The graphic design & marketing company, Imperial1002, has launched a new division of its company called Imperial1002 University or ImperialU for short. According to the CEO, Erial Ramsey, the goal of the new division is to “provide a platform for people to be able to share...
The song, Little Boxes by Malvina Reynolds has haunted me since the moment I heard it in college. It has since been made famous as some television show’s title sequence, but when I hear it, I can’t help but think about my life. I never...
I love to shop. When asked about what I do in my spare time, shopping always lands on that list. I, however, am a bargain shopper and I get a high from getting a great deal. It’s more than a hobby though; it’s a way...
A few days ago I was driving down the street with a friend of mine when I saw a neighbor walking her dog and immediately whipped the car over and ran down the street to catch up with her. I didn’t know her name and...
The disclaimer: I write this with much respect for men. I have two awesome brothers who happen to be men so I would not want to disrespect any man nor would I like to box them up and speak generally about them or discredit any...
A few weeks ago while driving through my favorite part of the Ohio Miami Valley I began to reminisce of a time when I wasn’t so single. Now I know that I should avoid this, but I began to get sleepy watching the sun set...
A few weeks ago, the company that I work for allowed us to take time off to do community service. Some employees gardened at community gardens; some cleaned up parks or spent time at the SPCA. My team took a morning to serve food at...
A former boyfriend of mine used to drive a Lexus; he was about 20 when he received it. As the daughter of a working class couple, I didn’t ever understand the concept of such a young person driving such an expensive luxury car. I mean,...
So this weekend was a crazy challenge! I had friends in town, my little cousin turned 2 so you know that meant birthday cake and cupcakes and cookouts! Cookouts are actually the easiest part for me. The meat is grilled so it is at...
Impossible is probably my least favorite word. Actually, impossible is my least favorite concept. I don’t ever like to believe that something is impossible. But I do wonder how it is possible to be an awesome parent and a successful dream chaser. Sunset reminds me...
My office hours are from 11 p.m. until 1 a.m. I don’t know what other twentysomethings are doing, maybe they’re drinking or living colorful love lives or sleeping or not sleeping because they are longing for something. Though I could find out on Facebook, I...
It was May and it was hot in our cave of an apartment. I wanted to make sure I had food for Raymond’s family who would be visiting us from New York for Nia’s fourth birthday so I headed out to the grocery store for...