The Grind

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Yes, there is a way to authentically connect with your loved ones without using social media. I’ll be the first to admit that while I log on to Facebook on a daily, very rarely do I actually connect with friends and family members who are also on Facebook. Social media has this way of making […]

Maybe Jay Z could take a few cues from fellow rapper, T.I. on how to be a husband who’s wife likes to wear sexy things. T.I.’s  Tiny has been posting a lot of fun-in-the-sun vacation shots lately and many of those photos include her displaying her abnormally large rump and the rapper-turned “Family Hustle” star’s […]

You may not have broken your New Year’s resolution yet—but that’s likely because you just haven’t gotten around to it! If you’re like me procrastination is something that plagues everything that I do–from my personal life to my professional life, I somehow find everything in the world to do other than what I am supposed […]

The Man Cave. Men are pretty simple creatures, so it’s nothing more than a space all their own where they can be men. Maybe there’s a pool table, a mini-fridge stocked with beer, a gaming system of some sort, porn…the list goes on, but it’s their favorite thing confined to a small space, usually right […]

Dating Kevin was one of the most eye-opening experiences I’ve ever had. He was the one that hated my vices and I was faced with a decision to make a life change or go back to being single. I chose single life, but it wasn’t the vices that broke us up–well, sort of. During the […]

Sex & Relationships

After a long day at the office and even longer commute home, the last thing on my mind was sex, though I knew my man was expecting it. Since we flirted all day through sext messages with emojis, I couldn’t disappoint him with my “career woman” woes that have become more frequent with my salary […]

You want it all. The job. The relationship. And Beyonce’s body. But you must remember that, although you can do anything, you can’t do everything. Humans, like containers, have limits. We have a fixed amount of energy and time to dedicate to anything we care about.   Oftentimes, because our to do list is already […]

Democratic Legislator Rep. Rosa DeLauro (CT) and Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (NY) have proposed nationwide paid maternity leave. This means that a trust fund would be established within the Social Security Administration that is designed to pay mothers while they take time off after their pregnancy. America (the land of the free and the home of […]

Jayson and I dated about four years ago and we were a glorified fling at best. Many of our dates consisted of takeout, me cooking up a plate of his favorites, movies and lots and lots of affection. But I wasn’t mad at the limitations to our hangouts. Jayson made me laugh, he was great […]

You do not have to spend the rest of your life working in a cubicle from nine to five every day. Neither do you have to settle for working in a miserable profession that barely pays the bills. Have you ever thought about turning your passions into a business? Is there something you enjoy doing […]