make me, a damsel in pursuit, pay for an evening he invited me to enjoy.
