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WHY I GOT BRAIDS AFTER 10 YEARS

braids

It’s been a loong time, looooong time comin’ and I knoooow change gone come. 

If you watched Daddy’s Little Girls then you know exactly where that’s from. I figured the song was more than appropriate for today’s post. After all, it’s been a loooong time since I got braids, but change sure has come around. 10 freaking years if we’re being specific. So without further ado, let’s jump in today’s post: Why I got Braids After 10 years.

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THE OLDER SISTER I NEVER KNEW I NEEDED

Have you ever just met someone and y’all just clicked? I’m talking, talk for minutes to hours about any and everything. They get you in a way most people don’t. There’s just an instant connection, you know? You can be raw and unfiltered with the understanding that doing so with them is safe. In my case, I met that person so many years ago, I honestly don’t remember exactly when it happened. Continue Reading

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WHY I’M NOT PREPPING FOR MY FINAL SEMESTER OF NURSING SCHOOL

Not prepping for my final semester

Just reading the tail end of of today’s blog post title out loud gives me shivers. Solely because it’s so freaking surreal that I’m getting ready to enter my final semester of nursing school. It feels like just yesterday that I was excited, but scared shitless. Not knowing what to expect, but so pumped to reach my end goal at some point.  Continue Reading

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CALL ME CRAZY

Call Me Crazy

Call me crazy for wanting to go after the things I don’t have. For thinking that any of those things could be mine. For pursuing those things so relentlessly that they do become mine, eventually.  Continue Reading

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WHY I’M SO GRATEFUL FOR MY EX

why I'm so grateful for my ex

Shouldn’t we all be though? Ever since Ariana Grande’s hit single, Thank You Next became privy to the world — it’s all us girls have been chanting. Or singing rather.

One reason being, the song is super catchy so how could you not.

The second reason? In some ways being grateful for your ex beats holding on to pent up hatred or resentment.

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