Culture, Race

What I want my white friends and family to understand this Black History Month

What I want my white friends and family to understand this Black History Month Every year, I’ve tried to do a little something with my Facebook account to mark the occasion, but I’ve always been hesitant, scared even, of doing too much. Of seeming too black. Too proud. Afraid of being perceived as being racist.… Continue reading What I want my white friends and family to understand this Black History Month

My Life, Parenting

There has been a shift in my household

There has been a shift in my household Things have shifted in The Armchair Household. Our 8-month-old has made several discoveries that has changed the game. She started crawling about a month and a half ago (maybe even two months), but it was only a very slow army crawl. Now she's up on all fours… Continue reading There has been a shift in my household

Inspirational, My Life, Random

I’m thankful for friends who wounded me

I'm thankful for friends who wounded me I'm a little tardy to the party on the whole "season of thanks" thing, but I guess that it means a little more to me to talk about the things I'm thankful for when it's not the hot, hip-happening thing in the streets. Call me anti-establishment. I've actually… Continue reading I’m thankful for friends who wounded me

Family, Marriage

Young, Married, and Childless

Young, Married, and Childless In a previous post, I talked about why The Husband and I waited to have children and why we didn’t regret that decision. This time around I will be discussing some of my experiences as a young, married, and childless woman. For most of my marriage, I often felt that others… Continue reading Young, Married, and Childless

Family

The accidental stay at home wife/mother

The accidental stay at home wife/mother I have a confession to make: I never intended to be a stay at home wife/mom. Staying at home has never been my goal; it's just how things worked out for me. I got married before my sophomore year of college. The husband and I were both on scholarship,… Continue reading The accidental stay at home wife/mother

Family, Marriage

Why we waited to have kids and why we DON’T regret it

Why we waited to have kids and why we DON’T regret it It was inevitable that the subject of children would come up while The Husband and I were engaged. When we initially discussed having children we knew that wanted them, but we also knew we needed to wait until we finished school. We were… Continue reading Why we waited to have kids and why we DON’T regret it

Faith, Random

Here is a late night random ramble/rant/stream of consciousness

Here is a late night random ramble/rant/stream of consciousness I've been detoxing, so I've been super drained and haven't had the energy to write. What little energy I have has been spent taking care of The Girl and watching the Royals win. I was gonna reblog a post from one of my friends, but I… Continue reading Here is a late night random ramble/rant/stream of consciousness