Personal and professional branding is the story people tell about you when you’re not in the room. It’s either the reputational stench or the sweet aroma you leave behind. Its the consistency of your presence, the energy you bring when you enter a space (do you command the room or do you hide in the background?) and the value associated with your name.

In your personal life, it shows up as your reputation: how dependable, inspiring, or flaky you seem. Professionally, it’s your credibility: your expertise, your voice, and how clearly you communicate what you bring to the table.

When you have a strong, intentional brand, your name is positively mentioned even when you’re not in the room. Opportunities find you. People refer you, remember you, and trust you. A solid brand inspires confidence, not just in you, but around you. Suddenly, you’re not competing; you’re standing out. Your name rings bells. Clarity replaces confusion. Others are excited to engage with you.

When you have a well-developed brand, you know who you are, what you offer, and who you serve, and others know it too.

But let’s talk about the other side of the coin.

When you don’t have a clear personal or professional brand, life gets a lot noisier. People misunderstand what you do. They overlook you for opportunities. They minimize your value because you haven’t defined it for them. When your name is mentioned they wrinkle their brow in lack of recognition and claim to have never met you, even though you’ve introduced yourself half a dozen times.

Without a brand, you blend in. You can have all the talent, all the experience, all the heart—and still get passed over because nobody knows the story behind your name. And the reality is, in a world where attention is currency, an undefined brand costs you time, energy, influence, and money.

Even worse, your brand may be saying things about you that you never intended and you’re more known for doing that one thing you absolutely hate doing, but its the only activity people have ever seen you perform.

Branding is about being clear, confident, and consistent. It should reflect your voice, your values, your purpose, and the future you’re building—not just the work you’ve done in the past.

So if you’re ready to elevate how you show up, don’t do it alone. A strong brand needs strong words, and that’s where a professional writer comes in.

Ready to refine your story, strengthen your presence, and build a brand that opens doors? Hire a professional writer to bring your vision to life.

“Almost”

“Not quite”

“Too much”

No one has ever been brave enough to say “Not good enough”. Or at least not to my face that I can recall (insert shrug). And even though I often pretended not to hear the snide remarks, or unsubtle put-downs, it was often there: shaming disapproval swimming beneath a polite but tumultuous surface, usually disturbed by my ill-timed, defensive interjections.

My timid protests were usually swallowed in the volume of their censure as they gave scathing remarks and their opinion on my life and what they considered to be disappointing results and even worse, a reflection of poor character. In their estimation, I was always lacking and they were seemingly hell-bent on invalidating any and all forms of my perception until I no longer trusted my own eyes, ears, or voice but instead, clung to theirs.

“You ask too many questions.”

“Its not what you say, its how you say it.”

“You misunderstood…”

“You're too sensitive.”

“You think too much.”

“You’re argumentative and unpleasant.”

“I like people that don’t —- (insert various dislikes stated by various people, each with their own preference that I clearly didn’t fit).”

“Wow! You're weird/crazy…..” (in response to something I’ve said or done that didn’t align with their idea of who I should be or how I should behave based on expected and usually, stereotypical, norms).

Their boldness in speech included a tilted head and squinted gaze as they measured me against whatever was the basis of their standard, until the real me was a blur and their preferred view of me came into focus.

Their intent was clear and during my worst days, I agreed with their premise: tear me down and gather the scraps to rebuild me in any image other than the one my Creator bestowed.

Since love had always felt rare, when it was given, it had strict conditions. So in my pitiful esteem, “they” knew better than “I”. I was unworthy of loyalty or protection. As a person and individual, something about me was off and wrong… In my mind, that had to be reason for my overall negative feelings and other people's intolerance or lack of acceptance. That also had to be the reason for the many mistakes I made.

All of these beliefs led me to always make myself small.

(insert eye-roll)

My Self-hatred was transformed by a Divine L💜ve

What’s marvelous about the Lord is that in every difficult season, He has been showing me, ME, but not solely in a way to bring about conviction, although that is certainly part. He has been showing me the beauty in myself, the Yve that HE created, and through the process of sanctification, He is restoring the image of Himself inside of me that was planted long ago, when I first put my faith in Him. He has leveraged the pain caused by others and unfortunate circumstances, to bring Truth and clarity to my perspective.

Growth is a process and healing doesn’t come overnight, especially in those times where deep wounds arent a simple repair, but a full transplant is needed. As for me, I needed God to give me a new heart ❤️. The old one was so bruised & broken.

On God's operating table I have been cut. And the pruning will continue even though at times I have felt utterly destroyed, ripped apart until there’s nothing left. But even with a wince or two here or there, I know the result is the masterpiece that’s been in progress for nearly 40 years: Yve. A WHOLE Me.

Its important to know that life has an ebb & flow. There’s something new in every season: Lessons to be learned & more healing to be had.

A case study:

I received the Word, in chapter 30 of Jeremiah, from the Lord in a very recent and dark moment, during a time when I felt absolutely wrecked by my own decisions and the havoc caused by mine and others’ sin. As I licked savagely re-opened wounds and then subsequently reeled from the unexpected pain of another betrayal, the gentle prodding of the Lord taught me that I’m not a garbled, rotting mess, doomed to repeat mistake after mistake…nor is my life a wasted note🎵 in an otherwise perfectly arranged orchestral ensemble 🎼.

I may not have control over other people, but thru the power of His Holy Spirit, I absolutely have control over myself. Circumstances and pain had caused me to regress (for a time!) and I was drowning in illogical thinking. I willfully opened mental tombs and dug up a graveyard of false and limiting beliefs, initially planted in my subconscious thru many years of sin, bitterness, & pain. They were the lies about myself and others that the enemy had been cultivating in my life since childhood. And when I had taken my eyes off Jesus, even for the briefest of moments, I began to sink and the enemy ramped up his attacks with nuclear darts and arrows on steroids.

But then the Holy Spirit blew a fresh wind and a new Word and I was told that to get to the next level of maturity, I had to permanently close doors.

To accept God at His Word meant it was waaaay past time I eschewed the filthy garments that covered me in bad guidance and release my death grip on an unfulfilling love that wasnt love at all. While trouble and difficult relationships can affect anyone, my on-going victimization was a choice I could say a clear “NO” to, instead of letting it kill me from the inside out.

A “no” is a decision that can bring exposure to what was previously unknown. Some of the folks that my growing “no” disturbed & exposed may have been well-meaning, although, they were clearly lacking in self-awareness. Others were more obvious with their contempt but were revealed as being used by the enemy to kill, steal, and destroy the very spirit God gave me for my purpose. It was no wonder that too often I had felt a deadness inside—being emotionally numb was part of the enemy’s plan for me all along! But NONE of the people being used for evil had the authority to speak over my life, and they had no right to try to convince me that I had to become what they deemed worthy, in order to be fully loved, and fully accepted on their terms.

Point blank period: I have purpose, worth, and inherent value. And walking out that belief includes, nay, it necessitates what for me, must be radical self-acceptance.

Ive also had to understand the simple fact that Jesus was the only perfect One to walk the earth and the rest of us can and will make mistakes. We all sin. We all fall short and if folks want to hold things over my head….(insert an image of a foot kicking scrambling rocks).

Nowadays, I move with an unforced rhythm. I step with faith, and walk with confidence, knowing that I am who God says I am, and I was never meant to endure demeaning or disrespectful treatment aimed at getting me to shrink down or become someone different.

As Lauryn Hill once remarked, “You can’t ask 2/3 of me to come in and the rest of me stay outside.”

Its all of me. Or nothing.

Extreme?

Maybe.

But righteously on time.

Since God can bring water from a rock, He can (and did!) call LIFE out of me too.

Until the next time,

Yve

I thought about posting this with a longer description but I am going to take the lazier route and state that what’s understood doesn’t have to be explained. Art is often subjective and there are many messages in the video. Take what belongs to you and leave the rest for public consumption.

Cool addendum: after the live was over and we had to start packing up for another engagement, a guy appeared out of nowhere and offered to help us. When we agreed, he immediately put his things down and told us he would take care of it all. And he did. Kindness is contagious! Hope lives on…

There are many reasons why I haven’t made any posts to this blog since late 2022 (I think its been that long….time tends to blur together) but the main reason is that I was just figuring some things out.

And now I have.

In 2022 I learned the name for the season of my life that seemed to have been going on forever: wilderness.

I have spent the last several months re-claiming and re-establishing my identity in Jesus. And if I’m being honest—and hey, why wouldn’t I be—while I’ve worn the Christian label for most of my life, I haven’t always acted like Him. And even during the times where I was convinced I was reflecting Him and His ways the most, I was blinded by religiosity & self-righteousness and more often than not, I was compromising my faith by clinging to idols vs truly being in love with Him—the real love where I felt the peace and joy that the Bible describes and I sought His company because I wanted it and knew I needed it instead of doing it out of guilt or as a chore. Rather than having a genuine relationship with Jesus, I loved my addictions more than Him, was deceived by strongholds even though I claimed to know His Truth, and I was quite fluent in performative Christian-ese even while being in bondage to sin and heavily influenced by demonic oppression.

But that was then.

Now I’m free: I’m saved by the blood of Jesus, sealed by the Holy Spirit, and delivered from sin and oppression. And I’m not going back to the torment of my old life and old ways for nothing and nobody. Lukewarm I ain’t. I’m more of a simmering, sizzling fire, snapping, crackling, and sparking at the Lord’s command.

Now that doesn’t mean I plan to go back and Christ-scrub my prior on brand social media posts, artwork, or video content. Aside from the fact that it would be too much work, I also think its worthwhile to leave it up for all to see. My redemption story is one of failures and successes, starts and stops, ups and downs, good, bad, trifling, and ugly, yet through it all, Jesus was there—patiently and relentlessly pursuing me. Sanctification truly IS a process so the hope is that instead of talking about me, people will pray for me. But even if they don’t…meh. Is what it is. And I did what I did. May it all be a testimony to the redemptive nature of God and how He can and will use all things for His purpose and glory.

Fast forward to the point of this post……

I let go of Pure Holistics, my skincare/selfcare business, at the end of 2022, when I moved from Delaware to Florida. In my mind, I was completely done with the entrepreneur life so I spent 2023 focusing on my mental, emotional, and spiritual healing; my family, and just doing me. And at the VERY end of 2023, I’m talking on December 27th and 28th (after weeks and months of prayer, fasting, and seeking the Lord in all areas: ministry, relationships, career, etc.), the Holy Spirit finally pointed me in a direction in this area of my life.

Therefore, a change has come and my focus has shifted.

Hal-le-lu-yer!

Moving forward, All about Yve:

Is still about writing & art. Still about creative expression. Still about all of the things that truly interest me: culture, holistic well-being, community, parenting, growing, learning, etcetera etcetera. But this time, it centers around Jesus. It ALL points to the kingdom of God and what He is doing all around us, in me, and thru me for His glory.

At a high-level, I’m simply returning to my first love and jumping head first into a business endeavor that is focused around what has always captured my attention and made my heart go pitter-patter: books and reading.

More details to come as I flesh this thang out. But what matters is that I wrote and published this post on 1/1/2024 . I told God that I’m all in. And I meant it.

Until next time,

Yve

According to the Urban Dictionary, “{A toxic person is} an individual (or individuals) who have a very negative and self-entitled outlook in life. They are never happy and always want more and more. They are very cunning and… you don't see it coming till it's too late. They often feel the "happiest" over other people’s misery and loss, and even work to make those things happen…{they} tend to be those that always have to be taken care of and attention must always be given. They are very dangerous and you must stay away from them, they will literally drain you of all your energy and financial resources, thru various methods and combinations of "Love-Hate-love-Hate" cycles designed to confuse you and ultimately break you down.”

Novel synopsis: Kendra Williams is a woman obsessed with maintaining the perfect image. She lies & burns bridges with the people in her life until an unknown threat arises that exposes her secrets to everyone around her. She must fight to rediscover her true identity & find redemption before she loses it all. But little does she know, her new husband has secrets of his own....

#urbanlit #christianfiction #blackbooks #YvetteReneeJohnson #blackchristianfiction #africanamericanbooks #africanamerican #christianbooks #christianfictionbooks #contemporary #SupernaturalFiction #ChristianSuspense

12/2023 update: this project is postponed until I get back to it. Other matters have caught my attention…

We’ve all seen it posted as a desirable qualification on HR job boards and motivational posters. Squeaky clean straight-A students tend to preen under the label and that all-star jock everyone liked in high school had it in spades.

But what does it mean to have a ‘growth mindset’ and why does it matter?

Being growth-oriented or having a growth mindset simply means that you have a way of viewing challenges and setbacks as blips in time versus being set in stone. It means that even when everything may look like it’s hopelessly going left, you keep pushing hard to the right because you believe that your skills and circumstances can improve over time. You are always willing to do more, try harder, aim higher, and continually seek to get to the next level in one or more areas of life. If that sounds absolutely exhausting or even pointless to you, your mindset is fixed instead of growth-oriented and that must seriously suck for you personally as well as professionally.

Allow me to explain 5 ways having a growth or fixed mindset can help or hinder you:

1. Being growth-oriented is key to possessing resilience, a skill we all need to bounce back quickly from difficulties and setbacks that arise in our lives and our careers.

People lacking in resilience are unable to cope with challenges or reversals of fortune such as being passed over (and over) for a promotion, going thru a divorce, or experiencing job loss. A small gust of wind would blow them over and they wouldn’t be able to get back up. They’d simply lay there and die because the thought of life after their tragic event simply never crosses their minds. At some point, they decide that they can’t move forward, it’s too hard, or they simply weren’t good enough to achieve or obtain what they desired. Conversely, a growth mindset emphasizes effort versus innate ability or intelligence. Difficulties are handled with healthy coping skills, strong problem-solving skills, and self-compassion.

2. Having a fixed mindset is stressful af!

We hold ourselves back when we think we aren’t good enough and having a fixed mindset can even blow productivity. We won’t take on new challenges and we will be afraid to take risks. We won’t be true to ourselves and we will always feel like we are under pressure to be perfect or ‘right’. Being growth-oriented, on the other hand, means realizing that although there will be setbacks along the way, it’s important to not only be ourselves but to work through and learn from our mistakes. In his Oprah masterclass interview rapper and hip-hop mogul, Jay-Z said that he learned more from his failures than he ever did from his success. He’s a self-made billionaire with a trailblazing career and a smoking-hot wife who is successful in her own right. Seems reasonable to assert that he’s right on this one. And to add: You will never know if something works unless you put forth the effort to try different things for yourself. Failing is part of the journey and it makes us stronger individuals.

3. There is power in ‘yet’ and those who have a fixed mindset never believe in the possibilities.

Everyone is on an individual learning curve and can improve and achieve new skills in the future. Having a growth mindset means that you understand that learning is an ongoing process, and what you may not be good at now (yet) doesn’t mean you won’t be good at it a few months from now thru dedicated effort. Optimism, determination, and perseverance are the difference between stagnation and reaching the next level.

“When you stop growing you start dying.” ~ William S. Burroughs

4. Having a fixed, i.e. a fatalistic mentality, is when you view life as just something that happens to you. You can’t see any way out or up from your present circumstances, and all you do is look down….worrying about what can go wrong and unwilling to take chances.

Yet in life, there truly isn’t a status quo. You are either moving forward or losing ground. There is no in between.

5. Negative thinking can actually harm your health.

The results of choosing a path with no holistic growth can allow the mind and body to deteriorate, making one seem older than their years. This can lead to significant health concerns and a lower quality of life overall. In more ways than one, it is far better to bite the bullet and push thru your comfort zone than lay down and give up on new things without even trying.

So there you have it: Being positive, action-oriented, and growth-oriented will always serve you well but being negative, set in your ways, or simply lacking belief in your own potential, never will. A growth mindset is a critical key to successfully achieving personal goals and living a proactive, satisfying lifestyle.

Grow forward and live.

Until next time,

Yve

Note: I previously published this post as an article on Medium.com on September 30, 2022, before I realized that it was far better to have all of my unpaid content on my website versus being creative fodder for unscrupulous, money-hungry writers on a pay-per-click subscription engine. I’ve since deleted the article from Medium.com and I’m now sharing it here. Maybe in my next blog post, I will discuss the challenges of being an uncompetitive creative in an insecure world… Lauryn Hill was right when she said, “The real you is better than the fake someone else.” All creatives MUST know that and live it, as do I.

Writing resources I’ve used within the last month:

https://www.savannahgilbo.com/podcast

https://www.youtube.com/c/ShaelinWrites

https://www.youtube.com/c/AlexaDonne

https://reedsy.com/

https://www.allianceindependentauthors.org/

3 ways to reduce creative burnout

A common issue among small business owners, solopreneurs, and those who are generally ambitious is creative burnout. At best, it can make you feel stuck in your work, have you draw mental blanks during important meetings, and give you a general feeling of being overwhelmed by basic tasks. At worst, burnout can make you resent the very things that once brought you joy and you may eventually desire to walk away from what you love because you can’t stop wondering: what’s the point?

For creatives, the root of burnout is often an excessive need for perfectionism (produce or die!); not having boundaries or restrictions (saying yes to every project or opportunity that presents itself); self-doubt (hello imposter syndrome); stress; and decision fatigue.

While being creative and achieving goals can enrich our lives with purpose, it is critical to remind ourselves that life is also about who we are, not only what we do. Taking time to just be, has to be a priority too.

Below are three ways you can reduce the causes of creative burnout, increase your effectiveness, and get back to your authentic self. There are many others but here are the top three I recommend:

1. Set personal boundaries

   Don’t take on more responsibilities than you can reasonably handle and don’t combine any of those responsibilities with unrealistic expectations of yourself.

   Learn to say no. If you don’t say no to what is not important or what’s not your responsibility, you’re saying yes to having low energy, resentment, and less time to do the things you truly want to do.

2. Make self-care part of your daily routine

   Write it down! Record it in your planner, schedule a timer on your phone, ask Alexa to set a reminder….whatever you need to do, schedule it and then show up for yourself.

   Be flexible enough to allow your needs to change. Today you may need a bubble bath. Tomorrow you may need to take a drive down to the nearest rage room to destroy property in a safe, controlled space. Whatever it is, identify your needs, and remember it’s about improving the relationship you have with yourself so don’t think you have to follow some script or formula based on the latest trend. Have a toolkit available with options that you know bring you joy and peace and under no circumstances should you replace your scheduled time with other people’s mess or drama. Even if it’s only 15 minutes a day, take the time!

3. Be true to your values

   What we value is what we love and assign importance to. Happiness is subjective so it’s important to be aware of what brings you joy. Do not define your desires based on what someone else is doing and do not strive for what your social group is telling you should matter. Know what your values are in life and prioritize them accordingly. Consider the disparity between what is urgent and what is important and from there, do what is necessary first. Stay true to who you are and do not abandon your own values trying to please or appease the expectations of others.

Life is more than work or how we perform. Yes as adults, many of us have a long list of obligations, but our responsibilities should never take away from our ability to simply enjoy our lives. When it gets hard to prioritize your own happiness, remember that not only are you worthy of your dreams and your goals, but you are also worthy of being happy.

Until next time,

Yve

(speech in the video is from the original motivational speech by Fearless Motivation).

Every journey begins with the first step.

My desire to write a novel was born more than 2 decades ago when I fell in love with the written word and the characters and stories in my head were more real than the people in my everyday life. As I got older I wrote less and less as adult life got in the way and I gave up more times than I can count. The easy self-confidence in my abilities I had as a teen gave way to all of the knocks and blows I’d endured in my adult life and slowly but surely I had talked myself out of even getting started.

But today I come full circle because today I believe in myself and will write with all of the wisdom and life experience I've gained over the years. Today I begin and tomorrow I will write again. And every day I will keep writing until I reach my goal of being a published author.

Whatever your goal is…whether it’s to lose weight, stabilize your finances, buy a home, travel more, or just become a better version of yourself today than you were yesterday: you are worthy of your dreams and goals. You have to believe that and pursue it daily. Some days will be better than others and some days you may fall down or feel like you’ve failed completely. But you only fail if you quit. Getting back up and continuing on the journey is what separates those who win and those who lose because YOU are your only competition. Not the girl in the next cubicle at work, not your pretty neighbor that always has on the red bottoms or stays with the fresh hairdo or the new man, and certainly not any of the women in your friend group.

I talk to many women from many walks of life and the biggest indicator of their success is their attitude. Having a negative attitude won’t get anyone very far; neither will staring harder at past disappointments versus striving to overcome them. It can be easy to complain and list out all of your obstacles and reasons you think you don’t deserve it or will fail, but wouldn’t it make more sense to list out the ways you are going to overcome each of those challenges and how you plan to tackle each one step by step, day by day? Yes, some of us have had it hard but guess what? Many of us have had it even harder.

Because whether you win or whether you lose, whatever you believe about yourself is exactly right. So keep showing up for yourself and don’t quit. Maybe I won’t be a best-selling novelist like I always dreamed but I definitely won’t ever get the chance if I never even give myself the opportunity.

Do it~

#Goals

#Dream it~

Do it~ #Goals #Dream it~

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I’m an older millennial. Someday I will post about how it’s SO funny that the powers that be still can’t nail down the birth years that encapsulate this incredibly awesome generation but they are always willing to blame us for everything they deem wrong with current society. Tuh! Didn’t the late, great, 2Pac spit in his iconic “Keep Ya Head Up” song: “Don’t blame me, I was given this world, I didn’t make it”?“ But anyway….

A Lil background about me: I’m what they call a beautiful mess…

I’m a black American, an aspiring author, a recent Florida transplant, a cybersecurity professional, a heterosexual, cisgender woman; a visual, mixed media artist; a Christian, and I’m the primary parent of the happiest 10-year-old girl you’ll ever meet who comes with a small bag of medical terms that make being her mom an ongoing adventure. I also have a host of personal labels that I pick and choose to wear at will.

I love, love, love Nollywood films and fashion. Those ladies know how to DRESS, you hear me?

I’m a huge fan of spoken Word performances, hosting and attending curated art + black culture events, and for the most part, I will engage in any adrenaline activity except for cliff diving and bungee jumping because those two make the least amount of sense…

I have a diverse friend group that includes ladies I meet with regularly for brunch/wine/mimosas and what I call God-girl zoom calls; friends that are small business owners, world travelers, CDL drivers, ministry leaders, teachers, and corporate bosses; friends that are neuro-divergent; friends that are crazy creative with talents in acting, popular Youtube videos, and textile art; friends that are leaders in their communities, CBD gurus, and friends that are into aerobics with those large metal circles (can’t recall the name right now but sis does her thang, ok?), and more.

I got degrees including a master’s….along with a significant amount of student loan debt. I got bills but no mortgage. A used car I’m still paying off. And more obligations than I know what to do with. For six years I had a handmade, self-care product business then I legit got bored with it.

Next!

I got a headful of budding/teen locs—sidenote: I’m nearly one year in, baby! And I ain’t big chop nothin’! I’ve been a natural for nine years and started my own locs last November with a twist out. I since followed up with monthly professional retwists and Boom! Locs to my shoulders and an easy-breezy haircare regime that brings such glorious freedom…

But what’s most important about me is that I’m a writer.

I write. I’ve had a love of reading and writing since I was 8 years old and even though life (and love) got in the way of my pursuit, the desire never fully left me. I aspire to write authentically, consistently, and even more, submit my work to literary magazines, and independently publish my first novel within the next year—prayerfully before my next birthday. (April babies, stand up!)

I chose the name “Aspire” for this blog because:

1) I’ve always liked the elegance of the word. It just looks and sounds fancy and it feels so good to say: “Aspire”…it kinda makes you want to put your pinky up, give the side eye to anyone who dares to look their nose down at you, and sneer: Judge yo’ mama, don’t judge me!

2) There’s a quote that says that whatever isn’t growing, is dying. I wholeheartedly believe that life is a journey full of new seasons, experiences, and lessons that don’t end until you’re six feet under. In between birth and death, we are growing and aspiring to become a better version of ourselves. That “better version” will mean something different for each of us but the commonality of always seeking more is what unites humanity.

3) Merriam-Webster dictionary defines “Aspire” as an intransitive verb (whatever that means…but if you truly care, go on and click the embedded link to learn more) that means:

1: to seek to attain or accomplish a particular goal

Aspire means to ascend and soar

With this blog, I aspire to not only continually become the woman I was created by God to be, because hey, it’s a process! I also aspire to use my written words as a keepin’ it real ally that inspires other women to live unapologetic-ally, holistic-ally, and authentic-ally.

So as I said…I AM Yve. And this blog is about ME. I will share my journey to becoming a published author, what I learn as I seek to get my finances together (trust, they are mess-sy!), as I lose enough pounds to keep my curves but be a bit less fluffy, as I continue to evolve into the best mom I can be, the best professional I can be, the best friend/girlfriend/daughter/sister, etc that I can be, the best artist I can be, the best socially-conscious human I can be….and frankly, just what goes on as I seek to just be. I will categorize and tag consistent topics just to help folks find what they need because despite what was highly, highly recommended, I refuse to pigeonhole myself by only writing about one thing. I have a lot of interests and passions because I’m a WHOLE person. Get in where you fit in, and put down what doesn’t apply. Y’all smart. Y’all got it.

Hello and welcome to my world. Let’s grow together.

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