I can’t believe it’s the start of a new decade, the past ten years have been anything but great. This year I’ve decided to set a mantra that’s more realistic than setting a resolution. My word of the year is uniko, which means living in the moment, detached from the bothers of life. In 2019 I let way to many things bother me to the…
Want to know how I unplugged from social media and society for a whole weekend? Just two hours from Atlanta and the solitude you’ve been waiting for welcomes you. I promise your time at the Getaway House will be just as amazing as mine. Keep reading for a discount code so you can disconnect too. Growing up I always loved being outside. It didn’t matter…
Every year I tell you what I learned from living a whole year older. At 27 I gave you some important lessons, at 28 I reflected on new ones. This year I won’t do that, this year, today I turn twenty-nine. In honor of me living my last year in my twenties, it’s more fitting for me to tell you all the things I want to…
Dear son, I’ll never teach you that skin color doesn’t matter when it really does. As you continue to grow I’ll do my best to equip you with tools to survive in this cruel world. I’ll always strive to make sure you know who you are in a world that despised you from the moment you entered it, all because you’re black. On behalf of…
This was the day our baby boy was born, the day we looked at the meaning of mom and dad a little differently, and the day a whispered prayer was answered. Our lives had forever changed, and this very monumental moment I’ll never forget somehow made everything else seem so small. The Thursday before Isaac was born I went to my weekly doctors appointment. At…
ROCHELLE DENISE
