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Category Archives: Defining Me

Stop using motherhood as an excuse.

newglasses

A year ago, I found myself feeling misplaced. I saw a young, supple face, harassed by breakouts like never before… a head full of healthy, full locs with a personality of their own… glasses that slipped and slid, with a prescription way past expiration. That is not what I had envisioned for my 24-year old…

48 Questions

New Glasses 1. What time did you wake up this morning? I think 8 AM. 2. How do you like your steak? Well done. 3. What was the last film you saw at the cinema? Cinema? What’s that? No really um… whatever it was, it was over 10 years ago. 4. What’s your favorite TV…

So about that Mirena…

I had it removed. If I had the stamina to do back flips, I would. I have never been so happy to have a body beginning to function as it is intended to (hello menstrual cycle). But to back up a little bit… in this post I mentioned my suspicion of the Mirena (inserted 3…

Hello 2012, Goodbye 2011, and Resolutions

On New Year’s day, I decided to brighten things up a bit here on Sophistishe. Refresh if you haven’t been blasted with hot pink goodness. Since Google Friend Connect is going away, I’ve decided to start a newsletter. Please subscribe and I promise not to go buck wild on the emails! I named the newsletter…

Handwriting Meme

I’m missing the good ol’ days when blogging was about having fun and not all about crafting the perfect post. Or editorial calendars. So I’m doing a spur of the moment handwriting meme, lifted from Jenn. I’m also embarrassing myself by showing my terrible handwriting. If you’ve ever received a typed personal letter from me,…