Dec 18, 2020When Did Christmas Become Just Another Day?I stopped putting up a tree when the kids moved out. When they were little, even though I enjoyed having a decorated house for the Holidays, I dreaded taking out that box of ornaments and tangled lights. ā¦Life Lessons2 min read
Dec 15, 2020Why Your Small Business Should Be Using Tik Tok Right NowThe TikTok social media platform now has 500 million users who are desperate for fun and exciting content, and this is a massive opportunity for you to promote your business. The way I see it, Tik Tok is at the same stage that platforms like Facebook and Instagram were atā¦Small Business Marketing7 min read
Dec 14, 2020What itās Like to Be a Black Woman in a Non-Black CityAnd by ānon black cityā I mean that there are fewer black people in it than any other race. Thereās a running commentary in the community where I live, about how few black people there are in this city. Itās not imagination. ā¦Black Lives Matter3 min read
Dec 14, 2020I Hate Instagram. Am I Alone?Am I the only square who hates one of the most popular social media vehicles on the planet? And itās not just Instagram. Itās social media in general. I deactivated, and deleted my Facebook account about 5 years ago. ā¦Social Media3 min read
Published in The Joy of ExĀ·Dec 13, 2020How to Rebuild Your Self Esteem After a Break-Up or DivorceThe rebuild is crucial to your survival. When your separation or divorce process starts, youāre likely going to find that your self-esteem is shot. Rebuilding that self-esteem is crucial to successfully move on after a breakup or divorce. Moving on successfully means that youāre okay not being in a relationshipā¦Divorce3 min read
Dec 13, 2020How I Turned $9 Into $900 Without Lifting a Finger (Seriously)It really did feel like magic. Iāve been blogging and building blogs and websites since 2003, and Iām a card-carrying domain-a-holic. Which means that I own about 50 to 75 domains. I also own about 7 or 8 blogs and ecommerce websites. It wasnāt until I bought one particular domainā¦Making Money Online4 min read
Dec 13, 2020The ā19ā in COVID-19 Stands Forā¦Who Else is Gaining Weight During Quarantine? I donāt know about you, but the scale has NOT been kind to me in this quarantine. Who else has gained weight since this pandemic started? A show of hands? Full transparency (and no shame whatsoever), Iāve manage to put on a tidyā¦Fitness2 min read
Dec 12, 2020Single is a MindsetIām single. And I have been for about 6 years. I know more than a few women who are offended by the question āHow are YOU single?ā But it doesnāt offend me. Mostly because to me, itās not an offensive question. Also because Iāve met people for whom Iāve hadā¦Life3 min read
Dec 12, 2020Do You Feel Guilty When You Sleep In?Do You Feel Guilty When You Sleep In? Even during this crazy pandemic, when thereās not a whole lot to do while weāre quarantined, I feel guilty when I sleep in. Even in these, the strangest of circumstances, I still feel like a slug when I sleep late. I writeā¦Life Lessons2 min read
Oct 18, 2020How to Cope When the Family Pet DiesWe got him at 8 weeks old. He was the cutest thing on four legs. The kids adored him, and at the time, we had two girls. He was my third child. He was super protective of the kids. When they went up the street to play at the neighborsā¦Grief4 min read