Author Archives: msw blog

Making Hard Choices

Posted on February 18, 2024 by msw blog

After identifying my ideal lifestyle, I identified activities that will help me make progress towards achieving [it] and the activities that are [keeping] me from getting there — for example, “always saying yes to spending time with my family, partner, … Continue reading →

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Home

Posted on February 17, 2024 by msw blog

The Black home represents the freedom to see yourself everywhere and the audacity to design your space just the way you like it. For me, home is not where you grew up or where you spent the most time. It’s … Continue reading →

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Tell Me More

Posted on February 17, 2024 by msw blog

in the first three days of January 2024, I removed all the books from my home library and gave all the shelves a good dusting. While cleaning, reorganizing, and inventorying (872 books), I found myself setting books I wanted to … Continue reading →

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Manners

Posted on February 16, 2024 by msw blog

Regarding the letter from “Perplexed in Suburbia,” (the person who greets neighbors without receiving responses from younger folks), this is akin to telling women to smile. No one is entitled to a response just because they are being friendly. If … Continue reading →

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Help is on the Way

Posted on February 16, 2024 by msw blog

 Due to a variety of events (pandemic, birth of twins, moved twice in the past two years with said twins, etc.), my anxiety has really gotten out of control. I have been self-medicating in different ways to push it away … Continue reading →

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