musings – on the LEAUX.

#THIRTYTHR5VE, 01: on mothering a teenager & prioritizing physical health

I am simultaneously NOT ok in any way AND in the best shape of my 30s. #HowSway?

#OTLmaskoff 01: On cultivating self-discipline and maintaining authenticity while living with bipolar depression.

Yes that was a mouthful. Also, spoiler alert: it’s difficult AF. Doable, but difficult. A. F.

the #30andThriving? series: baby mama drama

i am a black woman who is a mother and single (never married). in more commonly-used terminology, i’m somebody’s “baby mama.” i have a mama’s baby. i am a mama’s baby. i am a mother. my child is eight years old, and honestly, i still have days where i look at her and think “i (with lots and lots of help) have kept a whole human alive for over eight years???”

the F.A.I.T.H. series: trusting divine will

in my early twenties, i used to be *terrified* of high school students. the first time i started substitute teaching in September 2010, i was 22 years old, and i refused to go to the high school. fast forward to May 2018, and i am wrapping up my 3rd year of teaching 10th grade english. huh???