"My Facebook timeline has everything from struggle plates from the night's dinner to somebody's auntie in a hospital bed, hooked up to all kinds of tubes, waving to the camera." TMI. Too much information. Today's society is overloaded with it. Somehow, social media gives us way too much insight into people's lives. My Facebook timeline... Continue Reading →
Leukemia and Lymphoma- How CLS Blog is giving back!
My mother came to visit me in 2005. We had a great time but she began to complain about feeling out of breath. She had recently started to try and stop smoking, so I figured that between the Atlanta heat and her penchant for cigarettes, that was the issue. I took her to Kaiser Permanante... Continue Reading →
Black Women Are For Grownups- Why Billionaires Choose Black Women For Wives
"If these billionaires are doting on Black women, why don't Black women feel the same about themselves?" I came across this article that has been shared over and over online about how billionaire Ben Horowitz was alleged to have made the comment that men like himself prefer to date Black women because "they are for... Continue Reading →
Settling For “Something Called Love”
"After many adult conversations over the years, I have learned that too many people are in relationships that are not based off of authentic love and true friendship." Last week, my coworker shared a story about a friend of hers that reconnected with an old boyfriend and is now engaged to him. When the... Continue Reading →
Stop Arguing And Learn How to Communicate
~"I am a better person because I have learned how to communicate instead of arguing." I can tell you all that I have had many arguments over my lifetime. Little, medium, huge, and over the top arguments. Some may say I have a bad temper or I am a hot head! Well, I use... Continue Reading →
Falling In Love With Potential
What happens when you fall in love with potential and not reality? Click here to read Tamara's blog on Huffington Post
No Time for Insecurities ~ When Your Mate Admires Another
"All that said, what I don’t understand are those women that flip their wigs if their mate so much as looks in the direction of another woman." You’re walking through the mall with your spouse/mate/partner/lover (damn, I should’ve just said bae) when you notice him noticing another woman. How pissed are you at his obvious... Continue Reading →
3 Reasons Why It Ain’t Nothin to Cut That B$*@# Off
"I would give, yet wouldn't receive reciprocal actions from others. Many of my relationships were very one-sided." As I have gotten older (and a bit wiser), one skill I have learned to do is end a relationship that does not serve me or is not beneficial toward my personal advancement. One of the most beautiful... Continue Reading →


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