tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6604956758548048286Thu, 24 Oct 2024 06:05:00 +0000LoveNatural Hairanniversarydominican republicgoalsheadwrapsmarriagemedical schoolmotherssecond careerself-preservationstereotypesvacationChanging the world one word at a time.http://thesumofmypartsisamoi.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (I am the sum of my parts)Blogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6604956758548048286.post-8261731840854278251Thu, 12 Feb 2009 07:22:00 +00002009-02-12T20:33:24.821-05:00Blood-filled vein cutopen, dripping red onto white,filling each line with anotherpiece of me, myself and Ilisten to blood dropping,heart slowing,eyes closing,life slippingaway I go,letting go of everything.Labored breaths signalthe end.Shackled emotions breakfree from mortal mindslet loose on wire-bound pages,my fingertips pulsate.No longer dripping,life seeps quickly,lines filled completely,one http://thesumofmypartsisamoi.blogspot.com/2009/02/blood-filled-vein-cut-open-dripping-red.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (I am the sum of my parts)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6604956758548048286.post-2182793262136965750Mon, 12 Jan 2009 04:18:00 +00002009-01-12T08:10:42.434-05:00With school out of session for the past two weeks, i have felt the need to indulge in personal pleasures like reading! I finally picked up A Thousand Splendid Suns  by Khaled Hosseini, author of The Kite Runner. I thoroughly enjoyed the Kite Runner and look forward to once again getting engrossed in Hosseini's work. I have also felt a creative bug and besides my editing, I recently began a http://thesumofmypartsisamoi.blogspot.com/2009/01/creative.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (I am the sum of my parts)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6604956758548048286.post-2254497697144725814Sat, 10 Jan 2009 03:01:00 +00002009-01-10T19:36:31.620-05:00The school year came to an end a few weeks ago. While I was happy to see it end, I was not so happy about my grades. I didn't do nearly as well as I would have liked. Two years ago, my youngest was a baby and I managed to run back and forth to school with the kids in tow and received an A and a B. This semester was, well I thought less hectic... Kids all in school and yet I receive my first ever http://thesumofmypartsisamoi.blogspot.com/2009/01/my-life-my-lessons.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (I am the sum of my parts)4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6604956758548048286.post-997324160361535855Sat, 13 Dec 2008 22:38:00 +00002008-12-13T18:21:18.132-05:00So I have shared with my readers my goal to reach and complete medical school. It has been a long and arduous semester but i'm nearing the end of my first of four laps. I began the semester taking pre-calculus and Bio 102 which includes a lab segment. I have enjoyed dissecting the fetal pig (once I got over the swine factor - no offense to my "other white meat" eaters out there), flowers and evenhttp://thesumofmypartsisamoi.blogspot.com/2008/12/first-leg-of-race.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (I am the sum of my parts)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6604956758548048286.post-5019985276701117583Mon, 01 Dec 2008 01:22:00 +00002008-12-01T05:46:43.084-05:00I absolutely thought that the monumental win by President Elect Barack Obama would have been the impetus for my return to the world of blogging... but alas, no (stay tuned though, I have some things to say about that!)So what does have me back and pissed off to no end? How about the fact that a 34 year old man lost his life so some jerk could cop a flat panel for a few hundred dollars below the http://thesumofmypartsisamoi.blogspot.com/2008/11/discounted-life.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (I am the sum of my parts)6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6604956758548048286.post-5562925506507789788Mon, 01 Dec 2008 01:09:00 +00002008-11-30T20:17:45.290-05:00So it's been ages since I've posted to this blog and I apologize to those who have followed my earlier posts. Many of you have urged me to keep writing and please don't think your voices went unheard (I even got a tender admonishment from my girl over at originalwombman.blogspot.com I know, Chi!). School has had me swamped but I plan to stay on top of my blogging from now on! http://thesumofmypartsisamoi.blogspot.com/2008/11/im-back.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (I am the sum of my parts)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6604956758548048286.post-7755242393798559938Fri, 08 Aug 2008 13:42:00 +00002008-08-10T10:10:04.294-04:00mothersstereotypesThis is an article I wrote for Mother's Day. It's lengthy but I hope you enjoy it nonetheless.I was 19 when I became pregnant with my son. I was in the middle of deciding what college I was going to attend and suddenly I had to decide between breast and bottle. I was unmarried and a job at the gap was about as far I had traveled in the professional world. Looking back at that time and http://thesumofmypartsisamoi.blogspot.com/2008/08/mothers-not-baby-mamas.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (I am the sum of my parts)16tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6604956758548048286.post-1811161262516342243Mon, 30 Jun 2008 19:26:00 +00002008-07-01T00:40:37.127-04:00anniversaryLovemarriageI finished re-reading a friend's post on a wedding she attended and her feelings regarding her decision to have a civil ceremony. I thought about the realness she spoke of that exists after the newness fades. I have often thought about having a 10 year vow renewal - something simple - perhaps beach front with just a few friends and family. Thinking on this stirs up a bit of excitement but I know http://thesumofmypartsisamoi.blogspot.com/2008/06/i-finished-re-reading-friends-post-on.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (I am the sum of my parts)4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6604956758548048286.post-7332368063892665546Wed, 25 Jun 2008 16:14:00 +00002008-07-04T19:15:58.456-04:00goalsmedical schoolsecond careerSo I should be working on the second part of my previous post but have found neither the mind set nor cohesiveness to put it together. I was getting ready for my routine job of washing dishes, picking up every one's things off of the floor, couch and whatever inconceivable spot they managed to stick something when I thought about sharing a little bit of my future ambitions.Picture it, Harlem, Newhttp://thesumofmypartsisamoi.blogspot.com/2008/06/from-my-video-twenties-to-thirty.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (I am the sum of my parts)5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6604956758548048286.post-8481343384920009082Thu, 19 Jun 2008 20:05:00 +00002008-07-01T00:42:56.491-04:00dominican republicself-preservationvacationIt's been twenty four hours since I touched down on American soil.Honestly, although my body is present, my heart is still in the Dominican Republic. I spent five days and four nights in the beautiful city of Puerto Plata. I traveled with my soon to be 83 year old grandmother (don't let the number fool you - she's got a lot of bite left in her bark). As a child, I never vacationed - unless you http://thesumofmypartsisamoi.blogspot.com/2008/06/puerto-plata-part-i-self-preservation.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (I am the sum of my parts)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6604956758548048286.post-8724047799119740786Thu, 05 Jun 2008 05:56:00 +00002008-06-05T02:12:45.552-04:00headwrapsA little history on headwraps.You can preview this book through google.http://thesumofmypartsisamoi.blogspot.com/2008/06/more-than-scarf.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (I am the sum of my parts)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6604956758548048286.post-8025596228256422204Thu, 05 Jun 2008 04:01:00 +00002008-06-05T10:48:14.546-04:00Natural HairBesides my weakened edges, (brought on by the tight pontytails of my tween years) I have been blessed with a full head of growing hair. As a child, I had hairstyles consisting of variations of one to four ponytails, braids pinned to the top of my head, tons of bobby pins and lets not forget the inches of ribbon hanging from each braid (my grandmother bought them in bulk). My grandmother was http://thesumofmypartsisamoi.blogspot.com/2008/06/getting-back-to-our-roots-without.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (I am the sum of my parts)4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6604956758548048286.post-3035674255187196796Mon, 02 Jun 2008 04:16:00 +00002008-06-05T10:55:25.031-04:00Woman, Artist, Wife, Mother, Daughter, Friend, Future = AmoiI often reflect on the different components of my life. I think about what I have accomplished, what I have in the works and what I have yet only dared to conceive. It is easy to be looked at and defined by others simply based on a role you play. It is up to you to accept that definition or to define yourself by the sum of your parts. Myhttp://thesumofmypartsisamoi.blogspot.com/2008/06/who-do-i-say-i-am.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (I am the sum of my parts)6