I Will NOT

I Will NOT

• Have a big extravagant expensive wedding; I'm just too cheap and impatient
• Go vegan; Just can't, it would offend my tastebuds
• Have a natural childbirth; Why would I?
• Get married in a white dress; Um, I'll be 36 in less than a month
• Buy a brand new car; Yeah right
• Go Blond; Nah, too predictable
• Limit myself to dating one race; I'm going gray over here, something's gotta happen
• Apologize for voting for our first Black president; I say it loud and proud, I was and will continue to be Ecstatic that my president is Black like me.
• Condemn Ashley Dupré-the high-priced "escort" who got down and dirty with Governor Spitzer. Won't do it. Um yeah-$4,000.00 an hour is A LOT of money.
• Make excuses for Britney Spears; I know too many moms (single and married) who take good care of their children with limited help; they do it without complaining, and they most certainly don't have money for maids, butlers, drivers and nannies.

My Book Shelf

The following is a short list of the books I've read that have motivated and inspired me:





Yesterday, I Cried : Celebrating the Lessons of Living and Loving


The Value in the Valley: A Black Woman's Guide Through Life's Dilemmas


One Day My Soul Just Opened Up: 40 Days and 40 Nights Toward Spiritual Strength and Personal Growth


In the Meantime: Finding Yourself and the Love You Want


~All by Iyanla Vanzant





Sister Gumbo: Spicy Vignettes from Black Women on Life, Sex and Relationships


Mister Gumbo: Down and Dirty with Black Men on Life, Sex, and Relationships


~Both by Ursula Inga Kindred and Mirranda Guerrin-Williams





The Autobiography of Malcolm X: As Told to Alex Haley


The Coldest Winter Ever, Sister Souljah
Why I Love Black Women, Michael Eric Dyson
Something More: Excavating Your Authentic Self, Sarah Ban Breathnach
BlackBoy, Richard Wright

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Be prepared to be inspired, touched, motivated, moved, Fired Up!, amused, hurt, disgusted, and everything in between.... Happy reading everybody.

The Good Book

This scripture (from the book of Matthew) is my all-time favorite, it's the last word... the Holy Grail, that I should have followed to guide me in relationships.


Give not that which is holy unto the dogs, neither cast ye your pearls before swine,
~Matthew 7:6