Something marvelous took place last night. It was a true Homecoming for the woman inside me. There was no confetti. No champagne flutes. No party favors. It was a simple, delicious and delightful return of a long lost friend. I came back to me. And the welcome was like a breath of the freshest air blown [...]
Why I QUIT Blog Hustlin’
There used to be this girl. Rather, this woman. Her name was Zarina Dawn. And she lived inside of me. She was the questioner, the fable-teller, the soul-waterer. She fed me. She kept me alive and close to love. And I don’t think she became dormant; I believe she might have simply evolved. But this [...]
5 Easy Secrets to Oozing Confidence
There’s always that girl. You’ve seen her. She saunters by and the backdrop of life just dissolves because she has arrived. Tasks are momentarily abandoned. Lips hang slightly ajar. For about three seconds, every surrounding eye takes her in. As you watch her, something inside of you smiles. You can’t help it! She’s got that thing. [...]
A Letter to Summer…
Dear Summer, I guess it’s that time again, time to say farewell. You know, it pains my heart to see you go. Every year it gets harder to go our separate ways and I find myself spending all year looking forward to your warm embrace and the lazy rhythm of our easy camaraderie. You are my nearest [...]
The Wednesday Wine-Down: Funky Boss Edition
Hump Day is here and you are that much closer to the weekend! If you’re anything like me, and most of the working world, you woke up thinking, “Excellent! If I can just get through Wednesday…” Then Wednesday turns out to be a bit more than you bargained for. Gas has gone up (since yesterday), your [...]
Meet Nicole Amanda
Welcome! I'm Nicole Amanda and I'm a former closet writer, a book junkie and semi-disgruntled English teacher. More than that, I'm a woman finally embracing a dream...
