Category: Related Things
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What’s New?
Has my YouTube journey come to an end so quickly? I don’t want it to end yet, but the free video editor I liked stopped working and I’ve since downloaded, tested, and uninstalled five others (one of them froze my laptop). I don’t have a Mac, so iMovie isn’t an option, and the default Windows…
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Home Office Inspo
We’re supposed to be moving in two weeks. Went to the house Sunday and the island is TWENTY INCHES closer to the door than in the model. Somebody screwed up and they have to fix it (probably means removing tile, tearing the island down, then rebuilding it, but I’m no contractor so I don’t really…
Christine
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Sourcing Black-Owned Teas (Intro)
If you’ve been here for a period of time, you know I love a good cup of tea. The last time I wanted to order tea from the shop in Georgia where I used to get tea, I wasn’t able to. I don’t know if they shut down temporarily or permanently, but I had to…
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New Desk, a Social Media Break, and a Month of Loving on Myself
Hello February and Happy Black History Month! I posted on Instagram a few days ago, reminding myself that painted desks aren’t paint-proof. You see, I recently upgraded from a small glass desk (it was an office entryway table in a former life, and by “former life” I mean “at my old property management job”) to…
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Gratitude
Can we take a second to appreciate a short work week? We had a great time on vacation, but I got almost no sleep because I can never sleep in strange beds, so I’m still playing catch up with my Zs. Our administrative assistant is out all week so I’m back to doing both our…
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How About Some Cookies?
I was supposed to post about Long Division today, but I’ve only gotten through the first side of the book. Book 1. I haven’t yet started Book 2 (flip it over and turn it upside down), so I can’t comment on it just yet. I will say, though, City is an interesting kid with interesting…
Christine
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A Book Cover Reveal
New post on a Friday? Something must be happening! Yup! My book cover has been finalized! YAY!! I’ve been impressed by the most complicated part of myself to reveal it slowly on Instagram over the next few weeks. Now, you could check out our Instagram page every Friday and Tuesday for the next six weeks…
Christine
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What Happens When You’re Done Writing?
The thing about self-publishing a book is you don’t just stop once you’re done writing. I assume (because I’ve never gone through it) that when going through the traditional publishing process, once you’re done with your manuscript you send it to your editor and back and forth you go until it’s polished, then you send…
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Sometimes I Paint
I completed the painting on the left in 2018, three months before I submitted my resignation letter to my job. I didn’t like the job at all. Management was horrific most days, guests were often rude and bratty, and everyone was always on edge. I took most of my frustration and put it on paper.…
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Finding My Voice and Book Launch Thoughts
Writing my book is forcing me to be open about things I’ve mostly kept to myself over the years. The book is full of true stories as well as made up ones. I’ve always been hesitant to speak up, and I have not been my best advocate in many circumstances, but this book is calling…
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