( I would encourage anyone who thinks that this Amplifying Melanated Voices challenge sounds good, to try it. You might be the only one doing it that week. But it really changed my outlook... my feed. Everything.) Day one: #AmplifyMelanatedVoices I’m muted. At least I am on Instagram, but see I process through writing and… Continue reading Activism Action: From one White Person to Another, Day 1
Month: June 2020
Thank you Rachel Ricketts
Let me start by saying that I have only recently discovered Rachel Ricketts and don’t know her personally. https://www.rachelricketts.com/ That said in the last two weeks I have spent an almost absurd amount of time on her website. I came across her IG shortly after people started protesting the murder of George Floyd by police… Continue reading Thank you Rachel Ricketts
What will this blog look like?
It’s been about two weeks... I’ve written about racism, social justice, grief, birthdays, and other life components. I know I’ve mentioned some of the projects I have going and some of my other interests. I’ve been thinking about what I want to write about from here on out... I know I’ve already mentioned what I… Continue reading What will this blog look like?
Writing my Grief: Day 1
Who was the person you used to be? You might start today's writing with "I don't have a name. I don't know what to do. I am not the person I used to be..." Dear Dad, I have a name, that hasn’t changed, but I don’t know what to do, other than to just keep… Continue reading Writing my Grief: Day 1
Activism Actions: From one White Person to Another… the beginning.
(I journaled everyday for a little over a week as I truly worked to confront my own racism and to educate myself on what anti-racist work looks like.... this is the prologue of sorts that I wrote. I will post the rest of my entries, day by day after this.) Hello White Friends (and any… Continue reading Activism Actions: From one White Person to Another… the beginning.
This is 25: a weird overview of my life and thoughts on being a year older.
Yesterday, I turned 25, a quarter of a century... I’ve likely lived more than a quarter of my life, probably more like one third. It’s flown by I think. Overall I don’t remember most of 0-10, I mean there are a few shining moments in there, and some not so shiny ones... but mostly, there’s… Continue reading This is 25: a weird overview of my life and thoughts on being a year older.
The Little Things, like Ping-Pong
It sounds cliche, because it is. That said, the strange times we live in have made it all that much more obvious how true some of the cliche colloquialisms are. After spending most of the last 3 months alone in my apartment with my cat and occasionally my boyfriend (he works a lot), coming back… Continue reading The Little Things, like Ping-Pong
Social Media, Quarantine, Justice, and all the strangeness that is Now
In the last year or so how I use Social Media has changed, considerably from what it was 3 years ago. Today I realized that it actually looks quite about more like how I used Social Media 3 years before that. Instagram has replaced Tumblr and now WordPress is replacing Facebook. The way that I… Continue reading Social Media, Quarantine, Justice, and all the strangeness that is Now
When do I ACTUALLY Become an Adult
A year ago, when my dad passed, I suddenly felt aged. In a matter of moments, my world turned. There’s something truly sobering when you realize that suddenly you have one less parent to call when shit hits the fan. I found myself bombarded with decisions, big ones. Things I felt utterly unqualified to be… Continue reading When do I ACTUALLY Become an Adult
Activism Actions
The last two weeks have been mentally and emotionally exhausting. If they haven’t been I suggest you check in with the world. I can’t imagine how it must feel for Black, Brown, and other POC. I will acknowledge now, before I get any further; I have and will continue to mess up. Please, let me… Continue reading Activism Actions
Coffee & Conundrums 