10 African American Literature Must ReadsMy Attitude About Reading...I'm Obsessed, Passionate, Enthusiastic, and Consumed with reading I was excited to take an African American Literature class in college. I couldn't wait to devour the material. Not only obsessed with reading, as a history major I was also obsessed with, well...HISTORY. The class was the perfect combination.  Not what I expected... The professor was an older lady.  When I say older,[...]

RECORD LESS, LIVE MORE! To all my frequent photo takers and Instagram posters, you've got to check out 1 Second Everyday.  This inexpensive (about $4.99) app helps you capture all of your life moments. You record or snap a 1 second snipt everyday, and the app merges them into a movie that documents the rest of your life. As a bonus, the app will do the same for all of[...]

Snagged this from a friend on Facebook... 1. Are you named after someone? I went home from the hospital and "female Jones" but was named Tawnya after a character on General Hospital shortly after 2. When is the last time you cried? When I was talking to my Aunt Kamie on Facetime last Saturday...but only just a few tears 3. Do you like your handwriting? Only if I'm using a gel[...]

Today is my birthday...it also happens to be Independence Day, the later of the two being MUCH more important although as a child I thought this day existed ONLY to celebrate me. I thought it appropriate to share a fantastic service I stumbled upon several weeks ago. You can find all kinds of extremely official, and customizable, forms at the Bureau of Communication . Whether you're filing a grievance, acknowledging a holiday[...]

Good Grades Aren't Everything My 10th year of teaching is coming to a close and the 2015-2016 school year is almost over. This is an exciting time of year, especially the for seniors. The door to childhood closes as they graduate and we let them loose into the world as adults. There is a lot of celebrating and congratulating. AND, we're all very happy to see summer arrive. And there is a lot to[...]

How I am Re-defining My Future I'm re-defining my future.  I am committing to making shit happen. There I said it! I've always wanted to make a career out of art but I have never taken any serious steps to put that dream in motion. Mostly out of fear but also in part to life circumstances. I haven't been able to physically or mentally put in the work necessary until now but circumstances have[...]

My Dearest Blog, I have not forgotten you. I have been on spring break but I will be back soon. I promise. For real. I have so much to write about and so much to share. It has been a busy, but very exciting and satisfying, week. You see, I've been in Utah visiting family with the littlest grand baby, Mackinley. Our little trip was a HUGE adventure...airports, airplanes, aquariums, grandma's and pa's, aunts and uncles, cousins,[...]