Treat Yo’self Like ABuggslyfe

Everyday life can be quite dull, with work and parenting/household activities. Actively seeking ways to make my daily life pleasurable and comfortable has been become a passion of mine. Luxury is not all about designer clothing or passport stamps (though those are nice). It is about being embracing the desire to feel good and enjoy …

The Blooms Teach

For the past year and a half or so, I have taken up houseplant collecting as a hobby. I already owned a few plants and occasionally grew cooking herbs in my kitchen window sill. I grew up watching my grandmother tend to her plants, caring for them with a sense of duty and patience I …

100 Days

It has been 100 days since Nanny died on Memorial Day. Everyday has felt unremarkable since she left. I’ve been viewing the world through grayscale. Birthdays have passed, good things have happened and still, I feel…numb. Ethan also feels occasional sadness. He told me the other day, “I am still worried about Nanny because she died. …

As the Queen Falls

My hero is lying in a hospital bed with multiple tubes intermingled in and out of her frail body. She stopped talking and eating days ago; a BiPAP machine is doing the heavy lifting for her lungs. Her sunken eyes occasionally flutter, attempting to open. My grandmother is dying. And if there is a little …

Throw The Whole 2018 Away…Except These Albums

2018 sucked, some albums didn't...I wrote about them

“In My Feelings” Kind of Day

Hey friends! Click the link below to hear the playlist I made today. Every song on the list makes my sensitive ass feel something. Longing, regret, frisky... Let me know what you think in the comments. If you all like it, I may curate more in the future. Also...my top albums of year list is …

An Ode to Carla

To the woman who birthed me: Who could not nurture because she, herself was sick Who could not be present because she, herself was not free She, who endured trauma and battled demons... To the woman who taught me how to forgive: Who works spiritually and emotionally to repair broken bonds She, who continues to …

Issa Vibe: My Favorite Albums of 2017

Hey Y'all! Now I know I've been slacking on the posts the past few months, but I could not let the year pass without sharing my favorite albums of 2017. Although this year has been an utter shit show (thanks Trump), the art has helped us cope. There are a few 2017 albums that got …

Go Shawty

It's my birthday! Aye! That's right, July 3, 1984 was the day my cute and cuddly bag of flesh pushed its way into the third dimension. To celebrate, I'm folding clothes and watching reruns of Moesha. *throws confetti* On a serious note: My birthday has always an emotional time for me. My solar return seems …

For The Special Needs Moms Who [Appear to] Have it All Together…

My son is the purest soul I have ever met. He is honest, funny, intelligent, handsome. He was diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder at the age of four. This is our normal; this is my reality. 5:15 AM I wake up, take a shower, get dressed and head downstairs to make my son’s breakfast while …