Learning to Slow Down

July 25, 2019.Reading time 4 minutes.

Lisbon, Portugal One of the things that is quite different in Europe that the US is the leisurely pace with which meals are taken, Especially dinners. When in places like Spain and France, dinners can last for hours and are usually taken with wine then coffee. You are supposed to slow down and enjoy the […]

Coming to a Full Stop

July 18, 2019.Reading time 5 minutes.

After getting over the initial shock of not having a job during the summer my first thought was: Finally, I have time to work on my dissertation uninterrupted.” Through the month of June I been juggling working on my proposal, substitute teaching, tutoring, and doing photography. These were just school and my streams of income. […]

Inspiration Play List

June 20, 2019.Reading time 5 minutes.

I am a total music lover. I am totally one of those weird people that acts like my life is a movie with a soundtrack as I walk around in the grocery store or to class. I’ll turn on my music and bop along as I move through my day-to-day life. That said, I ran […]

HTX Boss Babes Spring Fest

May 30, 2019.Reading time 3 minutes.

About a couple of weeks or so ago, I attended the spring HTX Boss babes event. This is the second or so Boss Babes event that I have attended and look forward to them a lot. I even got the man into attending. HTX Boss Babes is founded by Ellyse and Gabby as a way […]

Should Black people go to Africa?

May 16, 2019.Reading time 6 minutes.

Nairobi, Kenya I have read quite a few things about why African Americans do or do not travel to the continent. Some of it I can totally jive with like Glo from the Blog Abroad’s perspective here. As an African American who has been to continent twice (going again next year) I have been asked about […]

3 Quirky (Valentine’s) Date Ideas

February 14, 2019.Reading time 4 minutes.

I have never been much of a Valentine’s day kind of person. For one, up until about four years ago, I had always been single on and around the month of February. I celebrated Single’s Awareness day, doing things for myself and hanging out with my other single girlfriends. So maybe I celebrated a little. […]

Launching Sharde’ Searches

November 4, 2018.Reading time 2 minutes.

Y’all, it’s been a long time, I shouldn’t have left you. But life has been happening and my website came off of the table for a minute. I think part of the issue has been that I was doing the absolute mostest. Trying to do YouTube videos twice a week and then do blogs twice […]

Self Sunday: Easing Back In

January 8, 2018.Reading time 7 minutes.

Inspiration: “You have to be gentle with yourself.” ~ My colleagues It is past midnight and I am having one of those moments where I have hit a productivity groove. It is officially Monday morning and I am just now getting around to writing a self care lesson for this week, again. Normally this would […]

7 Things 2017 Taught Me

January 2, 2018.Reading time 9 minutes.

**I know I’m a couple days late, but we’re here and we’re back! I have never been more ready for a year to be over. I thought 2016 was hellish and I was ready for 2017 but this year came in and turned my life upside down. 2017 can pack it up and be gone. […]

Self Sunday: Respites and Rest Space

December 11, 2017.Reading time 7 minutes.

Inspiration: Matthew 11:28-30 KJV: “28 “Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. 29 Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. 30 For my yoke is easy and my […]