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Unlearning Racism
This blog is meant for my non-Black friends and readers, as my intention is not to make the current devastating events about white people in general or me in particular. I am racist. How can I say that, you ask? Those of you that know me know that I’m generally kind and often overly-compassionate, that I love people enthusiastically and wholeheartedly. But the truth is, like many things, racism exists on a large spectrum. The word itself brings up images of hooded men and burning crosses, but that is one far end of the spectrum, and the truth is that there are as many shades of racism as there are…
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Pandemic & Mental Pandemonium
Well, I was going to title this blog, “What in the Actual F**k?” but I didn’t want to scandalize my readers. Honestly though, that’s what it should be titled. I know that’s how most of us are feeling. What started with a sense of awe at escalating world events, and “Whoa, this is really happening” has slowly morphed over the last (quarantined) weeks into alternating waves of lows (disbelief, anxiety, and fear) and relative highs (optimism, sense of well-being, “this could be much worse/we’re going to be fine.”) For me personally, the last 6 or 7 weeks have been tough. I recently re-read my post from early March and laughed…
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Where the heck have I been?
WHOA. It’s been a year and a half since I last updated this thing, and that feels like a definite failure on my part. I started this blog with such high hopes of fanning my creative fire and sharing my point of view. And then, ya know… life happened. A quick caveat: I don’t want this blog to turn into a journaling exercise – I want to share special moments and trips and interesting perspectives without this reading as a timeline of life events. However, with such a long time between posts, I feel like a bit of a catchup is necessary: My very last post was on the heels…
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When Your Ducks are NOT in a Row
Well, as you may or may not have noticed… I went AWOL from the blog this summer. When I started this thing, I was in a really good head space: positive, forward looking, excited about the future. And then life put me in my place and said, “ha ha ha NOPE.” Life kinda does that sometimes, doesn’t it? Or at least that’s what I had heard before this summer. The truth is, I haven’t suffered a lot of hardship in my life. I say that with absolute gratitude and a small bit of shame, as if my lack of suffering is something that I had control over. It wasn’t.…
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Healthy But Delicious: Recipe 1 – Apricot Chicken
Well it’s been almost 3 weeks since I posted (oops), so I figured the only way to get back into your hearts would be through your stomachs. And since I can’t send every one a pizza, I’ll have to settle for sharing this deliiiicious but also balanced and nutritious recipe with you. Now that I’m doing my best to make good choices when it comes to food, my most favorite thing is finding ways to make food that is both healthy but also super yummy (because let’s face it…when you’re a foodie, even one boring meal feels like a lost opportunity.) Whoever said meals should only be fuel has clearly…
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Justin Timberlake – The Man of the Woods Tour Review
This last Saturday, April 28, I had the distinct pleasure of attending Justin Timberlake‘s Man of the Woods tour during its LA stop at the Forum in Inglewood. I should preface this now by saying this isn’t a totally unbiased review. I have loved Justin Timberlake for about 20 years (more if you count MMC) and was deeply, deeply obsessed with *NSync during their late 90’s/early 2000’s reign of popdom. I have attended not only 6 of their concerts, but 3 other solo JT ones as well. That being said, I will be absolutely honest in that I skipped his last tour because I didn’t love his last album (The…
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Book Review: the Stillhouse Lake Series
You guys, I love to read. Really, truly, love it. Need it, actually. Since I was very young, books have been my way out. They are my way of entering new worlds and escaping my own reality- worlds where anything is possible, where characters come in every conceivable size, shape, and kind. You can imagine those characters as you please (the downside of TV & films), and you can keep imagining them long after you’re finished reading their story. Books are my only path to visiting different universes, they are a constant and cherished friend, and always there to help me escape when I need them. For that reason, I…
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The Secret to Happiness
Happiness is a funny thing. It is often fleeting. It is sometimes exists quietly and goes unnoticed. And it almost always seems just out of reach. But a large portion of the human population would say that it is the goal they are most trying to achieve in their lives. And I think I figured out the key to getting it. For the bargain price of $1,999.99 I will share it with you! HA. Juuuust kidding. Let me clarify this quickly and from the beginning – I’m not claiming to know the secret to happiness for everyone on earth, especially as we all are dealing with different situations and struggles.…
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Health is Hard
Well, friends. Time to get real about this fitness journey I’ve been on for the last few weeks! As I mentioned in a previous blog, I am currently doing a fitness challenge where my goal is to get healthier (lose weight – lose inches – gain muscle – gain confidence, etc). The challenge came with a custom meal and workout plan, which is pretty cool. The meal plan is macro based (short for macronutrient), so basically I get a certain percentage of calories from carbs, fat, and protein each day. The workout plan is one body part per day (4 days a week) and then one day of full body,…
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I Left my Heart in Salzburg, Austria
Currently listening to: “Sinfonia Concertante in E-Flat Major for Violin, Viola, and Orchestra, K.364 (320d): II. Andante” - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart After 3 quasi-heavy blogs, I figured I should lighten things up! And what better way to do that then to talk about my very favorite thing: traveling. My wanderlust adventures will be a big part of the story I tell on this blog. While I don’t get to fly off to new and different places as much as I’d like to, when I do, my heart is the fullest and happiest it ever is or can be. Wandering the streets of somewhere new and different, taking in the smells…
