• #39 A letter to myself

    #39 A letter to myself

    A year ago, I was on my second semester of graduate school. I was taking a teaching course that would help me prepare for teaching a class at my university. At the end of the semester, our professor had us write a letter to ourselves. She mailed it to me this past week. A year… Read more

  • #38 Business

    #38 Business

    My family became business owners when I was a teenager. I hated it. It was a liquor store. My father worked mornings and my eldest brother, Yama, worked evenings. At first, my dad continued to work his job at the gas station. Yama continued to work his job as an X-Ray technician. The plan was… Read more

  • #37 Higg’s Philosophy

    #37 Higg’s Philosophy

    Last night was my last class as a graduate student at least for now. I have not decided if I will be returning to graduate school for a PHD or a MFA yet. I had mixed feelings. I was fasting and the course starts at 7pm. So it is towards the end of a long… Read more

  • #36 Ramadan Struggles

    #36 Ramadan Struggles

    Ramadan day one was tough. *****THE IMAGE FOR THIS POST HAD ME DYING FROM LAUGHTER. LOL I woke up for breakfast at 4am but I didn’t eat much. I tried having a protein shake but it didn’t taste good. I ended up going back to bed. I woke up at 7:30am for work and I… Read more

  • #35 Ramadan Mubarak

    #35 Ramadan Mubarak

    I haven’t blogged in a couple of days but I have been wanting too. It has been on my mind but I just couldn’t get my self to sit and write. It is Sunday’s night. I lay in my bed listening to a sermon that my friend Karla sent me. She is a Christian and… Read more

  • #34 Becoming by Michelle Obama

    #34 Becoming by Michelle Obama

    My first book for book club is Becoming by Michelle Obama. It was not my first choice but the fellow ladies in the book club were enthusiastic about this memoir, hence I agreed. Plus, we agreed that we would each take turns picking the book. The book club consists of me, Tracy and Maera. These… Read more