A Nasty Tone/A New Year
A Nasty Tone/A New Year My Zumba group and I were working out at an upstairs location. We were grooving to the beats, enjoying ourselves. I noticed a woman watching us from the back door. I assumed she was interested in maybe doing a class. We carried on. I then noticed her standing at the [...]
The Best Gifts Ever
The Best Gifts Ever If you’ve read my columns the past couple of years, you will know how much I anticipated one day being able to start my own new holiday traditions similar to what I was able to do with my parents before they passed away. While I greatly appreciated being able to eat [...]
DUI & I
My fiancé and I had just returned from an amazing trip to North Carolina. He lives in Indianapolis about 45 minutes from the airport. It had been snowing so it took us a little bit longer to get home. We were only about a block from his house and were sitting at a stop light. [...]
I Can’t Stand the Rain If I had to think of a theme song to describe part of my life, The Rain (Super Dupa Fly) by Missy Elliott would be it. Well, let me change that! I just googled the lyrics to that song and it in no way describe me. She must have been [...]
Thank Granted
Thank Granted First things first – HAPPY THANKSGIVING!!!!! Thanksgiving is the perfect time to surround yourself with family and friends and to give thanks for all of the blessings that you have received. It’s always easy to give thanks for the new house that we’ve purchased. It’s a given to praise our new relationship, [...]
The Other M.Y.
The Other M.Y. When I first started my fitness competitions in March 1998 I didn’t know anyone. Sometimes I would walk up to a group of competitors and ask them if I could hang out with them so I’d know where to go. I never had anyone in the audience supporting me. It was just [...]
Black Girls Rock
Black Girls Rock I don’t watch BET on a regular basis but one of their shows this weekend caught my attention. It was entitled Black Girls Rock and its primary focus was to highlight the amazing accomplishments of black women of all ages. Instead of focusing on how many records someone has sold or their [...]
The Big O
The Big O It’s one of the things that I wanted to accomplish in the next nine months. I tried several times, sometimes daily, but it never happened. Well, it did actually happen seven years. I knew I wasn’t the only person trying (unsuccessfully) to do the big O, but I kept thinking positive and [...]
Just The Right Spot
Just the Right Spot Our first date was on Valentine’s Day. It started out just relaxing at my place with both of us dressed in sweats. Once the evening came, we changed clothes to get ready for our night. I threw on a cute dress and some makeup and walked down to the basement to [...]
Change is Good?
Change is Good? I think humans are huge creatures of habit. We sit in the same pew at church every Sunday. We drive the same way to work. We order the same meals off the menus at our favorite restaurant. It’s just who we are. I’m definitely the same way. I believe that [...]